BRANSON, Mo. — Webb City concluded the regular season with a 20-0 victory over Branson on Friday night.
The Cardinals improved to 7-2, while the Pirates fell to 4-5.
Andrew Elwell’s 5-yard touchdown plunge with 52 seconds left in the first quarter gave Webb City a 6-0 lead and was the lone score of the opening frame.
The Cardinals extended their lead to 13-0 with 8:45 left in the second quarter when Gabe Johnson hauled in a 37-yard touchdown strike from Jackson Lucas.
The Pirates threatened late in the first half, but the Webb City defense came up with a goal line stand for a turnover on downs to secure the 13-0 lead at halftime.
Neither team was able to score in the third period.
Johnson’s 1-yard touchdown run, along with Alex Dunne’s PAT kick with 8:11 remaining in the game, made it 20-0. The score capped a 10-play, 91-yard drive.
Ranked fifth in Class 5, Webb City finished with 367 yards, 208 rushing and 159 passing.
A sophomore, Johnson ran for 105 yards on 13 carries and also passed for 122 yards on six completions.
Drew Vonder Haar had three catches for 64 yards, while Joseph DeGraffenreid had 42 receiving yards on two receptions.
Christian Brock had 12 tackles for the Cardinals.
Webb City’s defense limited Branson to 209 yards, 129 rushing and 80 passing.
Luke McCormick completed 7 of 12 passes for 80 yards. Kyler Lankton recorded two catches for 50 yards. Gage Depee ran 17 yards for 53 yards and McCormick had 53 rushing yards on 20 carries. Depee made 11 tackles.
Friday’s matchup was the final COC meeting between Webb City and Branson, as the Pirates will be among the schools joining the new Ozark Mountain Conference next fall.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Ranked fifth in Class 5, Webb City locked up the No. 1 seed for the Class 5 District 7 tournament.
The Cardinals will have next Friday night off.
FULL STATS: Webb City HS (webbcitycardinals.com)
