NIXA, Mo. — Nixa held Carl Junction out of the end zone early and built a three-score lead by halftime on the way to a 47-0 win over the Bulldogs on Friday at Eagle Stadium.
Carl Junction (1-5) got into the red zone three times in the first half against the Nixa (6-0) with nothing to show for it. In turn, the Eagles reached paydirt three times in the first half and pulled away in the second half on the way to the shutout win.
Carl Junction drove the opening possession down inside the red zone before a series of penalties forced the Bulldogs into a turnover on downs after facing a fourth-down-and-20.
Nixa responded with a couple of big plays through the air from QB Nate Uber to WR Rylan Michel led to a 1-yard touchdown run from RB Dylan Rebura on a fourth-and-goal carry to make the score 7-0 with 1:17 left in the first quarter.
Nixa went up 14-0 in the second quarter with 6:03 on the clock when RB Malachi Rider found paydirt from a yard out.
The Eagles forced the Bulldogs into a fumble to kill a CJ drive on its ensuing possession and made the most of the extra possession when WR Wyatt Vincent broke off a 75-yard touchdown run on the jet sweep with 49 seconds left in the first half for a 21-0 advantage.
Uber used play action for a big gain to Michel on the first possession of the first half that built to a 4-yard score from Rebura to push the lead to 28-0 with 10:15 left in the third quarter.
Uber hooked up with TE Lane Meltabarger for the first time all game on a third-down pass up the seam for a 23-yard touchdown to push the Nixa lead to 34-0 with 7:03 left in the third quarter.
The Eagles extended their cushion to 40-0 when Rebura capped a drive with a short-yardage score with 2:53 left in the third quarter.
Nixa added another score on a 30-yard McCoy Sullivan pick-6 touchdown to make the score 47-0 near the end of the third quarter.
Carl Junction is back at home next week, hosting Joplin (3-3).
