BLOOMING GROVE -- —
Brandon Hays had two rushing touchdowns and another receiving and quarterback Jayd Kirby rushed for 121 yards and passed for 111 as the Blooming Grove Lions rolled to a 33-8 win over Red Oak Life in the season opener for both teams.
The stingy Lions defense held Red Oak Life to 42 yards of total offense, while Blooming Grove racked up 414 yards on offense.
Kirby connected with Hays on a 35-yard TD pass in the first quarter and then the senior signal-caller rushed for a 15-yard touchdown with 2:53 left in the half to put BG up 14-0 at intermission.
Hays scored on runs of 37 and 10 yards in the third quarter, and then Blooming Grove added a safety and Tyler Ellis booted a 42-yard field goal for a commanding 38-0 lead.
The Mustangs’ lone score came with five minutes left in the contest.
Blooming Grove 33, Buffalo 8
Red Oak Life 0 0 0 8 - 8
Blooming Grove 7 7 16 3 - 33
First Quarter
BG — Brandon Hays 35 pass from Jayd Kirby (Tyler Ellis kick), 11:30.
Second Quarter
BG — Kirby 15 run (Ellis kick), 2:53.
Third Quarter
BG — Hays 37 run (Ellis kick), 10:16.
BG — Hays 10 run (Ellis kick), 1:01.
BG — safety, :39.
Fourth Quarter
BG — Ellis 42 field goal, 8:13.
ROL — 13 pass (run), 5:16.
ROL BG
Rush-yards 20-17 44-303
Passing yards 25 111
C-A-I 3-15-1 7-18-1
Fumbles-lost 3-0 1-1
Individual
Rushing — BG: Kirby 15-121, Hays 7-63, Whiteside 7-51.
Passing — BG: Kirby 7-18-1 111.
Receiving — BG: Whiteside 4-46, Hays 1-35.




