It was Medicine Valley's first game in the 6-man ranks, and they were matched up with top-10-rated Arthur County. The Raiders played a solid game but fell 64-25 Thursday evening. The score does not indicate how well Medicine Valley played; they have a lot to be excited about.
We start in the first quarter, Arthur County began with a bang as Reese Swanson took the opening kick to the Medicine Valley 17-yard line. On the very next play, Talan Storer ran it in. The two-point kick was good, and it was 8-0 with 9:42 to go in the first.
Four minutes later, the Wolves scored again and it was a 39-yard touchdown pass from Talan Storer to Tucker Rut. The kick was good again and it was 16-0. It looked like the Wolves might run away and hide.
Medicine Valley had different plans. The Raiders put together an eight-play drive and scored with 1:38 to go in the first and it was 16-6. Brody Senff scored from a yard away.
On the next possession, Tyce Pate picked off a pass while on his back with 55 seconds to go and give Medicine Valley all of the momentum. Well, Pate was the beneficiary on offense a couple of plays later as he caught a 59-yard pass from Lucas Einspahr who found him downfield. It was 16-12, and that was the score going to the second.
In the second, a couple of minutes in, Arthur County's Grady Gorwill scored on an 11-yard run and the kick was good again, and it was 24-12.
Brody Senff made another big play for the Raiders. On the ensuing kickoff, he took it 79 yards to the house. The conversion was no good again and it was 24-18 with 7:37 to go in the half. Arthur County answered back with an 11-yard pass from Storer to Rut again and it was 32-18 with 4:52 to go in the second.
The Raiders had a nice methodical drive of nine plays that resulted in a touchdown. They converted the extra points and with 37 seconds to go it was 32-25. Well, the Wolves made quick work of the time they had and scored; Grady Gorwill punched it in from 20 yards away and it was 40-25 after the conversion.
That's what the score was at halftime.
In the third, Arthur County flexed their muscles more as they had a two-yard touchdown pass from Storer to Kane Delatour for a touchdown. The conversion was good again. Also in the third, Grady Gorwill scored on the ground from 37 yards away and the kick was good. It was 56-25 and the Wolves carried that score to the third.
In the final quarter, Rut caught another touchdown from Storer and the kick was good again.
We caught up with Head Coach Wyatt Heikkinen after the game. Our postgame interviews this football season are brought to you by Acme Printing Company
Unofficially for Arthur County, Jaycen Hanna was 6-6 on extra points. Talan Storer had 105 yards passing and four touchdowns. Tucker Rut had 70 yards receiving and three touchdowns. Grady Gorwill had 189 yards rushing and three touchdowns.
For Medicine Valley, Mason Roblee had 23 yards rushing and a touchdown. He also had 44 yards receiving. Brody Senff had 17 yards on the ground, 52 yards passing, 27 yards receiving, and two total touchdowns. Lucas Einspahr had 43 all-purpose yards,105 yards passing, and two touchdowns. Tyce Pate had 96 yards receiving and a score.
Arthur County is now 2-0 and will play at Southwest next Friday.
Medicine Valley is 0-1 and will battle at Garden County next Thursday.
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