Aurora vs. East Newton

Big 8 Conference Football
Aurora -------------13---6----8---13 40
East Newton------0-----0----0----7 7
Game Summary
Aurora won the toss and deferred until the second half. East Newton's drive stalled out and the Patriots were forced to punt. The Houns' took possession and marched down the field highlighted by a Clayton Sumners pass to Cody Coatney for a 29 yard gain. Everett Basham got the Houns on the scoreboard with a 6 yard touchdown run. Basham would add a 1 yard run to put the Houns up 13-0 after 1 quarter.

The second quarter was dominated by the Houns as well as they rushed for another 62 yards and added another Basham score to enter halftime with a 19-0 cushion. Danny O'Neill helped put the pressure on East Newton by adding a quarterback sack to their troubles.

The third quarter saw Clayton Sumners break off a 45 yard scamper for a touchdown putting the Dawgs up 27-0 after 3 quarters of play. In the fourth quarter Clayton Sumners scored on an 8 yard run and William Blankenship ran for an 18 yard touchdown. In between these scores, East Newton was able to score to finish thegame 40-7 in favor of the Houn Dawgs.
Scoring
1st Qtr
Aurora – Everett Basham 6 yd TD run (Cody Coatney kick)
Aurora – Everett Basham 1 yd TD run (kick failed
2nd Qtr
Aurora – Everett Basham 15 yd TD run (2 pt. failed)
3rd Qtr
Aurora – Clayton Sumners 45 yd TD run (2 pt. conv. Pass Sumners to Basham)
4th Qtr
Aurora – Clayton Sumners 8 yd Td run (2 pt failed)
East Newton – Ross Nagle 5 yd TD run (Colby Thomas kick)
Aurora – William Blankenship 18 yd TD run (Cody Coatney kick)
Highlights

Everett Basham – 23 carries for 121 yards and 3 TDs
Clayton Sumners – 7 carries for 89 yards and 2 TDs
William Blankenship – 8 carries for 50 yards and 1 TD
Danny O'Neill – 9 tackles and a sack
Josh Mackey – 9 tackles and 2 pass defend
Kurt Hadlow – 8 tackles and a fumble recovery

Josh McCulloch – 9 tackles
Andrew Parker – 2 tackles and an Interception



Next Contest
Seneca (0-2) (0-1 Big 8) @ Aurora (2-0) (1-0 Big 8)
Carl Junction (0-2) (0-0 Big 8) @ East Newton (0-2) (0-1 Big 8)