By Staff

            MOUNDRIDGE – On Friday evening, despite having the ball on offense for three minutes less than visiting Herington, Moundridge still managed to score a dominating 52-12 victory.

            With the win the Wildcats are now 5-3 for the season and riding a three-game win streak. They are scheduled to play Central-Burden on Thursday. The Raiders will bring a 5-3 season record into the game.

            Moundridge earned their first score of the game in the first quarter when Henry Hecox connected with Kaden Elmore for a 22-yard scoring pass followed by a two-point conversion pass to Logan Churchill, giving the Wildcats an early 8-0 lead.

            In the second quarter, the Wildcats added a  pair of touchdowns on a six-yard scamper to the end zone by Joaquin Huff and a second scoring pass by Hecox, this time covering 18 yards to Barrett Moddelmog. With Herington finding the end zone as well, the Wildcats went to the halftime break holding a comfortable 24-6 advantage.

            Hecox connected with Moddelmog and Logan Churchill for two more touchdowns in the third quarter, this time from 18- and 22-yards out, respectively, giving Moundridge a commanding 38-6 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

            Hecox connected with Moddelmog for their second scoring pass and then dove into the end zone from three yards out to give the Wildcats another pair of scores in the final 12 minutes of play. Herington managed a 47-yard score on a pass and catch play, giving Moundridge their final 40-point, 52-12 win.

            For the game, Moundridge rolled up 405 yards in offense and 22 first downs on 50 snaps with 323 of that coming on 38 rushing attempts.

            Leading the offense was Henry Hecox who only needed seven completions in twelve attempts to throw for 82 yards and four touchdowns while finding time to run for 97 yards on 12 carries. Kaden Elmore was the Wildcats leading rusher as he gained 142 yards on just 10 carries and Paul Grill ran for 46 yards on six totes.

            Defensively, Moundridge gave up 247 yards on 65 plays. Leading the defense was Joaquin Huff who recorded 13 tackles of which seven were solo stops while Braden Den Hartog had 10 stops with four being solo and Lane Durst made eight stops.              

MOUNDRIDGE WILDCATS hosting Herington

SCORING: Herington 0-6-0-6=12; WILDCATS 8-16-14-14=52

1st Quarter:

WILDCATS (7:07): Kaden Elmore on a 22-yard pass play from Henry Hecox (2-Point Conversion – Pass from Henry Hecox to Logan Churchill) 0-8

2nd Quarter:

WILDCATS (11:10): Kaden Elmore on a 67-yard run (2-Point Conversion – Pass from Henry Hecox to Logan Churchill) 0-16

Herington (3:27): Scored on a 1-yard run (2-Point Conversion Failed) 6-16

WILDCATS (00:16): Joaquin Huff on a 6-yard run (2-Point Conversion – Henry Hecox run) 6-24

3rd Quarter:

WILDCATS (5:49): Barrett Moddelmog on an 18-yard pass play from Henry Hecox (2-Point Conversion Failed) 6-30

WILDCATS (1:33): Logan Churchill on a 22-yard pass play from Henry Hecox (2-Point Conversion – Pass from Henry Hecox to Barrett Moddelmog) 6-38

4th Quarter:

WILDCATS (8:33): Barrett Moddelmog on a 9-yard pass play from Henry Hecox (2-Point Conversion – Pass from Henry Hecox to Kaden Elmore) 6-46

Herington (8:16): Scored on a 47-yard pass play (2-Point Conversion Failed) 12-46

WILDCATS (00:45): Henry Hecox on a 3-yard run (2-Point Conversion Failed) 12-52

TEAM STATS:

Herington: 1st Downs – 14; Total Offense – 65 for 247; Passing – 6/19 for 90, 1 score; Rushing – 46 for 157; Fumbles – 1/1; Penalties – 3/30; Time of Possession – 25:20.

WILDCATS: 1st Downs – 22; Total Offense – 50 for 405; Passing – 7/12 for 82, 4 scores; Rushing – 38 for 323; Fumbles – 3/1; Penalties – 4/30; Time of Possession – 22:35.

MOUNDRIDGE WILDCATS INDIVIDUAL STATS:

Passing: Henry Hecox – 7/12 for 82, 4 scores.

Rushing: Kaden Elmore – 10 for 142, 1 score; Henry Hecox – 12 for 97, 1 score; Paul Grill – 6 for 46; Barrett Moddelmog – 3 for 15; Lane Durst – 3 for 13; Joaquin Huff – 3 for 12, 1 score; Ty Rains – 1 for -2.

Receiving: Logan Churchill – 2 for 31, 1 score; Barrett Moddelmog – 2 for 27, 2 scores; Kaden Elmore – 3 for 24, 1 score.

Defense: Joaquin Huff – 13, 7 solo; Braden Den Hartog – 10, 4 solo; Lane Durst – 8, 4 solo; Henry Hecox – 6, 3 solo, 1 for loss; Layton Weins – 6, 2 solo, 1 for loss; Caleb Ward – 5, 2 solo; Barrett Moddelmog – 5, 1 solo; Layton Schmidt – 4, 2 solo, 1 sack, 1 for loss; Luke Potts – 3, 1 solo;  Logan Churchill – 3, 2 solo; Thomas Jenkins – 3, 2 solo; Weston Miller – 3, 1 solo; Kaden Elmore – 2; Fynn Burge – 2; Paul Grill – 2.

(The Staff covering McPherson County Activities can be reached by email at crossdovewriter@gmail.com)