The Hartford Jaguars lost for the first time this season Friday night, dropping a 52-12 decision to Goessel on Goessel’s home field.
Despite 121 yards rushing by Cody Barrett, 119 receiving yards by Storm Cartee and 135 passing yards and two passing TDs by Adam Ewy, the Jaguars (1-1) could only find the end zone twice against the powerful Goessel defense.
Goessel took a 14-0 lead after the first quarter with a 7-yard TD run by Dustin Peterson and a 73-yard pass hookup from Austin Unruh to Weston Hiebert.
Goessel scored three more times in the second quarter, including two more scores on big plays — a 48-yard run by Unruh and a 68-yard kickoff return by Craig Banman.
Hartford scored all of its points in the second quarter, with Ewy twice connecting for TDs through the air to Cartee. Both two-point conversions failed, and Hartford trailed at the half, 38-12.
Goessel cruised in the second half, scoring two more touchdowns to make it 52-12.
Ethan Beemer led the Hartford defense with seven tackles, while Logan Grider intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble in addition to making five tackles.
Hartford plays its first home game of the year Friday against Marais des Cygnes Valley.
Goessel 52, Hartford 12
Friday at Goessel
Hartford 0 12 0 0 — 12
Goessel 14 24 8 6 — 52
First Quarter
G — Dustin Peterson 7 run (pass failed)
G — Weston Hiebert 73 pass from Austin Unruh (Kendall Voth pass from Unruh)
Second Quarter
G — Travis Fensky (4 run (Craig Banman run)
H — Storm Cartee 27 pass from Adam Ewy (pass failed)
G — Unruh 48 run (Banman pass from Unruh)
H — Cartee 66 pass from Ewy (run failed)
G — Banman 64 kickoff return (Peterson run)
Third Quarter
G — Voth 30 pass from Unruh (Grady Stultz run)
Fourth Quarter
G — Fensky 1 run (pass failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing — Hartford: Cody Barrett 23-121, Adam Ewy 7-2, Storm Cartee 4-6, Michael Wilson 8-75, Colten Barrett 1-2, Evan Lyman 1-(-5).
Passing — Hartford: Ewy 7-16-1 135, Cody Barrett 1-1-0 36, Colten Barrett 0-2-0 0.
Receiving — Hartford: Cartee 5-119, Levi Clark 1-4, Logan Grieder 2-48.
Punting — Hartford: Grieder 4-24.8.
Records — Hartford (1-1).
Heights’ Symmonds places 9th at Wamego
The Northern Heights cross country team competed at the Wamego Invitational on Saturday, with the boys taking ninth as a team led by the ninth-place finish by Pete Symmonds.
Symmonds finished the 5-kilometer course in a time of 19 minutes, 10 seconds. Chris Seematter (19:44) placed 23rd and Justin Heston (20:32) came in 38th to complete the medalists on the boys side.
The top runner for the Northern Heights girls was Gesina Miller, who came in 56th in a time of 19:57 on the 4K course.
Northern Heights hosts its home invitational at 4 p.m. Thursday at The Orchard.