Clayton leads Indians to big playoff win

Elijah Clayton ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more on Tuesday as the Renton Indians easily dispatched the Sammamish Totems 41-14 in their opening round playoff game at Renton Memorial Stadium.

Elijah Clayton ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more on Tuesday as the Renton Indians easily dispatched the Sammamish Totems 41-14 in their opening round playoff game at Renton Memorial Stadium.

Ijazz Rashid caught both touchdown passes and Zach Hassen added a pair of field goals for the Indians. Maurice Hunter also had a rushing touchdown for Renton in the win.

The Indians jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 15-yard pass from Clayton to Rashid. In the second, Hasson added his two field goals and Clayton picked up his first rushing touchdown before Sammamish broke off a 45-yard touchdown run of their own to get on the board.

The teams headed to the half with Renton up 20-7.

The only scoring in the third quarter came from Sammamish, but Renton took back over in the final frame as Clayton had a 1-yard run for paydirt and followed it up with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Rashid. Hunter’s 48-yard touchdown run sealed the deal for the Indians.

Clayon led the way for Renton all day with 180 yards passing and an additional 90 on the ground.

The win means Renton advances to play North Kitsap this weekend. The time and location of the game is yet to be determined as of Wednesday morning.