The Rising Star football season came to an abrupt end last Friday in Winters when the Bronte Longhorns defeated the Wildcats 3520 to win the Bi-District playoff game. The Wildcats received the opening kickoff and moved to the five-yard line only to have Bronte intercept a Wildcat pass to end the threat. Bronte then marched the ball straight down the field added by a Wildcat pass interference penalty to score the first TD of the game with 2:54 remaining in the first quarter. The PAT was blocked and Bronte led 6-0. The Wildcats turned the football over to the Longhorns on downs and they immediately increased their lead to 12-0 as the Bronte quarterback connected on the wide
receiver on a 59-yard pass and run play. Dakota Higgins scored the Wildcats first TD with 3:15 remaining in the second quarter. The PAT kick sailed wide right. Bronte led 12-6. It took Bronte two plays to score their third TD of the game on 48-yard run by the Bronte running back. The PAT kick was good and the Longhorns led 20-6 Rising Star cut the lead to 20-12 just before halftime when Anthony Pollard scored on an 8-yard burst up the middle, however, the PAT was missed. Rising Star tied the score at 20-20 when Kobey Morris connected with Dakota Higgins on a long pass and run play. Kobey’s PAT kick was good. The fourth quarter belonged to Bronte as they scored twice while holding the Wildcats scoreless to make the final score 3520. The Wildcats ended their season with an 8-3 record. Congratulations to the whole team and to the coaching staff lead by Head Coach, Derek Stevens and Assistants, Matt Lawrence and Daren Miller.
