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Heartfelt embraces were plentiful after Maud’s second-round playoff game Friday night. But the hugs were accompanied by tears instead of cheers.
Shattuck scored every time it had the ball and needed just 27 minutes and 58 seconds of game time to overwhelm the Tigers, 46-0, and eliminate Maud from the Class C playoffs.
The mercy rule was enacted with 8:02 remaining in the third quarter.
The visiting Indians ran just 27 plays from scrimmage (not counting five 2-point conversions) and scored six touchdowns. Twenty-six of the plays were rushes that went for a total of 314 yards, an average of just over 12 yards per carry.
“We’ve struggled all year defensively,” Maud head coach Bruce Harrell said. “We knew eventually someone was gonna tear us up and they did.”
In the first quarter, moving into the wind, Shattuck was methodical — not explosive. The Indians took the opening kickoff and went 62 yards in nine plays, capping the drive with a 6-yard touchdown run by Conner Babcock. The longest play in the possession was a 10-yard run.
At the end of the opening quarter, Shattuck’s lead was only 8-0.
On the first play of the second quarter — as soon as the Indians had the wind at their backs — Shattuck’s sophomore quarterback, Kadyn Schick, found his junior brother, Kelby Schick, with a downfield pass that resulted in a 30-yard TD. The play was Shattuck’s only pass attempt.
One minute and 37 seconds later, the Indians were in the end zone again. After a “three-and-out” by Maud, Kadyn Schick took off on a 61-yard scoring romp. Aaron McCandless’s third of five conversion runs made the score 24-0.
Shattuck went on to score twice more before halftime. McCandless had a 30-yard TD run and Babcock rumbled 18 yards for another score.
Leading 40-0 at halftime, Shattuck was just five points from the mercy rule and an early trip home. McCandless ended it with a 20-yard TD run on the fourth play of the Indians’ first second-half possession.
While the Indians were piling up points and yards, Maud’s offense was held in check. The Tigers were limited to 103 total yards. Maud had 27 rushes for 67 yards, an average of not quite 2 1/2 yards per carry.
“Defensively, they (the Indians) play super technique,” Harrell said. “You can’t trick ‘em. They did a great job.”
One bright spot for Maud was a new school record. By gaining 51 yards on the ground, senior quarterback Shane Bailey broke the team’s single-season rushing mark of 1,649 yards. He’ll go into the record books with 1,665.
“We turned him loose this year,” Harrell said. “He’s a great player. He could play for anybody.”
Coming into the contest, Bailey was already the career rushing leader for any Maud eight-man program with more than 3,300 yards.
In his high school finale, Bailey also completed three of eight passes for 38 yards, but had one interception — the game’s only turnover.
Maud finished the season 10-2, including an opening-round playoff win over Medford.
Shattuck moves on to the Class C semifinals and will face Covington-Douglas, which upended Tipton Friday night, 28-22.
Heartfelt embraces were plentiful after Maud’s second-round playoff game Friday night. But the hugs were accompanied by tears instead of cheers.
Shattuck scored every time it had the ball and needed just 27 minutes and 58 seconds of game time to overwhelm the Tigers, 46-0, and eliminate Maud from the Class C playoffs.
The mercy rule was enacted with 8:02 remaining in the third quarter.
The visiting Indians ran just 27 plays from scrimmage (not counting five 2-point conversions) and scored six touchdowns. Twenty-six of the plays were rushes that went for a total of 314 yards, an average of just over 12 yards per carry.
“We’ve struggled all year defensively,” Maud head coach Bruce Harrell said. “We knew eventually someone was gonna tear us up and they did.”
In the first quarter, moving into the wind, Shattuck was methodical — not explosive. The Indians took the opening kickoff and went 62 yards in nine plays, capping the drive with a 6-yard touchdown run by Conner Babcock. The longest play in the possession was a 10-yard run.
At the end of the opening quarter, Shattuck’s lead was only 8-0.
On the first play of the second quarter — as soon as the Indians had the wind at their backs — Shattuck’s sophomore quarterback, Kadyn Schick, found his junior brother, Kelby Schick, with a downfield pass that resulted in a 30-yard TD. The play was Shattuck’s only pass attempt.
One minute and 37 seconds later, the Indians were in the end zone again. After a “three-and-out” by Maud, Kadyn Schick took off on a 61-yard scoring romp. Aaron McCandless’s third of five conversion runs made the score 24-0.
Shattuck went on to score twice more before halftime. McCandless had a 30-yard TD run and Babcock rumbled 18 yards for another score.
Leading 40-0 at halftime, Shattuck was just five points from the mercy rule and an early trip home. McCandless ended it with a 20-yard TD run on the fourth play of the Indians’ first second-half possession.
While the Indians were piling up points and yards, Maud’s offense was held in check. The Tigers were limited to 103 total yards. Maud had 27 rushes for 67 yards, an average of not quite 2 1/2 yards per carry.
“Defensively, they (the Indians) play super technique,” Harrell said. “You can’t trick ‘em. They did a great job.”
One bright spot for Maud was a new school record. By gaining 51 yards on the ground, senior quarterback Shane Bailey broke the team’s single-season rushing mark of 1,649 yards. He’ll go into the record books with 1,665.
“We turned him loose this year,” Harrell said. “He’s a great player. He could play for anybody.”
Coming into the contest, Bailey was already the career rushing leader for any Maud eight-man program with more than 3,300 yards.
In his high school finale, Bailey also completed three of eight passes for 38 yards, but had one interception — the game’s only turnover.
Maud finished the season 10-2, including an opening-round playoff win over Medford.
Shattuck moves on to the Class C semifinals and will face Covington-Douglas, which upended Tipton Friday night, 28-22.
