Yellowjackets Rout Panthers 38-0

The Mountain View senior high football team routed the Yellville-Summit Panthers 38-0 on the road Oct. 16.

Yellville received the kick-off and drove the length of the field, but fumbled on the 3-yard line. Mountain View’s Micah Moore recovered the fumble and the team went 92 yards on 16 plays, then scored on a 5-yard run by quarterback Noah Davis. The point-after kick was no good, leaving the Yellowjacket lead at 6-0 with 2:26 remaining in the first quarter.

The ’Jackets scored twice in the second quarter, the first coming with 5:08 on the clock when Davis rushed a couple yards into the end zone. He then passed successfully to Trent Hudspeth for a two-point conversion and a 14-0 lead. Another 77-yard drive over nine plays resulted in a seven-yard touchdown pass from George Rector to Zeppe Gerbine. Davis ran the ball in for the two-point conversion to make it 22-0 with only five seconds remaining in the first half.

In the third quarter, Davis capped a Mountain View drive with a six-yard touchdown run, and Micah Moore completed the two-point conversion to extend the lead to 30-0.

Davis recorded his fourth touchdown of the game with 11:55 remaining in the fourth quarter, when he completed a six-yard quest for the end zone. Kohl Cook completed the two-point conversion for the 38-0 lead and the clock ran for the remainder of the game under the mercy rule.

Davis rushed for 129 yards total, while Moore tallied 72, Alaska McDaniel ran for 65 and Rector recorded 58. Rector also received for 29 yards, and Gerbine received for 27.

Leading tacklers were Kohl Cook and D.J. Oden with seven each, and Logan Hockenberry and Tyler Clark with five each. Kannon Claur recorded four, while McDaniel, Miles McIntire and Jude Martin were each credited with three.

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On Thursday night, the Junior Yellowjackets defeated Yellville-Summit 44-0 and the 7th grade game ended in a 8-8 tie.