In a game in which the Owls were heavily favored, the MUS varsity football team dominated the Northside Cougars last Friday night at Hull-Dobbs Field, winning 48-0.
The Cougars (0-4) looked overmatch from the start as they fumbled on their first play from scrimmage, and John Stokes recovered at the Northside 19-yard line. Three plays later, the Owls (3-3, 1-1) too advantage of the miscue as QB Michael Park scored from 5 yards out. Zach Scott’s PAT was good to give the Owls a 7-0 lead just 1:32 into the game.
After having fumbled on their next possession, the Owls regained control on their third drive and scored again as RB Walt Wepfer sprinted in from 15 yards out to cap off a 3-play, 40-yard drive. Scott nailed the PAT to give the Owls a 14-0 lead.
Amazingly, the Owls would score again on the kickoff following the touchdown as Justin Rayner fumbled near the end zone, and Michael Folk recovered it for another score. Scott’s PAT was good and gave the Owls a 21-0 lead with 5:52 remaining in the quarter.
The rest of the game would be much like the first quarter as MUS would dominate on the ground and hold Northside to 61 total yards for the game. After a Scott field goal had put the Owls up 24-0 through the first quarter, Owl reserves played the rest of the game, giving the starters an early break. Behind scores from Wepfer, Jeffrey Wright, and Blair Wright, along with a 32-yard field goal by Andrew Maroda, the Owls led 48-0 by the end of the third quarter.
With good sportsmanship, the Owls did not score in the fourth quarter as MUS cruised.
Overall, MUS decisively dominated the outmanned Cougar squad as the Owls needed only seven pass attempts to gain their 277 total yards and 48 total points. Owl reserves gained valuable experience and played well as the starters rested and begin to look to Brentwood Academy (4-1, 1-1), their next opponent. That road conference game will mark a rematch of the 2004 state-title game. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.