Worth County beat Mound City 82-18 Friday to advance to the next round of districts, where they will play a rematch with Stanberry at Worth County. But the score does not tell the whole tale. There were opportunities for Mound City to make a game of it, and they pulled out all the stops to keep their season from ending. But Worth County overcame and had the game won by halftime. The Panthers elected to play on, but the Tigers were able to keep the clock running for the entire second half and pull away for the win.
Mound City went three and out on its first series as Dawson Vore dropped quarterback William Rother for a loss on third and seven. For some reason, Mound City had elected to take the ball instead of the wind, which was blowing stiffly from the south. The kick into the wind gave Worth County good field position at the Tiger 35, and Worth County took full advantage. Alex Rinehart ripped off carries of 9 and 13, and then Aydan Gladstone aired it out to Dylan McIntyre for 23 yards with 8:47 left in the first. Jackson Runde caught the extra point pass and Worth County was up 8-0.
Thanks to the wind, Worth County was able to pin Mound City on its own 15 again. The Panthers went three and out as Brendan Tubbs' quick hitter was dropped by Alex Rinehart for a loss of three. Trevor Tubbs was dropped after one yard after meeting Alex Rinehart and Jace Latham, and Braxton Hightshoe dropped Trevor Tubbs after one yard to force a three and out.
Once again, the wind played a factor as Worth County got the ball in even better field position at the Panther 38. An offsides penalty put the ball on the 33. But in spite of everything, Mound City had a chance to make a stand as they held Rinehart to no yards in three carries as they sold out to stop the run. It was fourth and five, and a stop would have given the Panther squad a huge lift; they were looking for revenge after Worth County had ended their two year title run last year. But Aydan Gladstone threw a strike to Jackson Runde for 11 yards to keep the drive alive to the 22, and an offsides penalty put it on the 17. Gladstone's pass opened up the running lanes for Rinehart, and he ripped off carries of 8 and 9 yards to score again with 5:37 left to make it 14-0.
Worth County was able to pin Mound City at the 15 again, but Trevor Tubbs muscled his way forward for 5 yards. However, Worth County forced another three and out as a quick hitter from Brendan Tubbs ran into Jace Latham and Trevor Tubbs ran into Braxton Hightshoe as the Panthers were forced to punt. A good kick placed Worth County at their own 26, and then they proceeded to shoot themselves in the foot as consecutive holding penalties pinned them back on their own 6. Aydan Gladstone got back most of the yardage to the 32, but then another holding penalty set up second and 13 at the 22. However, Worth County once again escaped the jam as Gladstone threw a 37 yard strike to the 21. An offsides penalty put the ball on the 16, and then four straight carries by Alex Rinehart put the Tigers into the end zone. Levi Cassavaugh dove into the end zone for the extra points to make it 22-0.
Things threatened to go from bad to worse for Mound City when a quick hitter fooled nobody and Alex Rinehart stripped Brendan Tubbs and took it to the house and scored with 43 seconds left in the first quarter. Jackson Runde made a diving catch in the end zone that one referee ruled out but the other ruled in to make it 30-0. That would turn out to be huge.
But with the change of quarter, Mound City looked like a completely different team with the wind at their backs. On fourth and five at the 30, with nothing left to lose, Mound City elected to go for it and William Rother threw a strike to Wil Young for a first down at the 37 to start the second quarter. Then, Mound City went into a shotgun formation and flooded three receivers to the right side of the field. Then, Rother aired it out to Brendan Tubbs for a 43 yard strike to make it 30-6. Then, an onsides kick fooled everyone and Mound City got the ball back at the 40. A pass to Brendan Tubbs netted 20, and two scrambles by Rother out of the unorthodox formation got them in again with 11:11 left to make it 30-12.
The danger when playing Mound City is that when you give them an inch, they can take a mile. But Worth County made a stand on the extra point when Alex Rinehart tackled Brendan Tubbs short of the end zone to keep it three possessions. Then, after Jackson Runde covered the ensuing onsides kick, Alex Rinehart got four straight carries and took it all 38 yards to the house with 9:30 to restore order. Jackson Runde caught the extra point pass to make it 38-12.
From there, Worth County was able to adjust to Mound City's new passing scheme and forced a three and out, getting the ball at their own 20. Rinehart ripped off carries of 8 and 26 to the Panther 26, then Aydan Gladstone aired it out to Jackson Runde for a score with 6:42 left. Levi Cassavaugh's sweep made it 46-12.
Mound City began moving the ball again, getting an 11 yard pass to Trevor Tubbs to get to the 37. On fourth and one at the Tiger 34, Rother's sneak picked up three and kept the drive alive at the 31. But two plays later, Jackson Runde jumped a pass and had an apparent touchdown, but it was called back to the 32 for holding. It didn't matter, as Aydan Gladstone aired out a perfect ball to Dylan McIntyre, who somehow caught it with a purple shirt draped all over him and somehow managed to stay inbounds. That put it on the 1, and Alex Rinehart took it the rest of the way with 4:04 left to make it 52-12.
The Panthers advanced through the air as Wil Young caught one for five, Jesse Knapp caught one for nine more, and Trevor Tubbs caught one for 10 to the 40. But Mound City advanced no further as four straight incompletions gave Worth County the ball back on downs with 1:38 left, plenty of time left. They only needed one play as Aydan Gladstone scrambled for a touchdown with 1:25 left. An apparent flag was waved off, and Levi Cassavaugh got a block from Jackson Smith to make it 60-12 at the half.
Mound City elected to play on, and the teams traded blows to start the second half before both sides began subbing freely. First, Levi Cassavaugh took a sweep down the left side and then reversed his field and took off down the middle 42 yards to the house for Worth County. Levi got a block from Alex Rinehart on the extra point try and bounced off a purple shirt into the end zone to make it 68-12. Then, Mound City answered as Trevor Tubbs took it 49 yards to the house against Worth County's reserves with 10:55 left to make it 68-18.
Worth County fumbled it, but held on downs at their own 36. The second string finally got untracked as Tyler New rescued a third and 14 with a 34 yard pass under pressure to John Galanakis to the 14. A false start put it back on the 19, but on third and 15, Tyler New took a spread draw to the house with 1:17 left in the third. There was a holding on the extra point, but it didn't matter as New threw a strike to Galanakis to make it 76-18. Then, New struck again for the final tally as he stripped a Mound City ball carrier and scored with 9:51 left in the fourth to make it 82-18.
Worth County ran 40 plays for 447 yards. Alex Rinehart had 19 carries for 128 yards. Aydan Gladstone had 2 for 66, Levi Cassavaugh had 1 for 42, Tyler New 5 carries for 21 yards, Grant McIntyre 2 carries for 14 yards, and Landon Wilmes 3 carries for 4 yards. Aydan Gladstone completed all five of his pass attempts for 128 yards. Tyler New completed 2 of 3 passes for 44 yards. Jackson Runde had 3 catches for 74 yards. Grant McIntyre had 2 catches for 54 yards. John Galanakis had 2 catches for 44 yards.
Mound City ran 45 plays for 195 yards. Trevor Tubbs had 6 carries for 57 yards. William Rother had 6 carries for 17 yards. Cole Gillenwater had 4 carries for 10 yards. Brendan Tubbs had 4 carries for 2 yards. Quinton Brandon had 3 carries for 2 yards. Kane Derr had 2 carries for -3 yards. William Rother completed 8 of 20 pass attempts for 110 yards and one interception. Brendan Tubbs had 2 catches for 53 yards. Trevor Tubbs had 2 catches for 21 yards. Wil Young had 2 catches for 12 yards. Jesse Knapp had 1 catch for 9 yards.
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