Cassville blitzes McDonald County, 48-6
October 9, 2019
Lee Stubblefield
The Cassville Wildcats scored on their first seven possessions on Friday night, piling up points enroute to a 48-6 drubbing of McDonald County at Anderson. Only a failed extra point attempt and a late turnover that led to Mac’s only score kept this from being a perfect outing for Cassville.
The Wildcats mauled the McDonald County offense in a textbook display of Lance Parnell’s defensive scheme.
For three quarters, the Mustangs never snapped the ball in Cassville territory. The Mustangs managed two first downs on the game’s opening possession before punting, then struggled through a string of three-and-outs as the Wildcats built a 34-0 halftime lead.
As good as Cassville’s defense was, the offense was even better.
Cassville’s offense was a model of efficiency. After the Mustangs burned half of the first quarter with an 11-play drive that sputtered at midfield, the Wildcats scored in just four plays.
DJ White set up the O-unit with a 42-yard punt return, and Deven Bates sneaked in from a yard out to give Cassville a 7-0 lead.
Just minutes later, Zach Coenen blasted through the line and raced 40 yards for a score and a 14-0 lead.
Midway through the second quarter, Jericho Ferris rumbled 6 yards for another score, and Cassville claimed a 21-0 lead.
Deven Bates finished an amazing first half, throwing a 28-yard touchdown pass to an uncovered Bowen Preddy for Cassville’s fourth touchdown of the game. Bates looked like he was auditioning for Tom Brady’s job on Friday night, completing all six of his attempts for 120 yards and a score.
Then the Wildcats hurried down the field on an 8-play, 38-yard drive to score again with just 24 seconds left in the half. A bad snap doomed the PAT attempt though, leaving Cassville with a 34-0 lead, a point shy of a running clock to start the third quarter.
The Wildcats wasted no time in revving up that running clock. Bates found Ferris deep in the secondary with a 50-yard rainbow to set up a Preddy touchdown. Drake Reese scored his fifth PAT of the night to push the lead to 41-0 with 10:25 on the clock.
Ferris would add a short scoring run at the 2:54 mark of the quarter as Cassville boosted the lead to 48-0.
Just twelve minutes stood between the Wildcats and their second shutout of the season.
But the reserve offense fumbled on its first snap of the game. The Mustangs, unable to reach Cassville territory for three quarters of play, suddenly had the ball at the Wildcats’ 40-yard line.
The Mustangs converted a 4th and 10 to keep the drive alive, and then sophomore quarterback Cole Martin wove his way into the end zone from 4 yards out. The try for 2 failed, but the Mustangs averted the shutout with the late score.
Cassville killed the remaining clock with a pair of genuflections, and claimed the 48-6 victory.
Stats showed just how much Cassville dominated this contest.
Bates was perfect through the air, 6/6, 120 yards, and a touchdown
Zach Coenen: 7 carries/75 yards and a touchdown
Jericho Ferris: 11 carries/69 yards and a touchdown
Bowen Preddy: 6 carries/41 yards and a touchdown
Deven Bates: 6 carries, 33 yards and two touchdowns
McDonald County had less than 60 yards of total offense in the first half, and under 120 for the game. The Mustangs fell to 2-4 and will face Lamar in their next outing.
The Wildcats improved to 5-1 on the season and moved to the top of the Big 8 West standings with Seneca’s loss to Monett. Cassville will return home to play winless Nevada on Friday night at Wildcat Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Big 8 West scores
Cassville 48, McDonald County 6
Monett 35, Seneca 28
Lamar 49, East Newton 14
Big 8 East scores
Mt. Vernon 32, Rogersville 7
Reeds Spring 35, Hollister 14
Marshfield 38, Nevada 6
Springfield Catholic 34, Aurora 14
Big 8 West standings
Cassville 5-1
Monett 4-2
Seneca 4-2
Lamar 4-2
McDonald County 2-4
East Newton 1-5
Nevada 0-6
Big 8 East standings
Mt. Vernon 6-0
Reeds Spring 4-2
Springfield Catholic 4-2
Hollister 2-4
Rogersville 2-4
Marshfield 3-3
Aurora 1-5
Lee Stubblefield
The Cassville Wildcats scored on their first seven possessions on Friday night, piling up points enroute to a 48-6 drubbing of McDonald County at Anderson. Only a failed extra point attempt and a late turnover that led to Mac’s only score kept this from being a perfect outing for Cassville.
The Wildcats mauled the McDonald County offense in a textbook display of Lance Parnell’s defensive scheme.
For three quarters, the Mustangs never snapped the ball in Cassville territory. The Mustangs managed two first downs on the game’s opening possession before punting, then struggled through a string of three-and-outs as the Wildcats built a 34-0 halftime lead.
As good as Cassville’s defense was, the offense was even better.
Cassville’s offense was a model of efficiency. After the Mustangs burned half of the first quarter with an 11-play drive that sputtered at midfield, the Wildcats scored in just four plays.
DJ White set up the O-unit with a 42-yard punt return, and Deven Bates sneaked in from a yard out to give Cassville a 7-0 lead.
Just minutes later, Zach Coenen blasted through the line and raced 40 yards for a score and a 14-0 lead.
Midway through the second quarter, Jericho Ferris rumbled 6 yards for another score, and Cassville claimed a 21-0 lead.
Deven Bates finished an amazing first half, throwing a 28-yard touchdown pass to an uncovered Bowen Preddy for Cassville’s fourth touchdown of the game. Bates looked like he was auditioning for Tom Brady’s job on Friday night, completing all six of his attempts for 120 yards and a score.
Then the Wildcats hurried down the field on an 8-play, 38-yard drive to score again with just 24 seconds left in the half. A bad snap doomed the PAT attempt though, leaving Cassville with a 34-0 lead, a point shy of a running clock to start the third quarter.
The Wildcats wasted no time in revving up that running clock. Bates found Ferris deep in the secondary with a 50-yard rainbow to set up a Preddy touchdown. Drake Reese scored his fifth PAT of the night to push the lead to 41-0 with 10:25 on the clock.
Ferris would add a short scoring run at the 2:54 mark of the quarter as Cassville boosted the lead to 48-0.
Just twelve minutes stood between the Wildcats and their second shutout of the season.
But the reserve offense fumbled on its first snap of the game. The Mustangs, unable to reach Cassville territory for three quarters of play, suddenly had the ball at the Wildcats’ 40-yard line.
The Mustangs converted a 4th and 10 to keep the drive alive, and then sophomore quarterback Cole Martin wove his way into the end zone from 4 yards out. The try for 2 failed, but the Mustangs averted the shutout with the late score.
Cassville killed the remaining clock with a pair of genuflections, and claimed the 48-6 victory.
Stats showed just how much Cassville dominated this contest.
Bates was perfect through the air, 6/6, 120 yards, and a touchdown
Zach Coenen: 7 carries/75 yards and a touchdown
Jericho Ferris: 11 carries/69 yards and a touchdown
Bowen Preddy: 6 carries/41 yards and a touchdown
Deven Bates: 6 carries, 33 yards and two touchdowns
McDonald County had less than 60 yards of total offense in the first half, and under 120 for the game. The Mustangs fell to 2-4 and will face Lamar in their next outing.
The Wildcats improved to 5-1 on the season and moved to the top of the Big 8 West standings with Seneca’s loss to Monett. Cassville will return home to play winless Nevada on Friday night at Wildcat Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Big 8 West scores
Cassville 48, McDonald County 6
Monett 35, Seneca 28
Lamar 49, East Newton 14
Big 8 East scores
Mt. Vernon 32, Rogersville 7
Reeds Spring 35, Hollister 14
Marshfield 38, Nevada 6
Springfield Catholic 34, Aurora 14
Big 8 West standings
Cassville 5-1
Monett 4-2
Seneca 4-2
Lamar 4-2
McDonald County 2-4
East Newton 1-5
Nevada 0-6
Big 8 East standings
Mt. Vernon 6-0
Reeds Spring 4-2
Springfield Catholic 4-2
Hollister 2-4
Rogersville 2-4
Marshfield 3-3
Aurora 1-5
