Freshman ’Stangs Improve To 6-2

The McDonald County freshmen football team improved to 6-2 for the season with a 27-6 win over Springfield Central on Monday night in Springfield.

The Mustangs took a 7-0 lead on their first possession of the game when Cole Martin capped a long drive with a nine-yard touchdown pass to Malick Taylor. Jared Mora then added the first of his three extra points.

Central cut the lead to 7-6 on its ensuing possession with a four-yard touchdown after the Bulldogs drove the length of the field. But McDonald County held on to the two-point conversion attempt to leave the Mustangs with a 7-6 lead late in the first quarter.

McDonald County stretched the lead to 14-6 at halftime on a 14-yard touchdown run by Jakobe Montes and Mora’s PAT.

McDonald County added a pair of insurance touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The first came on Montes’ eight-yard run before Martin hit Wyatt Jordan with a 60-yard bomb to close out the scoring.

McDonald County closes out its season on Oct. 22 against Seneca at MCHS, the freshman team’s only home game after eight road trips. Kickoff is at 6 p.m.