In the final moments of the first half, Mid-Buchanan found itself in the midst of a sloppy performance against Plattsburg.
Poor defensive tackling allowed Tigers junior Austin Rankin for his biggest run of the night. In was called back, keeping the Dragons’ shutout.
The run was Plattsburg’s only opportunity of scoring in the end, being shut out by Mid-Buchanan 42-0.
“That was a downhill running game, and we struggled with it in the past, so I was pretty pleased keeping the shut out on the board,” Mid-Buchanan coach Aaron Fritz said. "We left a lot of things that we should probably get better at.”
After taking a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, Mid-Buchanan’s (6-1) offense stalled out. Wide-open passes fell incomplete while the run game failed to progress.
The Dragons were able to add another touchdown but struggled to take advantage when other opportunities were presented.
At the same time, Mid-Buchanan was to stall out Plattsburg (3-4), who consistently struggled offensively.
“I thought we tackled very poorly tonight,” Fritz said. “That was probably the worse tackling game we had all year. We got a lot of getting better to do.”
Dragons quarterback Javan Noyes threw for 161 yards on the night, finding the endzone once through the air and once on the ground.
There could have been other opportunities, but easy catches fell out of the hands of his receivers.
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