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URICHSVILLE -- Claymont had two touchdown runs in the final seven minutes to pull away from Beaver Local, 30-12, in a Division IV playoff opener Friday night.
The 12th-ranked Mustangs improve to 10-1, the lone loss by a 7-6 decision to top-ranked Indian Valley last week.
Claymont will play at 22nd-ranked Millersburg West Holmes (8-2) in second-round action next Friday, Nov. 6.
After Claymont fumbled on the first play of the game, Beaver Local took a 6-0 lead on a 37-yard flea-flicker pass from Reid Schwerha with 11:36 left in the first quarter.
Claymont responded with a Brady Henry 34-yard touchdown run and a two-point conversion for an 8-6 lead with 7:12 to play in the opening period.
It stayed that way until Beaver Local’s Owen Moore scored on a 3-yard touchdown run for a 12-8 advantage at the 3:49 mark of the the quarter.
Claymont’s 6-foot-4 Jackson Jinks had a pair of big plays in the comeback.
Jackson had a 50-yard touchdown run to give the Mustangs the lead for good at 15-12 with 1:20 left in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Kam Stout added a 21-yard touchdown run with 6:56 left, Jackson came up with an interception at the 5:00 mark and DreVonn Searchy closed out the scoring with a 26-yard touchdown run with 4:03 to play.
The Beavers finish the season with a 6-5 record, their sixth winning season in seven years.