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Cassville wins the toss and defers. Mountaineers return kick to their own 33. Pass complete for a first at the Cassville 48. QB gains 4 inside, then keeps again for a first at the 31. QB fakes the handoff and goes right for a first at the 5. Handoff gets in on a dive for a 5-yard score. Mountaineers lead 7-0 with 10:08 left in 1Q.

Tristan Thompson fair catches at the 25. Masin Bryan goes left for a first at the 37. Easton Hughes gains 8 up the middle, Bryan converts the first at the Mt. Vernon 48. Colton Roark reels in a lobbed ball at the 21 for a first down. Bryan gains 2, Hughes pushes through a tackle to add 7 to bring third and 1, then he finishes the 75-yard drive with a 12-yard rushing score. Game is tied 7-7 with 7:20 left in 1Q.

Mountaineers find a hole on the return and kicker Diego Haros pushes the returner out at the Mt. Vernon 49. Run gains 1, then 2 to make it third and 7, QB scrambles to the sideline and completes a pass for a first at Cassville’s 33. Deep shot incomplete with Andon Goutney in coverage, false start takes it back 5, Thompson chases down a scrambling QB for a bigger loss to bring third and 27, pass complete and Kamden Beebe makes the tackle for a gain of 5, Mountaineers punt into the end zone and Wildcats start drive at the 20.

Stearns keeps for small gain, Roark follows blocks left for a solid gain but holding brings it back for second and 20, a bit of trickery and Roark connects a pass to Mace Bredeson for a first at the Mountaineers’ 46. Hughes gets a first at the 42. Hughes gets 9 on the handoff, Beebe caught for loss of 1 to bring third and 2, Hughes hangs on to the ball with his fingertips through a tackle for a first at the 26. Beebe avoids a tackle for a first at the 12.

END 1Q: Cassville 7, Mt. Vernon 7

Beebe gains 2, Hughes adds 4 to bring third and 4, Beebe drags tacklers over the plane for a 6-yard touchdown. Kick is blocked but Wildcats take first lead of the game, 13-7, with 10:36 left in 2Q.

Mountaineers return kick to the 38. Run gets 3, pitch gets a few but holding makes it second and 17, early snap gets by the QB but he scoops it up and completes a pass for a loss of 9 (facemask on Mountaineers is declined) to bring third and 26, bomb into double coverage by Freed and Barrientos incomplete, Mountaineers punt and Bryan avoids a couple tackles to return to the Cassville 44.

Hughes gets free for a first at the Mt. Vernon 24. Bryan gains 2, Hughes drags the pile to add 6 to bring third and 2, Bryan gets the first at the 13. Hughes breaks a couple tackles and scores a 10-yard TD at the pylon. Wildcats lead 21-7 on a Stearns keeper with 6:42 left in 2Q.

Kickoff returned to the 38. Handoff left gets a first at the 49. QB keeps for another at the Cassville 41. Pass incomplete, Wildcats swarm the QB and force a fumble Thompson recovers at the Cassville 49.

Pass incomplete, Hughes goes left for a first at the Mt. Vernon 39. Stearns gains 2, pass to Beebe good for a first at the 19. Hughes gains 1, Beebe gets good gain off right tackle but holding makes it second and 14, Stearns rolls out and pass is picked at the Mt. Vernon 11.

Bomb down the left sideline incomplete, pass complete for small gain but holding makes it second and 16 from the 6, quick pass incomplete, Wildcats pressure QB but pass complete at the 18 to bring fourth and 3 and Cassville takes timeout with 2:04 left in the half. Mountaineers punt and Bryan makes the return a handful of years but block in the back spots it at the Cassville 35.

Pass incomplete, Bryan gains 2 to bring third and 8, pass to Roark but he slips and it’s incomplete. Wildcats punt fair caught at Mt. Vernon 34.

Yang and Thompson combine for a sack and loss of 10, pass complete for first down yardage but holding makes it second and 30. Pass compete for fair gain as time expires.

END 2Q: Cassville 21, Mt. Vernon 7

Kickoff is duffed and Wildcats take over at Mt. Vernon 40. Hughes gains 3, Bryan adds 3 to make it third and 4, Roark catches pass for first at the 24. Bryan gains 3, pass to Roark in triple coverage in end zone is picked and Mountaineers return to the 21.

Run gains 5, handoff gets first at the 29. QB keeps for 4, pass complete for 1 to bring third and 4, QB keeps for first at the 40. Pitch right gains 2, pass complete and Roark meets the receiver for loss of 1 to bring third and 9, pass complete for gain of 4 to bring fourth and 5, pass complete at the sticks for first at the 50. Pass incomplete, next one overthrown to bring third and 10, QB scrambles and throws incomplete again and holding call declined to force fourth and 10, pass complete with diving catch for first at the 16. QB keeps for first at the 5. QB keeps again for 1, pitch right gets 1 to make it third and goal from the 3, pass caught in middle of the end zone for 3-yard TD. Wildcats keep 21-14 lead with 2:23 left in 3Q.

Chipped kick recovered at the 21. Hughes gains 4, Beebe skip’s past a tackle and gets a first at the Mt. Vernon 45. Beebe gains 1, Roark jets left for 8 to bring third and 1, run gets first at the 35. Beebe gains 5.

END 3Q: Cassville 21, Mt. Vernon 14

Hughes gets a first at the 24. Run gains 3, next one gets 4 to bring third and 3, pitch to Roark gets the remaining 17 to paydirt. Wildcats lead 27-14 after PAT goes wide left.

Kick returned to the 34. Jet sweep gains 9, QB keeps for first at the 47. Norris gets a sack for loss of 9, screen pass gains 7 to make it third and 12, Goutney picks a long pass down the home sideline and Wildcats take over at own 22.

Hughes gains 1, then 5, Roark skips last tacklers and tries to turn up the sideline but steps out near the yard to gain, measurement gives the first at the 32. Bryan gains 2, Stearns keeps for first at the 45 as Wildcats milk clock below 5:30 to play. Hughes gains 3, Stearns keeps for first at the 30. Bryan weaves through traffic to gain 8, Bryan gets first at the 18 and clock dips below 3:00 to go. Bryan loses 1, pitch to Bryan stuffed at the line and Mountaineers take second timeout on third and 9 for Wildcats, Barrientos catches wide open pass and dives to the 1, Bryan pushes to inches from paydirt, substitution infraction moves it back 5, Wildcats don’t mind as they can run out the clock in victory formation.

FINAL: Cassville 27, Mt. Vernon 14