The shocker of the week was Mound City’s 58-34 loss to Southwest Livingston. That dropped the defending state champs out of first place. As a result, Pattonsburg moves into the top seat and East Atchison, North Andrew, and Worth County all move up. King City did all they could on the ground, getting 395 rushing yards against Pattonsburg. But without Landon Wells, who the Wildkats lost against DeKalb, they could not keep up with Steven Willhite and the Panthers. Willhite was 25 for 37 through the air for 411 yards and the Panthers rushed for another 126 yards on the ground. The Panthers were up 64-22 at halftime before both teams turned to their reserves.
#2 East Atchison 50, DeKalb 22
East Atchison put together a complete game against the scrappy Tiger outfit, overcoming 11 penalties as Briacin Bywater ran for 177 and Jake McEnaney threw for 182 for the Wolves. Darrin McElfresh did all he could for DeKalb, getting 16 carries for 156 yards. Kaylin Merriweather had 17 tackles and a fumble recovery for a score, Jake McEnaney 12, and Ian Hedlund 10. It was a hard hitting game, with a lot of tackles for loss for both teams. DeKalb had 13 tackles for loss, while East Atchison had 8. With their second loss, DeKalb drops out.
#3 North Andrew 62, #10 Osceola 20
North Andrew handed Osceola their first loss of the year behind 431 yards rushing and another 102 yards passing. Chance Warner, the human bulldozer who got some tough yards against Pattonsburg, ran wild with 11 carries for 144 yards. Hayden Ecker added 14 for 140 yards, and Carson Thomas ran 10 times for 104. Jaden Baker threw for 104.
Defensively, Clayton Linville had 13 tackles and four sacks for the Cardinals, while Brayden Brincks had 11 tackles. As a team, North Andrew had 13 tackles for loss. The Cardinals had three picks; Baker, Ecker, and Keenan Shunk each had one. Khizer Shunk and Brayden Brincks each recovered a fumble. The turnover battle was key, as North Andrew forced five Osceola turnovers and only turned it over once themselves.
#4 Worth County 82, Albany 42
This game lived up to its billing as Albany jumped out to a 34-14 lead, only for Worth County to score, get an onsides kick, and score again to get right back in the game. The backbreaker was when the Tigers scored with 0.9 seconds left after stopping Albany late in the first half, then Justin Dye returning the Warriors’ onsides kick attempt for a score.
Aydan Gladstone threw for 200 yards, and Andrew Alarcon rushed 14 times for 141 yards. Alex Rinehart had 10 carries for 113 yards and added 4 catches for 89 yards. Jaxon Anderson had 3 catches for 66 yards and Reed McIntyre had 2 catches for 45 yards.
Justin Dye’s contributions were not limited to the kickoff return, as he led with 15 tackles. Jackson Runde had 12, Alex Rinehart 11, and Jaxon Anderson and Andrew Alarcon 10.
#5 Southwest Livingston 58, #6 Mound City 34
Mound City scored first, but from there, it was all Southwest Livingston as Mack Anderson ran 37 times for 334 yards and threw for another 160 as the Wildcats toppled the defending state champs. Jaeden Sears added a 49 yard pick six for the Wildcats, who have to be taken seriously this year with their win.
#7 Rock Port 52, North/West Nodaway 6
Joey Herron got “only” 190 yards as the Blue Jays raised their record to 3-1. Herron went over the 1,000 yard mark just four games into the season. He now has 88 carries for 1,012 yards.
#8 Appleton City 68, Northwest Hughesville 18
Appleton City, a newcomer to eight man football, is out to a 4-0 start this year.
#9 Drexel/Miami 31, Norborne/Hardin-Central 6
Norborne/Hardin-Central nearly doubled Drexel’s yardage totals, getting 404 yards to 208 for Drexel. But Drexel steadily pulled away in this defensive struggle.
There were four remaining teams left with 3-1 records – Drexel/Miami, Osceola, North Shelby, and upcoming Tiger opponent Orrick. Out of these teams, Drexel beat the toughest opponents, and the combined win totals for their defeated opponents is six games; they beat Orrick bead to head. Osceola was next with four combined wins. North Shelby and Orrick’s opponents have won two each.
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