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East Newton returns opening kickoff to own 15-yard line. Run picks up 6, then a first down at the 34. Run gains 4, Wildcats get a sack to force third and long, tipped ball on halfback pass falls incomplete to bring fourth and 9. Patriots punt downed at Cassville 40 but down is replayed after inadvertent whistle. Masin Bryan returns to the Cassville 37.

Easton Hughes picks up 4, then 3 to bring third and 2, then a first down at the 48. Mace Bredeson takes the jet sweep for a first at East Newton’s 37. Hughes takes the snap in Wildcat formation for a gain of 7, Bryan goes to the right side for a first at the 25. Jaren Stearns rolls right and Chase Ruark makes a 25-yard touchdown catch to put Cassville up 7-0 with 6:54 left in 1Q.

Patriots return kick to own 31. Run gets 3, then 6 to bring third and 1, QB keeper gets a first at the 42. Pitch gains 5, pass incomplete to bring third and 5, pass overthrown and Patriots go for it on fourth down but offside gives East Newton a first at the Cassville 48. Run loses 2, then next one loses 2 more to bring third and 14, pass incomplete, Patriots punt to Cassville 28.

Kamden Beebe gains 3, Stearns hits Bredeson behind coverage and he gets all the way down to East Newton’s 17 for the first down. Stearns rolls left and Ruark scores again on 17-yard pass. Wildcats lead 14-0 with 3:36 left in 1Q.

Patriots return kickoff to own 24. Run gains 4, next one gains none to bring third and 6, QB scrambles for a first down at the 34. Run gets a first at the 45. Pitch goes for a loss of 1, pass complete for 4 yards to bring third and 7, QB keeps and Wildcats get another tackle for loss to make it fourth and 11, false start moves it back 5 more.

END 1Q: Cassville 14, East Newton 0

Patriots punt and Bryan returns 22 yards to midfield.

Bryan taken back a yard, Stearns sacked at the Cassville 45 to bring third and 16, Stearns hits Zach Myers for good gain but holding brings it back to force third and 25, Stearns bombs a pass to Bredeson at the Patriots 25 and he makes the catch and fights through tackles for a 65-yard touchdown strike. Cassville leads 21-0 with 10:20 left in 2Q.

Patriots return kick to 35. Run gains 2, next one gets 6 to bring third and 2, run gets a first at the 38. Run loses a couple, next one loses 2 more to bring third and 14, Wildcats get to the QB at the line to make it fourth and long. Patriots go for it and Braydyn Sizemore gets the tackle at the line and Wildcats take over on downs at own 43.

Beebe gains a first down across midfield to the 45. Hughes goes outside for another first at the 33. Handoff up the middle results in a fumble and Patriots recover at own 31.

East Newton run loses 5, Wildcats get another sack to bring third and very long, pass tipped and Bryan picks it and goes the other way for a score. Cassville leads 28-0 with 5:23 left in 2Q.

Patriots return kick to own 35. Cassville brings runner down for loss of 2, pass incomplete and scuffle after the play results in offsetting personal fouls bringing third and 12, QB scrambles for 5 and late hit is flagged to give East Newton a first down at Cassville’s 46. Pitch to the edge is snuffed for loss of a yard, pass caught for a gain of 7 to bring third and 4, pass incomplete, Bredeson intercepts long pass at the 18 with more than 3 minutes until the break.

Pitch to Hughes gains 8, Bryan tripped up for gain of 1 yard to bring third and short, Hughes picks up the first at the 30. Stearns rolls right and finds Baxton Cornell for a first down at the East Newton 29. Stearns finds Barrientos on the post route for a score from there. On Stearns’ fourth touchdown pass of the first half, Cassville leads 35-0 with 1:28 left in 2Q.

Kickoff goes out of bounds and Patriots get ball on own 35. Handoff gains 6, pass incomplete after Bodie Hodge breakup to bring third and 4, pass complete for a big gain to the Wildcats’ 12. Run gains 2, QB scrambles for a gain of 6 to bring third and 1 with 19 seconds left before the break, run reverses field and goes out of bounds for a first down at the 2. QB keeps up the middle to put Patriots on the board. Wildcats still lead 35-6 after 2-point conversion pass is batted away by Drollinger.