Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Bo Knows -- Quick Strike Sparks Junior High Tigers Past Panthers

Brayden Stevens aired one out to Bo Collins at the start of the game, leading him perfectly down the field on a 58 yard strike, and the Worth County Junior High Tigers scored early and often in beating Pattonsburg 54-6 Tuesday. Collins also added the extra points to make it 8-0 right off the bat.

Pattonsburg nearly matched the effort as Wyatt Maize ran back the ensuing kickoff to the Tiger 7 after the kickoff coverage overran him. But the Tigers would make a goal line stand as Brayden Murphy would drag Maize down at the 7, another crack by Maize only got one to the six as Murphy and Franklin Hoff dropped him, and back to back sacks from Bo Collins and Brayden Murphy killed the drive. 

Two plays later, Worth County was off to the races again as Franklin Hoff took a perfectly executed counter to the house from 53 yards out. Brayden Stevens threw a strike to Caleb New to make it 16-0.

Panther quarterback Camden Griffith showed some potential as he was able to scramble for 8, and then 10 yards as the Panthers got as far as the Tiger 32. But then Bo Collins blew up a running play with a perfectly times blitz, and then Lucas Frisch got a sack. Griffith picked up five yards and an offsides penalty moved it to the Tiger 30 for fourth and eight, but then Collins closed quickly on a sweep and knocked Griffith out of bounds at the 28 as the Tigers took over on downs.

Caleb New bulldozed his way seven yards to the 35 and then Brayden Stevens picked up 11 more to the Panther 34. Hoff then bounced outside and down the left side of the field with 6:33 left in the second to make it 22-0.

Lucas Frisch got another sack for the Tigers and Bo Collins added a body slam on Griffith as the Tigers forced a three and out. The kick was shanked and Franklin Hoff returned it to the Pattonsburg 34. Brayden Stevens took a keeper nine yards to the 25, Caleb New picked up 14 more off a counter to the 11, and then Bo Collins pushed his own blocker out of the way and got to the one. That set up Brayden Stevens' rush for a score with 1:54 left. Stevens optioned it into the end zone to make it 30-0.

Sawyer Thurman added a sack right before halftime and Caleb New shot a gap perfectly to blow up another play right before half.

Brayden Murphy got another sack to force a three and out, and the kick was shanked to give Worth County good field position at the 40. Caleb New took an option pitch 13 yards to the Panther 27 and then Bo Collins took a counter to the house with 4:13 left. Franklin Hoff ran in the extra points following a block from Brayden Murphy to make it 38-0.

Murphy had another tackle for loss, and Lucas Frisch shot a gap perfectly to get another to force another three and out. The Tigers started at their own 37 and Caleb New took an option four yards to the Panther 39. Worth County began putting their subs in, and Hayden Sanders ripped off a gain of 14 and then wove his way to the 5. From there, Cole Ruby took it the rest of the way with 29 seconds left in the third quarter and ran in the extra points to make it 46-0.

Pattonsburg finally started finding daylight as Gavin Humphrey ripped off a 15 yarder to the Tiger 35 to convert a fourth and long, and then Griffith scrambled his way for 25 to convert another fourth and long to the 10. A few plays later, Griffith scrambled his way into the end zone from 12 yards out with 1:05 left to kill the running clock. But Brayden Stevens ran back the ensuing squib kick for a score, Hayden Sanders ran in the extra points, and then Franklin Hoff recovered the ensuing squib kick, allowing the Tigers to kill the clock.

The Junior Varsity beat LeBlond 60-8 in the nightcap. The Tigers took a 36-8 lead at the half, and then made some stands deep in their own territory defensively, as LeBlond was able to move the ball against the Tigers, but couldn't get in. They were able to pull away in the second half as Grant McIntyre was the quickest guy on the field for the Tigers, ripping off a 67 yard run in which he bounced outside and then back down the middle. Landon Wilmes showed a knack for finding holes, while Tyler New showed a lot more muscle from last year and was delivering the blows. LeBlond kept trying to move through the air, but the Tigers were able to get good pressure upfront and disrupt the timing. 

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