A wrap on Bison football season for 2021

McCook head coach Joe Vetrovsky (right) took his first Bison varsity football team into Badger Stadium where they took on Class B No. 1 Bennington in last weekend’s state playoff opening round.

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McCOOK, Neb. — A final glance at McCook’s leaders during another Class B state playoff football season that concluded Friday night.

OFFENSE

Rushing: Jacob Gomez-Wilson 95 carries-797 yards-5 touchdowns. Jacob averaged 8.39 yards a carry with his longest run being 87 yards; Adam Dugger took 100 carries to a team-high 9 TDs besides 346 yards; Alex Anthony 47-177-1 TD; Branson McDonald 37-134; Canyon Hosick 30-110.

Passing: Adam Dugger 55 completions-122 attempts-705 yards-5 TDs-5 Ints.

Receiving: Junior Lucas Gomez Wilson caught 25 passes for 405 yards and 4 TDs with a long of 71 yards; Jacob Gomez-Wilson 8-98-1 TD; Matt Nichols 6-91.

DEFENSE

Total tackles: Alex Anthony 102 (65 solos), Logan Havlicek 74 (33 solos); Garrett Kaps 63 (45 solos); Branson McDonald 50 (28 solos); Layten Bortner 48 (32 solos); Adam Dugger 45 (36 solos); Teegan Rice 43 (34 solos); Canyon Hosick 35 (23 solos); Eloy Carbajal 35 (10 solos).

Tackles for loss: Garrett Kaps 9, Teegan Rice 7, Branson McDonald 3, Eli Kehler 2, Alex Anthony 2, Layten Bortner 2, Nate Renner 2.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Kick returns: Lucas Gomez-Wilson 14 for 323 yards-2 TDs; Brett Fraker 5 for 120, Canyon Hosick 4 for 62, Alex Messinger 3 for 57.

Punting: Branson McDonald 22 for 774 yards (35.18 average); Canyon Hosick 15 for 525 (35 yards).

Placekicking: Hunter Hansen 17 of 20 PATs; 2 of 2 field goals for 23 points; Patrick Gross 4 for 8 field goals for 12 points.

Coach Joe Vetrovsky praised his 11 seniors who helped McCook reach four consecutive Class B state playoffs: Maxwell Weimer, Nathan Renner, Cole Thomas, Branson McDonald, Nathaniel Reiners, Hunter Hansen, Logan Havlicek, Matthew Nichols and Teegan Rice.

“They’re not just my first team but also because of all the relationships,” Vetrovsky said. “And that won’t end. A special group for sure.”