Worth County’s Junior High team began their quest for two straight undefeated seasons with a 46-0 win over South Nodaway Monday night. The focus of the game was on winning the battle up front and they did, forcing tackles for loss and fumbles on defense and opening holes for the backs on offense. The pressure up front got to South Nodaway early as Drake Kinsella had consecutive tackles for loss on their first play from scrimmage. On the third play, Issac Alarcon got pressure up the middle and Dylan Mildfeldt scooped up a fumble and scored with 6:48 left in the first to put Worth County up. Jayden Mancuso ran in the extra points to make it 8-0.
Cade Henggeler of South Nodaway met a wall of black shirts, Issac Alarcon got pressure up the middle, and Drake Kinsella got his third tackle for a loss back to the 17. Scott Davidson’s school record of six sacks in a single game against South Harrison in 1981 could be in jeopardy by the time these two get to high school. On fourth down, Worth County got a big rush off and South Nodaway shanked the kick, putting Worth County in good field position at the Longhorn 27. Cade Allee threw a 13 yard pass with 1:49 left in the first quarter to Tevin Cameron and Mancuso got a block from Cameron to score the extra points to put the Tigers in front 16-0.
Things went from bad to worse for South Nodaway as Issac Alarcon blew up a handoff and had two more tackles for loss on the series; a pair of false starts also moved them back. Drake Kinsella and Issac Alarcon blocked a punt and Worth County recovered on the Longhorn 7. They needed one play to get in as Mancuso scored again, aided by a kickout block from Tevin Cameron.
Ryan McClellan picked off a pass and returned it to the South Nodaway 9 to set up another short field for Worth County. A block in the back moved them back, but Cade Allee scrambled for 20 yards down the tightrope for a score and Mancuso got a block from Issac Alarcon to make it 30-0 with six minutes left in the second.
Dylan Mildfeldt got a sack on the next play as South Nodaway could get nowhere and the kicking woes continued, giving Worth County another short field to work with at the Longhorn 33. Jayden Mancuso provided the highlight of the night as he started right, stopped, and reversed his field to the left for 15 yards down to the 18. That set up a five yard touchdown from Mancuso with 2:38 left to put Worth County up 38-0.
Worth County finally triggered the running clock with 6:25 left in the third quarter as Jayden Mancuso, on fourth and one at the two, got a surge from the line and a block from Drake Kinsella to get into the end zone. He ran in the extra points to put Worth County up 46-0 and Coach Josh Smith subbed freely for the rest of the game. The Longhorns did not get a first down until the running clock was triggered.
The 2nd string was able to keep South Nodaway out of the end zone. Dakota Gross had three tackles for a loss during the stretch while Jacob New added one for the reserves.
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