Tyler Walker, a junior, rushed for 175 yards and scored three touchdowns in a big football victory for the Greyhounds.
Desperate for a win after unfortunate showings in its first two games of this year's varsity football season, both the visiting Affton Cougars and host Clayton Greyhounds hoped Friday’s showdown at Gay Field would finally produce some desired results. Clayton got just what it wanted in a 49-2 win while Affton wound up with its worst loss of the year. “I’m just real happy for our kids,” Clayton head coach Scott Weissman said. “I mean, they came and felt like they had a job to do, and they got it done.” The team had a flurry of big plays, including a 53-yard touchdown run on the second play of the game by junior tailback Tyler Walker, which gave the Greyhounds a lead they never relinquished. Teammate Michael Turner capped a later drive by …
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Tyler Walker, a junior, scored three touchdowns in a blowout win for Clayton over Affton.
The Clayton Greyhounds got off to a quick start Friday night at Gay Field against Suburban East Conference rival Affton and never let up, scoring early and often in a 49-2 victory for the home team. Tyler Walker, a junior, had three touchdowns for the Greyhounds, who led 21-0 at the end of the first quarter, and 35-0 at halftime, before grabbing an eventual 49-0 lead early in the fourth. Affton, whose roster features mostly underclassmen and has just six seniors, got its only points of the night in the final minutes of regulation when several Cougar defenders tackled a Clayton ballcarrier in his own endzone for a safety. Please tune in to Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch later for the full story on Friday's Clayton win.
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