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Monett seeks first playoff win in 31 years Cassville at Mount Vernon
Tonight’s playoff game will be the second meeting this season of the Big 8 Conference teams. Cassville won the regular-season game 28-7. David Large, the Wildcats’ head coach, says that score is deceiving. “The game was a lot closer than the score indicates. We ran the opening kickoff back for a touchdown, intercepted a pass for another score and recovered a fumble on their 15 to set up a third touchdown,” Large stressed. “They ran 75 offensive plays to our 34 and had more yardage.” Joy Mayberry, the Mountaineers’ coach, agreed that the game was closer than the score showed, but said that while Mount Vernon had more plays Cassville dominated the scoreboard. “We made mistakes and good teams take advantage of them,” he said. “Cassville dominated that aspect of the game. I hope we can make this one closer.” Mount Vernon won two of its district games, defeating Springfield Catholic 42-14 and Aurora 54-0. The Mountaineers dropped a 26-22 decision to Reeds Spring. “Reeds Spring really took it to us,” Mayberry said. “They had a great game plan and our kids didn’t play as well as they’re capable.” Cassville also finished 2-1 in district play, defeating Seneca 14-13 and East Newton 42-7. The Wildcats lost to undefeated Monett 13-7. Large is concerned with containing Mount Vernon quarterback Corey Phillips. “He’s a very special athlete,” Large said. “He has a lot of talent and they do quite a bit with him. I told Coach Mayberry after our first meeting that I would hate to see him later in the year.” Phillips leads the Mountaineers in every offensive category except receiving. He’s rushed for 1,108 yards and has scored 15 touchdowns. He’s passed for 700 yards and seven touchdowns and he leads the team in scoring with 90 points. He’s also punted for a 35.7 average and leads the defense with six interceptions. The leading receiver is Jackson Tettenhorst with 17 catches for 272 yards and three scores. Cassville has a 1,000-yard passer in Jake Nolan and two solid running backs in Jon Haney and Joseph Gouvion. Nolan has thrown for 1060 yards and eight touchdowns, Haney has 541 yards and 13 scores and Gouvion has rushed for 483 yards and 7 TDs. The receiving corps is led by Trevor Tanner (24-372 and three TDs) and Travis Northern (18-399, four TDs). Place-kicker Aaron Jamieson has converted 31 of 34 extra points and 2 of 3 field goals for 37 points. He also has a 34.6-yard punting average. Cody Pierson leads Cassville with four interceptions and Garrett Mahurin has recovered two fumbles. 
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