LITTLE RIVER RUNS PAST RURAL VISTA

NOW 2-0 with 40-point Win!!

By Staff

HOPE – The Little River high football team used a power running game on Friday as they hustled past Rural Vista on the road and gained a 40-point, 60-20 victory.

Andrew Smith put the Redskins on the board in the first quarter on a breakaway 38 yard run to the end zone and with Rural Vista putting a matching score on the board as well the two teams were tied 8-8 at the end of the first.

After the two teams exchanged scores early in the second quarter with a 13-yard pass for a score from Smith to Chris Norez and Rural Vista busting loose on a 55-yard scoring pass, the Redskins took over and added a pair of scoring runs by Jaren Garrison to the scoreboard, giving Little River a cushion of 18 points at 32-14 at the halftime break.

Ty Janette took a short nine-yard pass from Smith to find the end zone in the third stanza and Smith added an eight-yard scoring sprint to put the Redskins up 48-14 when Rural Vista put one more score on the board to leave the score at 48-20 heading into the final quarter of play.

Both Smith and Jaxson Konen brook off lengthy rumblings to the end zone from 44 and 45 yards out in the fourth quarter to give Little River their final 40-point, 60-20 victory margin.

According to the stat sheet, the Redskins defense held Rural Vista to just 2.91 yards per 57 offensive snaps while they rang up 337 yards on just 43 plays, including 312 on the ground.

Andrew Smith rambled for 176 yards on 19 carries for Little River while Jaren Garrison ran for 79 on just nine carries and Jaxson Konen had one run for 45.

On defense, Jaren Garrison recorded nine tackles, Carter Stansbury had eight of which four were solo stops and Ruxton Birdsong had five. Twelve Redskins recorded at least a pair of tackles in the game.

Now 2-0 on the season, Little River will be on the road next Friday, September 15, at Ell-Saline. Ell-Saline is 1-1 after getting a 44-28 win over Hanover on Friday.

LITTLE RIVER REDSKIN FOOTBALL at Rural Vista

(All Stats/Scoring from Hudl.com)

SCORING > LITTLE RIVER 8-24-16-12 = 60; Rural Vista 8-6-6-0 = 20.

1st Quarter >

LITTLE RIVER = Andrew Smith on a 38-yard run (2-Point Conversion was Good) 8-0

Rural Vista = Scored on a 5-yard run (2-Point Conversion was Good) 8-8

2nd Quarter >

LITTLE RIVER = Chris Norez on a 13-yard pass from Andrew Smith (2-Point Conversion was Good) 16-8

Rural Vista = Scored on a 55-yard pass play (2-Point Conversion Failed) 16-14

LITTLE RIVER = Jaren Garrison on a 54-yard run (2-Point Conversion was Good) 24-14

LITTLE RIVER = Jaren Garrison on a 2-yard run (2-Point Conversion was Good) 32-14

3rd Quarter >

LITTLE RIVER = Ty Janette on a 9-yard pass from Andrew Smith (2-Point Conversion was Good) 40-14

LITTLE RIVER = Andrew Smith on an 8-yard run (2-Point Conversion was Good) 48-14

Rural Vista = Scored on a 5-yard pass play (2-Point Conversion Failed) 48-20

4th Quarter >

LITTLE RIVER = Andrew Smith on a 44-yard run (2-Point Conversion Failed) 54-20

LITTLE RIVER = Jaxson Konen on a 45-yard run (2-Point Conversion Failed) 60-20

TEAM STATS > LITTLE RIVER Rural Vista

1st Downs 12 7

Plays/Yards 43/337 57/166

Passing Yards 25 72

Rushing Yards 312 94

3rd Downs 3/6 4/10

Turnovers 1 1

Fumbles Lost 1 1

Interceptions 0 0

Penalties/Yards 9/97 13/93

LITTLE RIVER REDSKIN INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS:

Passing > Andrew Smith = 3/7 for 25, 2 scores; Jaxson Konen = 0/1. Team Totals = 3/8 for 25, 2 scores.

Rushing > Andrew Smith = 19/176, 3 scores; Jaren Garrison = 9/79, 2 scores; Jaxson Konen = 1/45, 1 score; Logan Schubert = 1/5; Jhet Ewertt = 1/5; Kyler Bergkamp = 1/2. Team Totals = 32/312, 6 scores.

Receiving > Chris Norez = 1/13, 1 score; Ty Janette = 1/9, 1 score; Kyler Bergkamp = 1/3. Team Totals = 3/25, 2 scores.

Defense (Tackles/Solo/Assist/Sacks/For Loss) > Jaren Garrison = 9/2/7/0/0; Carter Stansbury = 8/4/4/0/0; Ruxton Birdsong = 6/3/3/-/2; Hunter Sneath = 5/5/0/0/0; Andrew Smith = 4/3/1/0/0; Chris Norez = 4/2/2/0/0; Kyler Bergkamp = 4/1/3/0/0; Kelby Rice = 3/0/3/0/0; Lakin Wege = 2/2/0/0/0; CJ Herzog = 2/2/0/0/0; Kal-El Robinson = 2/1/1/0/0; Jaxson Konen = 1/1/0/0/0; Team = 5/3/2/0/0.

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