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Bison enjoy afternoon delight in sunny Sidney
SIDNEY, Neb. — McCook senior Layten Bortner knew he’d reach his ultimate goal just like Bison delivered another win Friday afternoon.
“I’m going to get there,” Bortner said after he lunged while dragging Holdrege Dusters to inside the one-yard line one week earlier.
Sure enough, Bortner blasted to McCook’s opening touchdown against the Sidney Red Raiders.
“I thought Layten had some good hard runs especially in our veer offense,” coach Joe Vetrovsky proclaimed.
Bortner eventually gained a varsity-best 87 yards, senior Jacob Gomez-Wilson returned to run for 106 and McCook topped 30 points again with a 38-13 road win.
The Bison (5-0) have now scored 34 points or more through all five contests this season.
Just like earlier road games at Holdrege and Gothenburg, the Bison broke free from early 7-7 tie to wear down Sidney’s quick Red Raiders.
“Sidney is one of the fastest teams we’ll see. That’s just reality,” Vetrovsky confirmed during his Saturday morning interview on KICX radio. “(Halfback) Luke Holly is a good football player. They made some plays. But we won 38-13, so I feel again there were more positives than negatives.”
Quarterback Isaac Doty drove one yard to the Raiders’ early tying touchdown.
Yet junior Brett Fraker’s ensuing kick return inside the Sidney 40 quickly ignited a second Bison scoring drive.
McCook faced fourth down at the 30, but senior quarterback Adam Dugger calmly ran behind Bortner’s block for a first down.
The next play featured Dugger finding senior Lucas Gomez-Wilson on their third TD pass this season.
Lucas’ other two scores were during those road victories at Holdrege and Gothenburg.
Speedy Sidney nearly caught the Bison again if punter Mitchel Cole doesn’t tackle Holly on a long punt return.
Cole was only getting started. His best impact always occurs along both front lines.
He tipped a Raider pass this time and intercepted that football to end the potential 14-14 threat.
Dugger soon galloped 30 yards for another score which sent McCook into halftime leading 21-7.
Jacob Gomez-Wilson’s 31-yard run and four-yard rush from junior Canyon Hosick made it 35-7.
In other words, the Bison ran off 35 straight points following 42 consecutive at Holdrege last week.
Bortner contributed a 29-yard run before that Hosick TD.
Sidney (2-3) did tally a fourth-quarter score which closed within 35-13.
However, McCook kept on moving as even freshman Tristian Campbell contributing some key runs leading to Patrick Gross’ field goal.
Scoring Summary
MHS — Layten Bortner 1 yd run (Patrick Gross kick)
SID — Isak Doty 1 yd run (Doty kick)
MHS — Lucas Gomez-Wilson 19 yd pass from Adam Dugger (Gross kick)
MHS — Dugger 20 yd run (Gross kick)
MHS — Jacob Gomez-Wilson 31 yd run (Gross kick)
MHS — Canyon Hosick 4 yd run (Gross kick)
SID — Luke Holly 8 yd pass from Doty (kick failed)
MHS — Gross 25 yd field goal