Raiders roll in regular season finale
LAMONI — Mount Ayr scored 55 points in the first half as the Raiders ended the regular season with a 55-12 victory over Central Decatur at Graceland University Thursday night.
“Our focus was really good with the short turnaround,” said Mount Ayr co-coach Delwyn Showalter. “We came out and took care of business. Offense, defense and special teams were operating very efficiently.”
The Raiders jumped on the Cardinals early, scoring the first 34 points of the game. David Showalter threw for three touchdowns as he was a very efficient 7-of-8 for 157 yards.
Jordan Stewart, Zach Robinson and Mitch Grose each had two touchdowns as well, with the Raiders collecting 191 yards of total rushing.
Defensively, Mount Ayr collected six sacks for the game, with Grose and Stewart each collecting two. Robinson also had an interception in the game.
Ending in second-place for Class 1A District 6, Mount Ayr (8-1, 6-1 District 6) will await its substate opponent for Wednesday’s game. Those pairings will be released tonight or early Saturday morning.
Depending on the direction District 6 will travel, Mount Ayr could face one of three teams — Eddyville-Blakesburg in District 5, Manson Northwest Webster in District 7 or Logan-Magnolia in District 8.
Either way, the Raiders will be hosting a substate playoff game Wednesday night at 7 p.m.
Mount Ayr 55,
Central Decatur 12
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
MA — Jordan Stewart 1 run (Korey Beaman kick), 9:58
MA — Stewart 38 pass from David Showalter (Beaman kick), 7:58
MA — Zach Robinson 34 punt return (kick failed), 6:31
MA — Robinson 26 pass from Showalter (Beaman kick), 2:37
Second Quarter
MA — Mitch Grose 1 run (Beaman kick), 10:58
CD — Connor Christensen 50 pass from Preston Pedersen (pass failed), 8:49
MA — Grose 21 pass from Showalter (Beaman kick), 6:31
MA — Cade Lambson 6 run (Beaman kick), 3:58
MA — Matt Jones 18 run (Beaman kick), 2:16
Fourth Quarter
CD — Wyatt Rumley 67 pass from Pedersen (kick failed), 1:15
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — CD: Trevor Wilson 12-39; Andy Akers 3-17; Wyatt Rumley 4-6; Preston Pedersen 11-(-14). MA: Cameron Woody 1-58; Matt Jones 5-48, 1 TD; Cade Lambson 8-40, 1 TD; Mitch Grose 6-20, 1 TD; Matt Sobotka 3-12; Jordan Stewart 4-7, 1 TD; Dillon Drake 3-3; David Showalter 3-3; Dusty Lyden 3-1; Alex Sobotka 1-0; Robbie Weigel 1-(-1).
PASSING — CD: Pedersen 9-26 for 167 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT. MA: David Showalter 7-8 for 157 yards, 3 TDs.
RECEIVING — CD: Rumley 1-67, 1 TD; Connor Christensen 1-50, 1 TD; Wilson 2-24; Akers 4-19; Ethan Porter 2-7. MA: Grose 2-51, 1 TD; Zach Robinson 2-49, 1 TD; Stewart 1-38, 1 TD; Dusty Drake 1-11; Brett England 1-8.
PUNTS-AVG. — CD: Brent Kline 4-30.7. MA: None.
TACKLE LEADERS (solo-assist) — MA: Stewart 1-6; Garrett Peterson 2-4; Lambson 1-4; Grose 0-4; Drake 2-2; Sobotka 0-3; Woody 0-3; Blake Michelsen 1-2; Korey Beaman 2-1; Drake Schafer 2-1.
INTERCEPTIONS — MA: Robinson 1.
