Italy sophomore RB Gared Wood was the toast of the town on Homecoming, running for a pair of first half touchdowns and adding two more in the third quarter to lift the Gladiators to a 42-6 rout of previously unbeaten Malakoff Cross Roads on Sept. 23.
Eight first-half penalties shortcircuited the Italy offense, though Wood delivered bursts from 14-yards, 11-yards, three-yards and a fourth with 5:46 …