Aurora vs. Lamar

Big 8 Conference Football Aurora vs. Lamar 10-19-12
Aurora-----3-----0-----0----13 16
Lamar-------0----20----6----15 41
Game Summary
Auroratraveled to Lamar on October 19th desperately trying to get off of a 5 game skid. Their task was made more difficult by facing an opponent coming off of a Class 2A State Championship and also enjoying a 5 game winning streak.
Aurora got things going in the right direction early by receiving the opening kickoff and driving into Lamar territory before stalling out. Cody Coatney kicked a 30 yard field goal to put the Houns' up 3-0. The Dawgs defense would stiffen throughout the first quarter as Aurora finished it with a 3-0 lead.
The second quarter saw the Houns' hopes of a victory take a turn for the worst as Lamar would score 3 times to pull ahead of the Houns by a score of 20-3 at the half. Lamar came out in the 3rd quarter and tacked on another score to lead 26-3 after 3 quarters. The Dawgs got in on the scoring on a Brad Marlar 1 yard touchdown run and an Everett Basham 51 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, but Lamar scored 2 touchdowns of their own to pull away by a final score of 41-16.

Scoring
1st Qtr
Aurora – Cody Coatney 30 yard Field Goal
2nd Qtr
Lamar – Levi Peterson 4 yd TD run (Ben Bailey kick)
Lamar – Jerod Beshore 12 yd TD catch from Peterson (Ben Bailey kick)
Lamar – Levi Peterson 36 yd TD run (kick failed)
3rd Qtr
Lamar – Tripp Tucker 4 yd Td run (run failed)
4th Qtr
Lamar – Levi Peterson 1 yd TD run (Beshore run)
Aurora – Brad Marlar 1 yd TD run (Coatney kick)
Lamar – Johnny Brooks (Felix Beier kick)
Aurora – Everett Basham 51 yd TD run (kick failed)
Highlights

Kurt Hadlow – 16 tackles
Josh Mackey – 13 tackles
Everett Basham – 16 carries for 97 yards and 1 TD
Clayton Sumners -- 12 for 24 for 126 yards
Andrew Parker – 5 catches for 52 yards
Jordan Fronabarger – 4 catches for 49 yards
Dylan Cullers – 5 kickoff returns for 55 yards


Next Contest (District Playoffs) (Thursday night games)
Aurora (3-5) @ Monett (6-3)
Stockton @ Lamar