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Wildcats receive and James picks up a chipped kick at the Cassville 43. Bailey gets 2, Rose gets 5 then goes left for a first to Aurora’s 45. Handoff loses 3, Rose swings right for 5, pass down the home sideline falls short and is picked at the 22.
Aurora gains 3, pitch gains 6, push gets a first but barely. Run gains 5, another adds 4 for third and 1, offside moves it to the Dawgs 40. Run gains 2, pitch is flipped and mishandled and Morse recovers a fumble at the 38.
Rose breaks free to the 19, Bailey jukes to the 10, Rose gains the first at the 9. Wildcat play stopped at the line, Rose fights to the 1. Jacobson finishes the drive up the middle. Cassville leads 7-0 with 2:14 left in 1Q.
Kick goes into the end zone. Dawgs gain 5, then 1, false start makes it third and 9, Roark picks a pass similar to Cassville’s earlier turnover. Wildcats take over at Dawgs 46. Misdirection play sends Bailey right and Aurora left, he goes all 46 to paydirt. Wildcats lead 14-0 with 24 seconds left in 1Q.
End 1Q: Cassville 14, Aurora 0
After touchback, Dawgs get a couple plays off and sack turns into a bouncing fumble picked up by Rhoads and returned about 12 yards to the end zone. Cassville leads 21-0 with 11:09 left in 2Q.
Big Thompson hit stops it at the line, run gains 4, gain of 3 forces fourth and 3, Bowen returns punt to the Cassville 49 but penalty moves it back to the 30.
Run pushed out at the line, another run gets 2 for third and 8, Rose steps back to pass, decides to run it and crosses field to get a first at Aurora’s 32. Rose gets 1, another run gains 3, Bailey 2 and Cassville going on fourth but Weldy calls a timeout. Rose follows his backs into the pile and a measurement shows about 12 inches short. Aurora takes over at own 23.
Run gains 4, next one is stuffed, sweep right brings fourth and 1, false start moves it back 5, punt returned by Bowen to Cassville 40.
After yard run, Roark gains a first to the Dawgs 40. Rose pass picked with a diving grab. Aurora takes ball at own 17.
Pass gains 15, another gets 8, incompletion brings third and 1, swing pass gets first to the 40 and out of bounds. Dawgs in shotgun 5 wide with 1:26 on the clock. Bomb up middle is incomplete, hitch route dropped to force third down, ball thrown away under pressure but Cassville Bryan called for personal foul, moving ball to Wildcat 33 and a first down. Pass incomplete down left sideline, another pass overthrown to bring third and 10 with 58 seconds in half. QB scrambles due 4, Aurora takes second timeout, Bryan gets a sack and Wildcats take over on downs, kneel out the clock.
Halftime: Cassville 21, Aurora 0
Aurora returns the second half kickoff about 99 yards to get on the scoreboard. Cassville leads 21-7 with 11:45 left in 3Q.
Bailey returns to the Cassville 33, run stopped at line, next loses 3, Rose converts on third to the Aurora 45. Run gains 4, Jacobson breaks about 4 tackles to gain a first at the 25. Rose gains 1, then another 1, Bailey stopped at line to bring fourth and 8, pass to Rhoads gets a first to the 10. Bailey stopped at the line, Jacobson gets 3, then held at the line, Wheeler hits a 23-yard field goal to put Cassville up 24-7 with 3:54 left in3Q.
Bouncing kick recovered at Aurora 29, run gains 3 and another gets a first to the 40. Run gets 4, pass complete for another first across the half line. False start moves it back 5. Another completing and receiver slides off tacklers to the Cassville 35. Run gains 1, pass gets 6 for third and 3,
End 3Q: Cassville 24, Aurora 7
Run gets first to the 21, another gains 2, handoff moves it 5 for third and 3, pass incomplete, Aurora gets it on fourth. Run gets to the 10, pitch gets to the 7, pass to open receiver in end zone makes it 24-14 Cassville with 7:58 left in the game.
Dawgs recover an onside kick at the 47 of Cassville. Pass incomplete, another pass thrown away, next pass gains 7 to bring fourth and 3, incompletion turns it over on downs at the Cassville 40.
Jacobson gains a first to the 39, Bailey gains 12 but is stripped of the ball. Aurora takes over at own 29.
Run is stopped at line, Bailey gets a TFL for 7 yards, pass complete and Wildcats tackle at the line to make it fourth and 17, completion gets a first to the 47 with 5:22 to play. Rhoads gets a sack, run makes it third and 18, completion gains 12, fourth down pass dropped and Wildcats take over at own 49 with 3:47 to play.
Jacobson gains 2, then 4, Rose stuffed to make it fourth and 4, Rose punt downed at the 19 with 2:33 to play.
Pass gains 2, second incomplete, as is third bringing fourth and 8, pass complete just shy of a first. Wildcats take ball at Aurora 27 and assume victory formation.
Final: Cassville 24, Aurora 14
