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Iroquois’ rushing attack too much as Eisenhower drops Region 3 battle

Riley West defends Iroquois’ William Henley in the Knights 34-7 loss.

ERIE – Tarrell Clark ran for 180 yards and three touchdowns as part of 400+ yard rushing attack of Iroquois in a 34-7 win over Eisenhower.

After trading punts to open the contest, Clark scampered from 25 yards out to put the Braves up 7-0. A 21-yard run by Jonah Samuelson jump started the next drive for the Knights but a fumble would quash the drive.

Though the Braves would fumble it back to Eisenhower on the ensuing possession, the Knights weren’t able to capitalize.

Iroquois made sure that wouldn’t get another chance.

Clark ripped off a 46-yard touchdown run late in the first and quarterback Matt Alecci followed that up with an 11-yard run at the 9:15 mark of the second quarter to stretch the lead to 20-0.

Samuelson took the kickoff back into Brave territory and appeared to get the Knights on the board with a 30-yard touchdown but a holding penalty took the points off the board.

Clark struck for the third time with 2:01 left in the first half – this time from 20 out – to push the lead to 27.

An Alecci one yard plunge late in the third rounded out the scoring for the Braves.

Eisenhower got on the board with 7:11 left in the fourth when Garrett Head sprung free for a 63-yard touchdown run but by that point the game was out of reach.

That run was the majority of Head’s team-leading 72 yards rushing.

Clark’s 180 paced the Braves while Koby McLean chipped in 80 yards and Brandon Ashley added 70.

Iroquois rushed the ball 50 times for a total of 404 yards to Eisenhower’s total of 162.

Eisenhower, which falls to 1-4 overall and 1-2 in Region 3 play, will host Seneca next Friday night.

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Eisenhower-Iroquois Stats

Eisenhower 0 0 0 7–7

Iroquois 14 13 7 0–39

First Quarter

I – Clark 25 run (Ashley kick), 5:06

I – Clark 46 run (Ashley kick), :20

Second Quarter

I – Alecci 11 run (kick failed), 9:15

I – Clark 20 run (Ashley kick), 2:01

Third Quarter

I – Alecci run (Askley kick), 4:03

Fourth Quarter

E – G. Head 63 rush (Venman kick), 7:11

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E I

First downs 6 18

Total Net Yards 162 404

Rushes-yards 37-162 50-404

Passing 0 0

Comp-Att-Int 0-0-0 0-0-0

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2

Penalties-Yards 7-60 8-75

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING– Eisenhower: Hayes 11-27, S. Head 7-(-1), Chambers 3-8, Samuelson 4-23, G. Head 4-72 TD, Holt 4-11, Benson 1-10, Alexander 3-12.. Iroquois: McLean 13-81, Ashley 8-70, Clark 13-180 3 TD, Alecci 3-12 2 TD, Tarr 5-22, Laniewicz 3-25, Stewart 3-7, Mayo 1-6, McFadden 1-1.

PASSING– Eisenhower: S. Head 0-5, INT; Iroquois: Alecci 0-3.

RECEIVING– Eisenhower: None.

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