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Aurora kicks a touchback to start us off. Bailey gains 10 and a first. Roark gains 7, Bailey adds 2, Hughes punches through for a first at the 45. Rose gains 5, Hughes adds 3, Rose keeps for a first at the Aurora 43. Roark runs for 5, Rose cuts up for a first at the 27. Bailey backed up 1, false start moves it back 5, Rose looks pass and scrambles for 4 to bring third and 12, quick pass incomplete, pass to Roark in the end zone is intercepted as Roark is sandwiched. Touchback puts the ball on the 20.
Pass gains a first at the 36. Run goes for no gain, pass incomplete, false start makes into third and 15, pass incomplete and Aurora punts and Roark returns to the Cassville 25.
Bailey gains 2, then 5, Rose goes around left for 2 to bring fourth and 1, Rose tries to draw an offside but Dawgs don’t give it. Rose punts to Aurora 25.
Myers sacks for a loss of 5, Aurora QB scrambles and completes a pass to the 41. Run gains 1.
End 1Q: Cassville 0, Aurora 0
Run gains 2 to make it third and 7, Goutney breaks up long pass, Aurora punts to Cassville 14.
Roark catches a ball for a first but penalty moves it back to the 7, Bailey gains 8, pass to Barriebtos complete and he flips to Bailey, who Jule’s two guys fur a first at the 42. Hughes gains 7, next run stopped at the line, then Bailey gets a first at the Aurora 47. Low snap and Rose is tackled for loss of 3, Bailey catches a ball for 6 to bring third and 8, pass incomplete and Rose punt returned to the 20.
Run gains 3 and fumble recovered by Aurora, toss gains 6, handoff gains first at the 33. Run gains 3, QB follows blockers left for a first at the Cassville 43. Run gains 3, pass complete to the 13. Run gains 2, then 4, next one gets 1 to bring fourth and 3 from the 6, 23-yard field goal is good to put Aurora up 3-0 with 2:00 left in the second quarter.
Rose finds a hole and returns kick to the Aurora 47. Rose faked pass and keeps for 4, Bailey snags a ball and cuts left to the 1, Hughes barrels in from there and Haros drives the PAT to put Cassville up 7-3 with 43 seconds to go in the second quarter.
Haros kick returned to the 23. Pass incomplete, then incomplete again, handoff gains first at the 42. QB keeps it for another first at the Cassville 40 and Aurora takes second timeout with 13 seconds in the half. James bats away ball in the end zone, Norris sacks a scrambling QB to end the first half.
END 2Q: Cassville 7, Aurora 3
Dawgs return kick to the 31. Run gains nada, next one gets 1, false start makes it third and 14, pass complete and Barrientos lays the receiver out 2 yards short of the sticks. Aurora punts to Cassville’s 19.
Rose keeps right for a gain but holding moves it back to the 9, Bailey gains 5, then to the 33 for a first. Hughes gains 1, Roark bursts for a first at the 45. Bailey catches for 5, Roark catches for a first at the Aurora 33. Bailey gains 2, Roark catches for a first at the 16. Bailey takes the toss for 3, Roark counters for a first at the 5. Hughes breaks a tackle at the goal line and dives in. Wildcats lead 14-3 with 3:30 left in the third quarter.
Ball stripped on the return but Aurora recovers at isn’t 29. Pass incomplete, false start moves it back, run gains 5, James intercepts a pass and returns to around the 30, block in the back moved it back to the Aurora 43.
Bailey gains 9, then stopped at the line, Roark finds room for a first at the 31. Hughes picks up 7.
END 3Q: Cassville 14, Aurora 3
Hughes gets a first at the 18. Roark trucks a tackler to gain 5, Hughes gains to the 2 but holding marks it at the 23, Roark tacked in backfield for loss of 2, pass to Roark called for PI and Wildcats get first at the 10. Wildcats fumble it away at the 9.
QB dumps it under pressure to his HB, who jets 91 yards to the end zone. Penalty moves ball half the distance and Aurora lines up for 2 but false start moves it back. Dawgs still convert. Wildcats keep lead, 14-11, with 9:29 to play.
Goutney fair catches lobbed kick at own 36. Hughes carries for 3, Roark catches and fights for 5, Rose follows blocks to a first at the 48. Hughes spins through the middle for 7, Rose sweeps for 2 more, Hughes punches for a first at the Dawgs 40. Hughes catches in the flat and gains 4, Rose rushes for 4 more, Roark takes pitch for a first down but holding makes it third and 12, handoff to Bailey snuffed out, Rose punts out of bounds at the 26 with 4:17 left in the game.
Holding called on Aurora, but Weldy declines because Wildcats recovered a fumble at the end of the play and take over at own 40.
Hughes gains 5, then 4, next run gets a first at the 50. Rose goes outside for 8 but out of bounds to stop clock at 2:10, Bailey gains a first and Dawgs call first timeout. Rose gains a yard, Roark gets free and scores a 34-yard touchdown. Wildcats lead 21-11 with 1:49 to play.
Haros kicks a touchback. Pass incomplete, next one complete for 5 and Roark drills the receiver, QB scrambles on next run but is sacked for loss of 6 to bring fourth and long. Pass caught out of bounds, Wildcats kneeling out the clock.
Final: Cassville 21, Aurora 11
