WILLARD, Mo. — The Webb City Cardinals ended the regular season with a dominant performance.
Led by a strong first half, Webb City rolled to a 55-0 victory at Willard on Friday night in the regular season finale of the 2021 prep football season.
The Cardinals held a commanding 48-0 lead at halftime and took advantage of seven Willard turnovers.
“I thought our kids really played well,” Webb City coach John Roderique told KNEO radio during a postgame interview. “I’m just really pleased with our guys and how they approached this week. I thought we had a little more attention to detail and a sense of urgency. We told the kids this our last week where it’s not an elimination week. Every game from here on out will be an elimination game. We’ll show up to practice and work hard every day to get better.”
Ranked fourth in Class 5, Webb City finishes the regular season with a record of 6-3. The Cardinals will be the No. 2 seed for the Class 5 District 6 tournament and have a first-round bye next Friday.
The Cardinals recorded 426 yards of offense, with 292 rushing and 134 passing.
Cade Wilson had 68 rushing yards, while Max Stovern added 67 yards and Dupree Jackson had 58.
In his return to action, senior quarterback Cohl Vaden completed 8 of 11 passes for 125 yards. Dante Washington had three receptions for 50 yards.
Willard (0-9) finished with 113 yards, 107 through the air and just six on the ground.
Willard’s opening possession ended when Webb City’s Washington grabbed an interception at the 3-yard line and ran 77 yards.
On Webb City’s first offensive play, Vaden passed to William Hayes, who pitched the ball to Wilson, who then ran into the end zone.
Wilson’s 2-yard touchdown plunge gave the Cardinals a 13-0 cushion at the 3:52 mark of the first quarter.
The Cardinals erupted for 35 points in the second quarter.
Washington and Kaden Turner both hauled in touchdown passes in the period before touchdown runs by Dupree Jackson and Omari Jackson made it 41-0.
After Willard’s third turnover of the first half, Stovern’s 3-yard touchdown run gave the Cardinals a comfortable 48-0 advantage.
Roderique got his subs lots of playing time in the second half.
Webb City’s Gage Chapman scored on a 5-yard QB keeper in the third quarter for the final TD of the night.
WHAT’S NEXT?
After a bye week, Webb City will host either Republic or Parkview in the district semifinals on Nov. 5.
WEBB CITY 55, WILLARD 0
Webb City 13 35 7 0—55
Willard 0 0 0 0—0
SCORING SUMMARY
WC: Cade Wilson 10 run (Dante Washington kick)
WC: Wilson 2 run (Kick failed)
WC: Washington 23 pass from Cohl Vaden (Washington kick)
WC: Kaden Turner 21 pass from Vaden (Washington kick)
WC: Dupree Jackson 5 run (Washington kick)
WC: Omari Jackson 1 run (Washington kick)
WC: Max Stovern 3 run (Washington kick)
WC: Gage Chapman 5 run (Washington kick)
FULL STATS: Webb City HS (webbcitycardinals.com)
