ORIGINALLY WRITTEN DR
Unlike the previous week against Smoky Valley, the Trojans came out focused and ready to play from the start Friday night and dominated the Ellinwood Eagles 34-7 in Ellinwood.
Ross Duerksen scored first on a 5-yard run with 4:29 left in the first quarter and Adam Woods scored the 2-point conversion on a pass from Dustin Jost to give Hillsboro an 8-0 lead.
Two minutes into the second quarter, Alan Yoder broke loose for a 28-yard touchdown run. The 2-point attempt failed, but Hillsboro led 14-0.
The Trojans added one more first-half touchdown when Jost hit Steven Chisholm with a 5-yard scoring pass with 2:28 to play. Woods added another 2-pointer on a pass from Jost to give HHS a 22-0 lead, which they took into the locker room.
The only sign of a lapse came in the third quarter, when the Eagle offense managed to sustain enough of a drive to keep the Trojan offense on the sidelines. HHS managed only six offensive plays the entire quarter. Even so, the Eagles didn’t score until there was 8:56 left in the game. Capitalizing on a 16-yard, fourth-down sack of Ronn Coates, Wesner scored three plays later on a 15-yard run.
Hillsboro capitalized on a couple of Eagle turnovers to add two more touchdowns in the final period. Jost scored first on a 22-yard run with 3:41 left in the game to give HHS a 28-8 lead after a failed 2-point conversion pass.
Ross Duerksen added a 32-yard TD run with 34 seconds left. James Bina missed the extra-point kick for the final 34-7 margin.
The Hillsboro defense limited the Eagles to 38 rushing yards on 31 carries and 13 yards passing.
With the win, Hillsboro moves to 4-0 on the season with a homecoming showdown with No. 1 ranked Collegiate set for next Friday night at Tabor Field.
SPORTS FLASH: Trojans roll over Eagles Friday night
