Frosh-soph team falls at Atlantic

ATLANTIC — A Creston/O-M freshman-sophomore team fell 26-0 at Atlantic Monday night. The only other game played on Creston/O-M’s JV football schedule was a loss to Chariton on Sept. 1. “For our sophomores who played most of the game, it was really only their second game of the season,” said Creston/O-M coach Steve Birchard. “I think the execution showed that on both sides of the ball.” Creston/O-M lost two fumbles and had a pass intercepted in the first half. “We were unable to sustain a drive due to the turnovers and untimely penalties,” Birchard said. “With the exception of a punt return for a touchdown, we played a good second half.” Atlantic led 19-0 at halftime and added a 70-yard punt return in the third period. Activities Director Jeff Bevins said a freshman-sophomore game will be played Oct. 13 at home against Winterset, but no JV or 9-10 game will be played against Harlan on Oct. 20. Atlantic 26, Creston/O-M 0 SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter A — 30-yard run (kick failed) A — 28-yard run (kick good) Second Quarter A — 4-yard run (kick blocked) Third Quarter A — 70-yard punt return (kick good) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Alan Smith 6-69, Alec Paup 5-35, Alex Davis 2-6, Kolton Thatcher 8-1. PASSING — Smith 3-10-1 for 22 yards. RECEIVING — Will Reasoner 2-18, Jordan Leach 1-4. TACKLE LEADERS (solo-assists) — Thatcher 8-3, Collin Bevins 6-3, Brad Weis 6-0, Jordan Leach 3-2, Tyler Long 4-0, Clint Kraft 4-0, Keegan Lohoff 3-0, Andrew Palmer 1-1, Kolby Shaw 2-0, Nick Ray 2-0, Reasoner 2-0.