MORRILTON — White Hall didn’t have an answer for Morrilton’s high-powered offense on Friday.
Morrilton defeated White Hall 56-6 at Devil Dog Stadium in the final nonconference game for each team.
White Hall (0-3) quarterback Wyatt Golden completed 11 of 34 passes for 153 yards. He hit Aiden Bitely down the middle for a 34-yard touchdown midway through the first quarter, making it 14-6 at the time.
Bitely led the White Hall receivers with three catches for 52 yards. Tyler Blankenship followed with four catches for 51 yards. Senior running back Xavier Wallace rushed for 14 yards.
The Bulldogs were stopped on fourth down three times, threw four interceptions and lost one fumble.
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The Devil Dogs scored touchdowns on each of their first six drives having already taken the lead with a defensive touchdown on White Hall’s first possession.
Morrilton (3-0) senior quarterback Maddox Berry completed 16 of 19 passes for 203 yards and four touchdowns, all in the first half. He completed his first nine passes and 13 of his first 14 to lead the Devil Dogs to a 35-6 lead after the first quarter.
Wide receiver Jamarcus Sandidge caught nine passes for 97 yards and three touchdowns, while Dante Cox caught five passes for 87 yards and a score.
Senior defensive back Jeremiah Smallwood intercepted three passes. He returned his first for a touchdown to give Morrilton a 7-0 lead just under two minutes into the game.
The Devil Dog starters did not play in the second half after taking a 49-6 lead into the break. The second half was played with a running clock. Backup running back Deshaurean Saxton scored the only points of the second half with a 16-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Both teams are off next week before starting conference play the following week.