Aurora vs. Ava

Non-Conference Football Aurora High School vs. Ava High School @ Ava, MO
Aurora ----7-----7----6----7 27
Ava---------0-----6----0----0 6
Game Summary
An early back and forth contest turned into a hard fought, but decisive opening game win for the Aurora Houn' Dawgs. Ava began the game on offense but was forced to punt after a 3 and out. Aurora took their first possession and drove 52 yards to start the early scoring. William Blankenship capped the drive with an 11 yard touchdown run.
In thesecond quarter Ava drove into Houn' Dawg territory and then scored their first touchdown on a blocked pass that pinballed off of defenders and into the waiting arms of the Ava receiver for a 27 yard score. Aurora answered with a Clayton Sumners 1 yard touchdown run.
Ava drove the ball well in the second half, but faced a stiff Houn' Dawg defense inside the red zone and was kept scoreless the rest of the evening. Meanwhile, the Houn' Dawgs padded their lead on touchdown runs by Everett Basham and Clayton Sumners.
For the game, Everett Basham led all rushers with 156 yards. Aurora is 1-0 and will travel to East Newton to face the 0-1 Patriots, who lost to Springfield Catholic last week.

Scoring
1st Qtr
Aurora --- William Blankenship 11 yd TD run (Cody Coatney PAT)
2nd Qtr
Ava --- Austin Gastineau 27 yd TD reception from Ben Loge (kick failed)
Aurora --- Clayton Sumners 1 yd TD run (Cody Coatney PAT)
3rd Qtr
Aurora --- Everett Basham 19 yd TD run (kick failed)
4th Qtr
Aurora---Clayton Sumners 1 yd TD run (Cody Coatney PAT)
Highlights

Everett Basham – 26 carries for 156 yards, 1 TD. 9 Tackles
Clayton Sumners – 9 for 11 for 106 yards. 11 carries for 13 yards and 2 TD's.
Danny O'Neill – 10 Tackles, 1 for loss.
Cody Coatney – 5 catches for 59 yards, 3 extra points and 3 tackles
William Blankenship – 6 carries for 40 yards and 1 TD
Kurt Hadlow – 5 carries for 17 yards and 7 tackles
Josh Mackey – 8 tackles

Next Contest
Aurora (1-0) @ East Newton (0-1)
Ava (0-1) @ Rogersville (0-1)