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How is it possible to be both happy and not happy about a win?
The Mount Horeb/Barneveld football team had two sets of emotions Friday after beating Stoughton 28-21.
It may not have been so much of a beating as it was an outlasting.
The Vikings raced to a 21-0 lead then watched as Stoughton mounted a comeback and cut it to 21-14 in the third quarter.
The two teams traded touchdowns the rest of the way with Stoughton scoring with 1:51 left, leaving MHB time to run out the clock.
"Early on we were clicking on all cylinders in all facets of the game," said coach Travis Rohrer. "We learned an important lesson Friday night, you can never relax. We have to continue to have a sense of urgency no matter the score."
Less than four minutes into the game junior quarterback Max Meylor found 6-5 senior Riley Coon for a 10 yard pass that Coon took into the end zone. Danny Glanzer kicked the extra point.
Coon is in his first year of extended varsity action and gives the Vikings another weapon.
"Riley Coon is a big target on the outside with very good hands and is doing an excellent job stepping in and making plays for us on the perimeter," Rohrer said.
Two minutes later Wyatt Thompson shifted into overdrive and raced in from the 15. Glanzer's kick made it 14-0.
Two minutes into the second quarter Thompson struck again, this time from nine yards out. Glanzer made it 21-0 with his successful conversion kick.
Stoughton scored with 4:33 left in the half on a one yard run by Alex Zacharias. John McCune kicked the extra point.
Stoughton owned the next 10 minutes and got another score at 6:12 of the third quarter when Dan Swanson grabbed a 14 yard pass from Jake Kissling and McCune kicked the conversion to make it 21-14.
Wyatt Thompson settled it with a three yard run with 20 ticks left in the third frame and Glanzer's kick made it 28-14. Thompson has been the go-to guy early in the season when it comes to running the football.
"Wyatt is a young man that has the ability to take it the distance every time he touches the ball and Friday was no different," Roher said. "Our offensive line did a good job of giving Wyatt some space and then he did the rest."
Stoughton tacked on one more score with 1:51 left when Kissling nailed Jacob Benson for a 20 score and McCune kicked the extra point.
Meylor had a near perfect night throwing the football. He completed 20 of 23 for 248 yards. His main target was Trey Rccknor who caught nine passes for 110 yards.
"Max had clear eyes and was on target all night," Rohrer said. "He did an excellent job of going through his progressions and finding the open receiver."
"Trey Recknor had another big night for us," Rohrer added. "He is a playmaker at the tight end position."
Even though it was a win, there are still some areas for the Vikings to clean up.
"There were mixed feelings, especially after the way we started the game," Rohrer said. "But give Stoughton credit. They are a well coached football team with a bunch of players that believe in their system too. Stoughton is a program on the rise."
Now the Vikings will be working on getting more consistency both on offense and defense.
"Like our offense, our defense had our moments where we played well, now we just have to be more consistent and continue to have our eyes locked in all night for four quarters." Rohrer said.
"The season is about the process and continuing to improve each and every day," Rohrer continued. "We are not even close where we want to be yet. Our staff and our players are looking forward to getting back out on the practice field and preparing for Fort Atkinson. The message will be ... 48 minutes of complete focus and execution."