No. 4 Humboldt blanks Ballard in district opener, 40-0
Humboldt quarterback Caden Matson fights off a tackler for an outside gain in the Wildcats' 40-0 domination of Ballard Huxley on Sept. 24 in Humboldt. The victory improved the No. 4 Wildcats to 5-0 overall, 1-0 in Class 3A District 2. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
Humboldt quarterback Caden Matson rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another score to lead the fourth ranked Wildcat football team to a 40-0 victory over Ballard Huxley Friday night (Sept. 25) at Mason Maach Field in Humboldt.
The victory improved the Wildcats' record to 5-0 overall, 1-0 in Class 3A District 2.
Matson connected with Will Orness on a 29-yard scoring pass at 8:24 in the first quarter. Matson later scored on a one-yard run early in the second quarter. Matson added another one-yard TD run with 48 seconds left in the first half.
Tanner McKimmey scored on a 6-yard run early in the third quarter and Nolan Lammers scored on a fumbled punt late in the third quarter to give the Wildcats a 33-0 lead.
Sam Numedahl scored on a 2-yard run with 1:41 left in the final quarter to cap the Wildcat scoring.
Humboldt will resume district play at North Polk on Friday, Oct. 1.
Humboldt will visit Gilbert on Oct. 8 and then host Nevada (Oct. 15) and Algona (Oct. 22) to close out their regular season.
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