LE ROY — “Moving the ball” didn’t seem to be enough for Southern Coffey County High Friday night. Instead, turnovers mounted up against the Titans in a 64-14 beating at the hands of the Chetopa Hornets.
“We moved the ball, we just didn’t finish drives and the turnovers really got us,” Head Coach Korey Lankton said in an email.
The Hornets put two touchdowns on the board before Josiah Witteman hauled in a 46-yard pass from Chism Newkirk to put the Titans on the board late in the first quarter.
The Titans put a drive together midway through the quarter, ending in a 9-yard Walker Harred touchdown.
Two consecutive scoring drives from the Hornets, coupled with a 73-yard interception return for touchdown, put the nails in the coffin for the Titans at the half.
The Titans outrushed the Hornets with 200 yards total, compared to their 127. But, the story was from the air. The Hornets passed for 200 yards. The Titans lost two fumbles and tossed three interceptions.
Harred led in rushing with 142 yards on 23 carries, followed by Newkirk with seven carries for 32 yards. From the air, Newkirk completed six of 14 passes for 88 yards. Witteman had four receptions for 58 yards.
Defensively, Carter Toy had two unassisted tackles along with Tyler Houston.
Chetopa 32-32-x-x—64
So. Coffey Co. 6-8-x-x—14
Chetopa SCC
First downs 4 11
Rushing 14/127 31/200
Passing-yds 207 88
Total Offense 334 288
Passes 9/13/0 6/14/3
Fumbles 0 2
Penalties 3/25 3/40
Chetopa too much for Southern Coffey Co.
