Wildcats KO Cubs in One-Sided Brawl
October 7, 2020
Cassville quarterback Hayden Sink rumbles for yardage against Monett.
Photo by Priscilla Craig.
Lee Stubblefield
The Cassville Wildcats shook off a tough loss to Lamar and claimed a 50-0 shutout on Friday night at Monett to retain the Barry County Brawl trophy. The Wildcats raced to a 36-0 halftime lead and added two more scores with a running clock to humble their Highway 37 rival. Cassville improved to 4-2 with the win and saw their district seeding hopes improve as Mt. Vernon fell to Lamar.
It takes a lot of lipstick to decorate a 50-0 pig. From Monett’s viewpoint, there was nothing pretty about this game. Cassville dominated in every phase and wowed the crowd with spectacular plays on both sides of the ball.
While the Wildcats skinned the Cubs on the turf at Burl Fowler, Lamar dismantled Mt. Vernon, 33-0.
While this Monett team is not in the same league with Lamar (actually they are, but you know what I mean) no one expected the brutal shutout in a game where records are usually meaningless. The battle for the Barry County Brawl trophy is always an emotionally-charged game, where underdogs can play like supermen. This was not that kind of game.
Great pass, better catch
The Wildcats kicked off, held Monett to a three-and-out, and then scored in just five plays. Hayden Sink lofted a long pass from the Cassville 48-yard line that a falling Jericho Farris caught at the Monett 1-yard line. Most long high school pass plays are more run-after-catch. Sink’s rainbow looked more like a youtube sensation clip, where passes are thrown over buildings into small barrels. Farris crashed into the end zone on the next play to give Cassville an early 7-0 lead.
The teams traded punts, and then the Wildcats drove 52 yards in 9 plays. Sink finished the drive with a sneak. The PAT snap went awry, but Drake Reese tracked down the loose ball and won a foot race to the pylon to push the lead to 15-0 at the 8:15 mark of the second quarter.
Who could have known that Cassville would score three more times in those eight-plus minutes?
A Killian Barbee interception set the Wildcats up deep in Monett territory. Farris raced into the end zone from 10 yards out for a 22-0 lead.
Hunter Chasteen recovered an errant pitch at the Monett 7-yard line, and Zach Coenen crashed through the line for a 2-yard score and a 29-0 lead with 3:01 left in the half.
Then on a bizarre play, Barbee blew up a Cub option play, intercepting the lateral and racing 21 yards for another score and a 36-0 halftime lead.
It was a “anything you can do badly, I can do worse” sequence for Monett, and put the Cubs in an insurmountable deficit.
50-0
Then Zach Coenen provided the dagger and raced 73 yards through the heart of the Monett defense and scored Cassville’s sixth touchdown of the night on the first offensive snap of the third quarter.
Monett then mounted a pride-saving drive, reaching the Cassville 11-yard line. But Reese came up with a big interception at the goal line to protect the shutout.
Later, Cutter Hicks sneaked into the end zone, scoring the final points at the 5:50 mark of the final quarter as the Wildcats claimed the 50-0 victory.
Stats
Cassville’s offense put up 267 yards of total offense against Monett. Zach Coenen led all rushers with 87 yards on five carries. Hayden Sink gained 47 yards on eight carries, and Jericho Farris had 36 yards on 10 carries.
The Cassville defense recorded five takeaways against Monett and limited the Cubs to just 148 total yards.
Schedule
The 2-4 Cubs were scheduled to face Lamar in their next outing, but on Saturday the Monett district cancelled all football-related activities, including the Lamar contest, for this week. Cassville is scheduled to return home on Friday night to host the Seneca Football Team at Wildcat Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Big 8 scores
• Lamar 33, Mt. Vernon 0
• Cassville 50, Monett 0
• Seneca 27, Nevada 26
• Aurora 22, Hollister 14
• Marshfield 43, Reeds Spring 25
• Harrisonville 28, McDonald County 14
• Rogersville 28, Girard 21
The Cassville Wildcats shook off a tough loss to Lamar and claimed a 50-0 shutout on Friday night at Monett to retain the Barry County Brawl trophy. The Wildcats raced to a 36-0 halftime lead and added two more scores with a running clock to humble their Highway 37 rival. Cassville improved to 4-2 with the win and saw their district seeding hopes improve as Mt. Vernon fell to Lamar.
It takes a lot of lipstick to decorate a 50-0 pig. From Monett’s viewpoint, there was nothing pretty about this game. Cassville dominated in every phase and wowed the crowd with spectacular plays on both sides of the ball.
While the Wildcats skinned the Cubs on the turf at Burl Fowler, Lamar dismantled Mt. Vernon, 33-0.
While this Monett team is not in the same league with Lamar (actually they are, but you know what I mean) no one expected the brutal shutout in a game where records are usually meaningless. The battle for the Barry County Brawl trophy is always an emotionally-charged game, where underdogs can play like supermen. This was not that kind of game.
Great pass, better catch
The Wildcats kicked off, held Monett to a three-and-out, and then scored in just five plays. Hayden Sink lofted a long pass from the Cassville 48-yard line that a falling Jericho Farris caught at the Monett 1-yard line. Most long high school pass plays are more run-after-catch. Sink’s rainbow looked more like a youtube sensation clip, where passes are thrown over buildings into small barrels. Farris crashed into the end zone on the next play to give Cassville an early 7-0 lead.
The teams traded punts, and then the Wildcats drove 52 yards in 9 plays. Sink finished the drive with a sneak. The PAT snap went awry, but Drake Reese tracked down the loose ball and won a foot race to the pylon to push the lead to 15-0 at the 8:15 mark of the second quarter.
Who could have known that Cassville would score three more times in those eight-plus minutes?
A Killian Barbee interception set the Wildcats up deep in Monett territory. Farris raced into the end zone from 10 yards out for a 22-0 lead.
Hunter Chasteen recovered an errant pitch at the Monett 7-yard line, and Zach Coenen crashed through the line for a 2-yard score and a 29-0 lead with 3:01 left in the half.
Then on a bizarre play, Barbee blew up a Cub option play, intercepting the lateral and racing 21 yards for another score and a 36-0 halftime lead.
It was a “anything you can do badly, I can do worse” sequence for Monett, and put the Cubs in an insurmountable deficit.
50-0
Then Zach Coenen provided the dagger and raced 73 yards through the heart of the Monett defense and scored Cassville’s sixth touchdown of the night on the first offensive snap of the third quarter.
Monett then mounted a pride-saving drive, reaching the Cassville 11-yard line. But Reese came up with a big interception at the goal line to protect the shutout.
Later, Cutter Hicks sneaked into the end zone, scoring the final points at the 5:50 mark of the final quarter as the Wildcats claimed the 50-0 victory.
Stats
Cassville’s offense put up 267 yards of total offense against Monett. Zach Coenen led all rushers with 87 yards on five carries. Hayden Sink gained 47 yards on eight carries, and Jericho Farris had 36 yards on 10 carries.
The Cassville defense recorded five takeaways against Monett and limited the Cubs to just 148 total yards.
Schedule
The 2-4 Cubs were scheduled to face Lamar in their next outing, but on Saturday the Monett district cancelled all football-related activities, including the Lamar contest, for this week. Cassville is scheduled to return home on Friday night to host the Seneca Football Team at Wildcat Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Big 8 scores
• Lamar 33, Mt. Vernon 0
• Cassville 50, Monett 0
• Seneca 27, Nevada 26
• Aurora 22, Hollister 14
• Marshfield 43, Reeds Spring 25
• Harrisonville 28, McDonald County 14
• Rogersville 28, Girard 21
