Big second quarter leads Scott City past Wray
Scott City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–On a night that was over 30 degrees warmer than week one, it was far from pumpkin spice latte season Friday night at Darner Field, as Scott City played host to the Wray Eagles on Military night. After a scoreless first quarter, the Beavers would score three touchdowns in as many possessions in the second quarter, and cruise to a 34-6 win over the Eagles, snapping their school-record 15-game winning streak.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Beavers would strike through the air in the second quarter. On third and five from the Wray 12, Drew Metzger connected with Cayden Couchman on a 12-yard touchdown to make it 7-0 with 10:54 left before halftime. It was set up by a 72-yard Couchman run that flipped the field. The Eagles would be pinned deep in their own territory, and fumbled at their own two yard line. Scott City would score on a Couchman one-yard run with 8:31 left before halftime to make it 14-0 with the Pablo Solis PAT. Wray moved the ball to the Scott City 48 yard line on their next series. The Eagles would fumble and the Beavers took advantage of the second straight turnover. On the first play of the drive, Couchman scored from 53 yards out to make it 21-0 after the Solis kick with 6:53 left before halftime. Wray would force a turnover on downs and got it down to the Scott City two yard line, but the Beavers would stuff them at the five to close the first half.
To open the second half, Scott City scored quickly to extend their lead to 27-0 with 10:08 left in the third frame, on a Matthew Wheeler 32-yard run. The extra point was blocked. Wray got on the board on the ensuing kickoff, as Bryson Lewis returned it 88 yards for a score to make it 27-6 with 9:58 left in the third quarter. They would be unable to convert the two-point conversion. Scott City would turn to their defense after the Eagles were deep in their territory in the third quarter. After a punters knee touchded at their own five, Wray would throw an interception at the goal line, and the Beavers would also pick off a second Wray pass to set themselves up at their own 40. Scott City took advantage of the Eagle interception and go six plays in 60 yards, capped off by a Wheeler four-yard run with 8.4 seconds left in the third quarter to extend the lead to 34-6 with the Solis PAT.
There would be no scoring in the final 12 minutes, as the Beavers prevailed 34-6.
Scott City tallied 316 yards of offense, led by Cayden Couchman’s 138 yards on eight carries and two touchdowns, and caught two passes for 37 yards and a touchdown. Drew Metzger threw for 58 yards on 5-9 passing with a touchdown. The Beavers rushed for 258 yards.
Wray finished with 151 yards, with 69 yards on the ground. They were led by Aaron Tena with 33 yards on six carries. Jaiden Depue had one reception for 29 yards. Austin Collings threw for 49 yards on 4-9 passing with an interception, before leaving the game in the second quarter with an injury. Kace Chamberlain went 3-6 for 33 yards with two interceptions.
With the win, Scott City leads the all-time series 4-2 including a 2-1 record against Wray at home. It was the 650th win in program history. The Beavers improved to 11-2 all- time against teams from Colorado. It’s their seventh 2-0 start in the last nine seasons.
Scott City will travel to Hoisington next Friday to face the Cardinals. They are 2-0 after a 39-23 win over Hesston. Wray is 2-1 as they will host Brush, Colorado next Friday.
Coach Jim Turner Postgame
Box Score
Wray 0 0 6 0–6
Scott City 0 21 13 0–34
Scoring Summary
2nd QTR
SC 10:54 Cayden Couchman 12-Yard Pass from Drew Metzger (Pablo Solis Kick) 4-89, 1:29
SC 8:31 Couchman 1-Yard Run (Solis Kick) 3-2, 1:15
SC 6:53 Couchman 53-Yard Run (Solis Kick) 1-53, :11
3rd QTR
SC 10:08 Matthew Wheeler 32-Yard Run (PAT Blocked) 3-62, 1:52
WR 9:58 Bryson Lewis 88-Yard Kick Return (2-Point Conversion No Good)
SC 8.4 Wheeler 4-Yard Run (PAT Blocked) 6-60, 3:04
Stats
Wray
Rushing
Aaron Tena 6-33; Austin Collins 4-24; Kace Chamberlain 2-9; Brody Stults 2-6; Eric Lords 2-0; Bryson Lewis 15-(-3); Total: 31-69
Passing
Austin Collins 4-9 49 0-1; Kace Chamberlain 3-6 33 0-2
Receiving
Jaiden Depue 1-29; Aaron Tena 2-25; Brody Stults 2-20; Bryson Lewis 1-5; Brodie Riggleman 1-3
Total Yards: 151
Scott City
Rushing
Cayden Couchman 8-138; Pierce Vallejo 7-58; Matthew Wheeler 7-51; Peyton Bergner 7-25; Kevin Wiebe 1-3; Boston Louden 1-3; Martin Purma 1-1; Kevin Lopez 1-(-1); Drew Metzger 5-(-2); Pablo Solis 2-(-18); Total: 40-258
Passing
Drew Metzger 5-9 58 1-0
Receiving
Cayden Couchman 2-37; Peyton Berger 1-12; Cooper Irvin 2-9
Total Yards: 316