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Mustangs Trampled Milan Bulldogs

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HUNTINGDON (September 24) — Huntingdon (5-1) trampled Milan (1-4) Friday night at Paul Ward Stadium, rushing for 537 yards in a 63-33 win.

Mustang tailback Aden Hutcherson enjoyed a big night, running for 301 yards and seven touchdowns on 32 carries. Cade Wood added 203 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 16 carries. He also had nine tackles, two tackles for loss and two sacks.

After going three-and-out on their first possession, the Mustangs jumped out to an 8-0 and never trailed. Huntingdon punted just one time all night.

As expected, the Bulldogs fought back and kept it close until the second half.

Wood gave his team the lead with 5:16 in the first with a 36-yard run but Milan answered with an effective eight-play drive capped by Hayden Sullivan’s 16-yard pass to Trey Spinks to make it a 8-6 game.

It took the Mustangs just three plays to extend their lead to 15-12 as Hutcherson scored just 55 yards away. But Milan answered again when Sullivan, who threw for 273 yards and a pair of TDs, scrambled past the goal line on third down to make it a 15-12 game. That’s as close as the Bulldogs would get as Huntingdon outscored them 48-21 the rest of the way and led 27-12 at the half.

The Mustangs scored on the first play of the third period to pull away from the Bulldogs when Wood sprinted 51-yards for the score. The 33-12 lead was short live however when Milan’s Trey Spinks returned the kickoff 90-yards for a score.

Back-to-back touchdown runs by Hutcherson capped two, long scoring drives to give the home team a 49-19 advantage and locked the win.

Next Friday night, Huntingdon travels to Gibson County (0-4).