Hampshire 35, North Boone 7
NORTH BOONE -- Hampshire's 35-7 defeat of North Boone Friday night wasn't your typical blowout. Hampshire led just 7-0 in the third quarter before a spate of Viking mistakes led to 21 quick Whip-pur points.
The third-quarter flurry allowed Hampshire to spoil the Vikings' homecoming in the Big Northern East opener for both teams.
T.J. Burzak had 103 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. Joe Moore ran for 65 yards and 2 scored amid a slew of turnovers and penalties by both teams.
The game was delayed for nearly an hour by lightning with 3:17 to go in the second quarter.
North Boone turned the ball over 5 times. Already leading 7-0 on Moore's 12-yard touchdown run on their opening possession, the Whips took advantage of the Vikings' largesse to break the game open.
After a bad snap on a punt attempt gave Hampshire the ball on the North Boone 16-yard line, the Whips needed just 4 plays to score. Moore took it in from the 1.
On their very next play from scrimmage, the Vikings fumbled and Hampshire recovered 30 yards away from paydirt. Trace Teboda's pass to Burzak covered the last 23 yards.
After the kickoff, the Vikings fumbled the ball away again. This time, the Whips needed just 2 plays to score, with James Goebbert running the final 10 yards.
Hampshire (4-1) scored again on a 67-yard pass from Teboda to Burzak in the fourth quarter. The Vikings (2-3) finally got on the board with an 18-yard pass from Alex Beck to Ryan Majewski.
The Whips rushed for 245 yards, split among 9 ballcarriers. Teboda wound up as the leading rusher with 84 yards on just 7 carrier. Rob Tiojanco added 34 yards for the Whips.
After passing for just 23 yards in the first half, Teboda wound up completing 7 of 12 for 158 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.
Defensively, Burzak, Moore, and Quinn Walker all intercepted Beck, and Teboda came up with a fumble recovery.
Hampshire marched downfield with the opening kickoff to take the early lead on Moore's run. But their subsequent drives stalled. A high snap on a punt attempt gave the Vikings the ball at the Hampshire 19-yard line, but the defense held. North Boone faced third down at the 23 when lightning halted the game. On the first play after the delay, Moore picked off Beck's pass in the end zone to end the threat.