Worth County turned back Rock Port 52-0 in a halftime game Friday as worries that the rain and the mud would slow down the Tigers did not materialize. They only had one fumble that night, while Rock Port had several fumbles as they had trouble navigating the wet conditions. The Tigers only needed one hour to complete the beatdown and get ready for Platte Valley, in a game which will be played Friday at 7 pm at Barnard.
At first, it looked like Rock Port would present some problems to the Tigers; the Bluejays had posed problems early to Platte Valley before they pulled away in the second quarter to get the 54-16 win. Worth County was backed up fourth and eight at their own 33 and was seemingly forced to punt, but a costly Roughing the Kicker penalty on Rock Port gave the Tigers new life at the 32, and everything snowballed from there. On the next play, Braxton Hightshoe started left, cut right, and ran right through the Rock Port defenders with 10:21 left, and Levi Cassavaugh ran in the extra points to make it 8-0.
Worth County loaded the box to stop the run, as Rock Port has been building up a program around the power running game similar to North Andrew and Platte Valley under a new coach. They do a good job of carrying out their fakes, and it fooled everyone at first after Rock Port started at their own 15. Phillip Herron bounced outside to the Tiger 24, and then Aidan Burke fooled everyone with a keeper to the 15. Herron picked up a first down to the 11, and then Micah Makings picked up three more to the 8. But just as it looked like Rock Port might tie the game, Dylan McIntyre scooped the first of many Rock Port fumbles and scored from 70 yards out to make it 14-0 with 8:00 left in the first.
Aidan Burke got a decent return to the 35, but Jace Latham dropped Herron for a loss of one and Levi Cassavaugh dropped him after a one yard gain. Burke slipped and fell to force a fourth and 10, and Braxton Hightshoe ran down the right side, got a block, and took it to the house with 5:50 left. Levi Cassavaugh got a quick hitter to make it 22-0.
Burke met Jace Latham on the next play after Rock Port started at their own 30. A bad snap set up third and 13, but an 11 yard reverse to Makings set up fourth and two at the 38. But then Tanner Ridge pounced on a fumble and Worth County got the ball back at the Rock Port 37. Hightshoe dove 15 yards to the 22, and then Levi Cassavaugh got a block from Jace Latham and took it to the house with 3:21 left in the first quarter.
A squib kick paid off as Braxton Hightshoe dropped Makings at the 20. On Rock Ports first play from scrimmage, Landon Wilmes pounced on a fumble at the 20 for Rock Port's third fumble of the evening. Hightshoe picked up 6 to the 14, and then Levi Cassavaugh picked up the rest with 2:24 left in the first quarter. Grant McIntyre's pass made it 36-0.
Braxton Hightshoe, Tanner Ridge, and Creed Wilcox combined on a gang tackle that pinned Rock Port at their own 18. Three plays later, the ball was on the ground for the fourth time and Braxton Hightshoe recovered it at the 14. Braxton ran into a blitz and was held to three yards, but then Tyler New got a block from Grant McIntyre and picked up a score. Dylan McIntyre's pass made it 44-0 with 4.1 seconds left in the first quarter.
Rock Port got their most promising drive on the next possession at the 31. Burke was faced with third and 13 at the 28, but scrambled all the way down to the Tiger 17. They rode the back of Makings, who converted a fourth and one to the 7. But then Burke slipped and fell for no gain at the 7. Herron picked up two to the 5, but then Levi Cassavaugh came on a blitz and sacked Burke to set up fourth and goal at the 12. Grant McIntyre broke up a pass to give the Tigers the ball back on downs. Levi Cassavaugh broke to the second level on a quick hitter, broke a tackle, and was off to the races with 6:13 left for Worth County's final score. Braxton Hightshoe took a pitch and ran it in to make it 52-0.
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