Eight-man high school football is a speed game.
But it’s not necessarily a fast-paced game.
Friday’s 73-32 Montezuma homecoming win over Winfield-Mt. Union took two hours and 35 minutes to play, from kickoff to final whistle.
Why? Don’t blame the halftime show, which was terrific!
But consider that the teams put up 105 points, and gained 909 yards (508 by the Braves).
Now, the second half WAS played under a continuous clock.
Still, it took a while.
All of those points means quite a few stoppages of play. And, it does take a while to pass for or grind out 909 yards.
Oh, well. It was a beautiful night to be outside, social distancing (we hope).
I mentioned Montezuma’s stats leaders in the game story. Winfield-Mt. Union got 208 yards on 15 rushes from freshman running back Cam Buffington, who also led the Wolves with 6.5 tackles.
Winfield-Mt. Union completed three of five pass attempts, for 42 yards.
Braves Stat Box
Passing – Eddie Burgess 19-24, 375 yards, 5 touchdowns. Owen Cook 0-1.
Rushing – Burgess 10-91 with 4 touchdowns. Eli Bustamonte 1-14. Connor Van Zee 1-10, Shearer 3-8, Owen Cook 2-5, Strong 1-3, Brian Diaz 4-1, Brady Ogan 1-1.
Receiving – Cole Watts 8-194 with 2 touchdowns; Strong 2-78 with 2 touchdowns, T. Shearer 5-64 with one touchdown, Van Zee 2-24, Joey Kercheval 2-15.
Tackles – M. Shearer 5.5, C. Watts 3.5, Cook 2.5, Van Zee 2.5, Burgess 2.5 with 2 tackles for loss; Ogan 2.5, Tod Geiger 2.5 with 1.5 tackles for loss; Garrett Watts 2.0, Strong 1.5.
Fumble recoveries – Matt Karadios 1, 0 return yards.
Interceptions – Strong 1-0, Watts 1-1.
Kick returns – Strong 1-0, T. Shearer 1-0, Burgess 2-70 with one touchdown.
Punt returns – T. Shearer 1-8.
Kicking – Cook 12 kickoffs for 523 yards and 8 touchbacks. 1-1 field goals (20 yards). PAT kicks – 10-10.
Punts – Trey Shearer 1-56.