Peter Holland Jr., The Repository

MASSILLON — Not to think that it was a quick-and-easy win for the Massillon football, but in just 36 plays – and only 12 minutes and 38 seconds of time of possession – the Tigers did a lot of damage.

The Tigers rolled to a 42-7 win Friday night over Buffalo (N.Y.) Canisius, gaining 318 total yards to extend their winning streak to seven games.

By halftime, the Tigers led 28-0. Their time of possession in the first two quarters was only five minutes. It took only three plays for the Tigers to get on the board in their first series.

The Tigers continue to sit with only one loss on the season and extend their winning streak to seven straight victories in seven different ways.

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By halftime, the Tigers led 28-0. Their time of possession in the first two quarters was only five minutes. It took only three plays for the Tigers to get on the board in their first series.

“We always wanted to score as fast as we can, essentially,”  Massillon coach Nate Moore said. “It just worked out like that with how they defended us. We weren’t worried about time of possession.“

Willtrell Hartson, Stark County’s leading rusher entering the night, didn’t get a lot of carries like he’s received in recent weeks. But all it took was one big run to put him at 101 yards in only eight carries. That’s his eighth consecutive game rushing for more than 100 yards. He also scored three total touchdowns, two on the ground.

Massillon (7-1) took it to the air, too. Jalen Slaughter threw three touchdowns to three different receivers. None of them were to leading receiver Ardell Banks, showing the depth of playmakers the Tigers possess.

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On their third play of the game, Slaughter connected with Kyler Wiggins (82 yards and two catches) for a 65-yard touchdown pass. Slaughter went deep again to find Ja’Meir Gamble for a 43-yard TD, and tossed TD pass on a wheel route to Hartson in the red zone. Mylen Lenix’s touchdown in the fourth quarter closed out the scoring for Massillon.

“Is that what we were planning for? Yes. And they did go out there and actually defended us,” Moore said. “They were loading the box. We matched up on the outside and took advantage of it.”

“Ardell (Banks) draws a lot of attention. So, he’s helping us make plays even when he’s not catching the ball because two or three guys have to be concerned about him. Jalen did a nice job finding some of those guys and those guys ran great routes and caught the ball.”