The Wildcats make the long trip to Independence, extend their record to 2-0 after a win over Bulldogs.

MHS - Football / September 12, 2023 By Kasey McDowell

The Mulvane varsity football team made the long trip to Independence on Friday, September 8, 2023, for a non-league matchup against the Bulldogs. The Cats and Dogs went scoreless in the first quarter, but the Cats were able to jump on the board with a 2-yard run by quarterback Manny Myers at the start of the second quarter. The Cats went up 14-0 at halftime after a 17-yard TD run by running back Fisher Dye.

Myers found the endzone again in the third quarter with a 1-yard run. The Bulldogs were able to score a couple of touchdowns in the second half, but the Mulvane defense forced a couple of late turnovers and the Cats were able to hold on for the 21-14 win, moving 2-0 on the season.

The Wildcat's offense finished the game with 311 total yards on 51 plays with 190 yards rushing and 121 yards passing. Manny Myers finished with 121 yards on 8 completions out of 14 attempts. Manny Myers finished with 126 yards rushing on 21 attempts and 2 rushing TDs and Fisher Dye finished with 56 yards on 12 carries and 1 rushing TD. Lucas Sorensen finished with 68 yards receiving on 2 receptions.

The Wildcats defense was led by Tucker Hargrove who finished with 6 tackles (4 solo - 4 assist), 2.0 tackles for loss, and 1.0 sacks. Manny Myers finished with 5 tackles (4 solo - 2 assist) and 1.0 tackles for loss. Garrett Olson finished with 4.5 tackles (4 solo - 1 assist) and 0.5 tackles for loss. Shannon Fuller finished with 3.5 tackles (3 solo - 1 assist) and 1.5 tackles for loss. Reed Hackleman finished with 3 tackles (2 solo - 2 assist).

Defense (Tackles): Hargrove 6 (4-4), M. Myers 5 (4-2), Olson 4.5 (4-1), Fuller 3.5 (3-1), Hackleman 3 (2-2), West 2.5 (2-1), Abasolo 2.5 (2-1), Tatum 2 (2-0), Kasparek 1 (0-2), Nelson 1.5 (1-1), Vanderhoof 1 (1-0), Caruthers 1 (1-0), Fevurly 0.5 (0-1)
Defense (Sacks): Hargrove 1.0
Defense (TFL): Hargrove 2.0 , Fuller 1.5 , Myers 1.0 , Olson 0.5
Defense (INT): Fuller 1
Complete game stats can be found here.

VAR   1   2   3   4  Final
MHS   0  14   7   0  21
IND   0   0   6   8  14

Scoring Plays:

• Mulvane (2) - 11:25 - Manny Myers 2 Yd Run (Aiden McKee Kick)
• Mulvane (2) - 5:40 - Fisher Dye 17 Yd Run (Aiden McKee Kick)
• Mulvane (3) - 5:27 - Manny Myers 1 Yd Run (Aiden McKee Kick)
• Independence (3) - 3:00 - IHS 2 Yd Run (Failed Two-Point Conversion)
• Independence (4) - 9:47 - IHS 15 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion)

The JV squad hosted the Bulldogs on Monday, September 11th in a wet and rainy game. The Cats jumped on the board in the second quarter with a 1-yard run by Grady Myers and a Kurtis Caruthers 2-pt conversion run. The Cats tacked on two more scores in the second half with a 2-yard TD pass from Myers to Caleb Boor and a nice 65-yard TD run by Kurtis Caruthers. The Bullldogs got a late score but the Cats won 20-8.

• MHS (2) 1-yd TD run by Grady Myers
  • PAT: Kurtis Caruthers run - 2pt
• MHS (3) 2-yd TD pass from Grady Myers to Caleb Boor
  • PAT: No Good
• MHS (3) 65-yd TD run by Kurtis Caruthers
  • PAT: No Good
• IND (4) 82-yd TD run by Independence
  • PAT: Run good - 2pt

The varsity will host Augusta tomorrow for a league matchup with the kickoff at 7:00 PM.

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