Trenton High School scored 25 points in the second quarter to blow open a close game and defeat the Maysville Wolverines on Friday night, 48-22. The victory is Trenton’s second of the season, improving the Bulldogs to 2-5, while dropping Maysville to 0-7.
In the contest from C.F. Russell Stadium, broadcast on KGOZ FM 101.7, Trenton opened the scoring with a 21 yard field goal from Gonzalo Mascorro, taking a 3-0 lead into the quarter break.
After four minutes of no scoring for either side in the second quarter, the host Bulldogs pushed the lead to 9-0, with senior quarterback Mason Rongey scoring one a 3-yard keeper. The PAT failed, leaving Trenton with a 9 point lead.
With just over six minutes remaining in the second quarter, Trenton extended the lead to 15-0 on a 15 yard touchdown run by Cooper Houser, with a two-point conversion pass failing. The lead went to 21-0 with 1 minute to go in the half on a 6 yard Rongey run.
Maysville jumped into the scoring fest on the ensuing kickoff, with Quenten Taylor racing 80 yards for a touchdown, with Walker Tracy scoring on a two-point plunge. However, Trenton was not done scoring, as on the final play in the half, Rongey hit junior tight end Elijah Miller on a 38 yard scoring pass down the north sideline of C.F. Russell Stadium, with the Mascorro PAT putting Trenton up 28-8.
The Bulldogs put the game away in the third quarter, with a Rongey 15 yard TD run and Houser eight yard TD run sending the advantage to 42-8. Maysville scored on the final play of the third quarter on a Carson Bray to Dillon Willis touchdown pass of 10 yards.
The teams split touchdowns in the fourth quarter, as Trenton freshman Sam Ledbetter scored his first varsity points on a one yard touchdown run with 6:18 remaining. A 33 yard strike from Bray to Willis finished the scoring with 4:32 remaining.
Trenton will look to keep its late season momentum going into a road trip to Chester Ray Stadium at Marceline High School on Friday night at 7 o’clock, with coverage on KGOZ FM 101.7. Maysville’s non-conference game is this week, with the East Buchanan Bulldogs at Cemetery Bowl for a 7 o’clock Friday night kickoff.
The area scoreboard for Week #7 (October 11, 2024):
Brookfield 48, South Harrison 6 (on KTTN FM 92.3)
Milan 38, Gallatin 12
Polo 35, Marceline 13
Putnam County 26, Scotland County 14
East Buchanan 27, West Platte 0
Mid-Buchanan 41, North Platte 21
Penney 48, Lathrop 14
Lawson 39, Monroe City 20
Lafayette County 49, Knob Noster 13
Carrollton 23, Lexington 20
Richmond 34, Holden 26
Savannah 49, Chillicothe 6
St. Pius X 57, Benton 0
Cameron 48, Lafayette 6
Lutheran North 40, Maryville 7
Kirksville 28, Mexico 13
Marshall 42, Fulton 35
Hannibal 56, Moberly 18
Albany 46, Stanberry 6
North Andrew 64, Princeton 52
Worth County 94, Pattonsburg 32
St. Joseph Christian 34, King City 26
East Atchison 70, DeKalb 24
Nodaway Valley 50, South Holt 0
Platte Valley 52, Stewartsville/Osborn 0
Rock Port 46, Mound City 16
Braymer 64, Schuyler County 34
Concordia 54, St. Paul Lutheran 6
Northwest (Hughesville) 42, Slater 32
Wellington-Napoleon 65, Santa Fe 22
Norborne/Hardin-Central 72, Keytesville 12
Paris 56, Southwest Livingston 0
Knox County 48, North Shelby 34
Plattsburg 80, Northland Christian 10
