HOLMES TOWNSHIP — Connor McMichael only carried the ball eight times on Friday night. But three of those attempts ended in the end zone.
The 6-foot-175-pound junior ripped off 111 yards (13.9 yards per carry) and scored three TDs to lift Colonel Crawford to a dominating, 42-6 win at Wynford in a Northern 10 encounter.
McMichael got started early, scoring on TD runs of 33 and 19 yards in the first quarter to stake the Eagles to a 14-0 advantage.
Teammate Dominic Dean blasted in from a yard away and McMichael notched an 8-yard touchdown run for a 28-0 margin. Defensively, Logan Goddard got into the act with a 61-yard pick-six.
Brayden Holt’s 24-yard touchdown catch made it 42-0 at the half.
The entire second half was played with a running clock.
Wynford averted the shutout with a short touchdown run in the final frame.
Colonel Crawford improves to 8-2 overall, 5-2 in the Northern 10. The Eagles will learn their playoff assignment on Sunday when the state pairings are announced.
The Royals are 3-7, 2-5.