5th ranked Warrensburg scored a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to turn away Moberly for a 35-14 victory at Dr. Larry K. Noel-Spartan Stadium Friday night. Tiger quarterback Kobe Westphal came back from an early first quarter injury to score a third quarter touchdown on a 9-yard run to increase their lead to 21-14. The Spartans answered right back on the ensuing kickoff:
Brad Boyer with the call on nemopressbox.com. On a 2nd down and 22 play, Westphal hit Jack Smith-Taylor with a screen pass that turned into a 27-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to make it 28-14. The Spartans moved to the Warrensburg 31 before a five-yard penalty, a sack and then a fumbled pitch on an option play that Cruz Villegas scooped up and ran 48 yards for the clinching score.
Moberly took the opening drive of the game 75 yards:
Warrensburg led 14-7 at halftime despite Westphal leaving the game injured on the Tigers’ third place from scrimmage. Running back A.J. Smith carried the load with 30 rushes for 271 yards and a score. They improve to 3-0.
Tiger was the Freeman Financial and Insurance Player of the Game scoring both Spartan touchdowns. He rushed for 79 yards. Moberly drops to 0-3. Here is coach Cody McDowell:
