Bedford had the athletes to stick with Worth County for a while, but they gave up too many miscues and big plays. Finally, a drastic collapse by the Bulldogs at the end of the half put Worth County in control, and they went on to win 70-12 Friday to stay unbeaten.
It had rained a lot up north of the border, and the field was muddy and slick, which wreaked havoc on the playing conditions. There were a lot of fumbles and missed tackles, and Caleb Parman was hamstrung on his ability to juke and make people miss. He still got some good gainers, though. But Andrew Alarcon showed his blazing speed, as he was not slowed down by the muddy conditions; he was able to just hit the hole and go.
Bedford had come off a 50-7 loss to Cumberland-Anita-Massena, which is one of the piranhas of the league up north, along with Stanton. But they had started off fast in that game, scoring first before everything started going downhill. Against Worth County, they started moving the ball as Clayton Ebrecht caught a screen pass and broke tackle after tackle for a first down for 15 yards to the 34. But finally, Colton Wilmes dropped quarterback Cooper Nally for a loss and they were forced to punt. But Bryant McCord muffed the slick ball, and Bedford pounced on it at the 1 and Cooper Nally ran it in for the score.
Worth County started at its own 21 and rode Caleb Parman’s back to the 36. Finally, Andrew Alarcon took a counter and outran everyone for a 44 yard score with 7:22 left to put Worth County on the board. Caleb Parman muscled his way in to make it 8-6.
Two bad snaps, a problem that plagued Bedford all night, stopped their next drive and they were driven from the 15 all the way back to the 2 before they were forced to punt. But Worth County could not catch a break as a holding penalty wiped out a touchdown, the referees blew a long pass play dead that would have gone for six, ruling that Bedford had called timeout right before the play started, and the Tigers stalled. Finally, Bedford intercepted Jacob New’s desperation pass at the 8 to take over.
Cooper Nally, the son of Worth County alum Troy Nally and North Nodaway alum Dana (Baldwin) Nally, was at the helm and he ripped off a 35 yard gain up to the Tiger 33 as Bedford was able to isolate him successfully. But on the very next play, a bad snap killed the drive as Colton Wilmes pounced on it at the Bedford 29.
Worth County couldn’t do anything with the gift play, as four cracks from Caleb Parman went nowhere as the Bedford defense was holding their own against Worth County, not giving any ground. Bedford took over on downs at the 21 and Nally ripped off 13 and Talon Riedel, a speed merchant, ripped off 22 more down to the Tiger 24 as Bedford threatened to take the lead. They got as far as the 20, but then Jaxon Anderson pounced on a fumble and killed the drive at the 16. It only took one play for Worth County to take advantage, as Bryant McCord came in motion, took a handoff from Caleb Parman, and it fooled everyone as he was off to the races from 64 yards out with 10:18 left. Jacob New faked a handoff to two different backs and drove his way into the end zone to make it 16-6.
Colton Wilmes and Isaac Alarcon ganged up on Nally to stop him cold, but then he hit Abraham Weed over the middle for 16 to the Tiger 38. Nally got loose for 27 more down to the Tiger 8 as the tackling was non-existent on the play as Cooper kept slipping out in the slick conditions. Worth County denied Riedel on two plays and played bump and run, but Weed got behind the defense for a strike from Cooper Nally to make it 16-12 with 7:30 left.
It looked for all the world like Bedford would take control when Worth County fumbled on its first play from scrimmage and Bedford recovered on the Tiger 21. Riedel finally found some daylight to the 16 and Nally picked up six more, down to the 10. But then a holding penalty brought Bedford back to the 20, a delay of game set them back to the 24, and Jaxon Anderson outran everyone to a bad snap and bounced on it at the Tiger 37 to end the threat.
Worth County rode Caleb Parman’s back on the next play, and he was getting positive yardage despite Bedford’s stout defense. But an offsides penalty gave Worth County a first down, and then Caleb Parman bounced down the left side for 25 yards to make it 24-12 with 3:12 left; it was a 14 point swing in the Tigers’ favor. Caleb Parman ran in the extra points.
Bedford got a good return to their own 33, but on third and 10, a screen pass caromed off a blue shirt right into the arms of Isaac Alarcon, who got his second pick six in as many weeks to make it 30-12 with 1:34 left. The avalanche was not done yet, as Worth County elected to kick it short with the short time left before half; they drilled it off Abraham Weed and Caleb Parman pounced on it at the Bedford 38. Worth County could only get two yards on its next three plays, and time wound down to 3.2 seconds. But then Andrew Alarcon got behind the Bedford defense, which thought Worth County was setting up a bubble screen, and took a 36 yard strike from Jacob New. Andrew Alarcon’s cutback run made it 38-12; the Bedford coaches were enraged by the collapse and were tearing into their players at halftime.
Bedford’s kickoff to start the second half was short, right into the arms of upman Andrew Alarcon, who got a pancake block from Alex Rinehart and was off to the races from 55 yards out with 11:50 left. Caleb Parman got a block from Jaxon Anderson to make it 46-12 for the extra points.
The Bulldogs tried to rally and Nally ripped off nine and Jacob French ripped off 17 more to the Tiger 36. Cooper picked up 10 more to the Tiger 17, but then they were driven back from there as Caleb Parman knocked Riedel out of the game with a vicious hit for a loss. Bedford turned to French again, but this time, Andrew Alarcon shot the gap perfectly and dropped him for a loss of three and Jaxon Anderson ended the drive with a sack as the Tigers took over on downs at their own 25.
Caleb Parman finally started to find some daylight as he ripped off a first down run for 13 behind a block from Isaac Alarcon; Jacob New picked up 13 more to the Bedford 17. A delay penalty brought them back to the 22, but then Caleb Parman broke to the left edge, Bryant McCord got a perfect drive block on his man and pushed him back five yards, and Parman sprung free for a score with 5:56 left. Jacob New optioned it to Parman for the extra points to make it 54-12.
Isaac Alarcon tipped a pass as Bedford went three and out and Bryant McCord ran back the punt to the Bedford 38. Caleb got blocks from Austin Welch and Isaac Alarcon to the 32, and then Andrew Alarcon got free on a quick hitter for a score with 1:45 left in the third. Bryant McCord made a shoestring catch in the end zone for the extra points to make it 62-12.
Consecutive bad snaps, Bedford’s fourth and fifth of the night, set up a safety to make it 64-12, and then Bryant McCord ran back the kickoff for Worth County’s final tally.
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