Seven drives and seven-straight rushing touchdowns for the Soldotna Stars football team as SoHi ran-over the Palmer Moose 49-7 in Northern Lights Conference football action on Friday night at Palmer High School.
SoHi 49 – Palmer 7
The Soldotna starting defense held Palmer scoreless for 3 1/2 quarters and the reserves allowed only a single touchdown in the final minutes for the 49-7 Star victory.
The SoHi running game was punishing, as the Stars offensive linemen dominate upfront and the “four horsemen” of the SoHi backfield rushed for 335 yards lead by Gehret Medcoff with 131 yards and two touchdowns; Wyatt Faircloth totaling 110 yards and two touchdowns; Quarterback Zac Buckbee carried for 50 yards and two rushing touchdowns and Collin Peck added a touchdown for SoHi. Buckbee also completed a pair of 25+ yard passes, each setting-up a SoHi score.
SoHi Scoring Drives
1st Quarter
28-yard touchdown run Gehret Medcoff 8:51
24-yard touchdown run Wyatt Faircloth 3:37
44-yard touchdown run Gehret Medcoff :33
2nd Quarter
5-yard touchdown run Wyatt Faircloth 8:29
1-yard touchdown run Zac Buckbee 2:23
3rd Quarter
5-yard touchdown run Zac Buckbee 9:48
2-yard touchdown run Collin Peck 2:48
4th Quarter
Palmer 24-yard touchdown pass Nolan Garland to Reed Craner
SoHi improves to 6-0 in the regular season and 2-0 in the Northern Lights Conference. The Stars are averaging 52 points per game and the starting defense has allowed only less than one touchdown per game.
