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| Carlisle's Lynn Mills catches a pass for a touchdown (Photo by Mark Buffalo) |
By Mark Buffalo
Staff Writer
CARLISLE — For the first time in six years, the Carlisle Bison are 2-0.
Carlisle beat Johnson County Westside 58-14 on Friday night to remain perfect on the season. The last time the Bison started a season 2-0 was 2013 when they finished 12-2 and falling to Junction City in the Class 2A state semifinals.
Carlisle took an 8-0 lead on its first possession. Eli Moody threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to Will Carter with 6:16 left in the first quarter. Kamryn Taylor added the two-point conversion.
After a Westside punt, Taylor ran 76 yards for a touchdown with 5:40 left in the first. Gage Parker added the two-point conversion.
Westside’s next possession ended with an interception by Carlisle’s Mikey Freeby with 5:25 left in the first quarter. Eight plays later, Taylor scored on a 2-yard run with 1:27 left to make the score 22-0.
The Bison pushed their lead to 28-0 on a 65-yard run by Taylor with 6:49 left in the first half.
Westside got on the board on a 4-yard run with 6:39 left.
The Bison got that score back when Moody threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Lynn Mills with 6:19 left. Parker added the two-point conversion to make the score 36-6.
The Bison’s final score of the first half came on a 62-yard run by Collin Jinks with 3:39 left to make the score 44-6, invoking the running clock in the second half.
Carlisle scored two second-half touchdowns. Tyler Webb scored on a 14-yard run and Will Carter returned a kickoff 73 yards for a touchdown. Parker scored another two-point conversion.
Moody completed 3 of 3 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns.
Taylor rushed for 143 yards on 4 carries. Jinks had 113 yards on 7 carries. Webb had 72 yards on 8 carries.
Carter caught two passes for 85 yards. Mills caught one for 53 yards.
Ian Seidenschwarz led the Bison with 7 tackles. Carter had 6. C.J. James had 5.
The Bison go on the road for the first of six away games this Friday at DeWitt. The Dragons are 2-0 with wins over Stuttgart and Riverview.
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