NIXA, Mo. — Nixa started fast and never looked back in a 51-0 rout of Neosho on Friday.
The Eagles (5-0) took a 38-0 lead into halftime and pitched a shutout against the Wildcats (0-5).
Nixa struck early on a 22-yard run by Ramone Green with 9:14 left in the first quarter to put the Eagles up 7-0.
Neosho fumbled the ball on their first possession of the game, but recovered it before going three-and-out.
In the opening seconds of the second quarter, Green struck again on a 2-yard run to make the score 14-0.
Nixa Quarterback Austin McCracken added an 11-yard run to pushed the lead to 21-0.
With 4:36 left in the first half, McCracken hit Michael Sportsman with a 28-yard pass for a 28-0 lead.
After Neosho lost a fumble on next possession at their own 32-yard line, Green scampered into the end zone again from 2 yards out to make the score 35-0.
Neosho followed with another turnover, an interception, before forcing the Eagles to settle for a 22-yard field goal by Josh Jones to go into the half with 38-0 lead.
With a running clock and 5:42 to go in the third quarter, Casen Hammitt scampered in the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown, with the lead stretching to 44-0 following a failed point-after attempt.
The final score of the game came with 8:48 left in the fourth on a 12-yard run by Ty Hartman, with the dust settling at 51-0.
Nixa had 55 plays for 397 yards, to Neosho’s 42 plays for 99 yards of total offense.
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