All-State quarterback Brandon Musch led Westminster Christian to its first win in school history at North Jackson, beating the Chiefs 56-35 on Friday at R.D. Hicks Stadium in Stevenson.

Musch finished the night with 462 total yards and accounted for eight touchdowns. Musch connected with four different receivers for touchdowns.

Westminster (1-1 overall and 1-0 in Class 4A, Region 8) got off to a fast start scoring on its first two possessions on a 21-yard strike from Musch to Kyle Everleth and a 49-yard burst from Musch.

The Wildcats led 35-14 at the half as Musch also threw TD passes of 36 yards to Adam Hartman and 6 yards to Houston Scott. The QB finished the first half with an 11-yard scoring run.

After intermission, Musch scored on a pair of 42-yard runs and connected with T.J. Carter on a 40-yard shot down the middle for another score.

Diego Holt scored on a 57-yard run for the home team. The Chiefs (0-2, 0-1) also got TDs from Nick Jernigan, Nicholas Price and Gary Little.

Westminster also put 50-plus points on North Jackson last season, winning 55-39 in 2022.

Star of the game: Musch for his 462 total yards and eight touchdowns – four rushing and four passing.

Play of the game: Westminster led 41-28 with 7:31 left in the game and faced a fourth-and-5 when Musch took off for 42 yards and a touchdown to close out any chances of a North Jackson comeback.

Stat sheet: Westminster – 464 total yards. Musch was 23-for-26 for 257 yards and ran 17 times for 205 yards. Hartman caught four passes for 78 yards and a touchdown. Everleth caught five for 67 yards and a TD. Carter caught six passes for 66 yards and a touchdown. North Jackson – 399 total yards. 246 rushing and 153 passing. Holt gained 153 yards on 21 carries and a touchdown. Jernigan completed 5-of-14 passes for 153 yards and a score.

By the numbers: 10 – Westminster was 10-for-17 on third down. 12 – Musch has 12 touchdowns in his first two games of 2023, giving him 143 for his career and his 836 yards in the first two games gives him 10,867 for his career. 6 – Musch hit six different receivers on the night and four different players caught touchdown passes.

Coachspeak: “It is so tough to come in here and play because coach (Joe) Hollis does such an unbelievable job with his team and they just wouldn’t go away. We never felt comfortable, but I’m so proud of guys like Houston Scott, who caught his first two varsity passes and got his first touchdown. I’m just so proud of these guys, glad to be 1-1, but more glad to be 1-0 in the region. – Louis LeBlanc, Westminster head coach

They said it: “This was just a big region win over a tough North Jackson team and we knew it was going to be a tough game because those guys never quit because they’ve got some ballers over their playing both sides of the ball. I think it was huge that we were able to spread the ball around, but we know we need to tweak some things. We’re 1-0 in the region and it’s on to next week” – Musch

What’s next: Westminster will host St. John Paul II and North Jackson will host Randolph.