Mingo Central used a bruising ground game to pull away from Wyoming East in the second half to score a 43-12 victory in a road game played on Friday.
The victory was the first for newly hired head coach Chase Moore.
Running back Norman Kennedy ran for 148 yards and five touchdowns. He had runs of 6, 10, 10, 3, and 4 yards.
Quarterback Chris Ross ran for 160 yards and a score on 10 carries while running back Kaeden Bolding finished with 104 yards and a rushing touchdown on just seven carries.
At New Richmond
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (1-0)….6 6 18 13 – 43
WE (1-1)….6 6 0 0 – 12
Scoring:
First Quarter
WE – Chandler Johnson, 30-yard run (kick failed), 4:05
MC – Norman Kennedy, 6-yard run (kick failed), 1:32
Second Quarter
MC – Chris Ross, 64-yard run (run failed), 3:10
WE – Tucker Cook, 10-yard pass from Jackson Danielson (run failed), 2:00
Third Quarter
MC – Norman Kennedy, 10-yard run (run failed), 9:14
MC – Norman Kennedy, 10-yard run (run failed), 8:26
MC – Norman Kennedy, 3-yard run (run failed), 1:08
Fourth Quarter
MC – Norman Kennedy, 4-yard run (run failed), 10:56
MC – Kaeden Bolding, 5-yard run (xxx Krise kick), 3:56
Next up: Mingo Central (1-0) at Point Pleasant (1-1), 7:30 pm, Sept. 10.