Seneca vs. Aurora

Big 8 Conference Football Seneca vs. Aurora September 7, 2012
@ Aurora, MO
Seneca ----0-----7----0----8 15
Aurora-----14----0---7----6 27
Game Summary
The Houn Dawgs met the Seneca Indians Friday night at Kelley Field. The game was delayed for an hour due to heavy rain and thunderstorms in the area. However, Aurora came out ready and matched the Indians physically and jumped out to an early 14-0 lead and never looked back en route to a 27-15 victory.
In the first quarter Seneca chose to receive the opening kickoff. But on the third play from scrimmage, the Seneca quarterback threw an interception to Everett Basham. The Houn's capitalized on the mistake and took a 7-0 lead on Basham's first touchdown run of the night. Both teams traded possessions in the first quarter, but Aurora made some more noise at the end of the quarter in the form of a William Blankenship 1 yard TD run.
The Indians turned the tide in the second quarter by adding a touchdown of their own in the form of a Payton Rawlins 2 yard quarterback sneak. At the half, the score rested at 14-7 in favor of the Houns'.
The third quarter saw the Dawgs get on the board again with another Everett Basham touchdown. Seneca started their drive and was making progress until a Clayton Sumners blitz forced the quarterback into throwing his second interception, this time to Kurt Hadlow. The Houns would keep Seneca out of the endzone for the rest of the 3rd quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Aurora was able to cause enough havoc to Seneca as Chad Hughes and Josh McCulloch both registered sacks to hold the Indians down. Everett Basham scored the final Aurora touchdown and the Houns' were able to withstand a late Seneca touchdown to seal the victory 27-15. This game snaps an 8 year losing streak to the Indians. The Houns are now 2-0 in the Big 8 Conference and 3-0 overall for the second time in 3 years.

Scoring
1st Qtr
Aurora- Everett Basham 10 yd TD run (Cody Coatney kick)
Aurora- William Blankenship 2 yd TD run (Cody Coatney kick)
2nd Qtr
Seneca- Payton Rawlins 2 yd TD run (Kyler Ng kick)
3rd Qtr
Aurora- Everett Basham 7 yd TD run (Cody Coatney kick)
4th Qtr
Aurora- Everett Basham 5 yd TD run (kick failed)
Seneca- Braxton Graham 11 yard TD reception from Payton Rawlins (Kyler Ng caught 2 pt. conversion)

Highlights

Everett Basham – 26 carries for 131 yards and 3 TD's, 1 interception and 4 tackles
Clayton Sumners—8 for 10 passing for 129 yards; 6 rushes for 18 yards
Danny O'Neill – 13 tackles
Chad Hughes—5 tackles and a sack
Josh McCulloch—4 tackles and a sack
William Blankenship—9 carries for 46 yards and 11 tackles
Josh Mackey—9 tackles
Kurt Hadlow—4 rushes for 11 yards, 3 catches for 61 yards; 6 tackles and 1 interception
Cody Coatney—2 catches for 39 yards and 3 extra points; 41 yard KO ret.


Next Contest
Aurora (3-0) (2-0 Big 8) @ Carl Junction (1-2) (1-0 Big 8)
Seneca (1-2) (1-1 Big 8) @ Cassville (3-0) (1-0 Big 8)

Eric Lenox
Aurora High School