Miami Routs Boston 37-17 as Hunter Cid Throws Four Touchdowns
Riley Kade — JRSports One
Hunter Cid threw four touchdown passes and Miami pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Boston 37-17. The win moved Miami to 7-1, while Boston fell to 1-6.
The turning point came at 6:58 of the first quarter, when Cid hit Tyler Hairt for a 3-yard touchdown that gave Miami its first lead, 7-3. Miami led at the end of every quarter after that. Boston's only lead came at 10:58 of the first quarter, when Garrett Jeackford kicked a 53-yard field goal for a 3-0 advantage.
Miami added a 4-yard touchdown pass from Cid to Mason Kuswell at 0:39 of the first quarter, making it 14-3. Ignacio Chenero's 7-yard run at 4:37 of the second quarter pushed the lead to 20-3. Andrew Crackmore ran 1 yard for Boston's first touchdown at 10:03 of the third quarter, cutting the margin to 20-10. Connor Valwood intercepted Riley Mirtwell at 6:53 of the third quarter, and Jose Fanoro's 35-yard field goal at 4:15 made it 23-10.
Miami's fourth quarter was decisive. Cid found Chenero for a 9-yard touchdown at 12:51 to make it 30-10, then hit Hairt for 2 yards at 6:18 to make it 37-10. Crackmore's 1-yard touchdown run at 1:52 closed the scoring at 37-17. Boston had earlier been stopped on fourth-and-1 at the Miami 13 when Dalton Jaym made the tackle in the second quarter.
Cid completed 25 of 31 passes for 257 yards and four touchdowns without an interception. Chenero carried 22 times for 155 yards and a touchdown, and he also caught seven passes for 79 yards and a score. Mirtwell completed 18 of 28 passes for 182 yards with one interception and no touchdowns. Crackmore ran 16 times for 70 yards and two touchdowns.
Boston lost two turnovers, and Miami's offense finished with 391 total yards to Boston's 233. Miami had 188 rushing yards and held the ball for 35 minutes, 41 seconds.
Boston was also without three defensive players who did not return: Koa Mcedton, who suffered a torn ACL and was placed on injured reserve with a projected 11 weeks out, Ricardo Per, who was ruled out with a hamstring strain, and Josh Voockings, who was ruled out with an ankle sprain.
With the win, Miami has a 7-1 record, while Boston's 1-6 start deepens its struggles.
