Caldwell County ran only 24 offensive plays Friday night against Webster County, but that was more than enough for the Tigers to remain undefeated.
Caldwell totaled 315 yards and ran out to a 42-0 lead on the way to a 49-8 triumph over the visiting Trojans on Homecoming night at Tiger Stadium.
Daelyn Lander completed all seven of his pass attempts for 143 yards and three touchdowns.
Donovan Rogers ran for a team-high 57 yards and two scores as Caldwell beat Webster for the eighth straight time.
The Tigers (4-0) wasted little time jumping on top. A 38-yard run by Colson Mattocks set up a 5-yard TD run by Mattocks just 25 seconds into the contest. Edan Scott kicked the PAT to make it 7-0.
A Webster aerial was intercepted near midfield by Dayton Wilson. Caldwell cashed in on a 14-yard TD pass to Kam Wilson at the 10:26 mark of the first quarter. That helped make it 14-0.
The Tigers hit a big play following a Webster punt. Dayton Wilson took a screen pass 80 yards for a score. Scott kicked his third-straight point-after, putting Caldwell up 21-0 with 4:43 left in the opening stanza.
After Webster (0-4) turned the ball over on downs at its own 35, Caldwell put up another touchdown on a 4-yard pass from Lander to Dayton Wilson. Landon Lanham returned from injury to kick the extra point. That gave the Tigers a 28-0 advantage with still 1:37 to go in the first period.
Caldwell tacked on another TD early in the second period on a 15-yard run up the middle by Rogers. Lanham’s PAT made it 35-0 — hitting the mercy rule for a running clock the rest of the night. The score came at the 11:11 mark.
Webster put together its best drive of the first half on the ensuing possession. The Trojans got inside the red zone before running out of time. With the clock running continuously, Webster used up over 9 minutes on its possession.
A Mattocks fumble recovery deep in Webster territory put Caldwell in great shape early in the third period. Rogers ran 5 yards to paydirt to make it 42-0 at the 8:41 mark.
Webster broke up the shutout in the third quarter on a 2-yard run by Juan Escamilla Salazar. Ty Phillips passed to Wes Alexander for the two-point ty. That made it 42-8 with 2:10 left in the third quarter.
Caldwell’s last score came on a Jase Sigler 9-yard run with 5:34 to play. Lanham kicked the PAT for the fourth straight time to make it 49-8 at the 5:34 mark.
As a team, the Tigers ran for 138 yards while competing 9 of 10 passes for 177 yards.
Webster finished with 159 yards — all on the ground.
Alexander ran for 102 yards on nine carries.
Phillip Merritt led the Caldwell defense with nine tackles. Marquey Coleman made eight stops.
Caldwell begins Class 2A 1st District action next week a trip to Trigg County.
