BOSCOBEL - Trynton Schwartz delivered two big plays to spark Darlington's football team Friday night.
The first, an 80-yard kickoff return for a score, gave the Redbirds a 6-0 lead.
The second, an 80-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Alex Erickson, set Darlington off on an impressive run of 49 unanswered points in its 69-21 rout of Boscobel. The Redbirds (6-1, 4-1 in the SWAL) clinched a playoff berth with the victory.
Boscobel (2-5, 1-4) actually led 21-20 after the first quarter, with two of its scores coming from Jerod Dayton - a two-yard run and a 32-yard touchdown pass from Dustin Smith.
But Darlington put the game away with 35 second-quarter points. In addition to Schwartz's touchdown catch, the Redbirds got two touchdown runs from Tommy Notter (both from 2 yards), a one-yard scoring dive from Dan Hammer and a 35-yard TD pass from Erickson to Tucker Wiegel. Darlington added second-half scores on one-yard runs by Hammer and Jason Boll.
Erickson had three touchdown passes, including a 41-yard strike to Tyler Shager in the first quarter, and a 1-yard scoring run, also in the first quarter. Darlington racked up 366 yards in offense, while the Redbird defense held Boscobel to 25 yards in 18 rushes.
The first, an 80-yard kickoff return for a score, gave the Redbirds a 6-0 lead.
The second, an 80-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Alex Erickson, set Darlington off on an impressive run of 49 unanswered points in its 69-21 rout of Boscobel. The Redbirds (6-1, 4-1 in the SWAL) clinched a playoff berth with the victory.
Boscobel (2-5, 1-4) actually led 21-20 after the first quarter, with two of its scores coming from Jerod Dayton - a two-yard run and a 32-yard touchdown pass from Dustin Smith.
But Darlington put the game away with 35 second-quarter points. In addition to Schwartz's touchdown catch, the Redbirds got two touchdown runs from Tommy Notter (both from 2 yards), a one-yard scoring dive from Dan Hammer and a 35-yard TD pass from Erickson to Tucker Wiegel. Darlington added second-half scores on one-yard runs by Hammer and Jason Boll.
Erickson had three touchdown passes, including a 41-yard strike to Tyler Shager in the first quarter, and a 1-yard scoring run, also in the first quarter. Darlington racked up 366 yards in offense, while the Redbird defense held Boscobel to 25 yards in 18 rushes.
