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The Weimar Wildcats picked up their second district win of the season after defeating Bloomington on Friday, Oct. 23, at Weimar High School.
The Wildcats won the game with a final score of 44-8 for a blowout victory on homecoming night.
“It’s always great to win especially on homecoming. It’s always great for the kids and the community and everyone gets real excited for it,” Wildcats head coach Dylan Conway said. “Facing a team we have kind of been worried about for a couple of weeks but we had a few weeks to prepare for the triple option and our defense did a great job stepping up to the challenge.”
While Conway was proud of his defense during the win over Bloomington. He also gave praise to his offense.
“They made some big plays for us both in the running game and the passing game tonight,” Conway said. “At the end of the day it feels really good to be 1-0.”
The Wildcats started the game by opening the score with a one-yard rush from Collin Morrison. They then converted on the two-point conversion and held onto a 8-0 lead.
In the second quarter it was Ace Mesa with an eight-yard rushing touchdown to give the Wildcats a 16-0 lead. Then Morrison found Jojo Okeke for a seven-yard touchdown pass and gave the Wildcats a 23-0 lead.
Before halftime the Wildcats scored once more. Ty Chmelik ran the ball on from 17 yards out and extended the Wildcats lead to 30-0 right before halftime.
In the second half the Wildcats opened the scoring in the third quarter. Lucas Moreno ran the ball in from 42 yards out to extend the Wildcats lead to 37-0.
Then Bloomington responded with a rushing touchdown of their own. This was the first and only score the Wildcats allowed and while they did not get the shut out Conway was proud of his defense.
“They did a great job tonight. They were getting to the football , team tackling and they (Bloomington) got one at the end there but we had a penalty that extended their drive which happens,” Conway said. “Obviously, it’d be great to have a shutout especial ly on homecoming night but at the end of the day a win is a win.”
After the Bloomington touchdown the Wildcats came back and scored once more. Tate Bass scored on an 11-yard rushing touchdown to bring the game to the final score of 44-8.
After the won Conway said it is important for his team to continue to stack wins in district play.
“It ’s extremely important because out district is very tough,” Conway said. “We have two big ones left and playoffs is sti ll not in grasps yet, so we have to go get it.”
The Wildcats will be back on the field on Friday, Oct. 30, and wi l l be on the road against Ganado at Ganado High School.
