Elijah Clayton ran for two touchdowns Friday night to help give the Renton Indians a 21-9 victory over crosstown rival Hazen in a Seamount League match-up at Renton Memorial Stadium.
Hazen got on the board first Friday with a 20-yard field goal from Jacob Black to take a 3-0 lead after the first quarter but it would not be enough.
In the second quarter, Clayton ran in a 1-yard touchdown and then later followed a 2-yard run for paydirt.
Hazen rallied, however, as quarterback Nolan Hoover hit Eli Azcueta on a 35-yard touchdown strike. The 2-point conversion was unsuccessful and the teams headed to the locker rooms with Renton up 14-9 at the half.
In the third quarter, Renton capitalized on a Hazen fumble as linebacker Wesley Edwards scooped up the ball and took it back 35 yards for a touchdown to put the game away 21-9.
Renton is now 4-2 overall and 2-2 in the Seamount League. They travel to Meadowdale on Friday.
Hazen’s record falls to 2-4 overall and 2-1 in the Seamount. Hazen takes on Highline at 7 p.m. Friday at Renton Memorial Stadium. Friday is also Homecoming for Hazen High School.