GAYLESVILLE - The past couple of weeks the Collinsville Panthers have had trouble stopping the run, but they managed to limit Gaylesville senior running back John David Jennings to 75 yards on 14 carries in a 42-6 Class 1A, Region 7 football victory on Friday.

Justin Little and Kevin McElrath ran for two touchdowns apiece for the ninth-ranked Panthers (7-1, 6-1). Quarterback C.J. Jones was 6 of 9 passing for 115 yards with a touchdown to Deshawn Moore. Daniel Bradford rushed for 103 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown.

Little got the Panthers going with a 15-yard touchdown run to cap a 6-play, 70-yard drive with 7:30 to go in the opening quarter, putting Collinsville out in front 7-0.

After the teams traded punts, Gaylesville (3-5, 3-4) found the end zone on quarterback Cole Murphy's 25-yard option run with 1:50 left in the first quarter. The point after was no good, keeping the score at 7-6 Panthers.

Murphy completed 7 of 15 passes for 62 yards and three interceptions. He also rushed for 34 yards on eight carries with a touchdown.

Little opened the second-quarter scoring with a 4-yard touchdown run, putting the Panthers in front 14-6.

Jones later connected with Moore on an 18-yard scoring strike. The point after gave Collinsville a 21-6 advantage with 5:20 remaining before halftime.

Collinsville struck again on Bradford's 7-yard touchdown run, pushing the Panther lead to 28-6 at halftime.

The Panthers picked up where they left off in the second half, marching 63 yards in 12 plays capped off by Kevin McElrath's 21-yard touchdown run. McElrath added a 1-yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter for the final.

Junior running back Dylan Mitchell added 63 yards on 11 carries for the Trojans, who play at Donoho on Friday. Collinsville returns home to face Valley Head.