Worth County shut out Stanberry 58-0 Friday as Lucas Frisch’s 79 yard run from scrimmage for the Tigers and Hayden Sanders’ pick six were highlights in the surprisingly easy win for the Tigers, 58-0 in a game called at halftime.
The game was supposed to be a dogfight for the Tigers, as Stanberry, despite their 1-4 record, had been in all but one of their games, including against unbeaten Rock Port. Stanberry had played Worth County to a 12-12 tie in the jamboree. Both teams were down players as Lance Runde went down from a wreck and had his leg in a cast. Brayden Stevens was still out (knee), and Cole Ruby’s injury (ankle) was more serious than initially believed. But Stanberry was without its best player, Colby McQueen, who was sick Monday, was out all week, and was ruled out for Friday’s game.
Worth County needed to win in order to move closer to a winning season and keep pace with Albany and King City, both undefeated in the conference. Stanberry needed to break out of the cellar in both the conference and district standings. The hope was that Albany would falter against Princeton, a team built similar to Pattonsburg, which beat the Warriors twice last year, but Elliot Mercer ate the Blue Tigers alive in Princeton with almost 300 yards on the ground and the Warriors won 96-46 to get its coach, Doug Fountain, his 50th win. King City showed they are the real deal this year, going to 4-0 in the GRC West with their 38-30 win over North Andrew, overcoming a bad start to begin the year.
Stanberry showed the aggressive defense and scrappy play that has been their hallmark in the first series as they stopped Worth County on its first drive. But then Worth County got some newfound ability to rush the quarterback and back to back sacks from Landon Wilmes and Sawyer Thurman forced a three and out by Stanberry. Landon Wilmes took the kick and took it 66 yards to the house for Worth County’s first score with 9:08 left in the first quarter. Jude Archer took an option pitch from Hayden Sanders, got a block from Carter Chapman, and took it to the house for the extra points to make it 8-0.
Treston Williams got a first down to the 34 after the Bulldogs got good field position at their own 36, but then a sack by Landon Wilmes and Lucas Frisch, Worth County’s third of the quarter, put them behind the sticks. On the next play, Williams dripped over his own blocker and was injured and he was done for the night. Stanberry elected to go for it on fourth and 14 at the Tiger 38 and they dropped back to pass, but Drew Parman’s pass to Decker Heyde was caught, but caught out of bounds and the Tigers got the ball at their own 38. Landon Wilmes got a sweep, got a block from Lucas Frisch, and got down to the Stanberry 13. Wilmes picked up five more to the eight, and then Jude Archer took an option pitch to the house with 5:56 left. On the extra point try, Sanders’ intended receiver, Karson Briner, fell, but he scrambled and found Lucas Frisch to make it 16-0.
On the ensuing kickoff, Lucas Frisch beat everybody to the kickoff, which died at the Stanberry 1. Hayden Sanders took it in with 5:47 left in the first behind the blocking of Carter Chapman and the Tigers were up 22-0.
Decker Heyde got a big return to the Tiger 38 before Bo Collins saved a touchdown with a diving tackle. Landon Wilmes then dropped Max Hilton got a loss of four. Jaren Stoll took a sweep three yards to the 39; on the play, Brayden Combs injured his knee and was done for the game. But Hayden Sanders was the next man standing, and he immediately made an impact by dropping Hilton for a loss and Stanberry was forced to punt.
Worth County started on their own 15 and Landon Wilmes took the wildcat snap that had worked so well against St. Joseph Christian and he weaved his way to the 40. A holding call wiped out a long run by Hayden Sanders, but carries by Landon Wilmes and Jude Archer got a first down at the 29. From there, Hayden Sanders got good protection from the line and aired it out to Lucas Frisch for a score with 2:35 left in the first. Karson Briner was all alone in the end zone for the extra points to make it 30-0.
Back in 2018, Worth County got a big lead against Stanberry, only for Stanberry to break out the spread formation to nearly get back into the game before a key pick six by Reed McIntyre foiled the comeback bid. Stanberry tried it again this time, but Carter Chapman blew up a jet sweep to put Stanberry behind the sticks. Drew Parman ran into the teeth of the Tiger defense and Bo Collins and Ethan Lininger dropped him for a loss. Stanberry started taking too much time getting the play in and got a Delay of Game, and then Carter Chapman blew up a screen pass to force a punt.
The ensuing kick was shanked and Worth County had a short field to work with at the Stanberry 32. Jude Archer picked up five yards to the 27 and then Hayden Sanders scrambled for a first down to the 19. On the next play, Landon Wilmes took a short pass and weaved his way through multiple defenders for a score with 11:10 left in the second quarter. Jude Archer took a sweep, got blocks from Karson Briner and Landon Wilmes, and added the extra points to make it 38-0.
Stanberry started at its own 26, and a sack, Worth County’s fourth of the night, put them behind the sticks at the 21. A bad snap pinned them on the six as Bo Collins made the tackle, and a false start put it on the three. Sawyer Thurman dropped Max Hilton to force a punt.
Worth County started on the Stanberry 36, and Jude Archer caught a short pass and Landon Wilmes got a block from Karson Briner to the 27. But on the next play, as Lucas Frisch was fighting for yardage, he fumbled it and Stanberry recovered on the 18. An offsides penalty put it on the 23, but then Stanberry tried to test Hayden Sanders on a pass. Hayden juggled the ensuing throw, gathered it in, and weaved his way through Stanberry defenders for a pick six with 8:05 left. Karson Briner caught the extra point pass to make it 46-0.
Once again, Stanberry found itself behind the sticks, this time by a false start that put them back to the 21. Parman picked up three to the 14, but then Stanberry took too long to get the play off and Jude Archer broke up a pass. Lucas Frisch forced a quarterback hurry and Decker Heyde was tackled short of the first down and Stanberry was forced to punt. A great kick pinned the Tigers at their own 1, but that only served to make things more interesting as Lucas Frisch took a simple dive play, weaved his way through traffic, and was off to the races with 5:46 left to make it 52-0.
Stanberry started at its own 37, and Ethan Lininger dropped Jaren Stoll after a two yard gain and Carter Chapman dropped him after a one yard gain. For the second time in a row, Bo Collins knocked someone out of the game, this time dropping Brant Jensen for a loss. The junior varsity came in and stopped Stanberry at the 38 and then Jude Archer, the one varsity player left, took it down the right sideline and to the house with 3:09 left to make it 58-0.
The junior varsity was up to the task of holding Stanberry on the next series as Reyen Hansen, Franklynn Taute, and Hayden Sanders had a good gang tackle on one play and Wyatt Hill and Dylan Smith combined on another tackle. Brayden Murphy got a fourth down stop. Dylan Smith reversed field twice to pick up ten yards and Franklynn Taute got seven hard-earned yards in the closing seconds.
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