Worth County 'Lil Tigers Junior Squad played its third cliffhanger in a row and this time, dropped a 15-14 nailbiter to Bethany Purple Saturday. The loss dropped them to 2-1 on the year.
Like the varsity squad, the Junior Squad struggled with the penalty bug; back to back penalties on their opening drive as well as a fumbled pitch on fourth down forced the Tigers to give up the ball on downs to start off with. South Harrison threatened to take full advantage as Timothy Heintz took off for 15 yards down to the Tiger 18 on South Harrison's first play from scrimmage. But a holding penalty wiped out a long run and then Tristen Emery ran down Brier Blake from behind on fourth and ten two yards short of the first down as Worth County held at the 10.
Worth County's second drive went much smoother than the first one as Tevin Cameron took a sweep and cutback for 11 yards to the 21. Cameron followed with a counter for three yards and a run for five to the 29. Jonny Carlson took a sweep and juked his way for 28 yards down to the South Harrison 23. Tevin Cameron took three more carries down to the 11 and then Ryan McClellan took a reverse and outran everyone for the remaining 11 yards to put Worth County on top with 51 seconds left in the first quarter. Cade Allee caught the extra point pass to make it 8-0.
After both sides exchanged punts, South Harrison had the ball on their own 22. They resorted to some trickery as they used the halfback pass for a 21-yard completion to Treyton Campbell to the Tiger 37. Jacob Starmer took a dive 10 more yards, and then the Bulldogs overcame a holding penalty with a 16-yard run from Brier Blake on third down as he broke a host of tackles to the 9. Three plays later, Blake was in the end zone for the score with 4:47 left in the half. Campbell caught the two-point pass to tie it up at 8-8. Worth County moved down to the South Harrison 27, but time ran out before they could score.
South Harrison was knocking on the door again at the start of the second half as Mason Doll faked a halfback pass and instead took a 14-yard reverse into Tiger territory at the 35. But this time, Drake Kinsella picked off a pass as Mason Hawk applied pressure and the Tigers took over on their own 35. On their first play from scirmmage, Tevin Cameron took the handoff, got blocks from Cade Allee and Drake Kinsella, shot through the middle, and broke to the outside for a 55-yard score with 11:32 left in the third to make it 14-8.
The Tigers made stand on defense and had a chance to make it a two possession game. South Harrison tried the same play that they started off the second half with, but Drake Kinsella ran down Doll after a six-yard gain and then stayed at home perfectly to stuff Starmer's cutback run for a one-yard gain. Kinsella then broke up a pass on third and three and South Harrison was forced to punt.
Michael Burch followed a Seth Brown block for a 13-yard gain on a keeper and then Tevin Cameron got two carries to the South Harrison 38. But a false start made it third and six; Michael Burch got a sweep that got four yards back. But Tevin Cameron was thrown for a loss on fourth and two and the Tigers gave up the ball on downs.
South Harrison took advantage of the good field position as Doll took an 18-yard sweep down to the Tiger 28. An offsides penalty gave the Bulldogs first down on the 16, and then Brier Blake took a quarterback sneak for first and goal at the six. A facemask penalty put the ball on the 3 and then two plays later, Blake was in the end zone with 11:54 left in the game. Jacob Starmer ran in the extra point for South Harrison to put them up 15-14.
Michael Burch ripped off 13 yards on Worth County's second play on the ensuing series as Ryan McClellan took out three South Harrison defenders during the play. But the Tigers stalled there as three running plays went for only four yards and Burch's fourth down pass was broken up with 6:40 left. South Harrison ran some time off the clock in their next series and punted the ball back to the Tigers, who had 60 yards to go in 3:53 to win. But the Tigers gave up the ball on downs as a fumble on fourth and one on a busted play allowed South Harrison to run off the clock for the win.
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