Brock Healy’s late first half scramble broke a 12-12 tie, and the ‘Lil Tigers Junior Squad was sparked to a 30-12 win over East Union Saturday. The Tigers jumped out to an early 12-0 lead, gave up a couple of big plays to let the Eagles back into the game, and then found new life in the second half, making some key defensive stops after Healy’s dash to the end zone to end the first half.
The Tigers set the tone early after a hard tackle by Bentin Roberts and another by Wyatt Scadden forced a punt. Worth County was driven back from the 20 to its own nine on two plays, but then Brock Healy threw a strike to Jordan Dannar, who broke a host of tackles and took it to the house with 8:27 left in the first quarter. Three blue shirts ran into each other trying to tackle the elusive Dannar.
On the next series, East Union failed to execute a reverse, and then Roberts was there again for the Tigers to force a three and out. Worth County. Dannar burst through for a long run, this time for 60 yards, and the Tigers were up 12-0 with 4:45 left.
But just like that, Worth County gave the Eagles hope as they gave up one of two big plays to let them back in the game. First, after Worth County had East Union stopped for third and long, Bryce Pettit broke loose and took it 60 yards the other way to make it 12-6. Wyatt Scadden dropped Pettit short to deny the extra point try.
Then, Worth County got a long touchdown called back by a holding penalty, and then another pair of big plays put East Union back on the board. First, Jake Claiser took a snap out of the Wildkat formation and rescued a third and 15 with a 25 yard run to the Tiger 29. Then, a pass from Pettit to Caden Clear took it the rest of the way with 7:31 left in the second quarter to tie it at 12-12.
East Union threatened to take the lead after a three and out, as Pettit and Claiser each got loose for good runs to the 33. They got as deep as the Tiger 25, but then Brock Healy picked off a pass at the 30 to kill the drive. With time winding down, Brock Healy went back to pass and found nobody open. He rolled out right and took off down the right side untouched into the end zone from 50 yards away to swing the momentum back in Worth County’s favor and give them an 18-12 lead at halftime.
The big thing about that series was that it gave Worth County a free possession, since they got the ball to start the second half. They took advantage; faced with fourth and one at their own 34, East Union jumped offsides to give Worth County new life at the 39. Then, on third and seven at the 38, Jordan Dannar caught a swing pass and converted it into a 17 yard run to the 21. On the next play, Wyatt Scadden got loose into the end zone with 9:44 left in the third to make it 24-12.
East Union tried to answer, as they got a double reverse from Samuel Garrett and a Wildkat run from Claiser to get as far as the 35. But then Trenton Adwell had a quarterback hurry to force an incompletion; his man was called for a false start on the next play. Then, Liam Cordell, who had several good one on one tackles that afternoon, dropped Pettit, and then Xander Bodle dropped Claiser to give the ball back.
But then Worth County fumbled the ball right back to East Union, and they had to hold again on defense. East Union got as far as the Tiger 28, but then a holding penalty put the ball back on the 37. East Union got an apparent touchdown run, but it was called back by a block in the back, and then the East Union coach protested the call, drawing another penalty and putting the ball all the way back to their own 21. They completed a long pass play to the Tiger 34, but a scramble by Pettit was stopped short at the 26.
Worth County could not convert a fourth and two at their own 34, and gave back the ball on downs. But then Bentley Frisch picked off a pass on the Tiger 35 thanks to pressure from Trenton Adwell, and Brock Healy broke off a 45 yard touchdown run as time expired.
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