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Wildcats kick off, Mustangs return to 29. Offside moves it 5 then Mac gets a first at the 50. Run gains 6, Myers stuffs QB at the line to force third and 4. Myers again gets the stop inches from the first down, handoff on fourth converts. Run gains 3, then 2, then 5 for a first at the Cassville 26. 10-yard run called back for a hold, pass gains 8, pass into the end zone incomplete, next pass batted and intercepted by Arguelles at the 17.

Handoff goes to Beebe — who goes 83 yards to the house. Wildcats lead 7-0 with 6:52 left in 1Q, on one offensive play and about 8 seconds of possession.

Mustangs return kick to own 39. QB keeps left out of bounds for a first at Cassville’s 40. QB then keeps right for a first at the 29. Handoff gets a first at the 12. Run gains 5, next one stuffed by Myers for loss of 4, Bryan blows past protection did a sack at the 23 to bring fourth and 16, Barrientos picks off a pass in the end zone and Wildcats take over at own 20.

Beebe gains 3, pitch to Beebe adds 1, Stearns keeps and spins to gain 4, Wildcats punt bounces to Mustangs’ 34.

Pass gains 6, Thompson gets a sack to force third and 5,

End 1Q: Cassville 7, McDonald County 0

pass complete for a first at the 47. Swing pass gains none, QB keeper gains 9, handoff gets a first at Cassville 43. QB keeps right for a first at the 23. Run gains 3, then 5. QB breaks left and in from 15. Wildcats maintain 7-6 lead after missed PAT, 8:15 left in 2Q.

Cassville run loses 1, Roark run gets 5 to bring third and 6, Roark hauls in bomb to the right and goes 57 yards to paydirt. Wildcats go up 14-6 with 6:44 left in 2Q.

Mustangs return kick to own 41. QB gets first at Cassville 49, Myers sacks for loss of 3, pass incomplete but roughing the passer called to give Mac a first at the Wildcats’ 38. Run gets a first at the 26. Handoff gains 7, then 2, tackle at line forces fourth and 1, handoff barely gains first at the 16. Run left stuffed by Cassville for loss of 2, next run gains 1 to bring third and 11, Mustangs take timeout with 1:27 left in 2Q. Handoff gains 6 to bring fourth and 5 from the 10. Dip pass gains a first at the 2, another timeout called with 38.6 seconds in the half. Run stopped at the line, Mustangs try sneaky play were QB pretends to ask coach for the play while the RB takes the snap – it was called for a false start. QB sweeps left again to score from 7. 2-point conversion pass knots game at 14-14 with 10.6 seconds left in 2Q.

Beebe returns to Cassville 30. False start takes it back 5, Thompson gains a few and the horn sounds.

Halftime: Cassville 14, McDonald County 14

Beebe cuts to the Cassville 38 on the return. Roark gains 1, pass long slips through Beebe’s hands, Roark gains 4 and Wildcats punt to Mustangs’ 28.

Mac run gains 1, pass complete for 8, QB keeps for a first at the 44. Run gains 4, pass complete for 4, QB keeps for first at Cassville 46. Pass complete for 6, sweep left stuffed by Thompson but gains 2, handoff converts to Cassville 34. Flip pass gains a few, facemask on Cassville moves it to the 14. QB scores third time on a sweep to the left. Mac goes up 20-14 with 5:24 left in 3Q.

Chip shot kickoff recovered by Cassville at own 46. Roark gains 4, Beebe slips 3 tackles and gains 4, Thompson held at the line and Cassville punts to Mac 26.

Mustangs handoff gets first at 36. QB gains 9, swing pass gets first at the 50. QB gains 2, handoff adds 3.

END 3Q: McDonald County 20, Cassville 14

Pass gets a first at the 37. QB keeps for first at the 24. Run gains 5, handoff adds 4 more to bring third and 1, Wildcats tackle fur 1-yard loss, QB run right gets first the 13. Bad snap recovered by Mac at the 20, hatch pass gains 5 to bring third and 12, WR handoff gets 2 to force fourth and 10, QB drops to pass, decides to keep and squeezes past Wildcats to score from 13. Mustangs lead 26-14 with 7:04 left in the game.

Beebe returns kick to the 39. Roark finds a seam and hauls in a 61-yard touchdown catch, shrugging off a tackler at the 5. Mac still leads 26-20 with 6:51 left to play.

Low kickoff bounces through end zone for touchback. Mustangs run gains 5, next one gets 4, then a first at the 33. MAC is running clock up by a score. Run gains 1, QB adds 1 to bring third and 8, false start makes it third and 13, long pass gets first at Cassville 38. Run gains 2 as clock winds near 2 minutes to play. Cassville calls first timeout. Runner bounces off a tackle and hauls down by Beebe at the 1. QB keeps and pushes in. McDonald County goes up 32-20 with 1:32 to go.

Bredeson returns to Cassville 30. Pass is tipped and picked off by Mustangs at own 45.

Handoff gains 6, then a first at the Cassville 44 as time winds down.

FINAL: McDonald County 32, Cassville 20