Platte Valley stunned East Atchison with a 28-26 win after falling behind 20-0 in the second quarter, rallying to take a 28-20 lead. East Atchison cut it to two and got the onsides kick back, but Platte Valley held on defense to secure the win.
Platte Valley tried to surprise the Wolves with an onsides kick, but it fooled nobody, and East Atchison ran it back for a score just six seconds into the game. Valley took the kickoff and two nice runs from Carter Luke of 24 and 14 yards got the ball into East Atchison territory at the 23. They got a third and five at the 18, but a play action pass fooled nobody, and quarterback Aydan Blackford was sacked back to the 25. An incomplete pass gave the Wolves the ball back on downs.
East Atchison was faced with fourth and two at the 33, but an offsides penalty gave them a first down at the 38. On third and two at the Platte Valley 34, quarterback Josh Smith threw a strike to Braden Graves for a score, and the two point conversion made it 14-0.
After a three and out by Platte Valley, East Atchison went right back to work. Keepers by Josh Smith picked up a first down to the 28, and another run by Smith put it on the Platte Valley 38. On third and nine at the Platte Valley 37, Jarrett Spinnato got loose and took it to the house at the start of the second quarter to make it 20-0.
The turning point came on the subsequent drive after Platte Valley got the ball on their own 23. First, Carter Luke broke tackle after tackle and burst 28 yards into Wolves territory at the 28. Then, Platte Valley came out in the Swinging Gate and isolated Blackford, who picked up 13 yards to the 15. A helmet to helmet hit after a four yard run put the ball on the 5, but then a bad snap pinned Platte Valley back to the 20. But then Luke got the ball back, getting 7 and then bulldozing his way to the 5 for the first down. Carries by Ferry, Like, and Blackford got Platte Valley into the end zone with 8:31 left to make it 20-6.
East Atchison tried to establish Spinnato on its next series, giving him the ball three times for eight yards. On fourth and two from inside their own territory at their own 32, the Wolves elected to go for it, but Smith's pass was broken up by Carter Luke and Platte Valley had the ball in Wolves territory with a chance to make things interesting. Luke's cutback run picked up 10 yards to the 20. Platte Valley tried to set up a screen pass out of their swinging gate, but it fooled nobody and they were buried at the 25. But Blackford took a keeper and got the yards back, getting a first down to the nine. Luke lost one on the next play, but then picked up six to the Wolves four. Blackford took it the rest of the way and ran in the extra points to make it 20-14 with 3:18 left in the half.
Hayden Ferry got a sack to kill the next Wolves drive, but a good kick pinned Platte Valley on their own 16. They elected to run out the clock after a holding penalty pinned them back on the 6. Despite the deficit, Platte Valley had outgained East Atchison, running 30 plays and gaining 153 yards to 19 plays and 126 yards for East Atchison.
East Atchison gambled with the onsides kick, but Platte Valley recovered it and had good field position at their own 37. They took advantage of the short field again as a pass from Aydan Blackford to Wyatt Tobin rescued a third down and put it on the 28. Two cracks by Jaxon McCrary picked up 10 more yards to the 18, and then Blackford rolled out and hit Tobin for nine more. Three straight carries by Hayden Ferry got Platte Valley into the end zone. Blackford was sacked on the extra point try, but the game was now tied at 20-20.
A good runback by East Atchison could have swung the momentum back in their favor, but two carries by Spinnato only netted three yards and a sack nearly caused a fumble, and East Atchison was forced to punt. Once again, Platte Valley killed the clock and ran the ball, using Luke and Ferry to gain 23 yards in five plays from the 21 to the Wolves 36. Luke had a long run called back by a holding penalty, and he was dropped for a loss of two back to the Platte Valley 36. But on third and 18, at the start of the fourth, fullback Hayden Ferry slipped out of the backfield. Nobody picked him up, and Blackford threw a strike over the middle, and he took it to the house to put Platte Valley in front. Ferry caught the extra point pass to make it 28-20.
The Wolves were pinned back on their 8, but that seemed to wake them up as they picked it up for the rest of the game. First, Spinnato weaved his way to the 23 for a first down. Litherbury took a 16 yard pitch for a first down to the 40, and then Smith rolled out on fourth and three at the 33 and made it all the way down to the 17. An offsides penalty put it on the 12, and then Smith took it four more to the 8. But just as it looked like East Atchison would score and get a chance to tie, a holding penalty wiped out an apparent score and put it on the 17. Two carries by Smith only got two yards, and his fourth down pass was broken up in the back of the end zone.
But Platte Valley could not run out the clock, as three carries by Ferry only netted seven yards and they were forced to punt. There was a heartstopping moment on his third carry as one referee threw his beanbag to mark a fumble, but the other referee ruled him down, and Platte Valley retained the ball. Had East Atchison gotten the ball back on the Platte Valley 22, it would have a huge break. As it was, Platte Valley punted and pinned them on the 22.
On second and seven at the 25, a freak play gave East Atchison new life as a long pass from Smith caromed off one Wolves' player's helmet and right into the arms of another, and all of a sudden, they were first and goal at the seven. Two plays later, Kaylin Merriweather took it to the house from the seven with 1:24 left with the Wolves needing the two point conversion to tie. But the ensuing try was too far for the receiver, and Platte Valley remained in front 28-26.
The onsides kick was coming up, and one referee signaled that Platte Valley had recovered it, but two other referees signaled that East Atchison had recovered, and the Wolves got the ball on the Platte Valley 39. But a mixup on a handoff resulted in a loss of five that was nearly fumbled; Platte Valley thought they had recovered it, but the officials ruled Merriweather down. Smith was sacked back to the 33 with 55 seconds, forcing East Atchison to use a timeout. A long pass was incomplete, setting up fourth and 18 at the 33. On the final play, Smith dropped back to pass. But Trevor Weir bull rushed, got rid of his man, and got the sack to end the game.
Platte Valley ran 49 plays that went 265 yards. Carter Luke had 19 carries for 116 yards. Hayden Ferry had 13 carries for 42 yards. Aydan Blackford had 5 carries for 40 yards, and Jaxon McCrary had 3 carries for 10 yards. Aydan Blackford completed four of nine passes for 57 yards. Hayden Ferry had 1 catch for 44 yards and Wyatt Tobin 2 catches for 13 yards.
East Atchison ran 38 plays for 249 yards. Jarrett Spinnato had 8 carries for 72 yards. Josh Smith had 12 carries for 53 yards, and Kaylin Merriweather had 8 carries for 22 yards. Smith completed 5 of 8 passes for 92 yards.
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