Both 'Lil Tiger teams were scored on for the first time this year and dropped games in Bedford this year. The A team lost to Bedford 25-0 while the B team lost to Creston 25-18.
The B team game was close all the way. Creston had a back, #5, who was too quick for the Tigers to catch; he broke loose for a 65 yard touchdown on the first play of the game. That put them up 6-0. From there, Worth County played catchup the rest of the way although they almost made up a two possession deficit in the second half. But the Tigers had too many penalties on the afternoon and it got to the point where the officials were looking for something wrong.
Worth County marched right back down the field as Aydan Gladstone ripped off an 11 yard gain and Alex Rinehart broke a host of tackles to get a 21 yard gain to the Creston 33. Rinehart converted a fourth and one to the 18 and that set up a Rinehart touchdown with 2:59 left in the first quarter to tie it up at 6. But once again, #5 got loose again and the speedy Creston back got loose for a 32 yard score to put the Panthers up for good at 13-6. Creston threatened to score again before half, but consecutive tackles for loss by Cooper Simmons thwarted the drive and it was still one possession.
But Creston threatened to take control of the game in the third quarter as they took their first possession in for a score as #5 got loose again for the Panthers with 8:41. But then Alex Rinehart made the play of the day. He was seemingly stood up after a short gain, but the whistle never blew and Rinehart broke free for a 50 yard score that put the Tigers right back in the game at 19-12 with 6:35 left.
Creston fumbled the ball right back to the Tigers as Nathan Adwell got the recovery for the Tigers. Worth County took advantage as a short sneak play by Aydan Gladstone turned into a 16 yard touchdown scamper with 2:45 left in the third. But Rinehart was stopped short of the goal line on the tying extra point play and Creston still led 19-18.
A horsecollar penalty on Creston moved the ball to midfield for the Tigers, but a block in the back penalty wiped out a long run that could have put the Tigers ahead and they gave the ball back on downs. #5 scored on yet another long scamper, a 52 yard run in the closing minutes and then got a pick to help Creston run out the clock.
The A team fumbled on their first play from scrimmage and lost 25-0 to Bedford. The Bulldogs scored on the ensuing series and the game settled into a defensive struggle as both teams were stymied by stingy defenses and an officiating crew that was calling everything on both teams. John Mancuso had an interception that stopped a Bedford drive in the first half and kept it at 6-0. But the offense could not make any headway against a team that was much bigger and quicker and they could only muster one first down in the half.
Bedford made a momentum changing play at the end of the first half when they scored on the last play of the half to make it 13-0 and then got the ball to start the second half and scored on the opening drive to make it 19-0.
Worth County finally started finding success as Hayden Holmes ripped off a first down run for 10 yards and the Tigers finally crossed into Bedford territory. Hayden added a 35-yard scamper early in the fourth. But Bedford added another score with 5:30 left to make it 25-0. Chance Barber caught a 15 yard pass in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter.
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