MHS - Football / October 8, 2022 By Kasey McDowell
The Mulvane Middle School football teams hosted their final home game last Thursday, October 6th for a Patriot League matchup against Wellington. The 7th-grade boys faced an undefeated Wellington team and found themselves down 0-18 at halftime, which was pretty good for the Cats considering the previous outings by Wellington. "We came up against a great Wellington team," said Coach Beikman. "We knew that we would have to play our best game of the year to have a chance to win. Our defense played well and held them to a season-low 18 first-half points. We just could not find a way to get the ball into the endzone." The Wildcats scored in the fourth quarter with a 43-yard run by Keaton Grizzle.
7th 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 0 0 0 8 8
WMS 6 12 12 7 37
Mulvane scoring:
The 8th-grade boys jumped out early in the first quarter with a 37-yard TD pass from Grady Myers to Hays Ensley, followed by a 27-yard pass from Myers to Ensley again for 12 first-quarter points. Ensley found the endzone again in the second quarter with a 3-yard run. The Wildcats tacked on one more TD in the second half with a 40-yard pass from Myers to Drew Miller. The Cats defense did not allow any scores with a final score of 26-0. "After two tough weeks, these boys got back on track and got a solid win over Wellington," said Coach Beikman. "We had a great night on defense and were able to keep Wellington out of the endzone."
8th 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 12 6 8 0 26
WMS 0 0 0 0 0
The 8th-grade boys are sitting at 4-2 on the season and 2-2 in league play. The 7th-grade boys are sitting at 2-4 on the season and 2-2 in league play. The Wildcats will conclude their season on the road next week in a rare split schedule. The 8th-grade boys will travel to Independence on Tuesday, October 11th with a start time of 5:30 PM and the 7th-grade boys will travel to Clearwater on Thursday, October 13th with a start time of 5:00 PM.
