By Marla Jones, Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

Cleveland 49-Ider 12

Ider hosted Cleveland, Friday night.  It was Senior Night for the athletes, cheerleaders and band members.  It was to be a time of celebration but Cleveland came to ruin the fun.

Cleveland scored within the first 12 seconds of the game on a 64-yard touchdown by Peyton Gilbert.  He also carried the ball in for the two-point conversion, making the score 8-0. It was back and forth for both teams during the first quarter.  Not to be outdone, Ider answered back with a 84-yard kickoff return by Ryan Adams. The two point conversion failed.  Payton Gilbert scored again for Cleveland with a 6-yard dash into the endzone.  The two-point conversion was good.  Ider scored for the last time of the night with a 2-yard dash into the endzone by Dylan McMahon.  The two-point conversion failed and Hornets were behind 16-12.

In the second quarter, Cleveland scored three times on the Ider Hornets.  Once on a 52-yard run, second on a 9-yard run and then on the 1-yard line.  All three kicks were good, giving the Cleveland the 37-12 going into the half.

After the half, Cleveland came out and scored twice more.  Once on a 15-yard run and then on a 6-yard run late in the fourth quarter.

Cleveland’s Peyton Gilbert scored five touchdowns for the night.  They now lead Region 7 with a 7-0 record and 5-0 in region play,

Ider will travel to Section for this week’s game.