Friday’s games (Oct. 2)
Wathena 20, Oskaloosa 14 (OT)
• The Bears suffered their first loss of the season to drop to 4-1. Wathena took a 14-0 halftime lead but Bears senior Brandon Barnes scored on a 1-yard run and added the 2-point conversion run to cut the lead to 14-8 in the third quarter. Barnes scored from 6 yards out to tie the game in the fourth quarter but coach Scott Whaley elected to go for the 2-point conversion rather than the go-ahead extra point kick. The run failed and the game went to overtime, where Wathena scored and held Oskaloosa off the board to get the win.
Jeff. Co. North 41, Jackson Heights 6
• The Chargers improved to 3-2 as they took a 27-0 halftime lead en route to the win. Sophomore Dalton Minor scored twice on a 9-yard pass from junior Jeff Hale and a 42-yard pass from senior Austin Gaspard. Senior Lucas Page scored on pass plays of 13 and 10 yards from Hale, and Gaspard scored on runs of 3 and 57 yards.
Jefferson West 26, Nemaha Valley 21
• A report on this game can be found elsewhere. The Tigers improved to 3-2.
Valley Falls 44, Horton 8
• The Dragons improved to 2-3 as they scored 28 unanswered points from the second quarter on. Senior Tyler Wynkoop scored on a 5-yard run, junior Alex Lederer scored on runs of 18 and 10 yards, plus a 17-yard pass to junior Alex Nottingham, and senior Chance Gier scored on runs of 11 and 5 yards. Gier added three 2-point conversion runs and Lederer ran for another. Gier had 18 carries for 149 yards while Lederer had 12 carries for 127 yards in the win.
Doniphan West 33, McLouth 0
• The Bulldogs fell to 1-4. Sophomore Shawn Dailey ran 25 times for 71 yards in the loss.
Perry-Lecompton 21, Lansing 19
•The Kaws improved to 1-4 as they held off the Lions in the second half. Junior Trent Robb scored on a 1-yard run while senior Brad Phillips scored on a 4-yard run and sophomore Jeremy Immenschuh made a 34-yard scoring pass to sophomore Luke Kellum. Senior John Mehl added three extra points.
