The Arlington Red Devils amassed 381 rushing yards and ran past host Paulding 48-18 Friday evening in the high school football season opener for both teams.
Red Devil quarterback Jared Griggs totaled 138 yards and added touchdown scampers of ten, nine, 55 and 25 yards to lead the way. He also tossed a 24-yard scoring strike to Grant Riegle.
Grady Romick added a 68-yard touchdown run and Keagan Hull scooted into the end zone from seven yards out for Arlington.
Arlington led 6-0 at the end of one period before Romick’s 68-yard run expanded the margin to 13-0. After Paulding’s Jacob Fife plunged in from one yard out to pull the Panthers within 13-6, Griggs’ ten-yard run put the Red Devils on top 20-6 at the intermission.
Hull’s seven-yard scamper along with two Griggs touchdown runs helped Arlington expand the margin to 42-12 at the end of three periods. Dawson Lamb had a five-yard run for a score in the period for Paulding.
Fife also tossed a five-yard touchdown pass to Larkin Yates to complete the game’s scoring.
Fife ended the evening 8 of 15 for 134 yards while Lamb ran for 71 yards on 19 carries. Brayden Sanders totaled 129 yards on eight receptions for the Panthers.
