Its been a long five months. Since the Cancellation of Basketball’s Show-Me Showdown, there has been no high school basketball in the state of Missouri.
That all came to an end last night. Reeds Spring unveiled their new Spread Offense. And, they did so to the tune of a 41-7 drubbing of East Newton.
After holding East Newton on the opening series, one that included the Patriots getting FIVE downs, the Wolves wasted little time finding the end zone. A Shuffle pass to Caden Wiest was good for 58 yards and the first Wolves touchdown in the tenure of Coach Andy McFarland
Colton Cramblett would add another touchdown on the Wolves next possession. The senior running back went 47 yards, through the Patriots defense to give the Wolves a 14-0 lead and you could already tell that Reeds Spring was going to roll.
Defensively the athletic Reeds Spring group never let the Patriot offense get started. In fact East Newton only crossed midfield once before the final two minutes of the game.
Cramblett would run the ball just seven times for 150 yards and three touchdowns before being lifted from the lineup in the second quarter. Preston Blubaugh would add another 104 yards and a score of his own.
Matt Allison looked good in his debut at quarterback. He complete 3 of 4 passes for 104 yards including a touchdown, and ran for 28 yards and a score before being lifted. Freshman Blandy Burrell looked steady behind center as well.
Reeds Spring led 41-0 at the halftime and we had a running clock for the entire second half. It wasnt until the final seconds that East Newton was able to avoid the shutout.
The Wolves will make their first ever trip to Lamar next Friday Night. Kickoff at 7, join me on 100.1 KOMC for the broadcast.
In other action in the area. Hollister had a fourth quarter lead vs Monett but the Cubs got a score and a two point conversion to take a 20-13 lead. The Tigers were able to march deep into Monett territory before turning the ball over on downs, allowing the Cubs to hold on for the victory.
It was a rough night for the Branson Pirates. Nixa was just too much on opening night, as the Eagles claimed a 42-6 win.
Forsyth and Coach Kevin Conley claimed the most lopsided win in the history of the young program, a 67-12 drubbing of Greenfield.
