Trenton High School completed its homecoming “Tiger Quest” by throttling Bell Friday night, 42-14.
Trenton received the opening kickoff and score on its opening possession to take the lead with 7:16 left in the first, and the Tigers would never come close to giving that lead up the rest of the way.
Bell fumbled on its ensuing possession, and Trenton took advantage of the turnover and short field with another touchdown to take a 14-0 lead.
Bell would turn the ball over on downs on its next possession, and Trenton would score again to extend its lead to 21-0 with 8:10 left in the first half.
The Tigers then recovered an onside kick and scored again about four minutes later to make it 28-0.
Both teams traded turnovers on downs to close the half.
Bell opened the second half with the ball and finally fond the end zone with a 22-yard touchdown pass on a ball that was tipped in the end zone to cut the Tigers’ lead to 28-7.
Trenton answered less than three minutes later push the lead back to 28 at 35-7.
After a Bell punt, Trenton fumbled and the Bulldogs returned the fumble for a touchdown to cut the lead back to 21.
However, Trenton bounced back to score again and push the lead to 42-14, which would eventually be the final score.
Trenton limited Bell to just 142 yards of offense.
Bell quarterback RJ Leffler completed six of his nine passes for 88 yards and a touchdown, and three Bell rushers combined for just 54 yards on 27 rushes.
On offense, the Tigers racked up 395 yards of offense, including 374 on the ground on 49 rushes, an average of 7.6 yards per carry.
Zayne Braswell led the way in rushing for the Tigers, carrying the ball 11 times for 129 yards and three touchdowns.
Wyatt Vanlandingham had 16 carries for 121 yards and two scores.
Trenton quarterback Brant Bivens completed both of his passes for 21 yards.
The Tigers improved their record to 5-1 on the season, while Bell dropped to 5-2 with the loss.
Both teams are back in action this week.
Trenton goes on the road to Branford this week.
The Buccaneers have won four games in a row since losing to Bell on Sept. 4. Branford defeated St. Joseph’s Academy out of St. Augustine last week, 42-20.
Bell hosts South Marion for senior night this week.
The Bears are 0-6 on the season. They lost to Brooksville Central last week, 44-0.
Both games kickoff at 7:30.