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Playoff win for Mid-Prairie football
WELLMAN — A high-scoring first half helped Mid-Prairie hold on for a Class 2A first-round win over Northeast’s football team Friday.
The Golden Hawks had a 21-0 lead on rushing touchdowns by Will Cavanagh, Braden Hartley and Tyler Helmuth before Northeast scored.
The passing game helped Mid-Prairie answer with Cain Brown picking off a Rebel pass and Jack Pennington catching a Will Cavanagh throw for a 28-7 cushion. The Rebels also scored through the air for a 28-14 halftime score.
Another Hawks’ interception, this one by Grady Gingerich, led to Hartley’s second score and a 35-14 advantage. Hartley would get 109 yards on 19 carries, Helmuth 116 on 28.
Brown snagged a second interception and Hartley recorded 8.5 tackles, seven solo as the Rebels managed 242 yards on offense, 167 on Gavin Kramer’s 11-of-25 passing.
The Golden Hawks will take their 6-3 record into the second round of the 2A playoffs with a trip to State Center and a Friday game against third-ranked 8-1 West Marshall, a 42-0 winner over Centerville. Northeast finishes at 4-5. Mid-Prairie defeated Centerville 42-21 Oct. 8.
Mid-Prairie's Cain Brown makes an acrobatic sideline catch during a scrimmage. Brown had two interceptions in a 35-28 Class 2A playoff win over Northeast Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. (Jim Johnson/The Union)
Mid-Prairie's Tyler Helmuth keeps his balance as a EBF defender tries to bring him down Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. In Friday’s playoff opener at home against Northeast, the Golden Hawks had a 21-0 lead on rushing touchdowns by Will Cavanagh, Braden Hartley and Helmuth before Northeast scored. (Jim Johnson/The Union)
