The Kingston Redskins rode a dominant first half performance and thcoasted throughout the final two quarters in a 73-44 district football win over previously unbeaten Bethel.
Kingston was up 21-14 after one period before erupting for 35 unanswered points to take a commanding 56-14 edge early in the third frame as they scored on eight of their first nine possessions. The Redskins then played mostly reserves during the final half of action in the showdown of Top 10 teams in Class 2A Division 1.
“We felt like we didn’t play very clean against them (Bethel) last year, so we put an emphasis all week on being efficient and we did a really good job in that,” Kingston head coach Brad Hill stated. “They had been scoring close to 50 points a contest and we did a really goodjobdefensivelywhenour maingroupwasoutthere.We gave a lot of our backup guys most of the second half reps and Bethel kept its starters in the game so we gave up some big plays, but it was really good for us to get that many reps for our young guys even though it was against their ones.
“It was a really good night for us. We knew that game was pretty important in the district standings. We are very excited about how the kids showed up and performed.”
The Redskins piled up a whopping 567 yards of total offense on only 50 plays with nineofthosereachingtheend zone. Logan Stephens also chipped in a kickoff return touchdown.
Reid Patterson had a stellar game both running and passing the football. He rushed 10 times for 71 yards in addition to completing 8 of 12 passes for 267 yards and five scores as well.
Backup quarterback Ethan Mowles had a big second half with 105 yards and a touchdown as eight different Redskins toted the football throughout the night. Stephens added five carries for 36 yards, Boen Proctor added one carry for a 29-yard touchdown while Hudson Everhart checked in with two carries for 10 yards and a score as well as catching a 51-yard strike from Patterson.
Ratzlaff contributed two receptions for 60 yards as both went for touchdowns. Martin had one catch for 48 and Ty Jones tossed in five grabsfor110yardswiththree going to paydirt.
Next on the slate for Kingston is a return home to face Heavner, which is coming off an impressive victory over Hugo.
“It is kind of a short week to get ready for Heavener, who is 2-1 and coming off a win over Hugo,” Coach Hill added. “They have one of the best linemen in the entire district and we are expecting a tough contest. They are just behind us in the standings so each game just gets bigger and bigger as we go along.”