By Brandon Walker EBS EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
ABSAROKEE – On Oct. 4, the Absarokee Huskies defeated Lone
Peak in the cold, rain-soaked battle, 40-6. The Big Horns were playing without
their senior quarterback Frankie Starz, who was held out due to injury.
Dressing only 11 players on the evening, senior Austin
Samuels, who is usually on the receiving end of passes, filled in at
quarterback for Lone Peak. Referring to his team’s lack of depth on the night,
Lone Peak Head Coach Adam Farr said, “a lot of these players (were) new to
their position. Younger players being put in the game, starting for their first
time or one of their first times, became much more comfortable throughout the
first half, leading into the second.”
On their first possession of the
game, Absarokee was able to convert on a crucial fourth-down play and go on to
score. Immediately following the touchdown, the Huskies went for an onside
kick, recovered the ball, and drove down the field to find the endzone once
again. At halftime, Absarokee led 34-0.
Lone Peak was able to command the
ball much better in the last two quarters, even trading touchdowns with
Absarokee in the second half. “At halftime it was 34-0 and then in the second
half we tied, with each team scoring six. That’s particularly encouraging
because they left most of their starters in the entire game,” Farr said. “Our passing game started to click. The
weather cleared up a little bit and we were able to drive the ball. We only
scored once, but our time of possession was much higher in the second half,
which reduced the scoring opportunities for Absarokee and that was a big
factor.”
Freshman fullback Pierce Farr scored the lone touchdown for
LPHS in the third quarter when he found some room to run on the sideline and
rushed into the endzone from about 15 yards out.
“The game started in the 40s, raining sideways, and that
proceeded for most of the game. [It] went away for a little while and came back
for the fourth quarter. We’re a pass-heavy team, even with a backup
quarterback, and that did not play itself well to our offense,” said Farr.
The Big Horns (1-4) will play their next game at home on
Oct. 12 against the Ennis Mustangs at 4 p.m.
