It took a little while for Wilmington to record its first touchdown Saturday afternoon in a Class 2A first-round playoff game against West Hancock.

Once they did score, though, the Wildcats didn’t stop. They put up 42 points in the second quarter alone and came away with a 70-8 win that was every bit as dominant as the score indicates.

It didn’t start out that way.

West Hancock (6-4) received the opening kickoff and proceeded to take nearly nine minutes off the clock while driving to the Wildcats’ 1-yard line, where they had second-and-goal. Wilmington stopped the Titans twice for no gain, West Hancock was whistled for a false start on fourth-and-1, and a pass to the end zone fell incomplete, turning the ball over on downs.

Two runs by Nate Cupples and one by Hunter Kaitschuk moved t

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