Worth County's Junior Squad made some goal line stands and held off a tough Mount Ayr White squad as they notched a hard-fought 12-0 win. It was their second cliffhanger win of the season as Drake Kinsella made a goal line tackle on fourth down in Worth County's first game to preserve a 22-19 win.
The Tigers took the opening drive of the game against Mount Ayr in to score and made it stand for the rest of the half. Worth County took over at its own 30 and Tevin Cameron took a dive play 4 yards and then moved a pile to the 40. Jacob New then took a pitchout 10 yards for a first down to the 30 behind a Tevin Cameron block. Cameron then took a pitch down the right side for 9 yards behind a Cade Allee block and then took a 13-yarder down to the Mount Ayr 8. Two plays later, quarterback Michael Burch concealed the ball perfectly as everyone was keying on Cameron and he ran untouched into the end zone from 4 yards out to make it 6-0 with 10:28 left in the first quarter.
Mount Ayr's opening script was simple -- run the sweep until Worth County stopped it. Baylee Love got five consecutive carries that moved the ball to the Tiger 35 and then Tristan Holmes caught a 10-yard pass to the 25. Then, they switched to the quarterback sneak and Triston Ackley took three carries down to the Tiger 15. They went back to the sweep as Love carried the ball 7 yards to the Tiger 8. But the Raiders stalled there as a botched handoff made it third and 7 at the 12. Love's dive only got three yards back as he was met by Drake Kinsella and Bryant McCord and then a fourth and four pass into the end zone was in and out of the hands of a Mount Ayr receiver as Worth County held for the first of many times.
Worth County got out of the hole behind the running of Tevin Cameron. He converted a third and 9 for a nine-yard gain to the 19 and then outran some defenders on a pitchout for a 14-yarder to the 33. The Tigers stalled there and were forced to punt. Mount Ayr came right back down the field as Love ran for eight yards on third and seven at their own 23 thanks to some poor tackling to the 31. Sweeps by Ackley and Love netted seven and 14 yards respectively, and the Raiders were right back into Tiger territory at the 28. Love broke to the outside for what appeared to be a possible score, but Will Engel stopped him at the last minute for a six yard gain to the 22. The Raiders stalled there thanks to a holding penalty, a false start penalty, and a fumble. Tevin Cameron took a fake reverse and netted 23 yards on the last play of the first half.
Mount Ayr gambled to start the second half and it backfired, leading to Worth County's second score of the game. Love's sweep was stopped for a loss of 3 as Peyton Weir shot through to make the play. A false start made it second and 18, but Love's sweep went for 15 yards to the Mount Ayr 37. A bobbled snap led to an incomplete pass, but Love's cutback run made it first and 10 at the Tiger 35. A false start penalty moved them back to midfield and Drake Kinsella and Tevin Cameron combined to stop Love for a one yard loss. Dylan Campbell picked up six yards back, but a fumble left them fourth and 10 at the Tiger 35. Mount Ayr went for it and Drake Kinsella shot through to throw Campbell for a loss of 3 to give the Tigers excellent field position at their own 38.
The Tigers took full advantage of the gift. Cameron ripped off gains of 4 and 5 down to the Mount Ayr 33. A fumbled snap made it fourth and one, but Michael Burch atoned for it when he took a sneak five yards to the 28 and then executed a perfect fake handoff that fooled everyone and took a carry 14 yards to the Mount Ayr 14. Two plays only netted four yards, but then Tevin Cameron jumped to the outside and made it into the end zone for Worth County's second score of the day to make it 12-0 with 2:06 left in the third.
Mount Ayr put some fresh legs in and went to Bradley Wurster, who promptly ripped off gains of 14 and 20 off the sweep down to the Tiger 10. That set up first and goal, but Peyton Weir strung out another sweep by Wurster perfectly to the sideline and held him to a gain of two down to the 8. One of the Mount Ayr linemen back into his own quarterback, knocking him down and making it third and goal at the 10. A sweep by Wurster only got to the 7, but an offsides penalty moved it to the 3. The Raiders went to Love on fourth and goal, but he was stopped at the 1 and the Tigers had held deep in their own territory yet again.
Worth County went three and out and Mount Ayr got the ball on the Tiger 38. With time running out, Wurster got 18 yards down to the Tiger 20, but the Tigers held there. Will Engel hit Tristan Holmes and separated him from the ball on a pass play; Keegan Warner shot through and stopped Wurster for no gain, and Drake Kinsella shot through to throw Love for a loss of 3 as the Tigers were finally getting rid of their blockers and flying to the ball. A false start set up fourth and 18 and a fumble was recovered by the Tigers, who ran out the clock for the win.
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