ELLENBORO — Carter Satterfield scored three touchdowns to help lead Ritchie County to its first win of the season, a 40-12 triumph over visiting Gilmer County Friday.

Kellen Cress, Ashton Byrd and Isaiah Poole each found paydirt once for the Rebels, who improved to 1-4 and play host to Wahama next week.

Satterfield carries 12 times for 125 yards and two TDs while catching three passes for 58 yards and another score. Poole finished with 77 yards on 15 carries while Turner Shriver added 82 yards on eight attempts. Shriver was also 9 for 11 through the air for 152 yards, including a 36-yard scoring strike to Satterfield. Landen Hanlon led all receivers with 65 yards on four receptions.

RCHS scored the first 34 points of the game to take total control.

Gilmer found the end zone twice in the final period to take some momentum into next week’s home game against St. Marys. Tyler Ratliff had a 1-yard TD run before Roddick Page threw an 18-yard TD pass to Ashton Hamric.

Ritchie out-gained Gilmer 519-198.

Buffalo 63, Calhoun County 26

MT. ZION — Buffalo quarterback Hunter Rutan put up video game numbers to help lead the Bison to a 63-26 win over Calhoun County Friday.

Rutan threw seven touchdown passes to seven different receivers and went 29 for 41 for 479 yards. Nathan Harris, Grant Webb, Caleb Cales, Grant Weaver, Noah Randolph, Jacob Cossin and Caleb Sizemore all caught TD passes. Harris led the way with 172 yards on nine catches. Weaver added 95 yards on six receptions.

Camryn Bonnett led the Buffalo rushing attack with 129 yards on 14 attempts. Bonnett scored on touchdown runs of 2 and 12 yards.

Calhoun (1-5) cut it to 20-7 in the second quarter when Rome Riddel scored a 19-yard rushing touchdown, but the Bison scored 22 unanswered to go into halftime up 42-7.

The Red Devils, who visit Clay County next week, got a 10-yard rushing touchdown from Chase Schoolcraft and an 18-yard TD pass from Brenne Carpenter to Gavin Hicks in the second half.

Carpenter paced CCHS with 146 yards on 25 carries and went 7 for 17 passing for 83 yards. Charter Cottrell also eclipsed the 100-yard mark, carrying 14 times for 106 stripes.