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Friday, Sept. 1 -- The Parry McCluer High School football team cruised to another lopsided victory, downing Cumberland 44-8 in Buena Vista to move to 2-0 on the young season.
JJ Jones rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries and also returned an interception for a score for PM. Jackson Brockenbrough added 43 yards and a TD on 11 carries, and Nathan Glass completed 6-of-11 passes for 82 yards while throwing one touchdown and running for another.
John Groff III paced the Dukes (0-2) with 50 yards on 13 carries, and he found the end zone on a 3-yard run with just 1:22 to play.
The Blues jumped in front early, taking the opening kickoff and marching down the field on an 11-play, 53-yard scoring drive. Brockenbrough put PM in front 6-0 on a 1-yard TD plunge with 6:49 left in the first quarter.
After the Blues' defense forced a three-and-out, lineman Cole Chittum blocked the Cumberland punt and recovered the ball in the end zone, and Brockenbrough's 2-point conversion run made it 14-0 with 5:05 to play.
Later in the first quarter, the Dukes turned the ball over on downs following an errant punt snap, setting PM up with a short field. Two plays later, Jones darted 11 yards for a score and a 20-0 advantage with 60 seconds remaining in the period.
Early in the second quarter, the Blues would capitalize on a short field again, with Jones reeling off a 34-yard punt return that set up his own 3-yard score at the 8:47 mark. After Pruett picked off a pass later in the period, Glass' 2-yard touchdown run pushed PM's lead to 32-0 going into halftime.
The Blues added a pair of fourth-quarter TDs: Glass threw a 13-yard scoring pass to Landon Catlett with 11:01 to go, and Jones returned a pick 24 yards for a score on the next Cumberland drive.
Groff's 3-yard touchdown run, which came against the Blues' reserves, helped the Dukes avoid the shutout.
Parker Camden led the PM receivers with three catches for 55 yards, and Anthony Gonzales recorded an interception and a fumble recovery for the Blues' defense. Travis Scott finished with 41 yards on six totes for the Dukes.
PM will hit the road next Friday, Sept. 8, for a matchup against James River. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
