The schedule said Friday was opening night for area football teams.

But at Lehighton, the Indians ground attack looked like it was in midseason form.Led by Wyatt Clements and Tyler Cann, the Tribe's running game ran through Mahanoy Area en route to a 40-6 Anthracite League win."I was really pleased with our running game," said Lehighton head coach Tom McCarroll. "I was pleased with it because they put at least eight guys in the box on every play. Our line did a decent job of picking some things up, but we knew that's what we were going to get."They had a very aggressive defense. But all we needed was a couple of seams with the way our guys run."Clements ran for 146 yards and three touchdowns. He opened the game's scoring with a four-yard tally on his team's first drive and initiated the Mecry Rule with a one-yard plunge late in the third quarter.Cann, meanwhile, added 93 yards on the ground. In a two-minute span midway through the second quarter, he scored from 12 yards out and again from 43 to extend a 13-0 advantage to a more comfortable 27-0 margin."We did a pretty good job tonight," said Cann, who also completed 10 passes for 73 yards. "The line blocked great."That first drive was nice. It really set the tone. We wanted to pound the ball at them and score, and that's what we did."Lehighton received the opening kickoff and marched 79 yards in nine plays. All nine came on the ground, with Clements picking up big runs of 19 and 22 yards.That was a sign of things to come as the Indians finished with five scoring drives of at least nine plays."We have the option sometimes to go fast, and at times we like to do that," said McCarroll. "But we also like to control the clock. That team is way more dangerous that the score might lead on, so the ability to keep them off the field was big for us."During those long possessions the Indians especially excelled in third and fourth down situations.Through the first three quarters, the Tribe was 7-of-10 in converting third-down situations. The three times they didn't convert, they were 3-of-3 on fourth downs."We've been pretty successful in third and fourth downs almost every year," said McCarroll. "We're not afraid to go for it on fourth down. We have the kids who have the ability to make plays in key situations so I don't hesitate when we have the opportunity to go for it on fourth and short or fourth and medium. We like our odds in those situations."PASSING GAME ... While the running game stole the show, Lehighton did attempt 15 passes. Cann connected with five different receivers. His go-to guy was Tyler Durishin, who caught four passes for 40 yards. Three of those Durishin catches resulted in first downs, two on third-and-long and one on fourth-and-long.DEFENSIVELY SPEAKING ... The Indians first-team defense wasn't scored upon and also had two three-and-outs. Clements and Dustin Koons combined for a sack while Cann and Erik Skrinkosky each had tackles for loss.AIDING THE OFFENSE ... Mike Mayernik had a hand in Lehighton's second touchdown. The junior broke free for a 20-yard run late in the first quarter to set up a first-and-goal. Two plays later, which happened to be the first of the second quarter, he scored from two yards out.A KICK OUT OF SPECIAL TEAMS ... Lehighton's Ben Cordova kicked three extra points and the Indians also pulled off a recovery on one of their patented short kickoffs.EVERYBODY PLAYS ... McCarroll was able to get playing time for many of his kids. "We were able to get a lot of people in the game," he said. "That helps the morale ... There's no substitute for actual experience. It's exciting for the kids to get into a varsity game."