Anna Dominates in 45-0
Win Over Minster
By
Bruce Monnin
MINSTER — The Anna Rockets
and Minster Wildcats both came into this match-up with identical 5-1 records
and with hopes of securing big computer points towards a possible playoff berth. When the dust had settled, it was Anna who
looked playoff ready as they dominated Minster 45-0.
Anna started out well with a 44-yard kickoff
return by Kameron Knight. Three plays
later Wes Hunsucker threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to
Alex Fogt and the Rockets had the early 7-0 lead.
After the Wildcats went three and out it took
Anna just four plays to score again, this time on a 31-yard touchdown run by
Knight to increase the Rocket lead to 13 points.
Things briefly looked up for the Wildcats in
the second quarter when Robert Gruber intercepted an Anna pass at their own
16-yard line. However, two plays later
Anna’s Monty Counts grabbed an interception of his own at the 13. Two plays later Chance Guisinger
ran for a 9-yard touchdown right through the heart of the Wildcat defense to
expand their lead to 19-0.
Late in the second quarter Minster drove into
Anna territory but failed to convert a fourth-down play at the Anna 43-yard
line. The Rockets took advantage,
driving for a fourth touchdown on a Hunsucker 14-yard
pass to Derek Billing to secure a 26-0 halftime lead.
While it was the Anna offense gaining the
points, it was the Rocket defense that was dominating. Minster was held to just 25 total yards, all
on the ground, and one first down at half.
The third quarter was scoreless as Minster made
two forays over midfield but could not get close to the end zone.
The fourth quarter was all Anna as they scored
three touchdowns on a 25-yard pass from Hunsucker to
Chad Zumberger, an Eddie Saunders 20-yard run and a
Dexter Bensman 16-yard run for the final 45-0 tally.
Anna moves 6-1 (4-1 MAC) and should remain near
the top of the region 20 computer rankings.
Next week they host the 2-5 New Bremen Cardinals. Minster drops to 5-2 (3-
SCORE BY QUARTERSAnna 13 13 0 19 — 45
Minster 0 0 0 0 — 0