Cougars dominate Mustangs

Saturday, August 20, 2011

ELLETTSVILLE -- A 377-yard advantage on the ground carried North Putnam to a season-opening win over Edgewood Friday night.

Hank Spencer rushed 13 times for 122 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead the Cougars.

It was the Cougar defense that really carried the night, though, as the Mustangs rushed 23 times for just 10 yards, for an anemic 0.43 yards per carry average.

Jake Smerage also found the endzone twice, on the ground and through the air.

N PUTNAM 48, EDGEWOOD 6

N. Putnam 13 14 21 0 -- 48
Edgewood 3 3 0 0 -- 6

FIRST QUARTER

NP: Jake Smerage 28 run, 8:13 (kick failed). NP, 6-0.

NP: Hank Spencer 2 run, 5:49 (Stephen Freund kick). NP, 13-0.

E: Derek Driver 35 FG, 1:33. NP, 13-0.

SECOND QUARTER

NP: Spencer 4 run, 10:52 (Freund kick). NP, 20-3.

E: Driver 35 FG, 5:14. NP, 20-6.

NP: Kaleb Belcher 20 run, 1:17 (Freund kick). NP, 27-6.

THIRD QUARTER

NP: Jake Haste 11 pass from Kolton Everts, 8:58 (Freund kick). NP, 34-6.

NP: Smerage 34 pass from Everts, 5:31 (Freund kick). NP, 41-6.

NP: Allain St. Victor 66 run, 0:24 (Freund kick). NP, 58-6.

NPEdg
First downs1711
Rushes-yards38-38723-10
Passing yards64205
Total yards451215
Passes4-11 9-31
Punts-avg.3-367-29
Fumbles-lost0-01-1
Penalties-yds.11-856-30

RUSHING

NP: Hank Spencer 13-122, Allain St.Victor 3-71, Kaleb Belcher 6-56, Jake Smerage 4-50, Kolton Everts 2-32, Tyler Shorter 3-37, Devon Thrasher 4-13, Jake Riggen 1-0, Trevor Smith 2(-1).

E: Shawn Kluesner 5-26, Marcus Mabry 2-3, Damien Chamber 2(-1), Reece Phillips 1(-1), Grant Pederson 10(-5), Bryce Armstrong 3(-12).

PASSING

NP: Kolton Everts 4-11-64-0.

E: Grant Pedersen 9-31-205-0.

RECEIVING

NP: Jake Smerage 1-34, Tyler Shorter 1-12, Jake Haste 1-11, Nic Stanley 1-7.

E: James Ridge 1-74, Cam Walls 3-62, Marcus Mabry 2-54, Shawn Kluesner 1-8, Derek Driver 1-4, Shawn Kluesner 1-3.