Fifth ranked Webster City improved to 4-0 on the high school football season by handing Greene County a 40-18 defeat at Linduska Field in Jefferson on Friday night. Former Scranton coach Bob Howard’s Lynx racked up 549 yards of offense as they improved to 2-0 in Class 3A District 2. Senior running back Zane Williams ran for 326 yards on 27 carries and scored on runs of 38, 80, and 67 yards. Junior spin back (quarterback) Dylan Steen tossed three touchdown passes. He finished with 137 yards in the air and the Lynx had 412 on the ground.
Coach Mitch Moore’s Rams rolled up 325 yards of offense with junior quarterback Clint Dennhardt having his best statistical night with 109 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 27 rushes. He also went 12 of 25 passing for 122 yards and no interceptions. Junior Trey Hinote was the leading receiver for the Rams with 60 yards on five receptions. Sophomore running back Colby Kafer also had a career best night carrying the ball with 94 yards on 15 carries. The Rams finished with 203 rushing yards, also a season best. The 874 combined offensive yards were the most seen in a varsity game at Linduska Field in a while.
The Rams trailed 14-0 after one quarter and were down 27-0 with 3:16 to play in the second quarter when the Rams put together their first scoring drive. It covered 64 yards on five plays and ended with a one yard Dennhardt run. A bad extra point snap forced holder Jordan Patterson to throw the ball, which he did, into the hands of Jake Berns to make it 27-8 with 1:39 to go before halftime. The Lynx countered quickly with a TD and after their PAT kick failed, it was 33-8 at intermission.
Trailing 40-8 early in the third quarter, Greene County went on their longest drive of the night, 81 yards and seven plays. Dennhardt scored from two yards out and Dennhardt passed to Patterson for two conversion points. The final points came on a safety with 1:02 remaining in the game. The Lynx weer punting from their three when the punter bobbled the snap and it went off his hands and out the back of the end zone. After a free kick by the Lynx, the Rams got the ball back, but lost it on a fumble, their their third lost fumble of the night.
The only Lynx turnover was a fumble recovered by Jake Berns. Neither team threw a pass interception. The Rams punted the ball 10 times and still had a season high yardage total. The Lynx punted just three times.
Friday night’s action was heard on KG98 and streamed on www.raccoonvalleyradio.com, as are all Greene County games.
The Rams (0-4-02) take their longest road trip of the season this Friday when they play Iowa Falls-Alden in Iowa Falls. The Cadets play a 10-game schedule this season and are 1-4 after losing on Friday to previously winless Gilbert by a 49-20 score.