FORT MADISON - It was Hero's Night honoring first responders and military personnel in attendance at Jim Youel Field on Friday night in Fort Madison, but there were a couple other heroes on the field at the end of the night that helped the Hounds secure a 17-6 win over West Burlington in non-district action.
The Falcons opened the scoring with a touchdown on an 85-yard, 12-play drive that saw the West Burlington Notre Dame convert three 3rd downs and two 4th down plays with a couple big penalties in the mix.
A persoal foul on 4-9 in that drive helped keep the Falcons on the field and eventually score when senior Hayden Vandenberg caught a screen pass running right after and bulled in from 7 yards into the right corner for a 6-0 lead.
The Hounds had two key penalties in the drive. One was a personal foul that gave West Burlington new life on 4th and 9.
Fort Madison Head Coach Derek Doherty said he would love to go back and replay all the third downs where the Hounds shot themselves in the foot.
"Shout out to the defensive staff. They had these guys qeued up in what we need to do West Burlington did a nice job on things that caught us off guard. But we felt we made the proper adjustments to get to third down and then we find a way to shoot ourselves," Doherty said.
The Hounds didnt shoot themselves too badly as they returned the favor on a four-yard Teague Smith 4-yard bull run off tackle carrying a few Falcons with him to tie things up at 6. Leif Boeding added the extra point for the lead with 10:32 left in the first quarter.
Both teams went 4-and-out over the next several series, but the Hounds would get the lead for good when Boeding hit his second field goal of the year against zero misses.
Quarterback Aiden Boyer completed a couple passes with just over 5 minutes left in the first period. and then three incomplete to set up 4th and 7 from the 20 yard line for a 10-6 lead.
Fort Madison would get the final score of the game in the third quarter when Boeding again kicked a partially blocked ball high and threw for a 27 yard field goal to make it 17-6.
No other team would score again, but the Falcons put together a nifty 9-play drive that spanned the 3rd quarter buzzer and the final period. The drive stalled at the 8, when a Cacen Schwenker pass fell to the ground giving the Hounds a turnover on downs.
Doherty said the Hounds have to learn from the penalties and control their own destiny.
"If we can go back and replay those third downs I really do believe it's a different ball game. We're happy with getting out of here with a win." Bownman said.
Head Coach Doherty said the Hounds are still looking for their stride.
"I mean were trying to find our stride here. We're not the team of the last two years and we knew what we had. We're trying to find that magic if you will. We may have to go back and reassess," Dennis Doherty, head football coach."
One the issues they may also reasses, is the play selection. Sophomore Teague Smith carried the workload out of the backfield, sharing carries with quarterback Aidan Boyer.
"Teague is a workhore and we can feed him and feed him. He has no quit in him," Doherty said. " Segoviano - hayden's come a long ways. We're really proud of him and his decision to play the way he has been. It's a mental thing with him and he's decided and he's played well," Doherty said.
"Hayden's come a long ways. We're really proud of him and his decision to play the way he has been. It's a mental thing with him and he's decided and he's played well.''
Segoviano agreed.
"The first game I had a couple tackles and thought I did alright, but we're going up against a solid West Burliongton team and I thought he did some good things," he said.
"I know my role is to have to play LI may not be an big offensive guy, but when I am on the field I'm going to give 110% for whatever helps my team.
Teague Smith said the coaching staffs were making things a bit difficult
"We kinda changed up what were doing at half time. We all just gritted down and got the job done. THe line opened up sime big holes and it's really nice to run behind those guys.
Smith said moving the offense around and going to the air splitting up the run and throw opened up some nice holes in the second half.
Boyer through for 113 yards on 14/20 passes. Smith led the Hounds on the ground with 81 yards on 13 carries a couple scores. Segoviano led the Hounds in tackles with 9, a sack for a 21-yard loss in the win.
The Hounds improved to 2-0 on the year and travel to Fairfield on next Friday.
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