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Wildcats kick off and Haros nails a touchback to start Patriots at the 20. Norris tackles the sweep for a loss of 2, pass complete for 3, East Newton motions and pass complete at the 32. Pass complete for 3, run middle adds 2, Barrientos covers the incomplete pass and East Newton punts to Wildcats’ 29 with 8:47 left in 1Q.
Hughes gains 2, pitch to Roark stopped for a loss of 2, Barrientos catches and fakes a pitch then runs for a first at the 42. Bailey picks up 3, Rose adds 1, Bailey open up the middle for a 54-yard touchdown catch to put Cassville up 7-0 with 5:33 left in 1Q.
Kick returned to the 38. Run gains 3, Pickett makes a great tackle for loss in space to make it third and 8, pass complete for 6, runner breaks multiple tackles for a first at the Cassville 48. Run gains 2, pass complete for a first at the 29. Pass gains another first at the 19, then another at the 8. QB keeps for 3,
End 1Q:Cassville 7, East Newton 0
QB then scores from 5 to knot the game at 7-7 with 11:54 left in 2Q.
Freed recovers low kick at the 35. Rose keeps for 7, Bailey adds 2, Rose cuts for a first at the Pats 41. Roark takes pitch for a first at the 19. Rose keeps right for 5, Bailey adds 2, Rose gets 2 to bring fourth and short, Patriots hold and take over on downs at the 9. 7:30 left in 2Q.
Run gains 3, pass complete for 4 and Bailey nails the receiver, QB keeps for a first at the 24. Pass complete and Roark makes the tackle through the block at the line of scrimmage, Cassville called for PI to give Pats a first at the 39. Screen pass gains a first at the 50. Pass complete for a first at the Wildcats’ 35. QB keeps for a first at the 15. Run gains 5, next one stuffed by Myers at the line, Patriots score on 10-yard crossing route to go up 13-7 with 2:13 left in 2Q.
Bailey returns to the 38. Pass complete to Bailey for 1, Facemask on Patriots moves ball to the 45. Pass to Roark called for PI and moves ball to to the East Newton 30. False start moves it back 5, Rose scrambles and is hauled down for a loss of 8, Wildcats take a timeout with 47.5 seconds left in the half. Hook and ladder from Barrientos to Bailey gains 10, pass incomplete to bring fourth and 13 from the 33, pass intercepted at the 3 and pitched to another East Newton player for a return to the 25 with 3 seconds in the half.
Pass complete to midfield and Weldy declines a penalty to send it to the break.
Halftime: East Newton 13, Cassville 7
East Newton kick lobbed and bounces backward and Wildcats barely recover at own 32. Rose moves chains to the 44. Bailey stopped at the line, Roark takes the pitch and breaks a tackle to go 56 yards and give Wildcats the lead, 14-13, with 10:41 left in 3Q.
Patriots return to the 26. Run stopped at the line, pass complete for 6, pass incomplete to bring fourth and 4, Patriots punt blocked by Pickett and recovered at the 2.
Roark hops through the line to score and put Cassville up 21-13 with 8:51 left in 3Q.
Pats return kick to the 30. QB keeps for a first at the 49. Pass incomplete, Pickett gets a sack at the 41, screen pass complete for 6, fake punt on fourth and 13 caught and ran to the Cassville 12. Run gains 4, then 2, pitch goes 6 yards to paydirt, 2-point conversion complete but called for illegal shift and ball moved to the 8, pass incomplete and Cassville maintains lead 21-19 with 5:36 left in 2Q.
Bailey returns kick to the 37. Rose gets a first at the Patriots 49. Bailey goes right fur a first at the 33. Hughes gains 4, Wildcats fumble and East Newton recovers at own 27.
Run right jets 73 yards to the end zone and East Newton retakes the lead 25-21 with 3:38 left in 3Q.
Bailey returns to the 21. Hughes gains 8, false start moves it back 5, Rose gains inches, Roark finds room for a first at the 49. Hughes crosses midfield for 5, then adds 2 to bring third and 3.
End 3Q: East Newton 25, Cassville 21
Roark gains a first at the 37. Rose sacked for loss of 2, Roark gains it back to bring third and 10, Rose rushed and pass falls incomplete, WR pass for Roark picked at the 7 with 10:00 to play.
Run gains 2, pass incomplete, Barrientos breaks up long pass and Patriots go to punt but low snap forced punter to run, downed at the 8 were Cassville takes over.
Roark fights to the 2, then flips in to retake the advantage for Cassville, 27-25 with 8:11 to play.
Kick returned to the 24. Run gains 4, play action pitch gets a first at the 40. Pass complete for 5, next one incomplete but personal foul moves ball to Cassville 40. Run gains a first at the 29. Run stopped at the line, next one gains 3, Pats try to draw offside by Wildcats don’t bite and East Newton calls timeout with 4:17 to play. Roark knocks down pass into the end zone to bring fourth and 8, pass complete at the sticks for a first at the 17. Run stuffed for loss of 1, pass incomplete, pass to the flat gains 6 to bring fourth and 5 from the 13. Pats take second timeout with 2:14 left. Pass complete for a 12-yard score and East Newton takes lead again, 32-28 with 2:07 to play.
Thompson returns to the 33. Pass intercepted and returned to the 8.
Run gains 2 and Cassville takes first timeout with 1:50 to go. Run gains 1 and second timeout take with 1:44 to go. Pass to the corner of the end zone complete, Patriots go up 39-28 with 1:38 to play.
Bailey returns to the 23. Rose runs for a first at the 38. James catches a pass for 8, Rose runs for a first at the Pats 39. Pass incomplete with 45.5 seconds to go. Pass incomplete, James catches for 8 again, Hughes downed at the line on fourth and 2. Pats take over ad can kneel to victory.
Final: East Newton 39, Cassville 28
