Mound City kicked off to start the game and Sawyer Thurman returned it to his own 35. Landon Wilmes picked up five to the 40 after getting a block from Grant McIntyre. Tyler New got a block from Bo Collins and picked up 12 to the 28. Landon Wilmes picked up five more to the 23 after getting a block from Elias Alarcon, Tyler New got another block from Alarcon to the 6, and Landon Wilmes followed the blocking of Alarcon into the end zone with 9:58 left to put Worth County on the board. Elias Alarcon continued to carry the Tigers on his shoulders, clearing the path for Tyler New to score the extra points and make it 8-0.
Worth County was still victimized by the big plays that victimized them against Platte Valley; on third and 18 at their own 14, Mound City gave the ball to Cameron Felts on a quick hitter and he took it 66 yards down to the Tiger 10 before Bo Collins ran him down and saved a touchdown. The Tigers then made a goal line stand after a false start, one of several Mound City had, backed them up. Elias Alarcon, Landon Wilmes, and Grant McIntyre swarmed Ernie Peters under for no gain, then Kolten Smith dropped Cole Gillenwater for no gain. Kolten Smith showed a lot of improvement from last week, firing off the ball, getting rid of blocks, and flying up and down the line of scrimmage to make tackles.
Mound City was filtering different runningbacks in and out throughout the night, but it didn't seem to matter who they put in there as Worth County would swarm them under. August Meadows tried the left side, only to run into Bo Collins and Lucas Frisch and then Tyler New stopped Nick Ivey for no gain as the Tigers got the ball back on downs at the 10.
With Elias Alarcon out with a cut, the blocking broke down, then a long run from Tyler New was called back to the 30 by a block in the back. Bo Collins dropped a ball that was thrown a little too far, but then Landon Wilmes broke one 25 yards after a block from Ethan Lininger down to the 25. A force in junior high football, Ethan started as the center Friday and picked up right where he left off; he and Elias formed a two man wrecking crew on the line. Tyler New ran right through the right side like nobody was there, Grant McIntyre caught a bubble screen to the four, and Tyler New outran the purple shirts into the end zone with 4:07 left. Bo Collins caught the ensuing pass to make it 16-0.
But then the game looked like it might follow the script of the Platte Valley game, in which Worth County got an early lead, only for Platte Valley to wipe it out with some big plays. First, on third and 18 at the Panther 34, August Meadows caught a 15 yard pass from Cole Gillenwater to the Tiger 31. A false start moved it back to the 36, but then Chauncey Brown caught a long pass to the 12. A false start moved them back to the 17, and then Creyton Roup picked up two to the 15. Then, the pass coverage woes that hurt Worth County burned them again as nobody picked up Kane Derr and he was all alone for a score at the start of the second quarter to cut it to 16-6. Grant McIntyre broke up the ensuing extra point pass.
Unlike the Platte Valley game, Worth County struck right back after Mound City boomed the kickoff into the end zone as Landon Wilmes picked up a block from Ethan Lininger and that was all he needed as he took it 65 yards to the house with 10:51 left. Grant McIntyre caught the extra point pass to make it 24-6.
Mound City went back to the quick hitter that worked for them earlier, but this time, Worth County was ready for it and Lucas Frisch was there to drop Nick Ivey. Kolten Smith and Landon Wilmes dropped Gillenwater attempting a keeper, and then Elias Alarcon came free and hurried Gillenwater into an incompletion as Grant McIntyre was there for the breakup, forcing a three and out. Worth County started on their own 30 and Tyler New picked up blocks from Ethan Lininger, Grant McIntyre, and Landon Wilmes as he picked up 15 yards into Mound City territory at the 35. Tyler weaved his way to the 19, and then Brayden Stevens caught a short pass, got a block from Bo Collins, and got to the 10. Frisch got a block from Lininger to the 8 for a first down, and then Tyler New threw a strike to Grant McIntyre for a score with 7:23 left in the half. Landon Wilmes caught a flat pass and picked up a block from Bo Collins into the end zone to make it 32-8.
The Panthers could not do anything again as Landon Wilmes broke up a pass, Bo Collins dropped Roup for a loss of three, and then Tyler New came on a blitz and forced an incompletion. On fourth and 10 from their own 36, Mound City went for it, but Grant McIntyre broke up a pass on fourth down and Worth County was in good field position. A questionable block in the back -- Elias Alarcon hit his own guy -- moved it all the way back to the Tiger 35, but it didn't matter as Bo Collins atoned for his earlier drop as Tyler New aired one out to him for a score with 6:00 left. Landon Wilmes got blocks from Ethan Lininger, Grant McIntyre, and Lucas Frisch to add the extra points to make it 40-6.
Kolten Smith kicked off, and most of his kicks were knuckle balls that were really hard for Mound City to field. One was mishandled at the Panther 25 and Worth County got a free possession when Lucas Frisch recovered it there. Frisch got a block from Ethan Lininger to the 17, Brayden Stevens got a shovel pass to the 16, and Tyler New got a block from Elias Alarcon down to the 9. Lucas Frisch got stacked up for no gain, but then Tyler New threw a strike to Grant McIntyre, who beat three defenders and somehow kept his feet inbounds as he gathered it in. Brayden Stevens' catch and run made it 48-6 with 3:32 left.
Worth County forced another three and out, but with time running out and Worth County faced with fourth and four at their own 21, Tyler New threw behind Grant McIntyre and Worth County gave up the ball on downs. With 15 seconds left, another breakdown occurred and Chauncey Brown was all alone for a pass to cut the Worth County lead to 48-12.
Mound City had the ball to start the second half, and another score would have given them hope. But Worth County forced a three and out as Bo Collins ran down Gillenwater trying a keeper, Creyton Roup tried the left side but met Bo and three other defenders, and Gillenwater threw it away on third down. A short kick gave Worth County a short field at the Panther 34, and Landon Wilmes took a power sweep to the 21. Landon picked up a block from Ethan Lininger to the 10, and then Tyler New threw a strike to Grant McIntyre with 7:20 left to make it 54-12. The whole second half was played with a running clock.
A 12 yard pass from Gillenwater to Keaton Zembles gave Mound City a first down at the 37, but Mound City gave up the ball on downs at their own 38. The Panthers showed flashes of their glory days when they stiffened up drove Worth County back to the 40. But then Landon Wilmes caught a pair of passes for 23 and 16 yard down to the one, and then Lucas Frisch took it the rest of the way with 11:36 left to make it 60-12.
A late hit and a facemask fueled Mound City's next drive as they used the short field to get into the end zone with 6:59 left as Kane Derr scored from three yards out. Mound City pinned Worth County into the end zone with one of several long kickoffs and they started on their own 15. Landon Wilmes got a block from Carter Chapman to the 26, and then Worth County started subbing freely down the stretch. Cole Ruby picked up six yards behind the blocking of Ethan Lininger and Carter Chapman, and then Lucas Frisch got 13 to the Panther 35. Worth County threw an incomplete pass, but then Cole Ruby got nine to the 26 behind blocks from Ethan Lininger and Karson Briner, and then a facemask put it on the six. Hayden Sanders, now at quarterback, ran into a swarm of purple shirts, but he showed the same form that his dad, P.J., had back in his playing days as he broke tackle after tackle into the end zone with four minutes left to make it 66-18.
Grant McIntyre got a scoop and score and Karson Briner got a pass from Hayden Sanders to round out the scoring and make it 74-18.
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