Highlanders defeat Southmoreland, 56-28
Christian Clutter totaled 335 yards of total offense and scored three touchdowns Friday night as McGuffey defeated visiting Southmoreland, 56-28, in Interstate Conference action.
Clutter rushed for 228 yards on 13 carries and caught three passes for 107 yards for the undefeated Highlanders (4-0, 6-0).
Marshall Whipkey had touchdown passes of 51 yards to CJ Cole and 69 yards to Clutter. He completed 8-of-12 passes for 226 yards with one interception.
Ronnie Robinson gained 161 yards rushing on 21 carries for the Scotties (2-3, 3-3) with touchdown runs of 6 and 22 yards. Zach Cernuto completed 16-of-28 passes for 220 yards with three interceptions. Riley Comforti caught five passes for 68 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown reception.
Colt Harper also had a 12-yard touchdown run for the Scotties.
Interstate Conference
Southmoreland 0-14-0-14 — 28
McGuffey 14-14-7-21 — 56
First Quarter
M: CJ Cole 51 pass from Marshall Whipkey (Jonathan O’Connell kick), 6:07
M: Christian Clutter 12 run (Jonathan O’Connell kick), 2:27
Second Quarter
S: Ronnie Robinson 6 run (Andrew Rodriguez kick), 11:54
M: McKinley Whipkey 3 run (Jonathan O’Connell kick), 11:09
S: Colt Harper 12 run (Andrew Rodriguez kick), 4:01
M: Christian Clutter 56 run (Jonathan O’Connell kick), 3:01
Third Quarter
M: Marshall Whipkey 12 run (Jonathan O’Connell kick), 5:30
Fourth Quarter
M — McKinley Whipkey 18 run (Jonathan O’Connell kick), 11:13
S: Riley Comforti 26 pass from Zach Cernuto (Andrew Rodriguez kick), 9:21
M: Brendan Crow 44 run (Jonathan O’Connell kick), 7:25
S: Ronnie Robinson 22 run (Andrew Rodriguez kick), 6:08
M: Christian Clutter 69 pass from Marshall Whipkey (Jonathan O’Connell kick), 5:54
Records: Southmoreland (2-3, 3-3), McGuffey (4-0, 6-0).