Cowboys stun Scott City in final seconds
Scott City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–It was a game that had the makings of a shootout on Friday night at Darner Field, as Scott City played host to Goodland in a big GWAC and Class 3A, District 8 game. The Beavers would have the upper hand for most of the second half, but the big play capabilities of Goodland would help the Cowboys out. Jaxson Miller’s 24-yard reel-in touchdown reception off a deflection with one second left on fourth and goal from the 24 yards out would complete help Goodland overcome a 10-point deficit with a 42-36 win, stunning the home side.
Scott City would score the first points of the evening. on a Drew Metzger six-yard run with 6:03 left in the opening stanza to go up 7-0 with the Pablo Solis PAT. Goodland quickly responded with a 90-yard kickoff return by Jaxson Miller to pull the Cowboys to within 7-6. They would miss the two-point conversion. The Beavers responded with a 19-yard pass play from Drew Metzger to Adan Tarango with 1:40 left in the opening frame to take a 14-6 lead.
The Cowboys put up two quick scores in the second quarter to grab their first lead. Konner Collett’s nine-yard run in the first minute of the second quarter evend the score up at 14 with the Reid Cure to Trayven Conger two-point conversion pass. Following a Beaver fumble, Goodland responded with a Collett three yard run to give them the 20-14 lead with 5:14 left before halftime. Scott City came back to take the lead with a Metzger five-yard run with 1:40 left before halftime to go up 22-20, that was finished off with an Adan Tarango run. It wouldn’t take the Cowboys long to get the lead back. with 54.3 left in the half, Cure connected with Miller on a 72-yard pass to push them back ahead 26-22.
Scott City drove down the field late, but threw an interception right before halftime.
To open the second half, the Beavers put together a solid drive to reclaim the lead. An eight-play drive was capped off on a Drew Metzger two-yard run with 8:31 left in the third frame make it 29-26. That was the score after the third quarter.
While the first seven minutes of the final period was controlled by Scott City, Goodland would win the final four minutes. The Beavers capped off a nearly eight minute drive with a 33-yard touchdown pass form Metzger to Tarango that extended the lead to 36-26 with 4:53 left. Goodland would respond 31 seconds later on a 74-yard pass from Cure to Miller. Ethan Horinek ran in the two-point conversion to pull the Cowboys to within 36-34. Following a Scott City three-and-out, Goodland would take over with 3:07 left.
On a third down and 25, Cure nearly avoided a sack and a gasping effort of a catch for Miller for 37 yards, plus a facemask set up the Cowboys in the red zone. Goodland would get down to the three yard line, and be shut down two straight plays and lose a yard. A penalty drove them to the nine and an incompletion set up a fourth down play at the nine. The Cowboys scored, but had 12 players on the field, which backed them up 15 yards. On fourth and goal from the 24 yard line, Goodland’s Cure would find Miller again about five yards deep in the end zone off a deflection. Miller would reel the tough catch in with one hand and the Cowboys led 40-36 with one second left. They would have Horinek run in the two point conversion to make it 42-36. Scott City’s kickoff return was shut down and the Cowobys escaped with the win.
Reid Cure went 10-18 through the air for 256 yards and three touchdowns. He rushed for an additional 69 yards. Jaxson Miller had six receptions for 220 yards and three touchdowns. Goodland finished with 135 rushing yards and 391 yards of offense.
Drew Metzger was 13-19 passing for 161 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He also rushed for 156 yards on 21 carries and three scores. Adan Tarango had nine receptions for 127 yards and two touchdowns. The Beavers rushed for 329 yards and had a total of 490 yards. Boston Louden added 90 yards rushing on 10 attempts.
The loss snaps Scott City’s 22-game winning streak against Goodland. Goodland last won in the series in 2003 42-6 in Scott City. The Beavers still lead the series 43-12. It’s the first time Scott City has been 0-3 in district play, since its inception in 1981. Goodland’s five wins are the most in a season since 2013.
Scott City is 1-6 overall, 0-3 in district play, and will wrap up the regular season at Colby next Friday. The Eagles are 1-6 overall and 0-3 in district play following their 62-12 loss at Ulysses in non-district play on Friday. Goodland is 5-2 overall, and 2-1 in district play, as they will play for second place in District 8 in a home game with Hugoton. The Eagles fell to Holcomb 38-14, dropping them to 3-4 overall and 2-1 in district play.
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Box Score
Goodland 6 20 0 16–42
Scott City 14 8 7 7–36
Scoring Summary
1st QTR
SC 6:03 Drew Metzger 6 Yard Run (Pablo Solis Kick) 4-58, 2:14
GD 5:46 Jaxson Miller 90 Yard Kickoff Return (2 Point Conversion Failed)
SC 1:40 Adan Tarango 19 Yard Pass from Metzger (Solis Kick) 10-62, 4:06
2nd QTR
GD 11:17 Konner Collett 9 Yard Run (Trayven Conger Pass from Reid Cure) 7-87 2:28
GD 5:14 Collett 3 Yard Run (Conversion Failed) 10-42, 5:28
SC 1:40 Metzger 15 Yard Run (Tarango Run) 10-93, 3:34
GD :54.3 Miller 72 Yard Pass from Cure (Conversion Failed) 3-72, :46
3rd QTR
SC 8:31 Metzger 2 Yard Run (Solis Kick) 8-61, 3:21
4th QTR
SC 4:53 Tarango 33 Yard Pass from Metzger (Solis Kick) 14-84, 7:58
GD 4:22 Miller 74 Yard Pass from Cure (Horinek Run) 3-69, :31
GD :01 Miller 24 Yard Pass from Cure (Horinek Run) 10-73, 2:56
Goodland
Rush
Reid Cure 15-69; Konner Collett 7-34; Jaxson Miller 3-21; Trayven Conger 3-10; Ethan Horinek 1-2; Team 1-(-1); Total: 30-135
Passing
Reid Cure 10-19 256 3-0; Jaxson Miller 0-1 0 0-0
Receiving
Jaxson Miller 6-220; Chris Glass 1-10; Ethan Horinek 1-10; Konner Collett 1-3; Roman Mai 1-3
Total Yards: 391
Scott City
Rush
Drew Metzger 21-186; Boston Louden 10-90; Adrian Garcia 8-30; Easton Eisenhour 6-22; Reid Felker 1-1; Total: 46-329
Pass
Drew Metzger 13-19 161 2-1
Receiving
Adan Tarango 9-127; Mickey Gossman 1-20; Easton Eisenhour 2-17; Boston Louden 1-(-3)
Total Yards: 490