Shawnee Mission North hadn't beat Northwest since 2001 heading into Friday night. The Indians jumped out to a rough start trailing 27-7 in the third quarter. But just like the Indians have done all season long, they continued to fight. Down 27-7 with six minutes left in the third Ryan Theis hit Mason Perez for a 54 yard touchdown pass. This seemed to ignite the Indians as a 37 yard touchdown run by Henry Bell was followed by a 43 yard pass from Theis to Perez to tie the game at 27 with 11 minutes left in the fourth. On the next Cougar possession, North forced a fumble and got the ball back. After several nice runs by Brock Burrows, Theis hit Armando Contreras for a four yard touchdown pass. This put the Indians up 34-27 after a missed PAT which would end up hurting the Indians down the road. With three minutes left in the game and the Indians still up 34-27, the Cougars ran a fake reverse flea flicker(it was quite the play) quarterback Colton Dirks threw a pass that looked like it would fall incomplete, but Luke Fields managed to make the catch and escape Indian defenders for a touchdown which tied things up at 34. On the next North possession Ryan Theis made one of few mistakes on the night and threw an interception that gave the Cougars good field possession. After a few runs by Cougar running back Danny Manning the Cougars had the ball at the Indian 15 yard line with :03 seconds left on the clock. Northwest went for the field goal to win the game, but it missed right by inches. In overtime the Cougars struck first on a 3rd and goal run by Danny Manning to take the lead 41-34. Indians tried to respond, but failed on a 4th and goal pass from Theis to Contreras.For the Cougars the win improved their record to (2-5) and (1-0) in districts. They will meet Leavenworth this week in a game that could be for the District Championship.
North fell to (1-6) and (0-1) in districts. This week could provide some relief for the Indians as they host Wyandotte who fell to Leavenworth last week 49-0. The Indians are now in a must win mode to try and reach the playoffs for the second straight season.
District Standings
1. Leavenworth (1-0) +13pts
2. SM Northwest (1-0) +7pts
3. SM North (0-1) -7pts
4. Wyandotte (0-1) -13pts
Leaders from the game. For stat corrections email Kurt at kufan5555@yahoo.com
SM North
Passing- Theis 7-15 123 yards 3TD 2INT 1 Fumble
Rushing- Bell 11 carries 148yards 2TD
Receiving- Perez 5 catches 125 yards 2TD
SM Northwest
Passing- Dirks 4-10 53 YDS 1 TD 11 carris 84 yds 2 TD 1 Fumble
Rushing- Manning 26 carries 98 yards 2 TD
Receiving- Fields 2 catches 47 yards 1 TD
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