New London — Mickell Maloyd rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown to help the West Central Broncos stymie the Midwest Monarchs 23-6 on Saturday.
West Central ran for 331 yards as a team as Cameron Halverson piled up 71 yards on just seven carries and Josh Hall added 69 yards on seven touches.
Hall also threw a 43-yard scoring strike to Cameo King in the first quarter. Tre Scott hauled in a 19-yard touchdown pass from Steve Peppin in the second quarter.
Maloyd followed the Midwest score with an eight-yard run that capped the scoring.
Jarrett McAllister ignited the Broncos defense with 11 tackles and an interception. Rene, Eric Johnson and Cam Young also had a pick, while Blake Williams and Patricio Lopez both had a fumble recovery.
The Broncos host the Midwest Nightmare on July 11 at NLS High School at 7 p.m. with playoff implications on the line.
West Central 23, Midwest 6
Midwest 0 0 6 0 — 6
West Central 8 8 7 0 — 23
WC – Cameo King 43 pass from Josh Hall (Mickell Maloyd run)
WC – Tre Scott 19 pass from Steve Peppin (Maloyd run)
Mid – Michael Wilson 88 fumble recovery (2-point conversion failed)
WC – Maloyd 8 run (Abdi Yusuf kick)
West Central
Rushing: Mickell Maloyd 15-127, Cameron Halverson 7-71, Josh Hall 7-69, Tre Scott 3-31, Jarrett McAllister 1-23, Andrew Best 2-10 … Passing: Josh Hall 3-6-61-0, Steve Peppin 2-5-27-0 ... Receiving: King 3-61, Scott 1-19, Maloyd 1-8 … Interceptions: McAllister 1, Rene 1, Eric Johnson 1, Cam Young 1 … Fumble recoveries: Blake Williams 1, Patricio Lopez 1 … Tackles: McAllister 11, Rene 7, Williams 7, Lopez 6, RJ Gayden 6, Johnson 5, Maloyd 4, Young 2