Glidden Ralston At Ar-We-Va
Ar-We-Va 15
Glidden Ralston 14
The game Friday was a tail of two halves as Glidden Ralston controlled the 1st half with both teams hurting themselves with penalties or turnovers as both defenses played well. The teams combined to punt five times in the 1st half, threw two interceptions and had a turnover on downs. The Wildcats scored twice in the 2nd half with big pass plays setting up both touchdowns. Weston Toft made several big plays on defense for the Rockets. The first came on offense as Landon Rohrbeck picked off a Rockets pass and looked like he would score. Toft tracked him down and saved the touchdown. Then made two huge stops with Glidden Ralston having the ball 1st and goal from the 3. Toft blew up the 4th down play, making the tackle that kept Ar-We-Va down 7-0 midway through the 2nd quarter. Ar-We-Va established the running game with Wyatt Ragaller in the 2nd half as their defense forced Glidden Ralston to punt three times, held them on downs to clinch the win and caused a fumble, recovered by Weston Toft. The Rockets took their first lead of the game with 2:01 left on a 2-point conversion after Wyatt Ragaller scored on a 36-yard run on 4th down.
Both teams moved the ball in the 1st half but both teams stalled out several drives or turned the ball over. Wyatt Ragaller picked off a pass at the Ar-We-Va 3-yard line to stop the Wildcats first possession. Ar-We-Va hurt themselves with bad snaps or dropped snaps, halting several of their early possessions. The game was scoreless at the end of the 1st quarter but Glidden Ralston was threatening. They struck early in the 2nd quarter when Landon Rohrbeck hit Alex Daniel behind the defense for a 32-yard touchdown. The Wildcats went up 8-0 with 9:45 left in the half. They looked like they would extend the lead on the Rockets next possession when Landon Rohrbeck picked off a Rockets pass and returned it to the 3-yard line. Weston Toft saved the touchdown, then made key stops on 2nd and 4th down, forcing a turnover on downs. Ar-We-Va was forced to punt and Landon Rohrbeck hit Dawson Majerus down the right sideline, setting up a 5-yard run by Colton Rohrbeck. The Wildcats failed on their 2-point conversion and they led 14-0 at half.
Glidden Ralston appeared to blow the game open on the opening kickoff of the 2nd half but the touchdown was called back for a block in the back and the Wildcats would be forced to punt three plays later. Instead of leading by three scores, the Wildcats found themselves in a dogfight as Wyatt Ragaller broke free for a 57-yard touchdown on a play that looked like it was going for negative yards. The Rockets trailed 14-7 with 8:50 left in the 3rd quarter. Glidden Ralston couldn’t get the offense going in the 2nd half and punted on their next possession and fumbled on their third possession of the 2nd half, recovered by Weston Toft. Ar-We-Va failed to capitalize, turning it over on downs on both possessions. Another Wildcat punt, giving Ar-We-Va the ball on their own 20-yard line with 6:26 left in the 4th quarter opened the door for the Rockets. Ar-We-Va stubbed their toes with a couple penalties but kept getting a 1st down to keep the drive alive. They faced a 4th down from the Wildcats 36-yard line when Wyatt Ragaller rolled left and broke a tackle, cutting back to his right. He found a seam and scampered for the touchdown, cutting the deficit to 14-13. Ar-We-Va quickly went for two and Ragaller dove into the endzone, giving Ar-We-Va their first lead with 2:01 left. Glidden Ralston got into Ar-We-Va territory but turned the ball over on downs with 0:23 left and Ar-We-Va sealed their first win of the season.
Wyatt Ragaller had 226-yards rushing and a pair of 2nd half touchdowns for Ar-We-Va. He added an interception on defense. Weston Toft had 5.5 tackles with several clutch plays, including a fumble recovery. Devon Ehlers was all over the field on defense, finishing wth 15,5 tackles with 12 of them solo.
Henry Sturm led the Wildcats with 67-yards rushing and Landon Rohrbeck passed for 127-yards and a touchdown. Alex Daniel caught a touchdown pass and had a number of tackles on defense.
The Rockets move to 1-1 overall and 1-o in the district as they prepare to travel to Audubon on Friday. Glidden Ralston slips to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the district. They are home to Griswold on Friday.
Ar-We-Va Stats
Grant Wilken 4-5 passing -3 yards, INT
Wyatt Ragaller 33 carries 226-yards 2 TD- 6 tackles, interception
Devon Ehlers 15.5 tackles, 12 solo tackles, 2 TFL
Weston Toft 5.5 tackles, fumble recovery
Glidden Ralston Stats- Unofficial- Will be updated with official stats on Sunday
Henry Sturm 14 carries 67-yards
Landon Rohrbeck 3-4 passing 127-yards, TD, INT
Dawson Majerus 2 receptions 38-yards
Alex Daniel 2 receptions 35-yards, TD
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
GR 0 14 0 0 14
AWV 0 0 7 8 15
