Worth County showed no signs of wanting to give up its hold on eight man football on Friday. The Tigers faced South/Nodaway-Holt Friday; with the exception of a few early-game hiccups, the Tigers pulled away from a very athletic Spartan squad which returns a lot of its horses from last year.
#1 Worth County 74, South/Nodaway-Holt 28
The Tigers were able to run at will over a much smaller Spartan squad. They had to replace most of their line, but the front three of Austin Welch, Colton Wilmes, and Dakota Auffert were able to dominate up front and allow Caleb Parman to get 15 carries for 171 yards. Worth County coops with Northeast Nodaway, and the Tigers unveiled an all-Northeast Nodaway front three Friday night. End Isaac Alarcon also threw some key blocks for the Tigers; his lead blocking ability is key to the Tigers being able to run on people at will. Bryant McCord returned a punt 51 yards for a touchdown and the Tigers forced six turnovers from the Spartans and got a pick-six.
#2 Stanberry 48, Braymer 2
Trey Schieber, one of the leading rushers from last year, returns for the Bulldogs. One of the most difficult men to tackle, he ripped off a 63-yard gain on one of Stanberry’s first plays from scrimmage and the Bulldogs had little trouble putting this one away at halftime. Stanberry only needed 17 plays to put their 48 points on the board. Stanberry rushed 10 times for 193 yards, while Kam Wallace caught a 31 yard touchdown pass from Cole Durbin, while Tyler Schwebach, only a freshman, caught a 25 yard pass from Austin Schwebach, also a freshman. Trey Schieber also added a 35 yard punt return.
#3 King City 40, #6 North Andrew 8
The shocker of the night was King City’s victory over North Andrew, which had been a perennial powerhouse all night. The Cardinals, under their third coach in three years, pushed all the right buttons and worked hard in the off-season. They came out as a power running team, moving the ball up and down all night long against King City. But they couldn’t score against the Wildkats. Meanwhile, Collin Breckinridge put on a clinic, completing 17 of 25 passes for 206 yards. Kagen Barnett showed he was the real deal this year, getting 11 catches for 129 yards. Jacob Moen, who emerged as a strong running threat for King City last year, rushed 13 times for 98 yards.
North Andrew is still solid this year. But they have completely switched around; after being one of the top passing teams in the area last year, they unveiled a power running game and only threw the ball four times. Logan Hughes rushed 20 times for 81 yards, while Jaden Baker rushed 27 times for 71 yards. It will be a different look than what North Andrew fans have been used to seeing.
Not only did Collin Breckinridge carry the load for King City on offense, he did so on defense as well. He had 23 tackles; Hunter Abney had 16 and Braden Gilbert had 15.
#4 Rock Port 40, DeKalb 14
Rock Port is coming off an undefeated regular season, but DeKalb is showing signs of coming out of the cellar, going the distance against Rock Port. The game was a battle between two rushing teams; Rock Port ran the ball 42 times for 213 yards and threw for 33 yards. DeKalb ran the ball 38 times for 156 yards and threw for another 60. Darrin McElfresh had a kickoff return for a touchdown for DeKalb.
For Rock Port, Joey Herron ran 10 times for 107 yards, while Brock Martin added 12 carries for 44 yards. For DeKalb, Wyatt Ashpaugh showed some promise at quarterback, completing 9 out of 10 passes for 60 yards. Statistically, the two teams put up very similar numbers. But the difference was four turnovers for DeKalb to none for Rock Port. Dalton Stevens had 14 tackles for Rock Port. For DeKalb, Jared McElfresh had 12 tackles, Tyler Matson 11, and Joe Lofland 11.
#5 Mound City 58, Platte Valley 0
Mound City had little trouble with Platte Valley in this halftime game despite starting with a new coach this year. Matthew Poppa’s pick set up the Panthers’ first score, and then two pick sixes pushed the lead out to 22-0 just six minutes into the game. They added to their lead when T.J. Hopkins ripped off a 70 yard score and got their fourth interception of the period to set up another to make it 38-0 after one quarter.
#7 Southwest Livingston 52, #8 East Atchison 42
This game pitted a huge runningback for Southwest Livingston against East Atchison’s triple option attack. It was a barnburner throughout, but Southwest Livingston pulled away late for the win. East Atchison picked up 422 yards in the loss. Briacin Bywater had 26 carries for 166 yards. Jake McEnaney had 18 carries for 64 yards, while Kaylin Merriweather had 11 carries for 36 yards. Jake McEnaney threw for 156 yards, with Gage McAdams getting 4 catches for 63 yards.
#9 Pattonsburg 68, St. Joseph Christian 12
The Lions, who have usually been a solid team in the eight man ranks, took a major beatdown to start the season at the hands of Pattonsburg. The question was how the Panthers would handle the loss of Cole Dilley, who had passed for 2,888 yards last year and who had run for another 1,000. The Panthers had been able to pass at will against everyone except for Worth County, who grounded the top four passing attacks in eight man football in Pattonsburg, North Andrew, King City, and Sacred Heart.
It turned out not to be a problem as North Harrison product Steven Willhite took over at quarterback for the Panthers. He completed 26 of his 34 passes for 369 yards and six touchdowns. He started off with a three yard run and added a 48 yard strike to Cameron Jones to make it 14-0. Zach Reese’s pass from Brent Boyd cut the margin to 14-6, but then Willhite went to work again. He threw a 50 yard strike to Patrick Cowley and a 38 yard strike to Trevor Ireland before adding a 1 yard run. Brett Emig added a 4 yard run to make it 44-6 after one quarter.
Brent Boyd countered with a 36 yard run for Christian, but Willhite finished his night with strikes of 4 yards to Cowley and 16 to Ireland before Kaden De Jong added a 3 yard run.
#10 Orrick 52, Chilhowee 8
Orrick had little trouble with Chilhowee in its first-ever eight man game.
OTHER GAMES
Albany 64, Veritas Christian 6
Albany has fallen on hard times the past two years, but had little trouble with Veritas Christian Friday. Albany was short-handed for the Jamboree at Worth County, but they were back to full strength Friday night.
The Warriors rushed for 258 yards; Dawson Butterfield rushed 9 times for 80 yards. Ethan Mercer had 6 carries for 57 yards, and Tryce Floyd had 7 carries for 43 yards. The team had 45 carries for 258 yards. Quarterback Harrison Kerchner completed two passes to Kaeden Hutchinson for 72 yards, including a 57 yard strike. Grant Bounds had 10 tackles to lead the Warriors. Fumbles were the Eagles’ downfall; they lost nine fumbles during the course of the game. Tryce Floyd ran back a punt for 42 yards.
Stewartsville 50, North/West Nodaway 0
This match came down to the wire the last two years, but that was not the case this year. The Muskets were able to stop the Cardinal’s running attack, holding them to 75 yards; they recovered three fumbles. But Cardinal quarterback Cain Rush turned out to be a force through the air, completing 14 of his 23 passes for 232 yards. Keaton Nelson had 5 catches for 82 yards, while David Myers had 3 catches for 59 yards, and Cole Bryant had 3 catches for 38 yards. The scary thing about this is that Cain Rush is only a sophomore.
The Muskets could not get anything going either on the ground or through the air, not getting more than six yards on any single play; they only got three first downs the whole game. Defensively, Dylan Carden and Will Cordell had 5 tackles each. Karson Oberhauser and Dylan Carden each had one sack.
North Shelby 66, Northwest Hughesville 26
North Shelby found itself down 8-0 after one quarter, but then exploded for 50 points in the second quarter to salt away the win. Mason Uhlmeyer returns as a force in the backfield, getting 9 carries for 103 yards as the Raiders racked up 320 yards on the ground. Cale Stonebruner had 11 carries for 87 yards, Ethan Geisendorfer had 11 carries for 53 yards, and Kyle Smith had 9 carries for 57 yards. Turnovers were the downfall for Hughesville, as they threw three picks and fumbled it away three times. For Hughesville, Connor Tichenor had 14 completions in 30 attempts for 250 yards. Rylan Chamberlin had 12 catches for 202 yards. Defensively, Morgan Locke had 24 tackles and six tackles for loss for Hughesville.
Appleton City 53, Osceola 0
Normally an 11-man power, Appleton City had little trouble with Osceola.
Norborne/Hardin-Central 40, Kansas City East 0
Norborne/Hardin-Central rushed for 317 yards and forced six Lion turnovers as they gradually pulled away for the shutout win. Cody Shannon had 19 carries for 201 yards, while Brayden Schick had 14 carries for 75 yards. Kysor Hughes had 11 tackles to lead Norborne/Hardin-Central defensively.
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