By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor
WAPELLO — The Durant football team picked up a much needed victory last Friday and a road win nonetheless. The Wildcats did not want to be going into district play this week with a 1-3 record. With last Friday’s win at Wapello, that didn’t happen as the Wildcats claimed a 19-6 win over the Indians to even their record at 2-2. The Wildcats lost two games to local rivals Wilton and Tipton in two of the three previous weeks, but saw them
Durant scored the game’s first points in the first quarter after a short 2-yard touchdown run by Bryce Lafrenz. A Lafrenz PAT gave the Wildcats an early 7-0 lead and gave them a boost of confidence being on the road. That score held through the rest of the quarter and until halftime as neither team could find the endzone in the second quarter.
Durant extended their lead to 13-0 in the third quarter. Bryce Lafrenz connected with receiver Mason Compton for an 8-yard touchdown pass to give Durant a 13-0 lead.
Leading by two scores going to the fourth quarter, Durant was in good shape. Wapello didn’t quit though, scoring their only points of the game in the early stages of the fourth quarter. Wapello quarterback Noah Holland found Brenton Ross for a 34-yard scoring pass to make the game a one-score game, at 13-6. The Wildcats would put the game out of reach however, scoring their third touchdown of the game later in the quarter on a Tristan Hughes 8-yard run to set the score at 19-6.
Bryce Lafrenz passed for 145 yards on 14-of-21 pass attempts and had one touchdown pass. Mason Compton caught eight passes for 106 yards and a touchdown. Marcus Engstler caught three passes and Zac Badtram two passes.
The Wildcats had their ground game going in the contest rushing for 241 yards with a 4.9-yard average. Tristan Hughes rushed for over 100 yards for the first time this season. Hughes rushed 29 times for 129 yards and a touchdown. He averaged 4.4 yards per carry. Lafrenz chipped in 74 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown. Marcus Engstler, Mason Compton and Zac Badtram all rushed for more than 10 yards in the game.
Defensively, Durant was led by four players with five tackles each. They were Drew DeLong, Hughes, Will Loss and Jake Willkomm.
Defensively, Durant shut down Wapello running back Ricky Pforts. Pforts, a very good running back, entered the game with just over 500 yards on the ground and what will likely be a 1,000-yard season. The Wildcats, held Pforts to 17 yards on ten carries, his lowest output this season through four games. Noah Holland passed for 102 yards on 11 completions. Brenton Ross caught a team high three passes for 61 yards and a touchdown. Defensively, Wapello was led by Ricky Price with 19 stops and Bryant Lanz with 12.
Through four non-district games, quarterback Bryce Lafrenz is on pace to top 1,000 passing yards for the second straight season. Lafrenz will enter district play with 754 passing yards on 54-of-98 attempts with 6 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. He also has rushed for 146 yards and four touchdowns.
Receiver Mason Compton leads class A in receiving yards with 482. He has 28 receptions and 5 touchdowns and will challenge his career highs in all three totals. Running back Tristan Hughes leads Durant in rushing with 272 yards and 3 touchdowns and averages 4.1 yards per carry.
Defensively, Durant’s leading tackler after the non-district schedule is Hughes with 43 stops including 28 solo tackles. Zac Badtram had 45 tackles, Marcus Engstler 25 and Cameron Ruggiero 24. Three Wildcats have interceptions in Drew DeLong, Jake Willkomm and Marcus Engstler.
The Wildcats will travel to Belle Plaine this week to begin district play. The Plainsmen are 3-1 and have only lost their season opener to Grundy Center at home. Belle Plaine has won three straight, two at home with a 62-0 win over North Mahaska and a 46-8 win over Lisbon. Belle Plaine won at Grand View Christian 53-6 last Friday.
Quarterback Garrett Straight has passed for 218 yards on 16 completions with two touchdowns and an interception. Trevin Straight is his top receiver with 10 receptions for 144 yards. Belle Plaine makes their living on the ground and as a team they have rushed for 1,151 yards in four games. Trevin Straight is the top rusher with 485 yards, 9 touchdowns and a 7.2-yard average. Luke DeMeulenaere has 261 yards and 5 touchdowns and a 6.1-yard average. Two others have over 140 yards rushing.
Defensively, Belle Plaine’s leading tacklers are Ethan Gates with 47, Dylan Frey with 28 and Garrett Straight with 26. Defensive back Jaxon Kressley has four interceptions for 139 return yards and two touchdowns.
Quarter Scores:
1 2 3 4 Final
Durant 7 0 6 6 19
Wapello 0 0 0 6 6
Scoring Summary:
1st Qtr - D - Bryce Lafrenz 2-yard run (Bryce Lafrenz kick)
3rd Qtr - D - Mason Compton 8-yard pass from Bryce Lafrenz (Bryce Lafrenz Pass failed)
4th Qtr - WAP - Brenton Ross 34-yard pass from Bryant Lanz (Conversion run failed)
4th Qtr - D - Tristan Hughes 8-yard run (Bryce Lafrenz kick no good)
Individual Statistics:
Rushing: Durant - Tristan Hughes 29-129, Bryce Lafrenz 13-74, Marcus Engstler 2-13, Zac Badtram 2-11, Mason Compton 2-10, Drew DeLong 1-4. Wapello Ricky Pforts 10-17.
Passing: Durant - Bryce Lafrenz 14-for-21 145 yards 1 TD, 2 INT’s. Wapello - Noah Holland 11-for-25 102 yards 0 TD’s, 2 INT’s.; Bryant Lanz 1-for-1 34 yards 1 TD, 0 INT’s.
Receiving: Durant - Mason Compton 8-106, Marcus Engstler 3-26, Zac Badtram 2-3, Drew DeLong 1-10. Wapello - Caden Thomas 5-73, Brenton Ross 3-61, Bryant Lanz 2-0, Mitchell Moore 1-5, Ricky Pforts 1-(-3).
Defensive Statistics:
Tackles (S-A-T): Durant - Tristan Hughes 2-3 5, Jake Willkomm 3-2 5, Will Lossi 3-2 5, Joe Lilienthal 2-2 4, Mason Compton 1-3 4, Jonah Werth 0-3 3, Marcus Engstler 1-2 3, Zac Badtram 0-4 4, Ben Orr 0-2 2, Lucas Callison 0-1 1, Tony Dillabough 0-1 1, Kenneth Salemi 0-1 1, Ethan Schlapkohl 0-1 1.
Wapello - Ricky Pforts 12-7 19, Bryant Lanz 6-6 12, Caden Thomas 6-3 9, T.J. Dirth 6-3 9, Brenton Ross 3-3 6, Tyler Cooley 3-3 6, James Wykert 1-4 5, Dan Meeker 4-0 4, Griffin Mears 2-1 3, Bryan Kinsey 0-2 2, Mitchell Moore 0-2 2, Rhett Smith 1-1 2.
Tackles For Loss: Durant - Will Lossi 2, Tristan Hughes 1, Ben Orr 1.
Interceptions: Durant - Drew DeLong 1, Marcus Engstler 1. Wapello - Dan Meeker 1, Brenton Ross 1.
Kicking Statistics:
KickOffs: Durant - Marcus Engstler 4-189 yards. Wapello - Hector Zepeda 2-127 yards.
KickOff Returns: Durant - Jake Willkomm 1-11 yards. Wapello - Brenton Ross 4-83 yards.
Punts: Durant - Bryce Lafrenz 4-129 yards, 32.3-yard ave. Ricky Pforts 7-223 yards, 31.9-yard ave.
Punt Returns: Durant - Mason Compton 1-13. Wapello - N/A.
PAT’s: Durant - Bryce Lafrenz 1-for-3. Wapello - N/A.
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