The best county football game, maybe the best game in the entire area of week two, was the M-C versus L-O contest. The Cougars overcame a double-digit deficit and pulled the rare feat of never leading in regulation and winning the ball game. The Cardinals scored two second quarter TDs (Riley Olson 1-yard run, Olson 17-yard pass from Trey Hungerholt) to lead 12-0. Just before the half, M-C got a huge blocked punt from Drew Wyffels, setting up Karl Urbaniak’s crew with a very short field. A Wyffels to Blake Henry 9-yard TD pass made it a 12-6 at halftime. The Cougars stopped L-O to start the second, then marched 64 yards in 13 plays. A Gavin Johnson 5-yard TD run tied the game 12-12. L-O retook the lead in the fourth; Hungerholt connected with Carter Johnson on a 22-yard TD pass. M-C responded on its next possession; Wyffels dashed 74 yards to pay-dirt. Each team got the two-point conversion for a 20-20 game at the end of regulation. In OT, M-C got a T.F.L. (Dawson Wilder), a sack (Henry), and a pass break-up (Wyffels) to help stop L-O. An encroachment gave the Cougars a 1st and goal at the 5. G-Johnson went four yards, Wyffels the last, a walk-off 1-yard TD run! M-C prevailed 26-20 in OT. The senior QB Wyffels was the stand-out (13-109, 2 TDs rushing, TD passing, blocked punt). Johnson added 71 yards on 16 carries with the TD. Hungerholt (11-22, 101 yards, 2 TDs passing), Olson (rushing TD, 5-53, TD receiving), and Johnson (21-76 rushing, TD receiving) led L-O. M-C (1-0, 2-0) has now won all 15 game in the team’s 9-man series.
Wyffels’ OT Run Propels Cougars
