MORA-The Mora Mustangs, ranked sixth in Class 3A, used a strong running game to defeat Crosby-Ironton 37-16 in a Northeast Blue Subdistrict game Friday, Sep 21.
The Mustangs' Jonathan Smith and Idris Anderson each rushed over 100 yards and counted for three of the Mustangs scores.
The Rangers put 16 points on the board in the fourth quarter, the first coming on a 8-yard scamper from Ben Edmundson.
The second score came as a result from a 35-yard pass from Dakota Mitchell to Nate Williams. Williams fumbled at the Mustangs 1-yard line, where his teammate Matt Christopher recovered the fumble for a touchdown.
The Mustangs out-rushed the Rangers by a margin of 368-61, but Mitchell threw for 109 yards.
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Crosby-Ironton 0 0 0 16 - 16
Mora 16 8 13 0 - 37
First quarter
M-Jonathan Smith 74 run (Idris Anderson run) 7:51
M-Anderson 36 run (Brycen Schritz run) 2:50
Second quarter
M-Smith 4 run (Anderson run) :30
Third quarter
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M-Jaden Ponto 5 run (conversion failed) 9:11
M-Anderson 7 run (Derriek Kohlgraf kick) 3:30
Fourth quarter
CI-Ben Edmundson 8 run (Nate Williams pass from Dakota Mitchell) 10:00
CI-Matt Christopher fumble recovery (Edmundson run) 5:00
Team statistics
Rushes-yards: C-I 24-61, M 50-368
Pass comp-att-int-yds: C-I 12-18-0-109, M 0-2-0-0
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Total offense: C-I 170, M 368
Individual leaders
Rushing: - C-I-Nate Williams 10-34, Kale Dugan 5-15, Ben Edmundson 3-12, Kyle Skeim 1-7, Adam Christopher 1-3; M-Jonathan Smith 12-125, Idris Anderson 15-124
Passing: - C-I-Dakota Mitchell 10-16-0-110, Nate Williams 2-2-0-(-1); M-Brycen Schritz 0-2-0-0
Receiving: - C-I-Nate Williams 3-55, Kale Dugan 2-12, Matt Christopher 1-12, Dietrich Winegarner 1-10, Adam Christopher 2-7, Ben Edmundson 1-7, Sam Jordan 2-6
Sub: C-I 0-1. Overall: C-I 1-3. Next: Aitkin at Crosby-Ironton 7 p.m. Friday, Sept 28.
