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Wildcats kick off goes out of bounds, Mustangs start at own 35. Run gets a first at the 45. Big hit as the swing pass gets to the receiver goes for no gain, run breaks left for first down at the Cassville 37. QB gains 1, quick pass complete for no gain to bring third and 9, Cassville stuffs the run at the line, pass incomplete and Cassville takes over at own 36.

Easton Hughes breaks left for 4, then middle for 2 to bring third and 4, Kellen Weldy takes the jet sweep right and follows Masin Bryan’s block 58 yards to open the scoring. Wildcats lead 7-0 with 7:22 left in 1Q.

Mustangs return kick to own 23. Run gets 2, pass left knocked away to bring third and 8, QB scrambles fur a first at the 35. QB goes to pass and drops the ball, Tyler Hodge recovers at the Mustangs 25.

Jaren Stearns buys time and finds Masin Bryan on a late route for a 25-yard score. Cassville now leads 14-0 with 6:12 left in 1Q.

Mustangs return kick to the 31, facemask moves it to the 46. Pass complete and receiver weaves for a first at the Cassville 27. Another completion gets a first at the 10. Run middle gets to the 3, next one puts McDonald County on the board. Wildcats keep the lead, 14-7 with 4:43 left in 1Q.

Spencer Drollinger recovers a bouncing kick and returns to the Cassville 48. Hughes bursts for a first at the Mustangs’ 40. Kamden Beebe gains 3 up the middle, Stearns keeps the option and goes right for a 37-yard strike. Cassville extends lead to 21-7 with 3:10 left in 1Q.

Shorter kickoff returned by Mustangs to own 27. Run gains 4, next one adds 1 to bring third and 5, RB pass complete for a first at the 47. Handoff loses a yard, next one gains 2 to bring third and 9, pass rolling left gets a first at the Cassville 40.

END 1Q: Cassville 21, McDonald County 7

Run gains 5, next one loses 3 to bring third and 8, run middle held for no gain, Mace Bredeson bats down a pass to give Cassville the ball on downs at own 38.

Hughes gains 1, Bredeson adds 3 to bring third and 6, Weldy gains 3, Stearns hard count draws an offside to give Cassville a first at the 50. Hughes gains 4, then 3 to bring third and 3, Hughes finds a hole middle and outruns tacklers 43 yards to score. Cassville now leads 27-7 after bad snap on the PAT.

Kick goes for a touchback and Mustangs start at own 20. Run gets 5, next one adds 2, then 2 more to bring fourth and 1, hard count gets Wildcats this time and Mustangs get first at own 34. QB gains 3, then adds 6 to bring third and 1, another fumble recovered by Mustangs for loss of 5, punt rolls and rolls and rolls to the Cassville 7.

Hughes gains 1, Stearns keeps and goes left for 5 to bring third and 6, Stearns pass to Weldy gets a first at the 28. Pass to Zach Myers gets a first at the Mustangs’ 35. Stearns rolls right for a good gain but holding brings it back, pass complete to Weldy for gain of 1, Hughes goes left for a couple more to bring third and long as clock winds below 20 seconds, false start moves it back again, Cassville let’s clock expire.

END 2Q: Cassville 27, McDonald County 7