FOOTBALL LIVE UPDATES: Cassville at Seneca (C3, D6 Championship), Nov. 14

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Wildcats win the toss and defer. Returner reaches the 28 where he’s nailed by Kellen Weldy. Toss right gains 2, next run adds 6 to bring third and 2. Handoff middle gets first at the 43. Run gains 9, next one crosses midfield for a first at the Cassville 45. QB keeps right for first down at the 35. Run middle gains 6, QB keeps right for first at the 25. Handoff middle gets 2, next one adds 6 to make it third and 2, handoff middle gets first at the 12. Sweep right gets in from there. Indians go up 7-0 with 6:26 left in 1Q.

Baxton Cornell fields a pooch kick and downed at the 32. Wildcats fumble and Seneca scoops it up and takes it all the way back. Indians now lead 14-0 with 6:14 left in 1Q.

Seneca kicker dribbles a bouncer up the middle and Tyler Hodge dives on it to recover at the 43 in the mass of bodies. Cassville run loses 1, pass incomplete to bring third and long, pass incomplete and Wildcats punt to Indians’ 12.

Run gains 2, QB keeps for 7 and Barrientos makes a great tackle saving a big gain, false start makes it third and 6, Indians line up then call a timeout. Itch and cut middle gets first at the 30 and personal foul on Cassville moves it up to the 45. QB gains 2, next run gains 6 to bring third and 8, power run middle gets the first at Cassville’s 40. QB keeps for 7, handoff right gets first at the 29. Run middle gets 7, handoff gets first again at the 16. Runner bounces off a Wildcat and gets down to the 8.

END 1Q: Seneca 14, Cassville 0

Run gets a first at the 2. Next run reaches the 1, second effort on next run crosses the plane. Seneca leads 20-0 after Wildcats block PAT, 11:04 left in 2Q.

Cornell fields another short kick and returns to the 35. Mason Bryan gains 2, Colton Roark takes the pitch left but downed for 3-yard loss to make it third and 11, throw down the sideline to Roark and it’s called for pass interference to give Cassville first new set of downs, marked at the 49. Stearns keeps the handoff and bursts free down the Seneca sideline for a first at the 7. Delay of game takes it back 5, Roark takes the handoff 12 yards to paydirt and Wildcats are on the board! Seneca keeps lead, 20-7, with 8:41 left in 2Q.

Diego Haros nails kick for a touchback and Indians start at own 20. QB gains 5, handoff middle adds 2 to bring third and 2, QB keeps and dives for first at the 31.