Playoffs - Mustangs vs. Madisonville

Mustangs 28 - Madisonville 0

Photos by Jammie Graves
Article by Jeff McQueen

Scoring Summary
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Mustangs	8	14	0	6	28
Madisonville	0	0	0	0	0

The #1 seed Loudon Mustangs (12-0) earned the right of home field advantage, and played the #4 seed Madisonville Tornados (8-3) at 12:00 noon at “Bruce Wilkerson Field” on “The Hill”.

Your Loudon Mustangs won the toss and wanted the football. Four plays later, the Tornado defense gave the ball back to their offense on downs. Madisonville came in here ready to play… or did they? A fumble on their first offensive play was recovered by Loudon’s #21 Trey Horton. From there two rushes produced eight points from that turn over. #22 Nick Brown (of “Team Brown”) broke the plane from 23 yards out and added the conversion points himself.

Madisonville was on the move, the drive couldn’t be sustained however, as the seven play possession came up empty. Loudon was feasted on big plays offensively this season. Today would be no exception. On the third play of this drive, QB #23 Wade “Sweetness” Plemons scampers around the right side on a necked bootleg for 74 yards and a touchdown! That score came with 7:03 left in the second period.

Plemons was at it again, this time starting from the 20 yard line, he bolted 80 yards on a QB sweep. A great seal block by tight end #81 Kirk Broussard sprung Plemons, allowing him to get out on the edge and outrun everyone to the corner. Coming with only 0:38 seconds left until half time, the score was 22-0, your Loudon Mustangs.

To finish the scoring, #31 Noah Maples took off around the left side on a flanker reverse, 36 yards later, he was standing alone in the end zone.

Tallying 30 rushes for 311 yards, four touchdowns, and one 2-point conversion powered the playoff victory. Quarterback, #23 Wade “Sweetness” Plemons was 2 of 3 passing for 4 yards and a 2-point conversion. Total offense was 314 yards.

The Back MVP was awarded to #23 Wade “Sweetness” Plemons; while the Lineman MVP was bestowed on #55 Cody Crass.

The #1 seed Loudon Mustangs (12-0) earn another shot at the title, and will play Lenoir City “B” (10-2) at Vonore this Saturday at 6:00pm. In week #8 of the regular season, your Loudon Mustangs defeated the Panthers 30-8. The final score of this playoff game was 28-0, your Loudon Mustangs.

Stats:
• #23 Wade Plemons: (8) rushes for 210 yds, (2) TD’s, 2 of 3 passing for 4 yds and (1) 2-pt. conv, and (6) tackles
• #22 Nick Brown (of “Team Brown”): (15) carries for 46 yds, (1) TD, (1) 2-pt. conv, (3) tackles, and recovered an on sides kick
• #39 Caleb Russell: (2) carries for 5 yds
• #80 Cody “The Eagle” Choate: (4) carries for 14 yds
• #31 Noah Maples: (1) carry for 36 yds and (1) TD, caught (1) pass for 3 yds and (1) 2-pt. conv, (2) tackles, and a pass break up
• #7 Eric Newman: (1) pass reception for 1 yd and (2) tackles
• #55 Cody Crass: (4) tackles
• #21 Trey Horton: (2) tackles and a fumble recovery
• #54 Luke Newman: (2) tackles
• #57 Cody Mitchell: (2) tackles
• #59 Daron “Big D” Stachovicz: (2) tackles
• #27 Samuel Eldridge: (2) tackles
• #34 Mathew P. “Minute Rice” Kiser: (1) tackle