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Wildcats kick off from the south end zone and into the north one. Patriots start at the 20. First run stopped at the line, pitch left gains 9. Inside run gains a first. Run left gains 6. TFL moves it back 2, swing pass brings third and 2. QB sneak gains the first to the 42. Runs gain 3 and 4 for third and 3. Bowen catches the runner at the line for fourth down. Calls of “watch the ball” from coaches. Run play inside fumbled but recovered and short of a first. Cassville takes over at the 50 with 5:33 left in 1Q.
Run gains 2, third down pass to Bailey caught but brings fourth and 3. Rose jets right and slips out of bounds just beyond yards to gain. Run on first down gains 6. Bailey gains a first to the 28. Pass up middle to Bailey is picked. Pats return to the 30.
14-yard gain and run move it to the 50. Run and pass gain to the Cassville 27. Holding moves it back. Pass completion ends first quarter.
End 1Q: Cassville 0, East Newton 0
Pass broken up to force third and 14, incomplete brings fourth and the same. Punt sails through the end zone. Cassville hall at the 20.
False start moves it back 5. Rose gains 6, then 5 for third and 4. Bailey breaks free to gain a first to the 35. Jacobson gains 6, Bailey another 6 for a first. Bailey gains a first across midfield to the 42. Rose hits Roark for a 42-yard TD strike. Cassville leads 7-0 with 7:26 left in 2Q.
Ginsler tackles Pats returner at the 26. A couple plays later, runner breaks a tackle and flies 67 yards to score. XP missed. Wildcats leads 7-6 with 6:26 left in 2Q.
Kick shanked out of bounds. Cats get ball on the 40. Cassville gains a first to midfield. Pass is dropped on first down, Rose tripped up on 8-yard gain bringing third and 2. Rose hits Bailey who is pushed out at the 3. Rose sweeps left for 2. QB keeper stuffed at line for third down. Ball stuffed again so close the nose is almost touching the goal line, Bailey takes the fourth down ball over the line. XP bobbled and no good. Cassville leads 13-6 with 1:23 left in 2Q.
After touchback, pass complete for 14. Incomplete pass and swing pass. Run gains a first to the 45. Screen pass complete for 7, Pats take last timeout with 32 seconds left in the half. Rhoads gets a sack, complete pass gains to the Cassville 31. Personal foul moves it 15 yards closer. Bowen picks a pass but is out of bounds. Pass complete for a first to the 3 with 6,2 seconds to go. Pass incomplete, 3.3 on the clock. End zone pass falls incomplete to end the half.
Halftime: Cassville 13, East Newton 6
Bouncing kick downed at the 32. Rose gains a first to the 44. Thompson catches a pass but it’s pulled back for a helmet to helmet play on Cassville. False start makes it second and 26. Roark gains 10 to bring third and 16. Rose gains 7 and punts. Goutney takes returner down at the 20.
Bouncing run gains a first. On third and 6, Pats gain 3, then they convert the fourth. QB breaks free right for long gain, Cassville flagged but penalty declined. Pass complete and gains to the 1, fumbled and recovered by Cassville. Personal foul on Pats moves it up to the 16.
Rose gains 2, the 1 for third and 7. Bailey slides for the catch at the 31 for a first. Bailey gains 3, Rose gets 4 for third and 3. Rose gets the first to the 42.
End 3Q: Cassville 13, East Newton 6
On third and 3, Thompson gains 2. Wildcats force an offside to gain the first down. Short Thompson gain and Rose gain brings third and 1. Fumble gives East Newton the ball at their own 34.
Rhoads tackles for a loss, pass incomplete after QB pressure by Rhoads, more Rhoads pressure and dropped pass make it fourth and 13. Punt bounds out of bounds, penalty spots it at the Cassville 23.
Short runs make it third and 5. Rose dragged down after 2, Wildcats punt down to the East Newton 13.
Thompson tackles for loss. Pressure by Thompson forces incomplete, third and 11 with 4:56 left in the game. Pass snapped over the QB’s head and into the end zone for a safety. Cassville leads 15-6.
Punt goes straight up about 10 yards, kick catch interference gives Cassville ball at Pats 19. On third and 3 from the 12, Rose moves the chains to the 8. Two plays later, Rose scores from 7 to make it 22-6 Cassville with 2:39 left to play.
Kick returned to the 25. Bryan tips pass and it’s nearly picked by Bowen. Cassville forces fourth and 9. Run is short and Cassville takes over on downs and assumes victory formation.
Final: Cassville 22, East Newton 6
