HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Middle School opened its 2020 football season in fine fashion Thursday, blasting visiting Neodesha, 38-0.
“It was great to see our kids back on the field competing again,” head coach Mike Miller said. “We got off to a bit of a slow start with some miscues on offense but we really got things rolling in the second quarter.
“We won this game up front on both sides of the ball. We were able to move them around up front on offense to create some big holes for our backs. Defensively, our guys were just more physical and really made it difficult for them to get anything going.”
Blake Ellis scored on runs of 12-, 3- and 8- yards to get things started in the second and third quarters. Mason Sterling connected with Asher Hart on a 50-yard touchdown pass.
Carson Russel forced a Bluestreak fumble, that was scooped up by Logan Page and returned for a 19-yard touchdown for the final score.
Ellis had 132 yards on 14 carries. Sterling added 60 yards on the ground and 50 yards passing, the touchdown throw to Hart.
On defense, Kyler Isbell had nine tackles, followed by Page with six stops and Chase Demerritt with five.
