Huskies offense explodes for 35 points in 42-6 win over CM

By Kenny Varner Jr.
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Updated: August 23, 2024

By Kenny Varner

MILL HALL – Going for three.

The Mifflin County Huskies have never lost in Head Coach Shane Breon’s 2-year tenure as the head coach for MIfflin County against Central Mountain.

Friday, the Huskies football team was looking to make it three in-a-row as they traveled to Mill Hall for their 2024 debut.

There were new faces in the starting line up for the “Purple and Black Attack” but there was a lot of new ones as well for a feisty Central Mountain team that is looking to build off a three-win season they had last year as well as get revenge for the last two previous season openers against the Huskies.

Despite a strong early effort by the Wildcats, the night belonged to the Huskies as they defeated Central Mountain 42-6.

“We were trying to get the run game going early and missed a couple things, a little first game jitters. I think got up and out a bit,” said Mifflin County coach Shane Breon. “We started seeing what they were doing, how they were reacting and we started calling plays that we were able to hit on. I was really happy with how our receivers and our quarterbacks played. We got some talented kids and I think people are going to start to realize that.”

Fletcher Wilson looked strong in his quarterback debut for the Huskies going 11-15 for 175 yards.

Both defenses came out strong early in the first period as they failed to allow a score for most of the first quarter.

Mifflin County’s defense made the first big play of the game when Cyrell Green stepped in front of a Central Mountain receiver and blazed his way downfield for a 40-yard TD interception. Green had two interceptions on the night to pace his team.

With the Brendon Noerr kick, the Huskies led 7-0 with 3:14 left in the stanza.

The Huskies passing attack started to heat up in the second quarter as quarterback Fletcher Wilson started to find his receivers for the total of 172 first half throwing yards along with three TD pass hook ups.

The first came when Wilson hit Dupree Reed in stride for a 31-yard TD pass. With another Noerr kick, the Huskies upped their lead to 14 with still 10:35 left in the half.

“The first quarter jitters are always a thing. It was the first time in the field and the first time I started,” said Fletcher Wilson. “Our team really locked in after the first couple drives. I’m really glad we were able to what we wanted to do out there today.”

Special teams came up with a key play for Huskies on the following kick forcing the Wildcats to fumble. Avery Aurand came up with the recovery, putting Mifflin County back on offense, deep in Central Mountain territory

Wilson hit his second TD pass as he found Landon Haigh for a 22-yard hook up. With 9:42 still showing, the Huskies led 21-0.

Wilson hit Green on a 20-yard TD pass to put the Huskies 28-0 with 5:29 left in the half.

The Huskies held the lead going into the intermission.

The young Wildcat team came out strong in the second half.

They kept the Huskies defense in check, forcing a Noerr punt. Noerr hit a blast that was stopped at the Central Mountain two.

However, an 88-yards scamper by Kole Corman set the Wildcats up for its lone touchdown.

On third and goal Central Mountain’s Dalton McDermitt muscled it in from 4-yards out. Unfortunately for the Wildcats the kick was blocked),with the game now at 28-6.

Back came the Huskies offense once again.

Wilson tossed his last touchdown to Aurand on a short 3-yard TD. The Noerr kick put the Huskies up 35-6 at the 1:50 mark of the third.

The Huskies handed quarterback duties to Chase Hartung. Hartung did not disappoint as he found Haigh for a 70-yard hook up, increasing the Huskies lead to 42-6 on the last play of the third, sending the game into the mercy rule portion of the game.

Mifflin County 42 , Central Mountain 6

Mifflin County 7 21 14 0 -42

Central Mountain 0 0 6 0 – 6

First Quarter

MC – Cyrell Green 40-yard Int (Brendon Noerr kick), 3:14

Second Quarter

MC – Fletcher Wilson 31-yards TD pass to Dupree Reed, (Noerr Kick), 10:35

MC – Wilson to Landon Haigh (Noerr kick), 9:42

MC – Wilson to Green 20-yards TD (Noerr kick), 5:29.

Third Quarter

CM – Dalton McDermitt 4-yards run ( kick blocked), 5:40

MC – Wilson to Avery Aurand 3-yard TD (Noerr kick), 1:50.

MC – Chase Hartung to Haigh 70-yards TD (Noerr kick):00

Fourth Quarter

TEAM STATISTICS CM MC

First downs 4. 10

Total Yards 158 254

Rushes-yards. 33-159 18-10

Yards passing 0. 254

Passing (comp.-att.-int.)0-5-2 14-21 254

Fumbles-lost 2-1. 2-1

Penalties-yards 6-65. 7-65

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING: MC – Fletcher Wilson 1-(-6), Brice Rishel 8-21, Josh Maldonado 5-9, Jaxon Strohecker 2-4, Chase Hartung 2-(-18). CM – Kole Corman 12-100, Hunter Hoy 5-15, Dalton McDermitt 12-35, Cooper Bottorf Khye Kissell -6.

PASSING: CM – Hoy 0-6 0.

MC – Wilson 11-15 175, Hartung 3-6 79.

RECEIVING : CM – None

MC – Dupree Reed 1-30, Landon Haigh 3-110, Cyrell Green 4-45, Avery Aurand 3-56, Brice Rishel 2-14, Jaxon Strohecker 1-(-3)