Cardinals, Mustangs, Raiders win; Hawks, Tigerhawks lose

Newton, Prairie City-Monroe and Collins-Maxwell/Baxter recorded wins in Week 6 of the Iowa high school football season. Colfax-Mingo and Lynnville-Sully took it on the chin Friday night. Here is the area game roundup:

Newton 17, Ballard 14

HUXLEY — “It was ugly but it went through and that’s what matters,” said senior Nick Easley of his 35-yard field goal with 6.5 seconds remaining in Friday’s Class 3A District 6 contest. Easley’s three-pointer lifted the Newton High Cardinals to a 17-14 win over host Ballard.

Newton never trailed in the contest. Deonne Harris bolted for a 90-yard touchdown run with under four minutes left in the first half. The Cardinals led 7-0 but not for long as the Bombers used four running plays to tie it up.

The teams went in at halftime, tied 7-7. Newton took the second-half kickoff to mount a scoring drive. It was on a fourth-and-12 play that senior Tristan Peters scrambled out of trouble and went 32 yards to the end zone.

Ballard was able to pull even again with 7:17 left in the game. The Bombers had the football and driving with four minutes remaining in the game.

“Our defense was spotted at times, but we came up with turnovers and stops when we needed them. None was bigger than the one at the end on that fourth-down play,” said Ed Ergenbright, Newton head coach. “We were going to try to get the football close enough to give Nick an chance to kick it. We did that and he drove it through.”

The Bombers had a fourth-and-two at their own 46. The Cardinal defense stopped them cold and took over with 1:32 on the clock. Tyler Wood connected with tight end Jordan Travis for a first down on a third-and-18 pass play then found Easley to move the ball to the 14-yard line with 10 seconds left.

"After I made the catch, I was in the zone," Easley said. "This a huge for us after last week's loss at Gilbert. We wanted this won."

Travis led the charge defensively with 12 solo tackles and four assisted tackles and Bryce Tish ahd nine solo stops and three assisted tackles. Duncan Lee had a quarterback sack. Wood and Peters each had an interception while Aex Miller and Easley had a fumble recovery apiece.

With the win, the Cardinals improved to 3-1 in district play and 5-1 overall. They step out of district play to play at home against Pella next.

Newton’s freshmen suffered their first loss of the season Friday, dropping a 24-12 decision to Ballard.

B-G-M, Brooklyn 35, Lynnville-Sully 0

SULLY — Turnovers plagued Lynnville-Sully throughout its Class A District 7 match-up with B-G-M, Brooklyn Friday night.

The Hawks committed eight turnovers and never found a true rhythm offensively against the Bears. Lynnville-Sully totaled 191 yards rushing, but failed to complete a pass all night.

Lynnville-Sully running back Sage Ehresman rushed for a game-high 101 yards on 11 carries.

B-G-M, Brooklyn led 14-0 at halftime and then broke the game open in the second half. B-G-M, Brooklyn running back Colton Massengale continued his impressive season against Lynnville-Sully Friday, as he carried the ball 21 times for 81 yards and a touchdown. He also threw a 50-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter that put the Bears up 21-0.

Prairie City-Monroe 44, West Marshall 20

STATE CENTER — Prairie City-Monroe running back Ronnie Marshall was a scoring machine Friday night.

The senior rushed for six touchdowns as PCM improved its record to 3-3 on the season.

The Mustangs overcame a pair of early turnovers in the first quarter and took a 21-20 lead heading into halftime. PCM then dominated the second half, thanks in part to Marshall's stellar performance.

PCM returns to Class 2A District 7 action next week when it hosts Clarke, Osceola (0-6).

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Montezuma 58, Colfax-Mingo 21

MONTEZUMA — Playing the top team in Class A District 7, Colfax-Mingo found out it still has some improving to do to be consider among the district's best.

The Tigerhawks surrendered 392 yards rushing to Montezuma, 193 of which came from Mitch Stevens. Stevens also scored four touchdowns, and all eight of Montezuma's scores came via its rushing attack.

"We gave them too many opportunities on our side of the field and they capitalized," Colfax-Mingo head coach Jeff Lietz said. "They ran the ball well and we had a hard time stopping their run game."

Of his team's offensive play, Lietz said, "We moved the ball well in the first half, but just couldn't get it going in the second half."

Colfax-Mingo's Jared Myers had a hand in all three of the Tigerhawks' touchdowns. He ran for one and threw for two more. Colin Lourens caught both scores and led Colfax-Mingo with eight catches for 91 yards receiving, both season highs for the junior.

Collins-Maxwell/Baxter 41, Clarke, Osceola 14

OSCEOLA — Class 2A District 7's unbeaten showdown is set.

Collins-Maxwell/Baxter and Albia both won Friday night, keeping each teams' perfect records intact. CMB (6-0, 3-0) and Albia (6-0, 3-0) play next week in Albia with first place in the district up for grabs.

No CMB stats for the Raiders' win over Clarke, Osceola were available.