Wildcats go 1-1
The Marion Middle School seventh grade team improved its record to 4-0 Thursday with an 8-0 victory against Halstead.
Drew Maddox scored an early 53-yard touchdown run and Nick Klenda added the two-point conversion for the only score of the game.
Maddox finished with 65 yards on the ground, while Cody Wildin had 25 yards and Klenda added 15.
Other rushers were: Brady Hudson three carries for 12 yards, Dillon Wildin five rushes for eight yards, and Eric Vogel two carries for 22 yards.
Colton Olson had a team-high seven tackles, Vogel finished with six, and Isaac Hett and Tyler Neil had five each.
The eighth grade team fell to Halstead, 40-0. Derek Riggs led the team with 35 yards on the ground.
Mark Kukuk led the Wilcats with 12 tackles, Riggs added nine, Maurice Jones had seven, and Gabe Moore chipped in with eight.
The Wildcats are at Collegiate Thursday.
