MHS - Football / October 15, 2024 By Kasey McDowell
The Mulvane varsity football team traveled to McPherson on Friday, October 11, 2024, for a league matchup against the Bullpups. The Wildcats jumped on the board in the first quarter with a 21-yard TD pass from Manny Myers to Caleb Boor for Boor's first TD reception of the year. Myers found Boor again in the second quarter wide-open for a 59-yard TD pass. On the very next possession, the Mulvane offensive line opened up a hole for Myers who raced down the field untouched for an 83-yard TD. McPherson was able to get on the board just before halftime but the Cats went in with a 21-7 halftime lead.
Senior Fisher Dye scored in the third quarter with a 1-yard TD run. The Bullpups made a comeback in the fourth quarter with a couple of scores, but Myers found open field again with 3:20 left in the game for an 80-yard TD run. The Mulvane defense was able to hold and the Wildcats got the 35-21 win.
The Wildcat's offense finished the game with 560 total yards on 64 plays with 417 yards rushing and 143 yards passing. Manny Myers finished with 143 yards on 7 completions out of 12 attempts and 2 passing TDs. Manny Myers finished with 320 yards rushing on 28 attempts and 2 rushing TDs. Fisher Dye finished with 96 yards rushing on 22 attempts and 1 rushing TD. Caleb Boor finished with 80 yards receiving on 2 receptions and had 2 TD receptions.
The Wildcats defense was led by Cooper Brown who finished with 7 tackles (2 solo - 5 assist). Cameron Hagerman finished with 6 tackles (2 solo - 4 assist) and 1.5 tackles for loss. Preston Grube finished with 6 tackles (0 solo - 6 assist) and 1.0 tackles for loss. KJ Schanz finished with 6 tackles (2 solo - 4 assist) and 0.5 tackles for loss. Grady Myers finished with 5 tackles (3 solo - 2 assist).
Offense (Passing): M. Myers 7 for 12, 143 yds, 2 TDs
Offense (Rushing): M. Myers 28 att, 320 yds, 2 TDs; Dye 22 att, 96 yds, 1 TDs; Caruthers 2 att, 1 yds
Offense (Receiving): Boor 2 rec, 80 yds, 2 TDs; G. Myers 3 rec, 28 yds; Dye 1 rec, 19 yds; Hackleman 1 rec, 16 yds
Defense (Tackles): Brown 7 (2-5), Hagerman 6 (2-4), Grube 6 (0-6), Schanz 6 (2-4), G. Myers 5 (3-2), Dye 4 (0-4), Nelson 4 (2-2), Rogers 4 (1-3), Mason-Schmidt 3 (2-1), Hackleman 2 (1-1), M. Myers 2 (0-2), Branine 1 (0-1), Light 1 (0-1), Miller 1 (1-0)
Defense (TFL): Hagerman 1.5 , Grube 1.0 , Rogers 0.5 , Myers 0.5 , Schanz 0.5
Complete game stats can be found here.
VAR 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 7 14 6 8 35
OPP 0 7 0 14 21
Scoring Plays:
The JV team hosted McPherson on Monday and the Bullpups got on the board first with a couple of scores in the first quarter. The Wildcats added a score of their own with a 75-yard kickoff return for a TD by Damien Nicholson and a 2-pt Jeter Tatum to Hudson Myers conversion. McPherson added to their lead with three more touchdowns before the Wildcats scored again with a 42-yard TD pass from Jeter Tatum to Brody Clasen. Those two hooked up again for the 2-point conversion. The final score was 16-34.
The Varsity team is sitting at 5-1 on the year and 3-1 in league play. the Wildcats will face McPherson next as the varsity will travel to MAC on Friday and the JV will be at home on Monday.
Note: Mulvane junior Manny Myers was the week 6 Sports-In-Kansas State Athlete of the Week for his performance in the McPherson game.
