Box Score

A week before its annual rivalry matchup with Walsh, the Malone University football team pitched a shutout in Saturday's 50-0 tune-up contest with the Haywood Crusaders.
 
After the two teams traded punts on their opening possessions, the Pioneers struck for one of their four first-quarter touchdowns. John Iacucci hit streaking receiver Ashton Dulin down the middle of the field for a 60-yard touchdown pass. Marcus Moeller's PAT attempt gave the hosts an early 7-0 lead.
 
On the game's next play from scrimmage, a sideways Haywood pass, thought to be incomplete, was ruled a lateral. Linebacker Ryan Weber picked up the live ball and scampered 31 yards for the score.
 
Ahead 14-0 on Haywood's next drive, the Pioneers would go on to force a punt deep in Crusader territory. A high snap mishandled by the Haywood punter rolled out of the back of the endzone for a safety and a 16-0 advantage.
 
On the ensuing kickoff, Jordan Johnson received the ball at his own 16-yard line. After shedding a few tacklers and finding some open space, Johnson raced 84 yards for the score as the Pioneers went up 23-0.
 
Johnson would reach the endzone again just five plays later. Following another Haywood punt, he fielded the low liner and ran virtually untouched down the right sideline. His 48-yard punt return touchdown gave Malone a 30-0 lead with 4:22 left in the first quarter.
 
In the second quarter, Malone added another score when freshman Damon Williams made a series of moves, starting off left edge before cutting right and finally making his way to the endzone from 14 yards out. The 37-0 score would remain the same heading into halftime.
 
With a running clock in the second half, the Pioneers added a pair of Calerb D'Haiti touchdowns from three and four yards out. Matt Blasiole, the Pioneers' starting running back as well as the backup kicker, connected on an extra point try following D'Haits's second score to give Malone the 50-0 victory.
 
Game Highlights
-Saturday's game marked the first-ever for Haywood. The Crusaders tallied three first downs and 41 yards of total offense
-Malone totaled 258 total yards of offense, including 187 yards on the ground
 
Individual Highlights
-Calerb D'Haiti ran for a team-high 76 yards on 11 carries
-Damon Williams added 64 yards on seven carries
-Jarrod Smith caught two passes for 11 yards
-Pioneer freshmen Marquis Sams and Desmond Sallee each recorded an interception. Sams' 31-yard interception return set up Malone's final score
-Linebacker Cameron Pitts finished with three tackles, including two tackles for loss, and a forced fumble
-Senior Austin Cary totaled three tackles and a sack
-Haywood middle linebacker Tyvarius Jones recorded a game-high six tackles
 
Up Next: Malone will face a winless Walsh unit next Saturday at North Canton High School as the Cavaliers host the Pioneers in a 6:00 pm kickoff