CINCINNATI, Ohio– The Anderson Raptors opened ECC play with a 49-7 victory against West Clermont on Friday night. The momentum of the 52-10 win against Cooper last week carried into this game. It was an offensive explosion for Anderson, gaining a total of 518 yards. Quarterback Owen Scalf completed 20 of his 25 pass attempts for 351 yards and three touchdowns. Two of those touchdowns went to wide receiver Tegan Jallick, who added 125 yards on eight receptions. Running back Jordan Davis rushed nine times for 62 yards with a rushing touchdown, as well as a receiving touchdown.
West Clermont had 108 total yards and struggled to get their offense going all night. The Wolves rushed for 51 yards on 37 attempts for an average of 1.4 yards per carry. The Wolves struggled through the air as well with just 57 passing yards on eight completions. West Clermont exploded for 42 points last week in a win against Mount Healthy, but could not find their rhythm against Anderson. They will look to put this game behind them and find the success they had in week one going forward.
The Raptors jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first quarter when Owen Scalf found Tegan Jallick for a six yard touchdown. Running back Jordan Davis converted on the two point conversion and Anderson never looked back. Mark Madden would then return a punt 79 yards for a touchdown in the first minute of the second quarter. Tysin Weaver would add to the lead with a 13 yard touchdown reception from Cooper Kathman near the midway point of the second. Jordan Davis would catch a pass to convert on the two point conversion and would score on a one yard rush just a little over two minutes later to give the Raptors a 28-0 lead going into halftime.
The third quarter was much of the same. Tegan Jallick caught a five yard touchdown pass from Owen Scalf and Brady Kuhn caught a pass on the two point conversion less than two minutes into the quarter. Owen Scalf connected with Jordan Davis on a 29 yard touchdown near the end of the quarter to give the Raptors a commanding 43-0 lead. Luke Pastura added a 33 yard rushing touchdown in the final minutes of the 4th quarter to cap a 49-7 win for Anderson.
Anderson improves to 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in conference play. The Raptors will travel to take on Little Miami next Friday night at 7 p.m. West Clermont falls to 1-1 on the season and 0-1 in conference play. The Wolves will travel to Lebanon to play the Warriors next Friday night at 7 p.m.
Written by Eli Altherr