ELKMONT ROLLS OVER WEST MORGAN - DUST DEVIL IN THE STANDS

GAME SUMMARY:

Elkmont traveled to West Morgan on Friday night and came away with its first region win of the year, 31-6.

In the first quarter, the defense set the tone of the game by completely shutting down the West Morgan offense.  On offense, Skyler Gant scored on a 3 yard touch down run and Jose Hernandez added the PAT.  At the end of the first quarter, Elkmont led 7-0.

The Elkmont defense continued to control West Morgan's offense in the second quarter.  The offense added another seven points when Cole Glass scored on a 61 yard shovel pass.  At the half, Elkmont led 14-0.

In the third quarter, Hayden Huseth had two long touchdown runs.  One was 55 yards and the other was 36 yards.  At the end of three quarters, the lead was 28-0.

Jose Hernandez added a 26 yard field goal in the fourth quarter.  West Morgan scored a late touchdown against Elkmont's second team defense but wasn't able to complete the PAT.  The final score was 31-6 in a very impressive road win.

OBSERVATIONS:

For the second straight week, Elkmont won big and only played their starters three quarters.  There are a lot of positives on this team so far.  The kicking game is outstanding and the special teams showed improvement with the addition of some seniors to the kickoff team.  The offensive line is playing well.  Both Skyler Gant and Hugo Hernandez are running strong and finding holes to run through.  Cole Glass showed that he can score at anytime as he exploded past four defenders for a 61 yard catch and run score.  Hayden Huseth is fun to watch in the open field; he sees the field well and hits the holes quickly.

The Dust Devil expected the defense to be good, but so far they have been outstanding.  In two games, the starting defense has not given up a single point.  Cody Martin and Daniel Logan make up a run-stopping, bone crunching duo at the linebacker position.  Jake Marshall had a big sack on Friday night and is becoming a force on defense.

PREDICTION:

Friday night could be the most important game of the year.  Rogers is now the region favorite after beating Lauderdale County last week.  If Elkmont could win this week, they would be well positioned for a playoff run.  The last time Rogers played at Boss Hill Stadium, the game ended with a bench-clearing brawl and almost became a very ugly incident.  Both teams are very physical and have strong defenses, but the Dust Devil predicts that Elkmont will win 17-14.