NEOSHO, Mo. — Three possessions, three scores. That was all it took to put the game effectively out of reach.
Carl Junction (2-4) traveled to Neosho (0-6) for homecoming Friday night and racked the score up quickly in a 41-6 win over the Wildcats.
Carl Junction scored on its first possession, a 12-yard run by Brady Sims with 8:48 to go in the first quarter. Sims finished the night as the Bulldogs’ leading rusher with 12 carries for 88 yards and two touchdowns.
On the ensuing Neosho possession, the Wildcats went for it on fourth-down-and-15 in their own territory, with the pass falling incomplete to give the Bulldogs excellent field position. Carl Junction capitalized when quarterback Alex Baker hit Noah Southern for a 34-yard pass with 48 seconds left in the quarter to push the lead to 14-0.
Baker struck again through the air 30 seconds into the second quarter, completing a 49-yard pass to Cole Stewart to extend the Bulldog lead to 21-0.
With 5:27 to go in the half, Baker hit Stewart again on a 62-yard touchdown pass to put the score at 28-0.
With just 1:37 left in the half, Carl Junction added to the lead with a 7-yard run by Sims to push the lead to 34-0.
Neosho’s lone score of the game came on a 76-yard kickoff return by Eric Siler with 11:38 to go in the third quarter to cut the lead to 34-6.
With 4:43 to go in the third, Baker hit Sincere Williams for a 36-yard scoring pass on fourth down, sealing the game at 41-6.
Carl Junction picked up 527 yards on 55 plays, going 19-of-29 passing for 387 yards and 28 carries for 140 yards.
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