Cardinals hold on to beat Branson

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BRANSON, Mo. — The Webb City Cardinals escaped with their perfect record intact.But the Branson Pirates made them earn it.Webb City made enough plays down the stretch to hold on for a hard-fought 22-20 victory over Branson on Friday night in a Central Ozark Conference thriller at Pirate Stadium.
“Branson played really well, so hats off to those guys,” Webb City coach John Roderique said. “They played lights out. They gave us some problems. When we look at the film, we’ll probably see a lot of undisciplined football … a lot of mistakes tonight.”In their longest trip of the regular season, the Cardinals were clinging to a 2-point lead in the fourth quarter.Branson had the ball on the 34-yard line, but an incomplete pass on third down forced a short punt.Taking over with 4:14 left in the game and pinned deep on the 2-yard line, the Cardinals were able to string together four first downs on the ground to run out the clock.Branson, which hasn’t beaten Webb City since 1998, fell to 2-2.“I’m really proud of our kids and their fight,” Pirates coach Anthony Hays said. “The message all week was to play as hard as you can and see what happens. Our kids just went out and played football. But I’m disappointed for them. I feel for the kids.”The No. 1 team in Class 4 by the Missouri Media, Webb City (4-0) recorded 351 yards of total offense, 302 rushing and 49 passing.Sophomore Devrin Weathers rushed for 171 yards on 22 carries, while senior Durand Henderson ran 18 times for 103 yards.The Pirates compiled 370 yards of offense, with 309 passing and 61 rushing. Junior quarterback Gabe Sylvester completed 10-of-19 passes for 309 yards.It was a slow start for the Cardinals, who did not score in the opening frame for the …



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