Newcastle Pulls Away in Fourth Quarter for 38-20 Win Over Moorcroft
| 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW | 8 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| MOO | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
NEWCASTLE, Wyo. - Newcastle High School pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat host Moorcroft High 38-20 on Friday, Oct. 9, after the Wolves cut the lead to nine points entering the final quarter. Newcastle finished with 401 yards of total offense.
Newcastle built an 8-0 lead after the first quarter and extended its advantage to 20-6 at halftime. Moorcroft outscored Newcastle 8-3 in the third quarter to close within 23-14, but Newcastle widened the margin in the fourth to secure the victory.
D. Crabtree led Newcastle with 154 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries while completing 7 of 12 passes for 115 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions. C. Hatheway contributed three touchdowns, catching two passes for 37 yards and two scores and rushing four times for 46 yards and another touchdown.
Among Newcastle's big scoring plays, Colten Hatheway recorded a 34-yard touchdown catch and a 32-yard touchdown run. Dane Crabtree added a 34-yard touchdown run, while Freshman Tanner Lenardson connected on a 28-yard field goal.
L. Hatheway supplied 60 rushing yards on 17 carries and caught a pass for 15 yards. H. Hunter Finley added two receptions for 20 yards, while Brayton Von Eye completed 2 of 4 passes for 31 yards. Newcastle totaled 255 rushing yards and 146 passing yards, earned 20 first downs and converted 6 of 11 third downs and 2 of 3 fourth downs.
Three interceptions in opponent territory and untimely penalties stopped the Dogies offense from adding to its scoring total. The Dogies hands team prevented Moorcroft from recovering any of its onside kicks. Newcastle's defense intercepted a pass (Junior Cayson Phillips) and recovered two fumbles (Freshman Waylon Stolhammer), while limiting the Wolves to 30 passing yards. Moorcroft finished with 288 total yards, led by B. Garoutte with 175 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries.
The matchup was Moorcroft's Pink Game, which raised money for breast cancer awareness. Newcastle plays Wheatland in its next contest on Friday, Oct. 16.
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