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STANWOOD - Football teams are not made up of one player, however, one player can make an impact on the outcome of a football game. That was the case last Friday at the Durant-North Cedar game in Stanwood. There, Durant senior receiver and returner Mason Compton had a monster game in helping the Wildcats to a 49-18 victory. Durant evened their record to 1-1 with the win while North Cedar fell to 0-2 after two weeks.
Compton scored four touchdowns in the game, three of them from touchdown passes and the other from a kick-off return. Compton caught touchdown passes of 15, 80 and 15 yards from quarterback Bryce Lafrenz in the game. Compton also returned a North Cedar kick-off 80 yards for a touchdown in the second half. That score was just after North Cedar got an 83-yard kick-off return from Brody Hawtrey to give the game back-to-back touchdowns on special teams kick-off returns, something rare in high school football.
Durant scored the game’s first points with the first of Compton’s receiving touchdowns with 6:58 left in the opening quarter. It was a 13-play drive to start the game ended with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Bryce Lafrenz to Mason Compton. North Cedar matched that score on the next drive with a Logan Thimmes 1-yard run to set the score at 7-6 Wildcats. Compton’s second touchdown catch with 32 seconds left in the quarter set the score at 13-6.
Durant scored the only points in the second quarter on a 20-yard Marcus Engstler touchdown catch and a Tristan Hughes 1-yard run to take a 27-6 halftime lead.
Each team scored two touchdowns in the third quarter. A 4-yard scoring pass from Ethan Sahr to Kael Unruh set the score at 27-12, but that is as close as the Knights could get. Durant used Compton’s third scoring pass to extend their lead to 35-12. Then both teams traded kick-off returns as the score stood at 43-18 after three quarters.
Durant added a Tristan Hughes 10-yard run in the fourth quarter with 5:41 left to play to set the final at 49-18.
Offensively for Durant, Hughes rushed for 82 yards on 15 carries and scored two touchdowns. Bryce Lafrenz passed for 230 yards on 13 completions and had 4 touchdown passes. Defensively, Zac Badtram and Hughes led Durant in tackles with 16 and 14.
Offensively for North Cedar, Logan Thimmes rushed for 127 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown. Ethan Sahr passed for 52 yards and a touchdown while Tyler Alexander had two catches for 14 yards. Defensively, Tyler Thurston led North Cedar tacklers with 10 and Thimmes added 8.
Quarter Scores:
1 2 3 4 Final
Durant 13 14 16 6 49
North Cedar 6 0 12 0 18
Scoring Summary:
1st Qtr (6:58) - DUR - Mason Compton 15-yard pass from Bryce Lafrenz (Bryce Lafrenz kick)
1st Qtr (1:34) - NC - Logan Thimmes 1-yard run (PAT kick blocked)
1st Qtr (0:32) - DUR - Mason Compton 80-yard pass from Bryce Lafrenz (PAT kick no good)
2nd Qtr (8:30) - DUR - Marcus Engstler 20-yard pass from Bryce Lafrenz (2-point conv. No good)
2nd Qtr (5:52) - DUR - Tristan Hughes 1-yard run (Lafrenz 2-pt. Conversion pass)
3rd Qtr (6:32) - NC - Kael Unruh 4-yard pass from Ethan Sahr (2-point run failed)
3rd Qtr (2:23) - DUR - Mason Compton 15-yard pass from Bryce Lafrenz (Lafrenz 2-pt. Conversion pass)
3rd Qtr (2:06) - NC - Brody Hawtrey 83-yard kick-off return (2-point pass failed)
3rd Qtr (1:53) - DUR - Mason Compton 80-yard kick-off return (Lafrenz 2-pt. Conversion pass)
4th Qtr (5:41) - DUR - Tristan Hughes 10-yard run (2-point pass failed)
Individual Statistics:
Rushing: Durant - Tristan Hughes 15-82, Bryce Lafrenz 7-50, Zac Badtram 6-16, Drew DeLong 2-11, Marcus Engstler 1-7, Kegan Head 1-2. North Cedar - Logan Thimmes 20-127, Brody Hawtrey 13-51, Tyler Jackson 2-5, Kael Unruh 1-3, Johnathan Scheer 1-(-1), Ethan Sahr 10-(-29).
Passing: Durant - Bryce Lafrenz 13-for-26 230 yards 4 TD’s, 0 INT’s. North Cedar - Ethan Sahr 5-for-14 52 yards 1 TD, 1 INT.
Receiving: Durant - Mason Compton 8-167, Tristan Hughes 2-16, Zac Badtram 1-23, Marcus Engstler 1-19, Jake Willkomm 1-5. North Cedar - Tyler Alexander 2-14, Brody Hawtrey 1-19, Logan Thimmes 1-15, Kael Unruh 1-4.
Defensive Statistics:
Tackles (S-A-T): Durant - Zac Badtram 4-12 16, Tristan Hughes 9-5 14, Cameron Ruffiero 4-5 9, Jonah Werth 1-6 7, Joe Lilienthal 2-5 7, Bryce Lafrenz 1-5 6, Mason Compton 4-2 6, Drew DeLong 3-2 5, Marcus Engstler 1-4 5, Jake Willkomm 2-1 3, Will Lossi 0-2 2, Jake Nietfeldt 1-1 2, Kenneth Salemi 0-1 1.
North Cedar - Tyler Thurston 6-4 10, Logan Thimmes 5-3 8, Brody Hawtrey 4-2 6, Brady Barcum 1-4 5, Kael Unruh 4, Caden Wendt 2-1 3, Chase Gallagher 2-1 3, Jonathan Scheer 0-3 3, James Garner 1-1 2, Tyler Alexander 2-0 2, Brennen Kreel 1-1 2, Brayden Kreel 1-1 2, Tyler Jackson 0-1 1, Evan Patterson 1-0 1, Ethan Sahr 1-0 1, Alex Woodward 0-1 1.
Tackles For Loss: Durant Bryce Lafrenz 1. North Cedar - Brody Hawtrey 1, Evan Patterson 1.
Sacks: Durant Bryce Lafrenz 1. North Cedar - none.
Interceptions: Durant - Jake Willkomm 1-50 yards. North Cedar - none.
Fumble Recoveries: Durant - none. North Cedar - none.
Kicking Statistics:
Kick-Offs: Durant - Marcus Engstler 4-193, 1 touchback. North Cedar - Tyler Thurston 4-174, 1 touchback.
Kick-Off Returns: Durant - Mason Compton 2-95 yards. North Cedar Brody Hawtrey 5-135, Kael Unruh 1-31, Jaxon Sander 1-1.
PAT Kicks: Durant - Bryce Lafrenz 1-for-2. North Cedar - Brody Hawtrey 0-for-1.
Punts: Durant - Bryce Lafrenz 1-43 yards. North Cedar - Brody Hawtrey 2-38 yards.
Punt Returns: Durant - N/A. North Cedar - N/A.
STANWOOD - Football teams are not made up of one player, however, one player can make an impact on the outcome of a football game. That was the case last Friday at the Durant-North Cedar game in Stanwood. There, Durant senior receiver and returner Mason Compton had a monster game in helping the Wildcats to a 49-18 victory. Durant evened their record to 1-1 with the win while North Cedar fell to 0-2 after two weeks.
Compton scored four touchdowns in the game, three of them from touchdown passes and the other from a kick-off return. Compton caught touchdown passes of 15, 80 and 15 yards from quarterback Bryce Lafrenz in the game. Compton also returned a North Cedar kick-off 80 yards for a touchdown in the second half. That score was just after North Cedar got an 83-yard kick-off return from Brody Hawtrey to give the game back-to-back touchdowns on special teams kick-off returns, something rare in high school football.
Durant scored the game’s first points with the first of Compton’s receiving touchdowns with 6:58 left in the opening quarter. It was a 13-play drive to start the game ended with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Bryce Lafrenz to Mason Compton. North Cedar matched that score on the next drive with a Logan Thimmes 1-yard run to set the score at 7-6 Wildcats. Compton’s second touchdown catch with 32 seconds left in the quarter set the score at 13-6.
Durant scored the only points in the second quarter on a 20-yard Marcus Engstler touchdown catch and a Tristan Hughes 1-yard run to take a 27-6 halftime lead.
Each team scored two touchdowns in the third quarter. A 4-yard scoring pass from Ethan Sahr to Kael Unruh set the score at 27-12, but that is as close as the Knights could get. Durant used Compton’s third scoring pass to extend their lead to 35-12. Then both teams traded kick-off returns as the score stood at 43-18 after three quarters.
Durant added a Tristan Hughes 10-yard run in the fourth quarter with 5:41 left to play to set the final at 49-18.
Offensively for Durant, Hughes rushed for 82 yards on 15 carries and scored two touchdowns. Bryce Lafrenz passed for 230 yards on 13 completions and had 4 touchdown passes. Defensively, Zac Badtram and Hughes led Durant in tackles with 16 and 14.
Offensively for North Cedar, Logan Thimmes rushed for 127 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown. Ethan Sahr passed for 52 yards and a touchdown while Tyler Alexander had two catches for 14 yards. Defensively, Tyler Thurston led North Cedar tacklers with 10 and Thimmes added 8.
Quarter Scores:
1 2 3 4 Final
Durant 13 14 16 6 49
North Cedar 6 0 12 0 18
Scoring Summary:
1st Qtr (6:58) - DUR - Mason Compton 15-yard pass from Bryce Lafrenz (Bryce Lafrenz kick)
1st Qtr (1:34) - NC - Logan Thimmes 1-yard run (PAT kick blocked)
1st Qtr (0:32) - DUR - Mason Compton 80-yard pass from Bryce Lafrenz (PAT kick no good)
2nd Qtr (8:30) - DUR - Marcus Engstler 20-yard pass from Bryce Lafrenz (2-point conv. No good)
2nd Qtr (5:52) - DUR - Tristan Hughes 1-yard run (Lafrenz 2-pt. Conversion pass)
3rd Qtr (6:32) - NC - Kael Unruh 4-yard pass from Ethan Sahr (2-point run failed)
3rd Qtr (2:23) - DUR - Mason Compton 15-yard pass from Bryce Lafrenz (Lafrenz 2-pt. Conversion pass)
3rd Qtr (2:06) - NC - Brody Hawtrey 83-yard kick-off return (2-point pass failed)
3rd Qtr (1:53) - DUR - Mason Compton 80-yard kick-off return (Lafrenz 2-pt. Conversion pass)
4th Qtr (5:41) - DUR - Tristan Hughes 10-yard run (2-point pass failed)
Individual Statistics:
Rushing: Durant - Tristan Hughes 15-82, Bryce Lafrenz 7-50, Zac Badtram 6-16, Drew DeLong 2-11, Marcus Engstler 1-7, Kegan Head 1-2. North Cedar - Logan Thimmes 20-127, Brody Hawtrey 13-51, Tyler Jackson 2-5, Kael Unruh 1-3, Johnathan Scheer 1-(-1), Ethan Sahr 10-(-29).
Passing: Durant - Bryce Lafrenz 13-for-26 230 yards 4 TD’s, 0 INT’s. North Cedar - Ethan Sahr 5-for-14 52 yards 1 TD, 1 INT.
Receiving: Durant - Mason Compton 8-167, Tristan Hughes 2-16, Zac Badtram 1-23, Marcus Engstler 1-19, Jake Willkomm 1-5. North Cedar - Tyler Alexander 2-14, Brody Hawtrey 1-19, Logan Thimmes 1-15, Kael Unruh 1-4.
Defensive Statistics:
Tackles (S-A-T): Durant - Zac Badtram 4-12 16, Tristan Hughes 9-5 14, Cameron Ruffiero 4-5 9, Jonah Werth 1-6 7, Joe Lilienthal 2-5 7, Bryce Lafrenz 1-5 6, Mason Compton 4-2 6, Drew DeLong 3-2 5, Marcus Engstler 1-4 5, Jake Willkomm 2-1 3, Will Lossi 0-2 2, Jake Nietfeldt 1-1 2, Kenneth Salemi 0-1 1.
North Cedar - Tyler Thurston 6-4 10, Logan Thimmes 5-3 8, Brody Hawtrey 4-2 6, Brady Barcum 1-4 5, Kael Unruh 4, Caden Wendt 2-1 3, Chase Gallagher 2-1 3, Jonathan Scheer 0-3 3, James Garner 1-1 2, Tyler Alexander 2-0 2, Brennen Kreel 1-1 2, Brayden Kreel 1-1 2, Tyler Jackson 0-1 1, Evan Patterson 1-0 1, Ethan Sahr 1-0 1, Alex Woodward 0-1 1.
Tackles For Loss: Durant Bryce Lafrenz 1. North Cedar - Brody Hawtrey 1, Evan Patterson 1.
Sacks: Durant Bryce Lafrenz 1. North Cedar - none.
Interceptions: Durant - Jake Willkomm 1-50 yards. North Cedar - none.
Fumble Recoveries: Durant - none. North Cedar - none.
Kicking Statistics:
Kick-Offs: Durant - Marcus Engstler 4-193, 1 touchback. North Cedar - Tyler Thurston 4-174, 1 touchback.
Kick-Off Returns: Durant - Mason Compton 2-95 yards. North Cedar Brody Hawtrey 5-135, Kael Unruh 1-31, Jaxon Sander 1-1.
PAT Kicks: Durant - Bryce Lafrenz 1-for-2. North Cedar - Brody Hawtrey 0-for-1.
Punts: Durant - Bryce Lafrenz 1-43 yards. North Cedar - Brody Hawtrey 2-38 yards.
Punt Returns: Durant - N/A. North Cedar - N/A.
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