I tried to lead him, but it didn’t go that far. One of those passes was the aforementioned touchdown to Hulse, and the other a deep strike down the sideline to fellow junior wide receiver Isaac Klug.Ĭarr told The Kansan of his pass to Hulse, “We’ve been practicing that a little bit … I got a little spiral on it. He was 2-for-2 for 103 yards and a touchdown, with both of those completions on trick plays to two different receivers. Key stat: The way the Railers did this provided one of the strangest box score stat lines of the season: Camden Carr (yes, the junior wide receiver) led the team in passing - not Gomez. Most importantly: It didn’t commit a single turnover - which allowed the unit to control the game’s pace and never play from behind. It racked up 237 total yards and won the time of possession, spending over 26 minutes on offense to the Lions’ 20 minutes. Here are the takeaways from a solid all-around performance from the Railers. We didn’t make a lot of mistakes and found a way to win.” “This game, we took advantage of our opportunities. “We have to take advantages of the opportunities we get,” Newton head coach Chris Jaax told Mark Schnabel of The Kansan. We feel like if we can win three straight going into the playoffs, we’ll be ready to win.” “Especially with Salina South and Campus coming up - both teams that we beat last year. “This win means a lot to us,” Gomez (15-28, 87 yds, 1 TD) said after the game. With 1:57 left in the third quarter, Newton led 24-12 - and held that lead until the final horn sounded, giving the Railers their first win of the 2021 season.

The Railers’ defense stood tall, which set up their offense for what would be its most impressive touchdown of the night: A 56-yard touchdown pitch-and-catch on trickery from junior wide receiver Camden Carr to sophomore running back James Hulse, who broke tackles all the way to the end zone. This cut Newton’s lead to 17-12, and gave Goddard the ball back with excellent field position. Then, just five minutes into the second half, disaster struck for the Railers as Gomez was flagged for intentional grounding in his own end zone while trying to avoid a sack. Goddard then drove into field goal range on its next drive to tack on three more of its own. The scoring slowed in the second quarter, as the next points wouldn’t be recorded until the final 95 seconds of the first half, when Colin Hershberger knocked in a 37-yard field goal. The score cut the Railers’ lead to 14-7 with 3:12 left in the first quarter. On the ensuing Goddard possession, the Lions found their groove offensively with a 70-yard drive, capped off by a 26-yard touchdown scamper from running back Bo Bantz - which was their only trip to paydirt of the night.

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