The West Central Trojan football team cruised to a 37-0 season-opening win over the Dakota Valley Panthers at home on Friday, August 28th.
The first points for the Trojans didn’t come until 4:39 to play in the opening quarter. John Goehring gave West Central a 3-0 lead with a 40-yard field goal. Beckett Everson connected with Keenan Hackett on a 67-yard touchdown pass with 1:26 to go in the quarter. The extra point was no good, but the Trojans led 9-0. West Central added one more score before halftime. Boche Knight had an eight-yard touchdown run. Goehring made the extra point to make the score 16-0.
The offense kept rolling in the second half. Carson Eich had a 37-yard punt return for a touchdown after the punt was deflected by one of his teammates. Goehring made another extra point to extend the lead to 23-0. Chase Stromer found the end zone with 7:42 to go in the third quarter on a 15-yard touchdown run. The made extra point made the score 30-0. The final score came with 10:27 to play in the game. Braylon Robbins had a one-yard run, and Goehring added another extra point for a 37-0 final score.
