By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
DURANT — It’s been a while since Durant had beaten Wilton. A long while. However, this year it looked like Durant would break through against rival Wilton. The Wildcats grabbed momentum early in the game, scoring the game’s first points and overcame a halftime deficit to take a 13-12 lead with 8:36 left in the third quarter. Wilton however, would rally, taking the lead for good with under two minutes left in the third quarter as part of 14 unanswered points to capture a 27-13 week one victory.
Durant will hit the road Friday, traveling to North Cedar to play the Knights. North Cedar also is 0-1 after losing to rival Tipton 39-18 in their season opener on the road. Wilton will return home for their home opener this week as they host Northeast. The Rebels lost to Camanche on the road in week 1. Overall it was a good week for class A district 6 with four of the six teams winning. Belle Plaine joined the Wildcats as the only D6 teams to lose last week.
Durant scored first when a long bomb pass from Bryce Lafrenz went for 80-yards to Jake Willkomm down to the 1-yard line. That set up a 1-yard quarterback sneak by Lafrenz into the end zone with 8:24 left in the first quarter. Jerome Mays ran for a 2-yard touchdown late in the first quarter with 54 seconds left to get Wilton on the scoreboard and set the score at 7-6 Durant. It would be the first of three Mays touchdown runs in the game. The turnover bug bit Durant at the end of the first quarter. On the last play of the quarter, a fumbled snap exchange led to a Wilton fumble recovery to end the quarter. The Beavers took advantage, driving 38 yards for a go-ahead score on a Mays 4-yard run. The Beavers took a 12-7 lead with 8:27 left in the half, one they would hold at halftime. PAT’s were an issue in the first half. The Beavers missed a PAT kick and failed to convert on a two-point conversion try.
The Wildcats put together their best complete drive of the game, an 8-play drive, early in the third quarter to retake the lead. The drive, capped by a Lafrenz 30-yard touchdown pass to Mason Compton gave the momentum back to Durant and got the hometown crowd excited. It was the senior’s first touchdown against Wilton in his career.
By the end of the quarter, however, Wilton would grab the lead back, scoring with 1:52 left in the quarter on a Mays’ 4-yard run and Brock Hartley PAT kick to take a 19-13 lead. The Beavers would extend their lead to 27-13 early in the fourth quarter. The Beavers worked with a short field, driving 34 yards for their fourth touchdown of the game. Collin McCrabb crossed the goal line from 12 yards out with 9:43 left in the game to give Wilton a 25-13 lead. McCrabb added a two-point conversion run to make it a two-score game and 14-point margin.
Durant had 234 yards of total offense, 188 of those from the air and 46 on the ground. The Wildcats had only 7 first downs in the football game and had the football for 20:22 of the game. The Wildcats return seniors at quarterback, running back and receiver this season. Bryce Lafrenz passed for 188 yards on 11-of-25 completions. He had a touchdown and an interception. Tristan Hughes led Durant ball carriers with 23 yards on 10 carries. Lafrenz chipped in 12 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Mason Compton was the top Durant receiver, catching four passes for 80 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, Hughes led Durant in tackles with 12 including eight solo stops. Zac Badtram added 10 and Marcus Engstler 9. Joe Lilienthal, Engstler and Badtram each recorded a sack in the game.
Wilton had 342 yards of total offense with 251 of those on the ground and 91 in the air. The Beavers had 20 first downs in the football game and had the football for 27:38 of the game.
Wilton returns seniors at quarterback, running back and receiver too. Quarterback Jerome Mays nearly rushed and passed for over 100 yards each in the game. He accomplished the feat four times last season and nearly added four other times, narrowly missing out on one aspect or the other during the Beavers 9-2 season last year. Mays passed for 91 yards on 10-of-21 completions. He did not throw a touchdown or an interception in the game. Mays rushed for 76 yards on 25 carries and scored three touchdowns. Wilton was led in rushing by Collin McCrabb who topped 100-yards for the first time in his varsity career. McCrabb totaled 144 yards on 22 carries and scored a touchdown. He had a per carry average of 6.5 yards. Senior receivers Cory Anderson and Chantz Stevens led the passing attack. Anderson finished with a team-high four receptions for 52 yards and Stevens added three receptions for 24 yards.
Defensively, McCrabb led in tackles with 11 while Brock Hartley had 7, Anderson 6 and Jared Townsend and Patrick Barszczewski each with 5. Clayton Cooling and Townsend each had quarterback sacks in the game.
Team Summary
WIL DUR
First Downs 20 7
Rushes-Ave. 55-4.6 27-0.2
Rush yards 251 46
Pass C-A-I 10-21-0 11-25-1
Pass yards 91 188
Returns-yards 5-89 3-48
Penalties-yds 8-65 9-70
Turnovers 0 2
Time of Poss. 27:38 20:22
Total yards 342 234
Quarter Scores:
1 2 3 4 Final
Wilton 6 6 7 8 27
Durant 7 0 6 0 13
Scoring Summary:
1st Qtr (8:24) - DUR - Bryce Lafrenz 1-yard run (Bryce Lafrenz kick)
1st Qtr (0:54) - WIL - Jerome Mays 2-yard run (Brock Hartley kick no good)
2nd Qtr (8:27) - WIL - Jerome Mays 4-yard run (Jerome Mays run no good)
3rd Qtr (8:36) - DUR - Mason Compton 30-yard pass from Bryce Lafrenz (Bryce Lafrenz pass no good)
3rd Qtr (1:52) - WIL - Jerome Mays 4-yard run (Brock Hartley kick)
4th Qtr (9:43) - WIL - Collin McCrabb 12-yard run (Collin McCrabb run)
Individual Statistics:
Rushing: Wilton - Collin McCrabb 22-144, Jerome Mays 25-76, Trey Sulzberger 7-37, Cory Anderson 1-(-6). Durant - Tristan Hughes 10-23, Bryce Lafrenz 9-12, Zac Badtram 2-6, Mason Compton 1-5.
Passing: Wilton - Jerome Mays 10-for-21 91 yards 0 TD’s, 0 INT’s. Durant - Bryce Lafrenz 11-for-25 188 yards 1 TD, 1 INT.
Receiving: Wilton - Cory Anderson 4-52, Chantz Stevens 3-24, Collin McCrabb 1-8, Ronen Santiago 1-5, Brock Hartley 1-2. Durant - Mason Compton 4-80, Marcus Engstler 3-6, Tristan Hughes 2-12, Jake Willkomm 1-80, Zach Badtram 1-10.
Defensive Statistics:
Tackles (S-A-T): Wilton - Collin McCrabb 5-6 11, Brock Hartley 2-5 7, Cory Anderson 2-4 6, Patrick Barszczewski 2-3 5, Jared Townsend 1-4 5, Brian Stillman 4-0 4, Garrett Bohnsack 1-2 3, Chantz Stevens 1-2 3, Brayton Wade 0-3 3, Ashton Stoelk 2-0 2, Ronen Santiago 0-2 2, Jerome Mays 1-1 2, Clayton Cooling 0-1 1, Trey Sulzberger 0-1 1.
Durant - Tristan Hughes 8-4 12, Zac Badtram 4-6 10, Marcus Engstler 1-8 9, Bryce Lafrenz 3-4 7, Cameron Ruggiero 1-4 5, Will Lossi 2-3 5, Drew DeLong 3-1 4, Jake Willkomm 2-2 4, Ethan Schlapkohl 1-2 3, Joe Lilienthal 0-3 3, Mason Compton 1-2 3, Logan Callison 0-2 2, Jonah Werth 0-2 2.
Tackles For Loss: Wilton - Jared Townsend 1, Clayton Cooling 1, Brian Stillman 1, Brock Hartley 1, Patrick Barszczewski 1. Durant - Tristan Hughes 4, Joe Lilienthal 1, Marcus Engstler 1, Zac Badtram 1.
Sacks: Wilton - Clayton Cooling 1, Jared Townsend 1. Durant - Joe Lilienthal 1, Marcus Engstler 1, Zac Badtram 1.
Fumble Recoveries: Wilton - Brayton Wade 1. Durant - none.
Interceptions: Wilton - Cory Anderson 1. Durant - none.
Pass Knockdowns: Wilton - Collin McCrabb 2, Jerome Mays 1, Ronen Santiago 1, Clayton Cooling 1, Brock Hartley 1. Durant - N/A.
Kicking Statistics:
Kick-Offs: Wilton - Brock Hartley 5-270 yards, 54.0-yard ave. Durant - N/A.
Kick-Off Returns: Wilton - Garrett Bohnsack 2-44 yards, Cory Anderson 1-26 yards. Durant - Mason Compton 3-44 yards.
Punts: Wilton - Jared Townsend 2-74 yards, 37.0-yard ave.; Cory Anderson 1-34 yards, 34.0-yard ave.; Jerome Mays 1-27 yards, 27.0-yard ave. Durant - Bryce Lafrenz 6-212 yards, 35.3-yard ave.
Punt Returns: Wilton - Cory Anderson 2-19 yards, 9.5-yard ave. Durant - Mason Compton 1-14 yards, 14.0-yard ave.
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