Rock Port will be no easy task for Worth County. They are at 6-3, and with a new coach, they are trying to replicate the success of Platte Valley and their brand of smashmouth football. They are strong at the skill positions and have a solid front line.
The highlight of the night was when Tiger defensive lineman Jase Latham stripped Stanberry quarterback Colby McQuinn and took it to the house for one of Worth County's scores.
The game started off easily enough for the Tigers when Landon Wilmes recovered a fumble at the Stanberry 17 on Stanberry's first possession. A holding penalty brought them back to the 27, but then Tyler New ran past the Stanberry defenders like they weren't even there and scored with 10:11 left to make it 6-0.
Brayden Stevens buried Stanberry on the 19 on the ensuing kickoff. Stanberry had Decker Heyde open, but he stumbled and the pass fell incomplete. Gavin Cameron nearly broke one, but he was stopped after a short gain, and an attempted pitchout to Tucker Schieber lost one and Stanberry was forced to punt. But then the sloppy play started. A questionable unnecessary roughness penalty after the Tigers had picked up a first down was out of Worth County's control, but the dropped pass on fourth down could not be blamed on the officials. A holding penalty wiped out a long pass play for Stanberry, however, and they were forced to punt right back to the Tigers at the 13.
Levi Cassavaugh ripped off 11 yards to the 24, and a fake to Levi fooled everyone as Braxton Hightshoe took an option pitch 15 yards to the 39. A false start moved the Tigers back to the 34, but Grant McIntyre caught a 15 yard pass to the 31. Levi Cassavaugh got a block five yards to the 26 behind the blocking of Creed Wilcox and Braxton Hightshoe got a block from Colt Cameron and picked up three to the 23. A sack moved the Tigers back to the 30, but a pass to Dylan McIntyre picked up 10 to the 20, and Worth County aired it out to Grant McIntyre to the end zone to make it 12-0 with 49 seconds left in the first quarter. But the sloppy play continued for the Tigers as Stanberry followed North Andrew's lead, isolated Tucker Schieber on the edge, and he ran through the Tiger defenders like they weren't even there, and he scored with 5 seconds left in the first quarter from 41 yards out. Gavin Cameron ran in the extra points to make it 12-8.
But then an attempted onsides kick by Stanberry backfired as Tanner Ridge returned it to the Stanberry 35. Worth County had an incomplete pass, but Braxton Hightshoe picked up eight yards to the 27, and then Grant McIntyre caught a short pass and turned it into a score as the second quarter started. Tyler New ran in the extra points to make it 20-8. From there, Worth County played much better and their size advantage on the front line began to tell.
Tucker Schieber broke three tackles on his way to the 40 on the kickoff, but then he only got one on the next play and then Landon Wilmes dropped Schieber on an attempted screen back at the 38. Dylan McIntyre got a sack, and Stanberry was forced to punt. Braxton Hightshoe returned it to the 25. Levi Cassavaugh took an option pitch 7 yards, Braxton Hightshoe picked up seven more, Levi picked up 11, and then got a block from Dylan McIntyre and picked up 14 more to the Stanberry 14. The Bulldog defense stiffened up as Worth County only picked up four yards on its next two plays. But then Tyler New found Dylan McIntyre in the end zone with 5:27 left. Tyler New ran in the extra points off a counter to make it 28-8.
Stanberry nearly lost the ensuing squib kick, but covered it on their own 33. An offsides penalty moved it to the 38, but then a botched option play was nearly fumbled; it was ruled a forward pass. A short pass to Kolton Dias set up third and three at the 40, but a false start back up Stanberry to their own 35, where it was third and 8. On the next play, Colby McQuinn scrambled to his left and Worth County left Gavin Cameron all alone, but McQuinn misfired. On the next play, Stanberry fumbled it as Grant McIntyre blitzed and got the hit, while Elias Alarcon recovered it on the Stanberry 32. Worth County only needed two plays to get in as Worth County aired it out to Dylan McIntyre 27 yards to the 5, and then Levi Cassavaugh got a block from Creed Wilcox to score with 4:18 left. Worth County got a false start on the extra point try, but it didn't matter as Grant McIntyre caught the extra point pass from Tyler New to make it 36-8.
The game snowballed from there as Grant McIntyre stripped Schieber at the Stanberry 26 to give the ball back to Worth County. A dropped pass set up second and 10, but Levi Cassavaugh cut one upfield to the 18. Tyler New took a counter to the 14. A false start moved it back to the 19, but Braxton Hightshoe took a quick hitter to the 15, and then curled towards the middle of the end zone and caught Tyler New's pass. He then took a veer play into the end zone for the extra points to make it 44-8 with 54 seconds left. Worth County nearly scored again in the closing seconds after Levi Cassavaugh recovered a fumble at the Stanberry 32 with 16 seconds left. They set up a perfectly designed screen pass to Dylan McIntyre at the 23, but he stepped out of bounds at the 2 as time expired.
Stanberry kicked to start the second half, but the ball barely got off the tee and didn't travel the required 10 yards, being blown dead at the Stanberry 30. Once again, Worth County moved the ball as Braxton Hightshoe picked up 5, getting blocks from Levi Cassavaugh and Dylan McIntyre. Levi picked up three and Braxton picked up four and a first down, getting a block from Creed Wilcox. Stanberry guessed right on an all out blitz, stopping Levi at the 19 for a loss, but Dylan McIntyre caught a pass for seven and Levi Cassavaugh's cutback run picked up seven more to the 5. Braxton picked up four to the one and Levi Cassavaugh ran it in with 7:38 left. Grant McIntyre caught the extra point pass despite a Stanberry defender draped all over him to make it 52-8.
The Bulldogs got a first down to the 40, but were faced with fourth and 11 at their own 39. They tried to go for it, but McQuinn's pass was batted in the air. McQuinn caught his own pass, but then Jase Latham stripped it and took off the other way. He showed some skill carrying the ball, shedding two black shirts who tried to bring him down, and took it to the house with 2:31 left in the third. Braxton Hightshoe got a block from Levi Cassavaugh and got into the end zone to make it 60-0.
The reserves played most of the remainder. Treston Williams, a promising runningback with a lot of speed for Stanberry, broke one for 45 yards and a score with 17 seconds left in the third quarter to make it 60-14. Landon Wilmes ripped off a 65 yard run with 11:07 left in the fourth quarter to get it back and put the Tigers up 66-14.
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