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Waverly’s Haydn’ Shanks and Will Futhey proved to be an unstoppable combination Friday in the Tigers’ 56-10 victory at Lucasville Valley.
Shanks completed 28-of-38 passes for 366 yards and 5 TDs, each to Futhey who wracked up 167 yards on 9 catches. Shanks also ran for a 1-yard touchdown to get the game started.
Valley answered with George Arnett returning the ensuing kickoff inside the Waverly five yard line. Chase Ruby hit a 22 yard field goal to get the Indians on the board at 6-3.
Just a second into the 2nd Quarter, Shanks hit Futhey for the first of their five scoring plays. Zeke Brown caught the two-point conversion and Waverly pushed ahead 14-3. Three minutes later Shanks connected with Futhey from 34 yards out for a 21-3 Tigers’ lead.
Arnett scored on a 5-yard run to complete a 9-play drive to pull the Indians within 21-10.
On the next possession, Shanks found Futhey a third time tacking on another TD just before halftime for a 28-10 score at the intermission.
Peyton Harris scored on a 5 yard run with 2:29 remaining in the 3rd Quarter to put the game out of each at 35-10.
In the 4th, Shanks and Futhey combined for TDs of 18 and 38 yards each and with less than 4 minute to play, Tanner Nichols intercepted a Valley pass, returning it inside the 10. Jaxon Poe plunged in the end zone on a 6-yard run for the game’s final score, 56-10.
Poe had 112-yards on 14 carries for Waverly’s ground attack which tallied 215 yards.
The Tigers had 581 total yards while holding Valley to 106 total yards offense.
Valley (1-2) heads to Portsmouth West September 18th while Waverly (3-0) returns home to host Wheelersburg (3-0) in a battle for the SOC lead.
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