2nd Round Football Results Friday, October 29th
Audubon At Montezuma-8-Man
Audubon 63
Montezuma 14
Gavin Smith had a huge game and Audubon scored on their first five possessions as the rolled into Thursday semifinals against Montezuma. The Wheelers used big plays early to take a 21-6 lead after the first quarter and a 42-6 lead at half. Smith broke off runs of 57, 28, 65, 1 and 41 yards in the first half. They finished with 332 yards rushing while holding Montezuma to 46 yards rushing and 166 yards passing. The Wheeler defense forces Eddie Burgess into two interceptions by Manny Beisswenger and Gavin Larsen along with holding Burgess to 43 yards rushing on 14 carries.
Smith put Audubon ahead early with a 57-yard touchdown run on the Wheelers first possession. That came after the defense had forced a three and out to open the game. The Wheeler defense forced another three and out and Audubon scored three plays later when Smith broke off a 28-yard run putting them ahead 14-0. Eddie Burgess got Montezuma back into the game briefly with a 27-yard touchdown run on the Braves third possession but the Wheelers offense couldn’t be stopped. Smith scored on the first play of the next Audubon drive, out running the defense for 65-yards and Audubon led 21-6. The defense forced a turnover on downs and Braden Wessel got into the scoring explosion, scoring on a 9-yard run to cap a six play 39-yard drive.
The Audubon defense knew they would need to be solid against Eddie Burgess and the Brave offense and they dominated most of the game. They forced five punts, had two interceptions, forced a fumble and turned the Braves over on downs three times. Meanwhile Gavin Smith added two more touchdowns in the 2nd quarter with a 1-yard run and a 41-yard run. Audubon was ahead 42-6 at half.
The Wheelers put the game away in the 3rd quarter when Gavin Smith scored on a 26-yard run. Aaron Olsen added a 1-yard touchdown in the 4th quarter and Edward Miller blocked a punt, recovered by Duane Vetter in the end zone for a touchdown to cap the Audubon scoring.
Gavin Smith finished with 301 yards rushing and 6 rushing touchdowns. He threw for 42 yards on 7 passing attempts. Braden Wessel led the defense with 7.5 tackles including two for a loss. Manny Beisswenger and Gavin Larsen both had an interception.
The Wheelers improve to 9-1 on the season and head to Waco Wayland for a quarterfinal round game on Thursday. The game will be broadcast on 93.7 KKRL.
Audubon Stats
Gavin Smith 22-301 yards rushing, 6 touchdowns, 4-7 passing, 42 yards, interception
Braden Wessel 7.5 tackles
Manny Beisswenger 1 interception
Gavin Larsen 1 interception
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Audubon 21 21 7 14 63
Montezuma 6 0 0 8 14
ACGC At South Central Calhoun- Class 1A
ACGC 34
South Central Calhoun 13
A missed opportunity on a early 2nd quarter drive along with struggling to stop Gavin Cornelison and the Chargers run game was the difference for South Central Calhoun as the Titans finished their season at 8-2, falling in the 2nd round of the playoffs. The Titans had their best drive in the first half, early in the 2nd quarter, moving the ball with the short pass game, but they turned the ball over on downs at the Charger 6 yard line. ACGC, who led 13-0 at the time chewed up most of the rest of the first half, running the ball inside with Gavin Cornelison and on the outside with Cayden Jensen. They methodically moved the ball down the field and scored on a 1-yard run by Cornelison and took a 20-0 lead into half.
PHOTOS: Credit to Jeff Storjohann (Viewfinder22)
The Titans played better on offense in the 2nd half scoring on their first two possessions, but they weren’t able to stop the Chargers run game. ACGC scored on three of four possessions in the 1st half, with a turnover being their only empty drive. The Chargers scored on their first two drives of the second half and ran the clock out on their final drive. They scored on drives of 9, 11, 15, 7 and 5 plays. Their final drive of the game was 12 plays when time ran out.
South Central Calhoun got their run game going in the 2nd half with Blake McAlister running tough on the outside. McAlister helped lead the Titans down the field to start the 3rd quarter and scored on a 1-yard run to cut the deficit to 20-7. ACGC answered the score with a Charlie Crawford 14-yard touchdown run to put them back up 27-7. Gavin Batta hit Joshua Dietrich for a 53-yard gain on the Titans next possession and Batta capped the drive with a 1-yard run, making it 27-13 with 1:09 left in the 3rd quarter. ACGC answered the touchdown drive again and the Titans turned it over on downs with 7:21 left and didn’t see the ball again.
The Titans finished with 141 yards passing and 87 yards rushing. ACGC had 348 yards rushing and didn’t attempt a pass in the game.
Gavin Batta finished the game 11-14 for 141 yards passing. Blake McAlister carried the ball 12 times for 56 yards and a touchdown. McAlister also had 5 catches for 20 yards. Joshua Dietrich had 2 catches for 57 yards and Dominik Kistler added 2 catches for 30 yards. Kevin King finished with a team high 12.5 tackles with 7 of them solo. Brock Nattress recovered the Chargers first half fumble.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Kevin King 12.5 tackles
Gavin Batta 11-14 passing 141 yards
Blake McAlister 12-56 yards rushing, touchdown, 5-20 yards receiving
Dominik Kistler 6-14 yards rushing, 2-30 yards receiving
Joshua Dietrich 2-57 yards receiving
Brock Nattress 1 fumble recovery
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
ACGC 6 14 7 7 34
SCC 0 0 13 0 13
