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Roark returns kickoff to the Cassville 32. Hughes gets a small gain, Roark goes left for 4, Bredeson takes the WR sweep right and gains an enough for a first down at the 45 after a holding call at about the Mountaineers’ 35. Hughes gains 2, Roark rises above double coverage in his patented fashion and catches a pass, gaining 53-yard pass and downed at the 1. Bryan punches in the TD to put Cassville up 7-0 with 8:50 left in 1Q.

Kickoff out of bounds and Mt. Vernon a starts at the 35. Pass complete for 4, run middle gains 3 to bring third and 3, pitch left gets a first at the 46. QB pressured but gets pass away for gain of 3, holding makes it second and 15, pass overthrown, another incomplete and Mountaineers punt at least 60 yards through the air and Bryan returns it to the 17.

Roark carries for no gain, Stearns bounces off a tackler for a first at the 28. Beebe gains 8 up the middle, pitch right to Beebe and he’s smothered by tacklers but somehow breaks free for a first at the 13. Hughes gains 3, Roark goes left for 5 to bring third and 2, Stearns keeps up the middle for a 5-yard touchdown and Wildcats go up 14-0 with 1:57 left in 1Q.

Kickoff returned to the Mountaineer 36. Run gains 5, next one breaks downfield and ball fumbled out of bounds at Cassville 34. Pass gains to the 13 for a first. Run gains 7, pass to back of end zone swatted away by Barrientos to bring fourth and 3.

END 1Q: Cassville 14, Mt. Vernon 0

Swing pass gets the first at the 1, run gets in Gordon there. Cassville maintains 14-6 lead with 11:39 left in 2Q.

Roark returns kick to own 29. Stearns gets a first at the 39. Rollout pass complete to Castleberry for gain of 6, Bryan gets a first at the Mountaineers’ 46. Run gains first at the 28. Stearns keeps and facemask call moves ball up to the 14. False start takes it back 5, Stearbs keeps for gain of 4, quick pass bounces off Roark’s hands incomplete to bring third and 11, Stearns keeps for 2 to bring fourth and 9, Wildcats go for a pass and Stearns scrambles but goes down for turnover on downs at the Mt. Vernon 15.

Run gains 3, pass incomplete and illegal shift takes it back 5, great tackle by Bryan brings third and 7, errant pass picked by Roark at the 24.

Hughes takes pitch left but loses 3, Roark catches for a gain of 12 to bring third and 1, Stearns scores but holding erased it and makes it third and 2, Beebe gains a first at the 11. Inside run gains 4, Bredeson adds 1 to bring third and 5, Stearns keeps through the pile to the 1. Illegal procedure on Cassville moves it back 5, Beebe gains 3, Stearns keeps for 3-yard TD. Cassville leads 20-6 with 1:16 left in 2Q.

Great Freed tackle stops return at the 23. Pass complete out of bounds for 4 yards, complete pass gets first at 35. Pass complete for 5, Bryan breaks one up, Thang pressures QB into incompletion to bring fourth and 5 with 33.8 to halftime, pass complete for first at the 48. QB stops clock with a spike, pass incomplete, next pass complete and gains a few but illegal shift makes it third and 15 with 4.8 to halftime. Mountaineers take timeout. Pass long goes through receiver’s hands as clock expires.

END 2Q: Cassville 20, Mt. Vernon 6

Kick returned by Mountaineers to the 30. Swing pass gains 3, run adds 1, pass nearly picked but incomplete to bring fourth and 6, punt return us fumbled and recovered but roughing the punter gives Mountaineers a first at own 49. Run gains 2, next gets a first at Cassville’s 40. Run held at the line, complete pass gains 4, Bryan dives to tackle receiver but still a first at the 30. Pass complete and Roark drills receiver for loss of 2, pass to the pylon complete for 32-yard touchdown. Cassville still ahead, 20-13 with 8:00 left in 3Q.

Beebe takes the kickoff at the 15 and squeezes through a hole clear to paydirt. PAT is blocked for second time but Wildcats extend lead to 26-13 with 7:49 left in 3Q.

Bouncing kickoff returned to Mountaineers’ 38. Run gains 1, next gets a couple, then a first at the 50. Tackles miss and next run goes to the house. Cassville now up 26-20 with 6:06 left in 3Q.

Offsides on the kickoff then Bredeson returns next one to 37. Bryan spins free from defenders three times and gains all the way to red zone but it’s called back for a hold. Hughes gains 2, Roark gains 2 then catches for first at the 50. Hughes gains 7, Beebe gets a first at the 40. Hughes gets 1, Roark brings in another for first at the 11. Beebe gains to the 3 and Hughes finishes it off. Cassville leads 32-20 after incomplete on 2-point conversion with 39.2 seconds in 3Q.

Kickoff bounces into the end zone for a touchback. Swing pass gains 7, run stuffed at the line.

END 3Q: Cassville 32, Mt. Vernon 20

Pass incomplete to make it fourth and 4, another roughing the punter gives Mountaineers a first at the 31. Pass complete for gain of 2, false start goes back 5, Yang gets a sack for loss of 2, QB keeps for 4 to bring fourth and 13, punt goes to Cassville’s 23.

Beebe stopped at the line, then gains 6, Stearns gains 2, Roark punts to Mountaineers’ 38.

Run gains 5, next gains first at the 50, then Barrientos intercepts long pass at Cassville’s 25.

Hughes gains a first at the 38, Beebe gains 7, Hughes gets first at the Mt. Vernon 48. Beebe Carrie’s three tacklers 5 yards for a first at the 36. Hughes gains 6, then a first at the 26. Goutney gains 2 and Mt. Vernon takes second timeout with 3:00 left in the game and Wildcats still up by 12. Goutney gets 3 more to bring third and 5 from the 20, Goutney gains 2 more to bring fourth and 3, Coach Weldy runs clock down to 2:03 and takes a timeout. Stearns pass to Hughes scores from 17 out. Wildcats up 39-20 with 1:53 to play.

Kickoff returned to Mt. Vernon 35. Pass complete for first at the 45, run gains first all the way at Cassville’s 15. Run gains 7, QB keeps for first at the 3. Run gets in from there. Cassville up 39-28 with 26.3 to play.

Kickoff goes out of bounds and Wildcats take victory formation.

FINAL: Cassville 39, Mt. Vernon 28