Aurora vs. Lamar

Big 8 Football Contest
Records 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH Final
Aurora 1-1 (0-1) Big 8 7 12 0 0 19
Lamar 2-0 (1-0) Big 8 7 19 6 8 40

Game Summary
Both teams had difficulties handling the football early on. Lamar was able to minimize it's mistakes and recover their fumbles while Aurora's hurt them more. An early Aurora turnover led to a 7-0 Lamar lead as they capitalized on an early gift.
Aurora looked to even things up as Austin Lenox returned the subsequent kickoff 86 yards and was tackled just short of the endzone. Another turnover cost the Houns', but Lamar returned the favor with a fumble of their own in the next two plays.
Aurora answered quickly with a 15 yard touchdown run by Everett Basham. A Manuel Rios extra point tied the game at 7. Lamar would score again on the first of 3 Markel White TD's on the evening, a 1 yard scamper. Aurora answered with a 65 yard Everett Basham TD run. Score 13-13.
Lamar scored again and when Aurora took over on offense, Everett Basham again got loose for a 52 yard run. The drive was capped by an Austin Lenox 1 yard QB sneak TD. Lamar scored late in the 2nd quarter to go into halftime up 26-19.
The Houns' were shut out in the 2nd half, although they threatened to score a couple of times, but were unable to keep the momentum going their way. Untimely turnovers and penalties on the Houns kept this game from being as great a game as was seen in the first half. The Dawgs were defeated by a score of 40-19.

Scoring
1st Qtr
Lamar – Levi Peterson 14 yd TD pass to Alex Henderson (Ben Bailey XP)
Aurora – Everett Basham 15 yard TD run (Manuel Rios XP)

2nd Qtr
Lamar – Markel White 1 yd TD run (xp failed)
Aurora – Everett Basham 65 Yd TD run(xp failed)
Lamar – Markel White 20 yd TD run (2 pt. failed)
Aurora – Austin Lenox 1 yd TD run (2 pt. failed)
Lamar – Brett Campbell 31 yd TD ( Ben Bailey XP)
3rd Qtr
Lamar – Markel White 8 yd TD run (xp failed)
4th Qtr
Lamar – Brett Campbell 2 yd TD run (Levi Peterson 2 pt good)

Highlights
Lamar --Markel White 24 carries for 153 yds and 3 TDs
Aurora – Everett Basham 16 carries for 186 yds and 2 TDs

Next Contest
Carl Junction @ Aurora
Lamar @ Mt. Vernon

Eric Lenox
Aurora High School
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