Cunningham Dominates Troy, Setting Up Marquee Matchup with Hanover

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Troy scored 10 seconds into the game at Cunningham, as Colt Jensen took the opening kickoff 75 yards to give the Trojans a 6-0 lead.

Cunningham then marched 65 yards in 11 plays with Liam McGuire scoring on a 2-yard touchdown run, settling down as Cunningham went on to win 62-18 in the Eight-man Division 2 regional round.

The Wildcats added the two-pont conversion to lead 8-6, a lead they would not surrender for the remainder of the game.

Cunningham led 14-12 after the first period, and had a 28-18 lead at halftime. In the second half, Cunningham held Troy scoreless and added five touchdowns.

McGuire scored two rushing TDs, another on a punt return, and the final touchdown on a pick-six. JP Kerschen led the Cunningham rushing attack with 159 yards on 16 rushes and scored a pair of two touchdowns and had one interception, where he took the ball to the Troy 1-yard line.

Troy QB Kaston Jasper completed 27 of 53 passes for 227 yards and one touchdown and also rushed for one TD. Tyler Osner completed 1 of 5 passes for only 5 yards for Cunningham, but the running game went for 307 yards on 40 carries.

Troy was held to 47 rushing yards on 16 carries.

Cunningham moves to 10-0 on the season and will advance to the sectional round to face the defending 8M-DII champion Hanover next Friday at Cunningham. Troy finishes their season at 7-3.