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Springdale (7A West) at Conway (7A Central) 09/08/23 7:00 pm

It was all Conway in this one. The Wampus Cat offense scored early and often, while their defense was dominant, holding the Bulldogs in check the entire game. After a fourth down stand to start the game, Conway took over at midfield and scored on its second play from scrimmage when quarterback Donovan Omolo hit Cris O’Neal on a 42-yard catch and run that put the ‘Cats up early 7-0.

After another stand by the Conway defense near midfield, the offense came out firing, with Omolo hitting a wide open Jonathan Smith on a 42-yard pass to make it 14-0 with 10:03 left in the half.

Following a Bulldog punt, Conway took over on the Springdale 44 and marched down the field behind some hard running by Desmond Davidson. The drive culminated with a touchdown pass to Jackson Anderson at the 3:02 mark to make it 21-0.

Conway’s defense forced yet another punt, allowing its offense to takes over at its own 31 with 1:23 left in the half. A few quick passes to O’Neal and Jaydon Gaines moved the ball all the way down to the Bulldog 14. The drive culminated with a touchdown strike to O’Neal to make it 28-0.

The second half would hold much of the same. Omolo had a big first down run on third and 10 to the Conway 40 to keep their opening drive alive. Then the ‘Cats took to the air again. A pass to Smith put the ball on the Bulldog 45, followed by a pass to Caden Henderson to the 35. Omolo then went back to a wide open Smith with a touchdown pass to make it 35-0. Conway’s tenacious defense then rose again, recovering a fumble at their own 46 to end the third quarter.

Wesley Tapp took over at quarterback for Conway to start the fourth quarter, immediately throwing a strike to CJ Neely to the 37-yard line. A couple of plays later Kobe Irwin ran right up the gut to find the end zone. Kicker Will Upton added the extra point to make it 42-0 at the 9:00 mark.

The Bulldogs were forced to punt again from their own 29 with 4:22 left in the game resulting in Conway taking over at midfield. A few plays later, Kamarion Williams took off on a long touchdown from scrimmage to make the final score 49-0.

The Wampus Cats (3-0, 0-0) travel to Monroe, LA next week to take on Ouachita Parish. Springdale (1-2, 0-0) plays at Rogers Heritage on Sept. 22.