By the time Blue Springs South got things moving offensively, it was too late.
A sluggish first half – which included four turnovers and only one first down – took its toll on South, as the Jaguars fell to Rockhurst for the second straight game, 42-14 Sunday in a nationally televised game on ESPN.
Rockhurst ended South’s season last year in the final game of the regular season.
“We’re just going one game at a time,” receiver Nathan Ingram said. “This isn’t a district or a conference game. We start off with a loss, but we’ll bounce back.”
South was unable to get anything going with the running game in the first half, losing 26 yards on the ground. A big chunk of that was a 26-yard loss on a sack of quarterback Blaine Dalton.
The lack of a running game forced South to throw the football, where Dalton was intercepted three times – including one in the last play of the first half when Dalton was trying a Hail Mary pass.
“He was just trying to make plays,” South coach Greg Oder said.
For the half, Dalton ended 4-of-20 for 36 yards with the three interceptions. However, there were a number of passes that were dropped or knocked away by a recovering Rockhurst defense.
“They played great defense,” Ingram said. “I think we still should have caught the ball and hung on to it.”
While the offense was struggling, the defense was holding its own against an experienced Rockhurst offense. The defense – which returned no starters – gave up only two touchdowns in the first half, keeping South in the game.
In the second half, Rockhurst’s offense took over.
A pair of touchdown passes from Nathan Scheelhaase to Keith Langtry of 33 and 80 yards, respectively, put the Hawklets up 28-0.
“A lot of those big plays were mistakes in execution (on defense),” Oder said.
Ingram said there was confusion on the two big plays.
“We got our coverages mixed up,” he said. “I know I messed up.”
Chris Castellucio – who had a first-quarter touchdown run – scored from 11 yards out to put Rockhurst up 35-0 and start the running clock.
Even with Rockhurst’s two touchdowns, South started running the ball better, as holes opened up for Dalton and running back Winston Wright.
“The line just got together and said, ‘Everybody’s got to step up. We’ve got to do better and make blocks,’ ” senior lineman Randy Haller said.
South moved the ball in the fourth quarter, as Dalton threw a 4-yard score to Ingram and a 40-yard score to Trayon Jones. But the damage had been done.
South now looks to try to rebound against Park Hill – one of the top ranked Class 5 teams in the state.
“We’re going to take a lot from this game,” Dalton said. “There are mistakes to fix.”
Because the game was played on a Sunday, there is essentially less time to get things together for Friday’s game than in a normal week. However, Oder said that shouldn’t be a problem.
“I’m not so sure that’s a bad thing,” he said. “We’ll watch film (Sunday night), then move on.”
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By the time Blue Springs South got things moving offensively, it was too late.
A sluggish first half – which included four turnovers and only one first down – took its toll on South, as the Jaguars fell to Rockhurst for the second straight game, 42-14 Sunday in a nationally televised game on ESPN.
Rockhurst ended South’s season last year in the final game of the regular season.
“We’re just going one game at a time,” receiver Nathan Ingram said. “This isn’t a district or a conference game. We start off with a loss, but we’ll bounce back.”
South was unable to get anything going with the running game in the first half, losing 26 yards on the ground. A big chunk of that was a 26-yard loss on a sack of quarterback Blaine Dalton.
The lack of a running game forced South to throw the football, where Dalton was intercepted three times – including one in the last play of the first half when Dalton was trying a Hail Mary pass.
“He was just trying to make plays,” South coach Greg Oder said.
For the half, Dalton ended 4-of-20 for 36 yards with the three interceptions. However, there were a number of passes that were dropped or knocked away by a recovering Rockhurst defense.
“They played great defense,” Ingram said. “I think we still should have caught the ball and hung on to it.”
While the offense was struggling, the defense was holding its own against an experienced Rockhurst offense. The defense – which returned no starters – gave up only two touchdowns in the first half, keeping South in the game.
In the second half, Rockhurst’s offense took over.
A pair of touchdown passes from Nathan Scheelhaase to Keith Langtry of 33 and 80 yards, respectively, put the Hawklets up 28-0.
“A lot of those big plays were mistakes in execution (on defense),” Oder said.
Ingram said there was confusion on the two big plays.
“We got our coverages mixed up,” he said. “I know I messed up.”
Chris Castellucio – who had a first-quarter touchdown run – scored from 11 yards out to put Rockhurst up 35-0 and start the running clock.
Even with Rockhurst’s two touchdowns, South started running the ball better, as holes opened up for Dalton and running back Winston Wright.
“The line just got together and said, ‘Everybody’s got to step up. We’ve got to do better and make blocks,’ ” senior lineman Randy Haller said.
South moved the ball in the fourth quarter, as Dalton threw a 4-yard score to Ingram and a 40-yard score to Trayon Jones. But the damage had been done.
South now looks to try to rebound against Park Hill – one of the top ranked Class 5 teams in the state.
“We’re going to take a lot from this game,” Dalton said. “There are mistakes to fix.”
Because the game was played on a Sunday, there is essentially less time to get things together for Friday’s game than in a normal week. However, Oder said that shouldn’t be a problem.
“I’m not so sure that’s a bad thing,” he said. “We’ll watch film (Sunday night), then move on.”
