Highland Football got back on track last Saturday as they defeated Fort Scott in overtime 27-21.
The Scotties came out swinging on Saturday in the first quarter scoring two of their four touchdowns of the day.
Willie Jordan set the tempo out of the backfield with a 60-yard rush in the first quarter setting up a
Naricuss Driver 3-yard rushing touchdown giving Highland the 7-0 lead.
After forcing a Greyhound punt,
Tra Barrett broke off a spectacular 71-yard punt return giving Highland a 14-0 lead with 4:54 left in the first quarter.
Highland would cool down for the next two quarters as Fort Scott started to find their rhythm on offense. The Hounds pieced together a 12 play 71-yard touchdown drive early in the second ending with an Edward Albert 10-yard catch from Garrett Sharp.
Late in the third, Fort Scott again marched the length of the field and tied the game on a Garrett Sharp 4-yard rushing touchdown. The game was tied 14-14.
A Damarrion Williams interception would set up Highland with a shrot field early in the fourth. Quarterback
Naricuss Driver bounced off two defenders and hurdled another as he made his way into the end zone scoring on a 21-yard rush.
Fort Scott answered a few possessions later on a 24-yard pass from Shard to Jaylan Jenkins, tying the game at 21-21 with 4:51 to play.
Each team would get two more possessions a piece, but great punting from
Lane Spiker pinned the Hounds deep in their own territory and they were unable to move the ball as regulation came to an end.
Fort Scott had the ball first in overtime. Three plays in, back-up quarterback Dalton Sneed would bobble the snap and
Loren Young of the Scotties would come up with the recovery.
Highland stuck to the ground game in overtime with Driver and Jordan handling the ball. Jordan battled through defenders getting the ball to the 4-yard line. That set up Driver's third rushing touchdown of the day and the winning touchdown for the Scotties. Highland won 27-21.
Willie Jordan led the Scottie offense carrying the ball 19 times for 145-yards.
Naricuss Driver rushed for 76-yards on 16 carries. Driver completed five passes for 29-yards.
On the defensive side,
Jeremiah Hill once again lead the Scotties in tackles, this time with 18 total. He had 1.5 tackles for loss, a quarterback sack and a pass breakup.
Reco Hannah recorded 11 tackles with a pass breakup.
Loren Young added 10 tackles, 2.5 of them for a loss and a fumble recovery.
The Scotties will go on their final road trip of the season this Saturday, November 4th, as they travel to Coffeyville CC to take on the Red Ravens in a 7:00pm game at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
