Scott City shuts out Holcomb
Holcomb, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Two teams who entered Friday’s game averaging over 30 points per contest met up at Holcomb High School on Friday night. In a defensive struggle, it took just two scores to decide the game, as Scott City left with a 9-0 win.
Holcomb would move the ball early in the first quarter, but the Scott City defense would come up with timely stops, including two interceptions in as many possessions. The Beavers would only have two first downs through a majority of the first half. After they forced the Longhorns in to their third turnover, that’s when the Scott City offense got moving.
The Beavers would drive down to the Holcomb four yard line late in the first half, and had first and goal with under a minute remaining. Following a timeout and an incomplete pass, Scott City would be sacked at the Longhorn 20 with around 15 seconds left before the break. The Beavers were able to run their field goal unit out, line up and snap the ball with a second left before half, and Jackson Rumford’s 37-yard field goal put the lone points up on the board in the first half, giving Scott City a 3-0 lead.
To open the third quarter, Scott City marched down the field, and took it inside the Holcomb 30. A sack and fumble recovery by the Longhorns would give them the ball at their own 40. The Beavers would take over at their own 43 yard line following a Holcomb three-and-out. Facing third and 12 at the Longhorn 47, a fortunate bounce favored Scott City, as the pass from Camden Vulgamore was slightly overthrown. a Holcomb defender tipped in the air, and Kelton Cook made the catch, and ran it in for the final four yards for a Beaver touchdown with 3:36 left in the third quarter to go up 9-0 after the missed extra point.
Holcomb moved the ball on their next two possessions, but their drives would end at the Scott City 25 and Beaver 42 in the fourth quarter. They had one final shot, but turned the ball over on downs with 2:52 left at their own 31 yard line.
Scott City picked up one first down and ran out the clock to seal the victory.
The Beavers finished unofficially with 212 yards of offense, as Camden Vulgamore was 9-21 passing for 147 yards and a touchdown. Kelton Kook had 66 yards receiving on two receptions and a touchdown, and also led the team with 31 yards on 10 carries. Scott City was held to a season-low 65 yards. Holcomb has held their last four opponents under 100 rushing yards.
Keegan Johnson was 10-21 passing for 156 yards with three interceptions. Korbin Johnson had 69 yards on two receptions, and Keegan had 59 yards rushing on 13 carries. Holcomb had 287 yards of offense, with 125 on the ground.
With the win, Scott City improves to 5-1 overall, and 2-0 in Class 3A, District 8 play. It was their first win at Holcomb since 2018, as they improved to 21-5 in the all-stime series lead. Holcomb fell to 4-2 overall, 2-1 in distrcit play. It was the Longhorns first shutout in 28 games, dating back to November of 2021, when they lost at Andale. It was also Holcomb’s first home shutout since Scott City won 24-0 in week two of the 2018 season. The Beavers scored fewer than 10 points in a win for the first time since 1991, when they won at Andale 9-6 in double overtime.
Scott City will host Goodland for Senior Night next Friday night. The Cowboys are 2-1 in district play, and 4-2 overall, after they defeated Colby at home 40-7 on Friday night. Holcomb wraps up district play at home against Hugoton for Senior Night. The Eagles picked up a non-distict 35-6 win over Cimarron to snap a two-game losing streak.
Coach Jim Turner Postgame
Box Score
Scott City 0 3 6 0–9
Holcomb 0 0 0 0–0
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
SC :00 Jackson Rumford 37-yard Field Goal 9-47, 3:05
3rd Quarter
SC 3:36 Kelton Cook 47-Yard Touchdown Pass from Camden Vulgamore (PAT No Good) 5-57, 2:20
Scott City
Rushing
Kelton Cook 10-31; Kevin Wiebe 3-21; Cayden Couchman 8-18; Pierce Vallejo 4-10; Camden Vulgamore 6-(-13); Team 2-(-1): Total: 33-65
Passing
Camden Vulgamore 9-21 147 1-0
Receiving
Kelton Cook 2-66; Jackson Rumford 3-46; Alex Tarango 3-34; Kevin Wiebe 1-1; Total: 147
Total Yards: 212
Holcomb
Rushing
Keegan Johnson 13-59; Korbin Johnson 12-52; Cooper Cranston 1-13; Total: 26-125
Passing
Keegan Johnson 10-21 156 0-3
Receiving
Korbin Johnson 2-69; Devon Garcia 1-35; Javid Corral 2-21; Jareht Harrell 3-12; Cooper Cranston 1-10; Luke Thyne 1-9; Total: 156
Total Yards: 281
