Worth County's football team got back on track Friday with a 42-8 Homecoming win over King City. Despite the rain, the parade was held and Levi Cassavaugh and Kaydee Sherer were named 2022 Homecoming King and Queen. Other King candidates were John Galanakis and Braxton Hightshoe. Other Queen candidates were Ali Brown and Lanie Cousatte. Junior Attendants were Brooklyn Richardson and Elias Alarcon. Sophomore Attendants were Eva Engel and Evan Baker. Freshman Attendants were Katie Fletchall and Wyatt Hill.
The focus of the game Friday was on ball security as well as being ready to play and being assignment sound. Worth County achieved its goal of a fast start, as they scored on their opening drive. They took care of the ball, not losing a fumble until the third quarter, when the game was already decided. They didn't peek in the backfield; Landon Wilmes started as a corner and covered well despite King City trying to pick on him all game long. King City didn't complete a single long pass all night long and didn't score on the varsity; their lone score was in the fourth quarter against the JV. With defenses keying on Levi Cassavaugh, Worth County turned to Braxton Hightshoe a lot more, and this time, they used the screen pass to good effect against the blitz. The teams came in with identical records, so the winner would likely be the team that started off quickly and forced the other to play catchup.
King City tried an onsides kick, but Lucas Frisch recovered on the 29 for the Tigers, and they were able to engineer a 10 play drive, with both Hightshoe and Cassavaugh getting carries. Braxton got a block from Colt Cameron and converted a second and eight at the 38. Colt sprung Braxton loose for 15 down to the 20, and then Hightshoe moved a pile eight yards down to the six on third and four. Levi Cassavaugh got a quick hitter to the one. Worth County fumbled a center quarterback exchange, but then Tyler New converted a sneak for a score to make it 6-0 with 7:49 left.
The Wildkats got the first of several long returns from Ron Pulliam, this time to the 40. But in a sign that the Tigers were ready to play and King City was not, their first play from scrimmage was a bad snap back to the 23. Jace Latham dropped a King City back for no gain, a false start backed them up five, and Grant McIntyre had a pass breakup.
Worth County was faced with third and ten at their own 38, but a ten yard pass from New to Dylan McIntyre got the first down. A sack put it back to the 35, but a short pass to McIntyre and a three yard carry by Levi Cassavaugh set up fourth and one. Braxton got loose on a sweep for 13 as Levi Cassavaugh and Grant McIntyre got blocks to open him up to the 10. On the next play, Tyler New completed a pass to Grant McIntyre to make it 12-0.
King City went three and out as Braxton Hightshoe dropped Ty Mooney for a loss of three and then Tyler New broke up Mooney's pass attempt. Dylan McIntyre hurried Mooney into another incompletion and King City was forced to punt. On the ensuing punt, Braxton Hightshoe got a block from Tanner Ridge and found daylight to the 35. Tyler New threw a jump ball pass to Dylan McIntyre, and King City's defender had it seemingly zeroed in for an interception on the sideline. But McIntyre outjumped him for the ball and took it away from him at the King City 11. Braxton Hightshoe caught a short pass to the seven, but then the Tigers took too much time to get the play in and a bad snap pinned them third and 12 at the 13. But then King City tried to blitz, and unlike the Albany game, Worth County was ready for it as they dropped a screen pass to Braxton Hightshoe for a score with 11:51 left in the second. Grant McIntyre caught another screen pass for the extra points to make it 20-0.
After both sides exchanged punts, King City finally got some daylight after starting at their own 22 and setting up a wedge, with Mooney taking the ball six yards to the 28. They then snapped it to the upman, Hunter Hass, who found more daylight to the 38. But then the next snap was fumbled and Tyler New pounced on it at the 38. Worth County was having trouble during that stretch blocking Chase Moss, but then Creed Wilcox finally started getting him blocked, and Worth County moved it to the 25 after Tyler New converted a third and three. They then went back to the screen pass, this time to Levi Cassavaugh for 25 yards and a score, and Braxton Hightshoe caught another screen for the extra points to put Worth County up 28-0 with 5:43 left.
King City tried a reverse to Pulliam, but Tanner Ridge met him at the 19, and then Ridge blew up a running play back to the 16. A defensive holding penalty put the ball on the 26, but a false start backed up King City to the 21. Mooney got five yards to the 26, but then Landon Wilmes dropped Zeke Fisher trying to go on a sweep to force another punt. The ensuing punt was shanked out of bounds, and Worth County had a short field at the King City 38. Levi Cassavaugh got a block from Braxton Hightshoe and took it eight yards to the 30. Levi caught a screen pass for six to the 24 and a first down, and then Dylan McIntyre's catch and run carried 21 yards to the three. Tyler New shot through a big hole for a score and got a block from Creed Wilcox to run in the extra points to make it 36-0.
Ron Pulliam got a reverse and found daylight to the Tiger 37 and King City sought to score one more time before the half. But Tyler New and Jace Latham stopped Mooney for one at the 36, and Ryder Sample could only get one more to the 35. An incomplete pass set up fourth and eight, and Tyler New broke up the fourth down pass to give the Tigers the ball back on downs at the 35. Dylan McIntyre caught a long pass for 30 yards down to the 15 with 46 seconds left. The next pass was batted down, but a defensive holding put it on the seven. A screen attempt was finally covered and dropped by King City at the 12, but with 20 seconds left, Worth County threw a halfback pass from Braxton Hightshoe to Tyler New for the score to make it 42-0. King City got as far as the Tiger 20, but the final pass was too far, and Worth County had the running clock in its favor for the third and fourth quarters.
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