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Nothing was going to prevent the Carthage Tigers from reaching the postseason, not poor playing conditions and certainly not reeling Nevada.
The Tigers punched their ticket to the Class 4 playoffs following a convincing 42-6 victory in the mud over Nevada, which finished the season 3-7 and 0-3 in Class 4 District 12 play.
“We played pretty well in this mess,” said Jon Guidie, Carthage High School head football coach.
Carthage, the Class 4 District 12 runner-up, will face Neosho in the Class 4 Regional at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Bob Anderson Stadium. Neosho, the Class 4 District 11 champion, secured its spot in the postseason with an unblemished district record. Carthage, which concluded the regular season with an 8-2 record, narrowly defeated the Wildcats 27-25 earlier this season at Neosho in non-conference play.
“We have to get back to work (today),” said Guidie. “Obviously, (Neosho) is going to be ready. Everybody from here out is good, so every week you’re going to face somebody tough. We’re going to regroup and rally around each other and hopefully we can put something together.”
The Tigers, now winners of seven of their last eight, wasted little time putting Thursday’s regular season finale against Nevada away. Carthage, despite deteriorating field conditions, scored 21 points in the first quarter alone, including a 68-yard strike from quarterback Derek Peterson to Mason Siebert on the Tigers’ second play from scrimmage.
Peterson, Carthage’s first-year varsity signal caller, threw two touchdown passes — both to Siebert — and Brian Poston continued his season-long dominance with 228 yards rushing on 18 carries. Poston, a junior, scored four times, including runs of 32 and 34 yards. The Tigers led 35-0 at the break.
The 68-yard touchdown pass by Peterson got things rolling for Carthage, which advanced to the postseason for the fourth time in five years under Guidie.
Carthage’s defense, meanwhile, limited Nevada to only one score, which came in the second half on a 46-yard run by quarterback Austin Baldwin. Other than that, however, Carthage permitted little else against Nevada, which finished 0-5 this season at Logan Field.
Nevada struggled to accumulate 164 yards against Carthage’s defense, 114 of which came by Baldwin, who was 0 for 5 with one interception.
“They did a great job,” said Guidie of Carthage’s defense. “We wanted to shut down (Baldwin). We were keying on him and our starters did a good job making sure he didn’t hurt us.”
Frustrated by its inability to put anything together offensively, Nevada, which lost to Carthage 68-28 last season, was penalized 11 times, including numerous personal foul calls.
The Tigers reeled off 253 yards on the ground and Poston averaged 12.6 yards per carry, despite less than favorable field conditions. Linebacker Lincoln Cooper, who was shaken up earl in the game, should be fine, according to Guidie.
“I think we’ll be able to treat him and he’ll be ready to roll,” said Guidie. “I think we’re going to be OK health wise.”
Nothing was going to prevent the Carthage Tigers from reaching the postseason, not poor playing conditions and certainly not reeling Nevada.
The Tigers punched their ticket to the Class 4 playoffs following a convincing 42-6 victory in the mud over Nevada, which finished the season 3-7 and 0-3 in Class 4 District 12 play.
“We played pretty well in this mess,” said Jon Guidie, Carthage High School head football coach.
Carthage, the Class 4 District 12 runner-up, will face Neosho in the Class 4 Regional at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Bob Anderson Stadium. Neosho, the Class 4 District 11 champion, secured its spot in the postseason with an unblemished district record. Carthage, which concluded the regular season with an 8-2 record, narrowly defeated the Wildcats 27-25 earlier this season at Neosho in non-conference play.
“We have to get back to work (today),” said Guidie. “Obviously, (Neosho) is going to be ready. Everybody from here out is good, so every week you’re going to face somebody tough. We’re going to regroup and rally around each other and hopefully we can put something together.”
The Tigers, now winners of seven of their last eight, wasted little time putting Thursday’s regular season finale against Nevada away. Carthage, despite deteriorating field conditions, scored 21 points in the first quarter alone, including a 68-yard strike from quarterback Derek Peterson to Mason Siebert on the Tigers’ second play from scrimmage.
Peterson, Carthage’s first-year varsity signal caller, threw two touchdown passes — both to Siebert — and Brian Poston continued his season-long dominance with 228 yards rushing on 18 carries. Poston, a junior, scored four times, including runs of 32 and 34 yards. The Tigers led 35-0 at the break.
The 68-yard touchdown pass by Peterson got things rolling for Carthage, which advanced to the postseason for the fourth time in five years under Guidie.
Carthage’s defense, meanwhile, limited Nevada to only one score, which came in the second half on a 46-yard run by quarterback Austin Baldwin. Other than that, however, Carthage permitted little else against Nevada, which finished 0-5 this season at Logan Field.
Nevada struggled to accumulate 164 yards against Carthage’s defense, 114 of which came by Baldwin, who was 0 for 5 with one interception.
“They did a great job,” said Guidie of Carthage’s defense. “We wanted to shut down (Baldwin). We were keying on him and our starters did a good job making sure he didn’t hurt us.”
Frustrated by its inability to put anything together offensively, Nevada, which lost to Carthage 68-28 last season, was penalized 11 times, including numerous personal foul calls.
The Tigers reeled off 253 yards on the ground and Poston averaged 12.6 yards per carry, despite less than favorable field conditions. Linebacker Lincoln Cooper, who was shaken up earl in the game, should be fine, according to Guidie.
“I think we’ll be able to treat him and he’ll be ready to roll,” said Guidie. “I think we’re going to be OK health wise.”
