WILLIAMSTOWN - The only thing that failed to jolt Viking Stadium Friday evening in the season opening high school football game was a clap of thunder. The lightning bolts came from Marian's herd of Colts, as they never skipped a beat, roaring early and often en route to 35-7 thrashing over Williams Valley in a non-league contest.

What the Colts did was impressive on both sides of the ball. They put a quick stamp of their shoe on the chest of the Vikings, scoring what at times seemed at will in roaring to a 35-0 halftime lead.They never missed a beat of the music, and by the time the second half rolled in, Marian also was riding the crest of the continuous clock with the Mercy Rule, which was welcome on a hot, humid and muggy evening."We looked like we were ready to play from the whistle," mentioned veteran coach Stan Dakosty as he moved three wins closer to the 300 mark in a sterling career at the same school he's coached for all of his 39 years.If there was trepidation on opening night for Marian, it never showed, or was long gone by the end of the third offensive series for the Colts. The first time they had the ball they drove a sphere through the Vikings solarplex marching nine plays covering 60 yards and really had Williams Valley spinning with a 21-yard touchdown heave from deadeye quarterback Ethan Kuczynski to quick, elusive KJ Snerr who came out of the backfield."The early (scores) really helps you settle down," said the junior quarterback. "The nerves are there until things start to happen. I was lucky to have such a good start and we got some great offensive (blocking)."Kuczynski hardly missed a beat throughout the game, tossing for 54 yards and two touchdowns. His second scoring strike went to rangy 6-5 tight end Matt Stanziola who came off the line of scrimmage with nary a safety in the zone.And the Colts made it three-for-three in scoring drives in the same quarter as this time the defense threw up a roadblock against Williams Valley when Gunner Rehrig recovered a fumble at the enemy 22. That set the table for Snerr as he raced 14-yards with 1:49 to play in the opening period and Tim Buscher made three-for-three in PATs for a 21-0 lead."I thought our kids played a great game," Dakosty allowed. "Our assistant coaches did a great job of getting our team ready to play. That was all the hard work we did in the summertime."Midway through the second quarter, the Colts cashed in for another six. After Hunter Nause picked off a pass Marian needed 19 yards to traverse and all of three plays on offense with Snerr bouncing into the end zone from a yard out.DEFNESIVE SPOILERS… Hunter Nause, KJ Snerr and Aaron DeAngelo were Johnny-on-the-spot in the secondary each with a pass interception for Marian. Nause nearly took it to the house reaching the 2, but a penalty moved it back to the 19.HOT RUNNERS… Marian's Snerr was nothing short of spectacular at times with 84 yards rushing on 14 touches. Ditto to QB Kuczynski who picked up 60 yards on 6 carries… Kudos to Williams Valley's Dylan Rabuck a promising sophomore had game honors with 113 yards on 16 carries, 100 coming in the second half. He also scored his team's only touchdown on a 13-yard run.CLEAN UP DUTY… Colts had problems holding the ball in their second scrimmage of the season. They had none of that protecting the ball to perfection, though they did bobble once.HOT NIGHT NO CRAMPING… Humid nights usually cause for cramps. None on either side went down with a muscle twitch.