Mount Ayr falls in playoffs

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By RYAN STONEBRAKER

SULLY, Iowa — The postseason run for the Raiders ran out last Friday in their first round Class A playoff game at Lynnville-Sully. The Hawks were the runners-up in district 6 and used a big offensive and defensive line to control the line of scrimmage in a 34-6 win in Sully. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak in district play to end the season.
Lynnville-Sully improved to 7-2 while Mount Ayr ended the season 4-5. The Hawks advance to play at East Buchanan.  The winner of that game will play the winner of state rated Madrid against East Buchanan the following week.
Mount Ayr trailed 8-6 after the first quarter. The Hawks built a halftime lead of 21-6 after a 13-point second quarter. Lynnville-Sully added another 13-point quarter after halftime to take a 34-6 lead to the final quarter. Neither team scored in the final quarter.
Mount Ayr had 28 passing and 175 rushing yards respectively in the game. The Raiders averaged 4.2 yards per carry in the game. Drayden Thompson led the team in rushing with 87 yards on 13 carries including one for a touchdown. Dyson Thompson led in carries with 14 rushes for 27 yards. Adler Reed chipped in 12 carries for 50 yards.
Drayden Thompson completed five passes for 28 yards. Adler Reed caught three of those passes for 14 yards.
Defensively, Mount Ayr was led by Isac Dugan and Nathan Roemer who each had seven tackles. Roemer had a pair of tackles for loss, including a sack and a fumble recovery. Drew Graham also had a fumble recovery.
Lynnville-Sully quarterback Carsen Kottenstette passed for 43 yards on 3-of-4 pass attempts. Kottenstette was the top Lynnville-Sully rusher with 178 yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns. Jace Johnson added four carries for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Both rushers averaged over 10 yards per rush. Defensively, Johnson led the Hawks in tackles with six.
There was only one team in Class A District 7 to win out of the four teams in the playoffs last Friday. AC/GC lost at home to Martensdale-St. Mary’s 20-14 and SW Valley lost at state ranked Madrid 35-13. State ranked Riverside was the only winner, beating Earlham 48-14 at home.
Mount Ayr will graduate seniors Adler Reed, Manny Hyde, Dyson Thompson, Calvin Main, Tytan Gourley, Trace Knapp, Drew Graham, Remi Christofis, Tate Larson and Logan Worthington. Juniors scheduled to be back next year as seniors will be Logan Mercer, Weston Drake, Cordell Clemens, Austin Briner, Caleb Taylor, Ben Curry, Bryson Martin, Wynston Jones, Keaton Swank, Nathan Roemer, Isac Dugan, Kaiden Stull, Weston Adams and Drayden Thompson.

Lynnville-Sully 34, Mount Ayr 6
October 23
At Sully
1 2 3 4 Final
MA 6 0 0 0 6
LS 8 13 13 0 34

Individual Statistics:
Rushing: Mount Ayr – Dyson Thompson 14-27, Drayden Thompson 13-87, Adler Reed 12-50, Bryson Martin 3-11. L-S – Carsen Kottenstette 14-178, Dawson Brummnmel 6-32, Gavin Fisk 4-45, Henry Sharp 3-10, Jace Johnson 2-14, Kimball Elliott 2-9, Brooks Utech 1-1, Jeff Kramer 1-0, Trace Carlson 1-(-13).
Passing: Mount Ayr – Drayden Thompson 5-for-12 28 yards 0 TD’s, 0 INT’s. L-S – Carsen Kottenstette 3-for-4 43 yards, 0 TD’s, 0 INT’s.
Receiving: Mount Ayr – Adler Reed 3-14, Isac Dugan 1-8, Dyson Thompson 1-6. L-S – Trace Carlson 2-38, Jace Johnson 1-5.

Defensive Statistics:
Tackles: Mount Ayr – Isac Dugan 7, Nathan Roemer 7, DraydenThompson 4, Adler Reed 2.5, Trace Knapp 2.5, Drew Graham 2.5, Bryson Martin 2, Logan Mercer 1.5, Logan Worthington 1.5, Tate Larson 1.5, Remi Christofis 1, Calvin Main 1. L-S – Henry Sharp 10, Jace Johnson 6, Cameyon James 5.5, Gavin Fisk 5, Ashton Rozendaal 5, Jaxson Merten 3.5, Hudson Squires 3, Trace Carlson 2.5, James Roberts 2.5, Kimball 2, Carsen Kottenstette 2, Jett Kramer 1, Brayden Wehrle 0.5, Trace Alberts 0.5.
Tackles For Loss: Mount Ayr – Nathan Roemer 2. L-S – Henry Sharp 3.5, Cameyon James 2, Ashton Rozendaal 1, Carsen Kottenstette 1, Hudson Squires 1, James Roberts 0.5.
Sacks: Mount Ayr – Nathan Roemer 1. L-S: Henry Sharp 1.
Fumbles: Mount Ayr – Nathan Roemer 1, Drew Graham 1. L-S – Henry Sharp 1-43 yards.
Interceptions: Mount Ayr – none. L-S: none.

Kicking Statistics:
Kick-Offs: Mount Ayr – Bryson Martin 2-65 yards. L-S – Carsen Kottenstette 4-153 yards, Jaxson Merten 2-79 yards.
Kick-Off Returns: Mount Ayr – Adler Reed 2-33, Dyson Thompson 1-13. L-S – Carsen Kottenstette 1-31, Trace Carlson 1-0.
Punts: Mount Ayr – Isac Dugan 4-152 yards, 38.0-yard ave. L-S: Carsen Kottenstette 2-109 yards, 54.5-yard ave.
Punt Returns: Mount Ayr – none. L-S: Carsen Kottenstette 1-34, Ashton Rozendaal 1-0.
PAT’s: Mount Ayr – none. L-S: Jaxson Merten 2-for-4.
Two-Point Conversions: Mount Ayr – none. L-S: Henry Sharp 1.