Nanih Waiya’s main goal heading into Friday night’s game was get off to a fast start.
That’s exactly what the Warriors did as they raced out to a 41-6 halftime lead and cruised to a 48-12 win over homestanding McAdams on Friday night.
The Warriors improve to 2-4 on the season and will play at rival Noxapater on Friday night.
“We wanted to come out early and get off to a good start and I thought we did that,” Courtney said. “They are very athletic and we didn’t want them to continue to get to feeling good. I thought our kids cam out and got two quick scores and just continued to add to that throughout the game. I thought our backs did a good job of running and the line blocked well for the most part. I thought the passing game was big for us. We wanted to get some passing on tape so teams will have to respect that as well.”
The Bulldogs got the ball to start the game but were forced to punt. Nanih Waiya took the ball on a short field and found the end zone on their first play from scrimmage as Briceton Boler scored on a 20-yard run with 10:41 left in the first. Jake Vick’s PAT was good and Nanih Waiya led 7-0.
Boler got the ball back for Nanih Waiya with an interception at the McAdams 19. The Warriors needed eight plays as they scored on a 4-yard run by Vick with 5:02 left in the first quarter.
McAdams answered with an eight-play, 73-yard drive and scored on a 43-yard touchdown pass with 1:37 left in the first. The try for two failed and Nanih Waiya led 13-6.
The Warriors responded with a nine-play, 83-yard drive as Isaiah Russey scored on a 12-yard run. Vick’s PAT was good and the Warriors led 20-6 with 8:34 left in the first half.
The Bulldogs gave the ball right back on a fumble and set the Warriors up at their own 41. After a 38-yard run to the McAdams 3, Boler scored on a 3-yard run to cap off the two-play drive. Vick’s PAT gave Nanih Waiya a 27-6 lead with 814 left in the half.
The Warriors got the ball back on a fumble after a big lick by the defense. Two plays later, Russey scored on a 4-yard run with 7:25 left in the half. Vick’s PAT was good and the Warriors led 34-6.
The Warriors scored right before the half as they put together a 10-play, 71-yard drive and scored with 42 seconds left in the half on an 8-yard run by Russey. Vick’s PAT was good and the Warriors led 41-6 at the half.
“I was proud of the defense,” Courtney said. “We knew how good their athletes were going to be. I thought our secondary played well for the most part and tackled well. We missed a few tackles but I thought we did well overall considering that we lost one of our outside linebackers. I thought the defense played well.”
The Warriors got the ball to start the second half and went 53 yards in seven plays as Vick hit Gavin Daniel on a 5-yard touchdown pass with 2:28 left in the third. Vick’s PAT was good and the Warriors led 48-6.
McAdams’ only score of the second half came on a 70-yard interception return win the fourth quarter.
The Warriors had 300 yards of total offense with 154 rushing and 146 passing.
Vick was 10-of-12 passing for 146 yards while bowler had three catches for 57 yards. Kade Massey had two catches for 49 yards while Gavin Daniel four catches for 20 yards.
Boler led the rushing attack with 81 yards on 15 carries while Russell had 57 yards on nine carries.
