By KEVIN HARRIS
NEW ALBANY – New Albany bounced back from a 77-34 drubbing
by Class 5A No. 4 Columbus East in Week 5 with a 37-0 victory over visiting
Madison on Friday night at Buerk Field.
It was the first time the Bulldogs (3-3, 2-2 Hoosier Hills
Conference) have shut out an opponent since they defeated Bedford North
Lawrence 48-0 on Sept. 13, 2013. New Albany limited the Cubs (1-5, 0-4) to 166
total yards.
Bulldog senior running back Darquan Richardson rushed for a
team-high 163 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries. Teammate Austin Oppel ran
the ball 11 times for 97 yards and a TD run. New Albany junior DeTre Payton had
65 rushing yards and one score on four carries.
Bulldog junior quarterback Dylan Clark completed 7-of-10
passes for 87 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
New Albany reached the end zone for the first time 44
seconds into the second quarter. Junior wide receiver Devon Gummer caught a
15-yard TD pass from Clark to give the Dogs a 7-0 lead.
Payton extended the New Albany advantage to 14-0 at the 5:55
mark of the second with a 36-yard TD scamper.
Richardson reached paydirt for the lone time with 7:35 left
in the third on an 18-yard touchdown run, putting the Bulldogs up 21-0. The
lead grew to 29-0 when Oppel made a 3-yard TD scamper and Payton ran into the
end zone on the two-point conversion attempt.
New Albany’s lone score in the fourth came at the 11:55 mark
as senior Luke Kaiser connected with Clark on a 25-yard TD reception to make
the score 35-0. Payton then grabbed a Clark toss for the two-point conversion.
The Bulldogs will host archrival Jeffersonville (2-4, 2-2) at
7 p.m. next Friday. New Albany won last year’s meeting with the Red Devils at
Jeff’s Blair Field 42-14. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 50-38-5.
Current New Albany head coach Steve Cooley was the Red Devil
boss for 10 seasons from 2000-09, compiling a 53-55 record.
NEW ALBANY 37,
MADISON 0
Madison 0
0 0 0- 0
New Albany 0
14 15 8-37
Second quarter
NA – Devon Gummer 15 pass from Dylan Clark (Noah Litzelswope
kick), 11:16.
NA – DeTre Payton 36 run (Litzelswope kick), 5:55.
Third quarter
NA – Darquan Richardson 18 run (Litzelswope kick), 7:35.
NA – Austin Oppel 3 run (Payton run), 3:29.
Fourth quarter
NA – Luke Kaiser 25 pass from Clark (Payton pass from
Clark), 11:55.
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