Wildcats are heading back to the Dome!!!
Humboldt football players Lance Coon (left), Will Orness (center) and Corey Dettmann celebrate a late touchdown by the Wildcats late in their game with Independence to seal their 34-26 victory over the Mustangs in a Class 3A quarterfinal round game in Humboldt on Nov. 4. Humboldt will meet Mount Vernon in a semifinal game at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Saturday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
The Humboldt Wildcat football team, in the midst of one of the greatest 2-year runs in school history, is heading back to the UNI-Dome after beating Independence, 34-26 in a Class 3A quarterfinal round game on Mason Maach Field Friday night in Humboldt.
The Wildcats, 10-1 on the year, will travel to Cedar Falls on Saturday, Nov. 12, to face Mount Vernon in the semifinals. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Mount Vernon (11-0) shutout Solon, 17-0, to earn a trip to Cedar Falls. The other semifinal game has No. 1 seed Harlan (10-1) facing Adel-ADM (10-1) at 4 p.m. The 3A finals will be on Friday, Nov. 18, 1 p.m.
Humboldt scored on the opening drive of the game on a 45-yard pass from Will Orness to Corey Dettmann. Early in the second quarter Lance Coon scored on a 70-yard run to make it 14-0 Humboldt.
Orness threw a 3-yard TD pass to Trever Beach at 4:48 in the 3rd quarter for a 20-6 Humboldt lead. Independence came back to make it 20-18, but Humboldt responded with orness and Corey Dettmann teaming up for a 54-yard scoring pass play with 3:52 left in the game for a 27-18 Wildcat lead.
Coon scored on a 42-yard run with 1:54 left to make it 34-24 Humboldt.
Independence scored on a safety with 1:54 left, but couldn't take advantage of an extra possession as Orness intercepted a Mitchell Johnson pass with eight seconds left at midfield to end the game.
Orness completed eight of 11 passes for 160 yards and 3 TDs. Coon rushed for 184 yards on 17 carries. Dettmann caught six passes for 152 yards.
Ty Gargano led the Wildcat defense with 5 solo tackles and 7 assists. Dettmann had 5 solos and 6 assists and Owen Hubbell 6 solos and 3 assists.
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