Worth County took two out of three Friday night at the football jamboree, dropping their first game to Stanberry 2-0, but then beating Albany and King City. Their first game is at South Holt Friday. The games were divided into 12 offensive plays. 8 were run by the varsity, while 4 were run by the JV.
Stanberry 2, Worth County 0
The defense took the field first and stopped Stanberry. Alex Rinehart, Tanner Ridge, and Dylan McIntyre stopped Stanberry on one good gang tackle. Dawson Vore made another solid tackle on another play. The only first down was off an 11 yard run by Austin Schwebach. There was a heartstopping moment when Tyler Schwebach was all alone, but couldn’t come up with a long pass from Austin.
On offense, Worth County had several good gains on Stanberry, but couldn’t score. Alex Rinehart ripped off gains of 8 and 16 yards, but found the rest of the evening tough going as Stanberry made a concerted effort to stop him. Levi Cassavaugh ripped off a 12 yard counter.
In the JV portion, Grant McIntyre had a pick, while Kolten Smith had a solid tackle. A bad snap that resulted in a safety resulted in Stanberry’s two points. Grant McIntyre ripped off a 14 yard gain for Worth County and Landon Wilmes added 7 more for the reserves.
Worth County 12, King City 6
Worth County got a 41 yard run from Aydan Gladstone to set up a 15 yard run by Alex Rinehart to put the Tigers up 6-0. They nearly scored again after a 47 yard completion from Aydan Gladstone to Alex Rinehart, but they could only get to the 11 before they ran out of varsity plays. King City struck right back when Parker Muff answered with a 65 yard score to knot it at 6-6. Ty Mooney nearly broke one but was held after an 11 yard gain to preserve the tie.
In the JV portion, Braxton Hightshoe, at quarterback, got a block from Creed Wilcox, and picked up several yards. The purple shirts seemingly had him stopped, but thinking he had stepped out of bounds, they hesitated. Hightshoe broke inside and was off to the races for a 65 yard score to put the Tigers back in front. Jackson Smith caught a 9 yard pass, Tyler New picked up 11 yards, and Grant McIntyre picked up 12 for the reserves. The reserves preserved the win, aided by a big hit from Kodie Meyer.
Worth County 6, Albany 0
Worth County closed off the nightcap with a 6-0 win over Albany. Alex Rinehart’s 17 yard catch and run put the Tigers in good field position, but a bad snap and a sack killed the drive. Kemper Cline nearly broke one for Albany, but Alex Rinehart ran him down from behind after 17 yards to save the score. Dawson Vore recovered a fumble to kill the drive. Landon Wilmes then ripped off a 58 yard score for the Tigers as Grant McIntyre held his block perfectly on the play to spring him loose.
The Tigers’ depth will be a strength this year, given that their reserves scored two of their three touchdowns Friday. They have a lot of big play potential, given that all three of their games were decisive while all of the games not involving Worth County were scoreless ties. Their defense has made a lot of strides from last year, as they consistently attacked the ball. Their offense continued the trend of the last two years of varying from play to play.
All the other three teams who participated figure to do some damage this year. Albany had designs on a deep playoff run before COVID cut short their season last year. Stanberry returns Tyler and Austin Schwebach, while King City returns nearly everyone from last year, including three 280 pound linemen to anchor their front.
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