Humboldt into state finals!
Humboldt senior linebacker Trey Al-Hameed exults in jubilation at midfield of the UN-Dome in Cedar Falls after the Wildcat football team defeated Mount Vernon, 28-25 in the semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 16. The victory sent Humboldt into the finals against Dubuque Wahlert on Friday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
The Humboldt football team rallied from an early 11-0 deficit to beat Mount Vernon, 28-25 in the Class 3A state semifinals in the UNI-Dome on Saturday night, Nov. 16.
Humboldt will meet Dubuque Wahlert in the finals in Friday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m. Wahlert held off Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 17-16.
Trailing 11-0 after the opening quarter, Humboldt scored on a seven-yard run by Cash McIntire at 9:44 in the second quarter and took the lead at 6:59 in the second quarter on a seven-yard scoring pass from Coen Matson to Keegan Groat for a 14-11 halftime lead.
Humboldt made it 21-11 on Matson's four-yard TD pass to Groat at 5:50 in the third. Mount Vernon came back to trim the lead to 21-18 on a three-yard run early in the fourth quarter.
Humboldt recovered a Mustang fumble at the MV 41 and used the short field opportunity to score on a 23-yard pass from Matson to Valley Davis at 3:44 on the clock. Mount Vernon came right back and scored four plays later on a 21-yard pass play to make it 28-25.
The Mustangs turned the ball over with under 2:00 to play in the game as the Wildats' Syler Brown recovered to allow the Wildcats to run out the clock and improve their record to 11-1 and advance into the state finals.
Humboldt's only other appearance in the state finals was back on Nov. 18, 2006, when the Wildcats defeated Clear Lake 27-9 to win the 3A state championship under former head coach Greg Thomas.
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