The Iola Middle School football teams stuck it to Prairie View on Thursday night coming away with monstrous victories.
The seventh grade Mustangs took their matchup with a shutout over the Buffalo, 52-0. The eighth graders took a win over Prairie View, 32-16.
Eighth grade
The eighth grade Iola football team earned the majority of their points on the ground attack. Kale Pratt rushed in for a touchdown and 173 total rushing yards. The touchdown came on a 50-yard rush which deflated the Prairie View defense.
Once the Buffalo got the hang of Pratt’s rushing, the Mustangs didn’t stop there. Jase Herrmann ran in a touchdown from 34 yards out. Overall, Herrmann rushed for 61 yards.
“Pratt had a huge night for us with 173 yards rushing. Then when they started cuing in on him I thought Herrmann, Eud Nicolas and Broderick Peters picked it up,” said Iola head coach Scott Ellis.
Austin Crooks started under center for Iola and passed for 10 yards which included a 22-yard passing touchdown. The other Crooks pass play was a loss of 12 yards for the Mustang offense.
Pratt stepped in at quarterback for a few snaps and threw one pass for an interception.
He also hauled in a pass at receiver for the Mustangs on a 22-yard connection.
Iola’s defense also stepped up. Pratt made seven tackles and James Hunt came down with six. Mustangs Nicholas Eud and Xander Brackett each collected four tackles.
“The eighth grade boys were able to come up big tonight as well. Other than giving up a kickoff return for touchdown I thought our boys executed our game plan well,” said Ellis. “The whole defensive unit played well, making some big stops.”
Layton Stowell recovered a fumble for Iola for the only forced turnover of the game.
Seventh grade
The seventh grade Mustangs shut out Prairie View with a solid all around game which also saw the offense put up 52 points, all with the rushing attack.
Kevon Loving aided the Iola offense with his 126 rushing yards and two touchdowns while Reginald Davis III ran in for three touchdowns and 122 yards on the ground. Loving’s pair of touchdowns came on rushes of 60 and 35 yards.
