Carl Junction vs. Aurora

Missouri High School Football
Big 8 Conference Contest
Records
Scoring 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH Final
C J-------7----0-----0-----6-----13
Aurora--6----12-----0-----0----18
Carl Junction 1-2
Conf (1-2)
Aurora (2-1)
Conf (1-1)

Game Summary Aurora and Carl Junction hooked up for a Big 8 Contest on Friday September 9th. Aurora was enjoying the festivities of their home opener and sent their fans home with an 18-13 victory.
Aurora took the opening possession and went down the field and scored first, on an Everett Basham 5 yard Td run to make the score 6-0. Carl answered with a 6 yd run of their own to make the score 7-6 in favor of Carl Junction. Carl Junction was driving but was stopped by a Kurt Hadlow interception to snuff out their drive.
In the second quarter Aurora got on the board again on another Everett Basham TD run of 22 yards. Aurora tightened their defense and scored on a Josh Mackey 36 yard interception return. This made the score 18-7 Aurora going into the half.
Aurora's defense bent but didn't break much in the second half as gave up only 24 yards rushing and 71 yards passing . CJ scored late in the game to bring the final score to 18-13. Jordan Fronabarger sealed the victory with an interception in the end zone to give Aurora the victory.
Scoring
1st Qtr
Aurora – Everett Basham 5 yard TD (Kick failed)
CJ – Matt McGee 6 yard TD run (PAT good)
2nd Qtr
Aurora – Everett Basham 22 yd TD run (2 pt. no good)
Aurora – Josh Mackey 36 yd Interception return for TD (2 pt. no good)
3rd Qtr
None
4th Qtr
CJ – Nick Thompson 2 yd TD run (2 pt. no good)
Highlights
Everett Basham – 26 carries for 148 yards and 2 TDs (8 Tackles)
Josh Mackey – 36 yard Interception for TD (11 tackles)
Kurt Hadlow – 9 tackles and an interception
Austin Lenox – 8 tackles (4 for loss) and a QB sack
Jordan Fronaberger – 6 tackles and a QB interception
Lucas Guthrie – 8 tackles (3 for loss)
Next Contest
Aurora 2-1 (1-1)
@ Cassville 3-0 (0-0)
Carl Junction 1-2 (1-2)
@ East Newton 0-3 (0-0)