MALDEN, Mo. -- The Malden Green Wave got five touchdowns from running back Tray Stevenson and defeated visiting East Prairie 37-0 Friday night.
Stevenson, who finished the game with 126 yards rushing on 17 carries, scored on runs of 3 and 17 in the first quarter and runs of 2 and 19 in the second quarter. He added a two-yard run the third quarter to cap the scoring.
Green Wave quarterback Mason Brown gained a team-high 160 yards rushing on 12 carries while completing 3 of 7 passes for 45 yards.
East Prairie, playing without starting quarterback Derez Tipler, leaned heavily on the running of Deverence Jones. The senior gained 70 yards on 21 carries while back-up quarterback Carson Aycock completed 9 of 17 passes for 98 yards.
With the win, Malden, the sixth-ranked team in Class 2, improves to 5-0 and will take on undefeated Hayti, the seventh-ranked team in Class 1 next week on the road. East Prairie falls to 2-3 and will play at Chaffee next week.
East Prairie 0 0 0 0 -- 0
Malden 14 16 7 0 -- 37
First Quarter
MAL -- Tray Stevenson 3 run (Triplett kick), 8:54.
MAL -- Tray Stevenson 17 run (Triplett kick), 2:10.
Second Quarter
MAL -- Tray Stevenson 2 run (Triplett kick), 11:54.
MAL -- Tray Stevenson 19 run (Triplett kick), 7:06.
MAL -- Jackson Wilson sack for safety, 0:38.
Third Quarter
MAL -- Tray Stevenson 2 run (Triplett kick), 8:55.
EP MAL
First downs 12 14
Total yards 396 471
Rushes-yards 32-131 35-329
Passing yards 98 45
Punt returns 2-0 1-30
Kickoff returns 6-147 1-27
Defensive returns 2-20 1-40
Comp-Att-Int 9-17-1 3-7-2
Sacked-yds. lost 3-24 0-0
Punts-avg. 2-34 2-37
Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-yards 8-40 9-70
RUSHING: East Prairie, Jones 21-70. Groves 3-50. Shoffner 4-9. Aycock 4-2. Malden, Brown 12-160. Stevenson 17-126. Nelson 3-28. Payne 1-8. Criglar 1-7.
PASSING: East Prairie, Aycock 9-17-1 98. Malden, Brown 3-7-2 45.
RECEIVING: East Prairie, Gregory 4-91. Slayden 1-7. Groves 2-0. Malden, McCormick 1-38. Kilgore 2-7.