Edwards County rolls past CZR Bearcats, 42-6

ALBION - Edwards County wasted little time in putting away the Christopher/Zeigler-Royalton Bearcats Friday night.
The Lions scored less than three minutes into the game on a 10-yard run by senior Lincoln Moore at the 9:24 mark of the first period. The point-after-kick by Silas Hortin was good for a 7-0 lead.
"After a CZR turnover, the Lions were back on the scoreboard seconds later on a 13-yard pass play from Marcus Stennett to Martin Schmittler. The PAT increased the lead to 14-0.
Edwards County would tack on four additional touchdowns by the half's end.
"We've just got to come ready to play," said Bearcats head coach Anthony Hargrove. "The days of coming out here and waiting have got to end. We've got to come out from the first whistle and play hard."
The Bearcats finally got on the board with 2:56 left in the game on a 10-yard toss from quarterback Bryce Pratt to wide receiver Greg Fletcher.
With the win, Edwards County moves to 2-2 on the season while the Bearcats drop to 0-4.
Next up for C-Z-R (0-4) is a game at 4-0 Sesser-Valier/Waltonville/Woodlawn in a battle for Route 148 supremacy. It will mark CZR's third straight road game.