03/29/2024
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CLINTON – Ryheem Skinner had three touchdown runs of more than 60 yards and gained 266 yards on 16 carries as the Clinton Dark Horses shut out the West Bladen Knights 50-0 on Friday night in a Four County 1A/2A Conference football game.

Skinner, a junior, scored on a 62 yard run late in the second quarter, and added scoring runs of 66 and 74 yards in the third quarter as Clinton, the state’s sixth-ranked Class 2-A team in The Associated Press poll, improved to 7-1 overall and 5-0 in the conference. Clinton’s lone loss came against Class 4-A Wilmington Hoggard 24-21.

Quarterback Kris Williams completed all four of his pass attempts with two going for touchdowns, an 18-yarder to Jeremiah Pope in the first quarter and a 36-yarder to Jonathan Wright in the second quarter.

West Bladen had a two-game win streak snapped and dropped to 6-3 overall and 3-2 in the conference.

Three players ran for more than 40 yards for West Bladen, led by B.J. Drake with 48 on seven carries.

The Knights drove into Clinton territory only once. It came in the final two minutes of the first half. A 5-yard run by Malique McDowell, a 4-yard carry by Daquan Lennon and a Clinton offsides penalty put the ball at midfield. A pass interference call against Clinton on the next play moved the ball to the Dark Horses 35 as time expired in the half. On an untimed down, Clinton’s Rayquan Faison intercepted a pass.

West Bladen is scheduled to Midway next Friday on Senior Night in a key game for playoff seeding. Midway, 6-3 overall and 2-3 in the conference, defeated Trask 64-28 on Friday.

Scoring summary

West Bladen    0 –  0 –  0 – 0 —  0
Clinton            14 – 15 – 21 – 0 — 50

C – Tyion Wright 24 run (kick failed)
C – Jeremiah Pope 18 pass from Kris Williams (Rayquan Faison run)
C – Jonathan Wright 36 pass from Williams (Chandler Perry kick)
C – Ryheem Skinner 62 run (Wright run)
C – Skinner 66 run (Perry kick)
C – Faison 12 run (Perry kick)
C – Skinner 74 run (Perry kick)

Rushing: WB – B.J. Drake 7-48, Malique McDowell 13-47, James Moore 8-44, Jeremiah Purdie 2-30, Daquan Lennon 6-19. Stefan McDonald 4-(-8). C – Ryheem Skinner 16-266, Tyion Wright 3-36, Kris Williams 3-31, Jalen Smith 3-24, Rayquan Faison 3-15, Derek Bryant 3-10, Albert Daver 2-0.

Passing: WB – McDonald 0-7-1-0. C – Williams 4-4-0-74.

Receiving: WB – None. C – Jonathan Wright 1-36, Jeremiah Pope 2-20, Tyion Wright 1-18.

Records: West Bladen 6-3 overall, 3-2 Four County; Clinton 7-1, 5-0.

Next game: Midway at West Bladen, Clinton at Heide Trask.

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