Scottie Football Comes Down With First Home Win

The Scottie football team gave the home crowd a big show Friday with a 43-12 victory over the Huntley Project Red Devils. Glasgow kicked off first and shut down the Devils' first run quickly to take control of the game offensively.

After a bumbled snap and recovery, and a called-back touchdown, Glasgow's kicker Jose Ramon Osuna Lopez hit the 28-yard field goal to put the Scotties on the scoreboard at 5:47. After some back and forth, Tavin Boland recovered a fumble punt, setting up the Scotties for a Khye Gamas quarterback keeper 7-yard run at 33.9. Osuna Lopez added the point after touchdown to give Glasgow 10-0 lead.

The Scotties added to their score with 4:58 left in the second when Gamas ran the ball back into the end zone. The Red Devils blocked the PAT. A Nic Solorzano interception led to another Glasgow touchdown when Gamas found Kade Strommen in the end zone. The PAT by Osuna Lopez put the score at 23-0 before a fumbled kick-off return by Huntley Project put the ball back in Glasgow's hands. After an unsportsmanlike penalty on Huntley Project, a big catch by Wyatt Babb put the Scotties on the 5-yard line. Gamas wove his way into the end zone on another carry with 8.6 seconds left in the half. Huntley Project blocked the PAT as Glasgow carried a 29-0 lead into the second half.

A march downfield to start the second second half led to another Gamas QB keeper and PAT as well as a running clock. Huntley Project answered with a touchdown but the two-point attempt was shut down by the Scottie defense. At the other end of the field, Wyatt Sugg rushed the ball in to restart the running clock and the PAT made it 43-6 to end the third quarter. The Red Devils connected on a pass into the end zone in the fourth for a 43-12 score which held through the remainder of the game.

"What a great home opener for our guys. Both offensively and defensively our guys came out of the gate ready to roll against a Huntley team we've been hungry to beat," Assistant Coach and offensive coordinator Sam Tedrow said. "I loved how aggressive Khye was in our run game. With Sugg running hard and Liam giving speed to the edge, we've found our thunder and lightning duo and I think Khye brings the Wind factor to that backfield. He's shifty!"

Glasgow put up 417 net yards, 388 total yards of offense. The team went 6-for-10 on third downs and 7-for-7 in the red zone. Glasgow had 130 passing yards and 258 rushing yards.

Gamas completed nine of 20 passes for 121 yards for a 45% completion rate and 6.05 yards per pass. Cash Stulc completed one pass for 9 yards gain.

Sugg led in rushing. He had 12 carries for 99 yards, an 8.25 gain per carry and one touchdown. Gamas added 86 yards on 12 carries with four touchdowns. Liam Chapman added 13 carries and 75 yards, averaging 5.77 yards per carry. Trey Graham gained one yard on two carries.

Babb led in receiving yards with 77 on four catches. Strommen had two catches with one touchdown and gained 24 yards. Cade Hudyma came down with one pass for 12 yards. Graham advanced the Scotties nine yards on one catch and Sugg gained eight yards on two catches.

Glasgow gave up 139 yards to Huntley Project, 75 rushing and 64 passing. The Scotties special teams had a total gain of 51 yards on six kick offs. Babb had a 35 punt turned over and a 34 punt. Hudyma had a nine yard kick off return, Stromen added a seven yard return and Will Kirkland had a one yard kick off return. Tavin Boland had one 6-yard and one 12-yard punt return. Osuna Lopez went 4-for-6 on the PAT.

Connor Hudyma, Coy Nelson and Jaydeen Hanshew led the defense with five tackles a piece. Connor Hudyma and Hanshew had three unassisted tackles, an assisted tackle and a tackle for loss. Hanshew added a forced fumble and a fumble recovery to the stats sheet. Nelson notched two unassisted and three assisted tackles. Dillon Hughes, Sugg and Michael King had four tackles each. Hughes had one unassisted, two assisted, and a tackle for loss with a hurry. Sugg had three unassisted and one assisted with a pass break up. King put up three unassisted and one assisted with a sack and a forced fumble. Myles Yoakam added two unassisted tackles and a tackle for loss.

Grady Nielsen had two unassisted and one assisted tackle with a pass break up. Andrew Linder had two unassisted tackles while

Babb had one assisted and one unassisted with a sack, a forced fumble and a block. Kirkland put up an unassisted and an unassisted with a sack and a fumble recovery. Cade Hudyma added an unassisted tackle and a tackle for loss. Stulc and Boland both added two unassisted tackles and Solorzano had the team's lone interception.

Tedrow said, "Looking forward to the long trip to Columbus and seeing if we can take another big step as a team."

Glasgow travels to Columbus Friday, Sept. 13, to take on the Cougars at 7 p.m.