HAYDEN — West Point rode first quarter momentum into a 31-0 dismantling of Hayden in Friday’s season opener, with all three units showing up big.

The Warrior offense scored on its first possession thanks to a Kobe Smith 1-yard touchdown run.

On Hayden’s ensuing possession, the West Point D stood strong and forced a punt.

Not wanting to be outdone, Bryant Farley and the special teams unit capitalized on that punt by returning it for a 55-yard touchdown, and the rest was smooth sailing for the Warriors.

Before halftime, Smith cashed in on another touchdown run — this one for 4 yards — and West Point entered the locker room with a 21-0 lead.

In the second half, head coach Don Farley put in several younger players to build on the depth of his already veteran team.

“Twenty of 24 guys returning is good, but depth is key,” he said. “We still have to get our depth established.”

Late in the fourth quarter, Tristin Skinner nailed a 41-yard field goal, and Smith scored yet again.

These final two scores of the night solidified a 31-0 victory for an experienced team looking for a breakthrough season.

“Anytime you start 1-0 it’s good,” Coach Farley said. “I’m very proud of our guys.”

Hayden outgained West Point in total offense by more than 100 yards; however, five costly interceptions gave West Point prime field position and short scoring drives. Will Wren made two of those five interceptions.

While it did not prove costly tonight, West Point was penalty-ridden, committing 10 for 110 yards.

West Point takes on region-opponent Columbia next week at Alabama A&M.

“It’s going to be a fun atmosphere playing at a college stadium,” coach Farley said. “We look forward to that.”

% Cold Springs 32, Danville 14: The 2A Eagles dismantled the 4A Hawks in their second game of the season.

After Friday night’s trouncing of Danville, Cold Springs has had back-to-back 2-0 starts for the first time since 1991 and 1992.

The Eagles’ first score came off the back of Nic Rollo on a 1-yard touchdown run.

On Danville’s subsquent drive, Cold Springs’ Fisher Willoughby came away with an interception, which did not lead to any points.

Rollo scored another touchdown on a 53-yard run at the end of the first quarter. He would come up big again in the second quarter on an 8-yard TD run.

A dominating first half culminated in a 45-yard punt return for a touch down by Christian Crandall.

Cold Springs’ head coach Rod Elliott was especially pleased with his team’s performance in the first half, which led to the Eagles entering the locker room up 26-0.

“We executed extremely well,” he said.

Coming into the second half, Cold Springs played several younger players, but Elliot still stressed consistency.

“We lost some intensity,” he said. “We didn’t play quite as fast so to speak.”

The 14 points scored by Danville came late in the game against less experienced players and procedural miscues.

“We lost a couple of fumbles,” Elliott said. “They were ball-handling issues, and we can’t have that.”

Elliott added that his focus for next week’s region game against Southeastern was on his own team.

% Brindlee Mountain 21, Holly Pond 0: The Broncos will have to wait a bit longer for their first win in the Mike Bates era.

Holly Pond fell to Brindlee Mountain for the second consecutive season, falling to 2-3 in the all-time series.

“We didn’t perform as good as we are,” coach Bates said. “But none of that matters on Friday nights; we have to go back to work.”

The Broncos’ night started rough after their first possession ended in a failed fourth-down attempt near the end zone. From that moment forward, the Brindlee Mountain squad won the game by dominating the trenches.

“Their O-line and D-line have some really good players,” Bates said.

The Lion’s ground dominance was corroborated by their refusal to pass the ball. The team only attempted three throws.

Despite the disparity in size on the offensive and defensive lines, Holly Pond was not without opportunities.

“We dropped three touchdown passes,” Bates said. “And we had some bad snaps.”

Bates did not leave the game without taking away some silver linings.

“Michael Lambert threw the ball really well despite running for his life back there,” he said. “And defensive tackle James Hayes stood out as well.”

Holly Pond plays a region game at Oakman next week.

“They’re a sound football team, but we’re mainly going to work on us for preparation,” Bates said.