Wildcats celebrate 59 year streak with 59-7 win

Ross Passeck, For the Review

Linfield began the game forcefully with a running touchdown within their first thirty seconds of possession.
Junior running back Tavon Willis carried the ball six yards swiftly to the end zone. Mere minutes after that sophomore quarterback Sam Riddle ran the ball in for another touchdown, doubling the score, 14-0.
Running remained a lethal tool for the ‘Cats when, for their third touchdown junior running back Samuel Robinson ran the ball 14-yards with 8:41 left in the first quarter.

 

The Wildcats continued their first quarter dominance and demonstrated their offensive flexibility with a 24 –yard pass from Riddle to senior wide receiver Charlie Poppen with 4:12 left in the first.
After that sophomore center back Dylan Lewis demonstrated the defense’s ability to put points on the board with an interception and a 24-yard return to put the ‘Cats up 35-0 with 2:35 left in the first.
However the ‘Cats were not quite done scoring in the first when sophomore running back Bryan Cassil had a 10-yard run for the touchdown leaving a mere four seconds left in the quarter.

So the Wildcats went into the second quarter with a staggering amount of points, 42-0.
With such an immense lead the ‘Cats remained quiet for the remainder of the first half.
The defense began the scoring for the ‘Cats in the second half with a 25-yard interception from junior return specialist  Austin D. Lee within the first three minutes of the third quarter. Two minutes later Cassil came in for the ‘Cats with another run, this time 25-yards, for a touchdown.

With 5:40 left in the third Lewis and Clark finally got on the scoreboard with a 45-yard run, but it was 56 points too late as the scoreboard reflected a Wildcat blowout 56-7.

The final nail was put into the coffin with a 23-yard field goal from sophomore kicker Cayman Conley, cementing the score at 59-7 and completing yet another Wildcat victory.