Tigers fall to Wilmington in Week 9
The McClain Tigers wrapped up their home slate of games at McClain Field on Friday night, falling to South Central Ohio League foe Wilmington, 48-7, leaving just one final week for the team to gain a win this season.
The Tigers lost for the ninth consecutive week, dropping to 0-9 on the season and 0-6 in the SCOL.
In what was a 40-minute first quarter, the Hurricane dominated, leading by a 28-7 score.
McClain's lone TD came on an Alex Hollar 36-yard run. The PAT was by Shane Hall with 5:55 left on the clock in the opening quarter.
All of the first-quarter scoring for WHS came in less of 10 minutes of game time, taking the 28-7 advantage with 3:31 left on the first quarter clock. Their TDs went for yardage of 45, 50, 38 and 7 yards in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Hurricane had TD scores of 60, 14 and 7 yards.
By halftime, the Hurricane led by what was the final score of 48-7, after scoring 20 more points in the second quarter.
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Unofficially in the first half, the Hurricane had 419 yards of offense.
There was no scoring in the second half by either team.
The visiting Hurricane now move to 7-2 on the season, snapping a two-game losing streak, which came against the Clinton-Massie Falcons and the Miami Trace Panthers.
For the Tigers, their final game of the '14 season will be next Friday, as they face the Hillsboro Indians in the annual Rotary Bowl game at Richards Memorial Field. The Tigers have won the past two Rotary Bowl meetings in '12 and '13.
HHS will enter the game with a 2-7 overall record, also still looking for their first SCOL win of the season. The Indians lost at Gardner Park in Washington C.H. on Friday night by a 39-22 score to the Blue Lions.
(Editor's note: Thank you to 97.5 WVNU FM for providing stats and information on this game.)