TROY — Central Mountain traveled to Troy to face the defending Class AA state champions in Week 9 and knew it would be an extremely tough matchup.

Troy showed why they’re undefeated by scoring 70 points in a 70-29 rout over the Wildcats on Friday in Troy. While the Wildcats are still searching for a win, the 29 points is the most the team has scored in a single game this year.

The Wildcats hung with the defending state champions early. Troy led 14-0 after two Mason Smith touchdown runs in the first quarter of 1 and 26 yards. Dalton McDermott had a 9-yard touchdown run for Central Mountain with 11:11 to play in the second quarter which cut the deficit to 14-7.

Troy responded with a Smith 42-yard touchdown pass from Reed Palmer before Central Mountain again scored, this time on a Kyle Everett 59-yard touchdown pass to Mason Masorti.

The score cut the deficit to 28-14 as the two teams exchanged scores once more before the half.

Troy’s Smith had an 11-yard touchdown run to extend the lead to 35-14 with 6:11 to play. With its final second-quarter drive, Central Mountain got into field goal range as Mycah Carson kicked a 31-yarder to make it a 35-17 deficit at the half.

That would be the closest Central Mountain came to rallying in the game.

Troy scored back-to-back touchdowns in the third quarter as Smith found Reed Palmer for a 4-yard and 2-yard touchdown pass to make it a 49-17 lead. Central Mountain’s Gavin Heverly gave the Wildcats a slight spark with a 76-yard kickoff return to make it a 49-24 deficit.

Jayden Kutt punched in a score from a yard out with 1:06 to play to extend the lead for Troy to 56-24.

Smith would again find the endzone in the fourth quarter with an 11-yard run with 9:28 to play to go ahead, 63-24. The Wildcats scored their final touchdown when Everett found Mario Serafini for 8 yards and made it 63-29.

Mason Smith had his final touchdown on a 26-yard run with 5:46 to play before Kael Millard had a 15-yard run with 2:49 to play to end the game, 70-29.

Troy out-gained Central Mountain, 505-322, but the Wildcats had success both passing and rushing. McDermott had 97 rushing yards on 18 carries for a touchdown and Everett had 14 carries for 47 yards.

Evertt went 7 for 14 for 130 yards and had two touchdown strikes.

Mason Smith had a monster game for Troy, rushing it 19 times for 210 yards and five rushing touchdowns while Millard had 568 rushing yards and a touchdown and Jayden Kutt ran it 13 times for 80 yards and a score. In the air, Smith threw for 145 yards and three touchdowns on 6 for 8 passing.

Serafini had 55 receiving yards on three receptions and Mason Masoriti had two catches for 63 yards and a score.

Troy 70, Central Mountain 29

Central Mountain 0 16 7 7 — 29

Troy 14 14 21 21 — 70

First quarter

T: Mason Smith 1-yard run (Gavin Lykon-Leffler kick), 5:25

T: Mason Smith 28-yard run (Lykon-Leffler), 2:49

Second quarter

C: Dalton McDermott 9-yard run (Mycah Carson kick), 11:11

T: Mason Smith 42-yard pass to Reed Palmer (Lykon-Leffler), 8:26

C: Kyle Everett 59-yard pass to Mason Masorti (kick blocked), 8:06

T: Mason Smith 11-yard run (Lykon-Leffler), 6:11

C: Mycah Carson 31-yard field goal, :25.3

Third quarter

T: Mason Smith 4-yard pass to Reed Palmer (Lykon-Leffler), 8:05

T: Mason Smith 2-yard pass to Reed Palmer (Lykon-Leffler), 4:03

C: Gavin Heverly 76-yard kick-off return (Carson), 3:49

T: Jayden Kutt 1-yard run (Lykon-Leffler), 1:06

Fourth quarter

T: Mason Smith 11-yard run (Lykon-Leffler), 9:28

C: Kyle Everett 8-yard pass to Mario Serafini (kick blocked), 7:37

T: Mason Smith 26-yard run (Lykon-Leffler), 5:46

T: Kael Millard 15-yard run (Lykon-Leffler), 2:49

TEAM STATISTICS CM T

First downs 16 23

Rushes-yards 37-192 49-360

Passing yards 130 145

C-A-I 7-14-0 6-8-0

Total yards 322 505

Fumbles-lost 3-2 2-0

Penalties-yards 12-141 3-30

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING–CM, Dalton McDermott 18-97 TD, Kyle Everett 14-47, Mario Serafini 3-(minus 2); Gavin Heverly 1-15, Jagger Pardoe 2-8, Hayes Donley 1-22, TEAM 1-(miuns 2). Troy, Mason Smith 19-210 5 TDs, Kael Millard 15-68 TD, Jayden Kutt 13-80 TD, Josiah Pesesky 1-7, Spencer Martin 2-7.

PASSING–CM, Kyle Everettt 7-14-0 130 2 TDs. Troy, Mason Smith 6-8-0 145 3 TDs.

RECEIVING–CM, Mario Serafini 3-55 2 TDs, Marson Masorti 2-63 TD, Dalton McDermott 2-12. Troy, Reed Palmer 3-48 3 TDs, Trey Teribury 3-87.