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TIGHT ROPE … Wauseon receiver Jonas Tester tries to stay in bounds after catching a pass in Friday night’s win over Delta. VIEW 542 PHOTOS OF THIS CONTEST ONLINE FOR FREE AT WWW.THEVILLAGEREPORTER.COM.
Wauseon 35 Delta 0
WAUSEON-The Indians defense pitched another shutout and Connar Penrod threw four touchdown passes as Wauseon cruise past Delta 35-0. Wauseon started the scoring with a 38-yard scoring pass from Penrod to Jude Armstrong to put the Indians in front 7-0.
After losing their offensive rhythm for a bit, the Indians got back on track when Penrod went 34 yards to Sam Smith to make it 14-0 at the 8:44 mark of the second quarter. Penrod found Smith one more time in the opening half this one covering 31 yards, to make the halftime score 21-0. Both teams were scoreless in the third until Penrod hit Armstrong on a two-yard touchdown strike to give Wauseon a 28-0 lead with :11 left in the third.
Senior Tyson Britsch added a fourth quarter one-yard scoring run with 7:19 left in the game. Penrod finished the game 19/31 for 245 yards and four touchdowns, Smith ended the game with four receptions for 83 yards and Britsch rushed for 65 yards on 13 carries. Delta quarterback James Ruple was 7/11 for 43 yards and Jerremiah Wolford had 51 yards running the ball on 12 attempts.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Delta 0 0 0 0 0
Wauseon 7 14 7 7 35
