NEVADA WINS!

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Herald-Tribune

GRANBY, Mo. -- The streak is over!

The Nevada High School football team overcame five turnovers and rallied late for a 22-17 win over host East Newton on Friday night at Johnston Stadium.

Nevada snapped a 17-game losing streak with the victory.

The Tigers scored 16 unanswered points in the second half and came up with a huge defensive stand late in the game. The win is the first for the Tigers (1-2) under Coach Wes Beachler.

"I'm very proud of the kids," Beachler told KNEM/KNMO. "The kids responded to the challenge. We overcame a lot of adversity. We hope we can build on this."

Nevada had to come from behind to get the win, as the Tigers trailed 17-6 in the game. Taking advantage of a Nevada miscue, East Newton got on the board early in the first quarter. After recovering a Nevada fumble near mid-field, the Patriots needed just two plays to reach the endzone, as Jaron McCully sprinted 51 yards to the endzone for the touchdown. Colby Thomas' kick was good and it was 7-0 with 9:53 left in the first quarter.

Later in the period Nevada took advantage of an East Newton fumble on a mishandled punt. Brett Norton recovered and the Tigers had the ball on the 15 with great field position. After runs by Dalton Hendren, Trevor Hunholz and Lucas Denman, the Tigers had the ball on the one-yard line. Johnathan Klingaman ran in to the endzone on the next play for the score. The two-point conversion fell short and East Newton led 7-6 with 5:03 left in the period.

In the second period, Nevada's Nathan Slichenmeier intercepted a Rocky Liveoak pass and took off towards the endzone. But a block in the back penalty wiped out the touchdown. Still, the Tigers had solid field position. But on the second play of the drive, a fumble on the snap was recovered by the Patriots. Late in the first half, a bad snap on a Nevada punt gave East Newton great field position on the 32. On the fourth play of that drive, McCully scored on a six yard run.

The kick was good and the Patriots led 14-6 with 1:01 left in the half.

Thomas, just a freshman, kicked a 38-yard field goal with 36 seconds left to give East Newton a 17-6 cushion at the half. The drive began after Nevada's fourth turnover of the half.

Both teams traded turnovers early in the third. But Nevada's Bradey Denney scored on a 12-yard run for the Tigers with 3:52 left in the third quarter. Hunholz ran in for two, cutting East Newton's lead to 17-14.

Nevada took the lead early in the fourth quarter. After nice gains on the ground by Denney and Hunholz, the Tigers faced a fourth and one on the five. Denman ran for two yards to keep the drive going. Hunholz charged in for a three-yard touchdown on the next play. QB Alex Payne then ran in for two, giving Nevada a 22-17 lead with 9:51 left.

East Newton threatened late. The Patriots, running out of time, had the ball on the 11-yard line with just 18 seconds left in the game. Facing a fourth down and seven, East Newton went to the air. But a Liveoak pass into the endzone was picked off by Cole Sanderson, securing the win for Nevada.

The last time Nevada won a football game was on Sept. 25, 2009 against Parsons, Kan. The Tigers won that night 27-21.

Friday's result

Nevada 22, East Newton 17

NE 6 0 8 8 -- 22

EN 7 10 0 0 -- 17

SCORING SUMMARY

First quarter

EN: Jaron McCully, 51-yard run. Colby Thomas kick, 9:53.

NE: Johnathan Klingaman, 1-yard run. Two-point try failed, 5:03.

Second quarter

EN: McCully, 6-yard run. Thomas kick, 1:01.

EN: Thomas, 38-yard field goal.

Third quarter

NE: Bradey Denney, 12-yard run. Trevor Hunholz run for two, 3:52.

Fourth quarter

NE: Hunholz, 3-yard run. Alex Payne runs for two, 9:51.

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way to go boys keep up the great job reflect and enjoy this win then get back to work on monday and lets go for a new 17 game streak a 17 game win streak i know for a fact there were alot of tears on that field last night (cause our son was one of the players out there) and if you listen to the coach after the game he was very proud of the young men this is going to be special people so come out this friday night and support out team

-- Posted by 3D-shooter on Sat, Sep 10, 2011, at 8:21 AM
Way to go guys!!!!! Billy, Matthew, and Perky couldn't be more happy.

-- Posted by billy@perky.com on Sat, Sep 10, 2011, at 11:30 AM
Way to go Boys, All the hard work and team work is pysing off, keep up the hard work and determination to not quit.

-- Posted by BHE on Sat, Sep 10, 2011, at 7:36 PM

Response by Lynn Wade:
We don't edit posts; but I am certain this commenter means the hard work is paying off.
Good job Tigers!! Work hard this week to bring a victory to the home crowd Friday night. It was an exciting game to watch, thank you!!

-- Posted by ccmom on Mon, Sep 12, 2011, at 7:16 AM
It was a good win and I congratulate the Tigers but also know that the competition will only get harder and their is alot of work to do. Iron out the mistakes and keep working hard!

-- Posted by bub on Mon, Sep 12, 2011, at 9:19 AM
Central will be the toughest and most talented team the Tigers have faced so far. Will really need to tighten up run defense to stop them from scoring nearly 50 points as they have every game so far. Defense only allowed 41 last week, but had 2 shut outs prior to that.

-- Posted by Realistic22 on Mon, Sep 12, 2011, at 11:41 AM
Not exactly "shut outs", but only allowed 21 points the first two weeks combined. GOOD LUCK MEN

-- Posted by Realistic22 on Mon, Sep 12, 2011, at 11:48 AM
just a side note our coach has beat this team with these same plays and hard work 4 times yeah gonna be tough but these boys/young men can win GO TIGERS!!!!!!!!

-- Posted by 3D-shooter on Tue, Sep 13, 2011, at 4:44 PM
He may have beaten them 4 times, but not with these players. D-line is going to have to play lights out to win this game.

-- Posted by Realistic22 on Wed, Sep 14, 2011, at 1:01 PM
Simply stating facts. The facts is Central has one of the top 10 running backs in the state. He was injured however in week 2. Will be an easier task if he isn't playing.

-- Posted by Realistic22 on Thu, Sep 15, 2011, at 6:02 PM

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