Redmen pull away in 2nd half to pluck Falcons

MINFORD — In the first half, the Rock Hill Redmen looked like a young team playing their first game of the season. And they were.

By the second half, the Redmen took a step forward as they pulled away from the Minford Falcons for a 34-13 win on Friday night.

Rock Hill took a quick lead as Brady Murrell broke loose on the first play of the game with a 68-yard scoring run and it was 6-0 just 16 seconds into the game.

But Minford came back with a quick drive of its own as scored when quarterback Curtis Glenn went 6 yards into the end zone. Mason Bradley kicked the conversion and the Falcons led 7-6 with 9:19 on the clock.

The drive featured a 43-yard pass from Glenn to Wyatt Swick.

The Redmen used the big play again as they regained the lead in the second quarter. Dallin Cox hit Cash Lyons on a 73-yard pass play and Cameron Howard’s conversion kick made it 13-7 with 8:04 left in the half.

Minford tied the game to start the second half as Glenn hit Swick in the middle of the end zone for a 9-yard scoring strike. The conversion kick failed and it remained 13-all with 7:40 on the clock.

Rock Hill then took the lead for good when Kelan Davidson bolted 48 yards for a touchdown and Howard’s kick made it 20-13 with 6:24 left in the third quarter.

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But the Redmen weren’t done with the third quarter scoring as Cox ran 19 yards on a keeper for the score with 2:33 left in the quarter. Howard added the conversion for a 27-13 lead.

Murrell ended the scoring with a 22-yard run with 7:20 left in the game. Howard added the conversion.

Rock Hill had 277 yards rushing with Murrell running 8 times for 97 yards and two TDs. Davidson had 88 yards on 9 attempts and a score. Cox carried 9 times for 69 yards and was 5-of-12 passing for 111 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Lyons had 2 catches for 75 yards and a TD.

Glenn finished with 188 yards passing as he completed 13-of-35 passes with a pair of interceptions. Swick had 5 receptions for 158 yards and a touchdown.

Rock Hill will host Boyd County, Ky., on Friday.

Rock Hill 6 7 14 7 = 34

Minford 7 0 6 0 = 13

First Quarter

RH — Brady Murrell 68 run (kick failed) 11;44

Mn — Curtis Glenn 6 run (Mason Bradley kick) 9:19

Second Quarter

RH — Cash Lyons 73 pass from Dallin Cox (Cameron Howard kick) 8: 04

Third Quarter

Mn — Wyatt Swick 9 pass from Curtis Glenn (kick failed) 7:40

RH — Kelan Davidson 48 run (Cameron Howard kick) 6: 24

RH — Dallin Cox 19 run (Cameron Howard kick) 2:33

Fourth Quarter

RH — Brady Murrell 22 run (Cameron Howard kick) 7: 20

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RH Mn

First downs 17 16

Rushing-yards 32-277 25-48

Passing yards 111 188

Total yards 388 236

Penalties-yards 8-90 8-95

Punts-average 3-34.6 3-36.0

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Individual Leaders

RUSHING—RockHill: Brody Murrell 8-97 2TD, Kelan Davidson 9-88 TD, Dallin Cox 9-69; Minford:  Curtis Glenn 23-45.

PASSING—Rock Hill: Dallin Cox 5-12-1 111 TD; Minford: Curtis Glenn 13-35-2 188 TD.

RECEIVING—Rock Hill: Cash Lyons 2-75 TD, Leland Davidson 1-16; Minford: Wyatt Swick 5-158 TD; Carter Frazie 8-46.