Monticello defeats Whitehorse 42-14 in 8-player football showdown

by David Boyle
News Director
Monticello defeated Whitehorse in a showdown between 8-player football rivals on October 10 by a score of 42-14.
Monticello opened the game receiving the opening kick of the game.
The Buckaroos took the ball 50-yard on eight plays in their first drive capped by a two-yard touchdown run by Landon Shumway an unsuccessful point-after-try made the score 6-0 with under 9 minutes to go in the first quarter.
Shumway led the Buckaroos in rushing on the night drawing praise from teammate Seth Taylor  in the postgame
“Landon did really good, he had a lot of good strong runs especially when we need them.”
Shumway says he enjoys scoring touchdowns but it’s not his favorite part of the game.
“It feels pretty good, but I really like the drive itself a lot better”
Shumway ate up yards for the Buckaroos throughout the game, which Shumway noted was helped greatly by his teammate Seth Taylor.
“Seth and the line they had dang good blocks, they really did work hard with pushing those bigger guys. They were a lot bigger than they were and they did dang good”
Taylor shared postgame they were taught to move their feet and drive against a bigger front in Whitehorse.
The Raiders first possession was three-plays and a punt but a miss-handling of the return lead to a recovery at the 35 yard line by Tristan Black giving Whitehorse another set of downs. The Raiders defense once again was pushed back by the Buckaroos and a low snap on fourth down lead to a tackle of the punter giving Monticello’s offense the ball at the 9-yard line.
Two plays later Tavon Black ran into the endzone from two-yards out to make the score 12-0 with five minutes left in the first quarter.
The Buckaroo defense then forced their first turnover of the game when Jaeden Camacho grabbed an intersection and returned it to the 13-yard line. Monticello’s offense responded immediately with a 13-yard pass from Jackson Keyes to Carter Rogers for a touchdown.
Good protection on the offensive line was key for the Buckaroos passing game as well, which Taylor provided along with the help of his teammates.
“Jarum and Payton both good guards, even when there’s a two-man front they rarely need my help”
Tavon Black added the two-point conversion to make the score 20-0 for Monticello with 4:30 remaining in the first quarter.
The Raiders next possession did move the chains for a first-down once but the Raiders were pushed back and forced to punt giving Monticello the ball at the 34-yard line.  
The Buckaroos drove 46-yards on six plays including a big 29-yard gain on a pass from Keyes to Rogers. The drive was capped by a one-yard touchdown run by Tavon Black.
Keyes threw a pass to Tommy Morrison to complete the two-point conversion giving Monticello a 28-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Whitehorse next possession was three plays with Monticello receiving the ball on the ensuing punt at the 25-yard line.
The Buckaroos went 55-yards in seven plays capped by a 20-yard touchdown pass from Keyes to Tavon Black. John Leber added the point-after kick to make the score 35-0 with eight minutes remaining in the half.
The Raiders next possession saw one first down but stalled on the second set of plays with a punt to Monticello.
The Buckaroos returned the favor going three and out and punting back to Whitehorse who began their next possession at midfield on the 33 yard line.
A penalty and a fumbled snap on first down pushed the Raiders backwards but Whitehorse saw their biggest play of the half when Aiden Hamm found Tristan Black for a 40-yard pass play setting up the Raiders at the Monticello 20-yard line. Facing a 4th and long the Raiders picked up a pass-interference penalty on the Buckaroos to set up a fourth-and-two at the 12 yard line, but a run up the middle was stuffed by Monticello giving them another possession with 3:00 minutes remaining in the half.
Monticello once again went three-and-out and a punt received by Whitehorse gave them a shot with under a minute remaining in the first half at the 37-yard line.
The Raiders threw a 17-yard pass from Tristan Black to Aiden Hamm but an incomplete pass and an 8-yard run up the middle meant the Raiders had to use their final time-out. A run out of bounds gave the Raiders a first and goal at the nine-yard line with 17-seconds left but the next play a sack in bounds kept the Raiders from putting points on the board in the first half with the score favoring Monticello 35-0.
The Raiders got to work in the second half starting their possession at the 21-yard line Tristan Black completed a 26-pass to Adam Joe on their first play of the second half with the next play being a 34-yard touchdown pass from Tristan Black to Tyrell Black. Tristan Black added the two-point conversion to make the score 35-8 with 10 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
The Whitehorse defense kept things rolling, after giving up a big play on first down the Raiders Kelan Dee recovered a fumble in the backfield to give Whitehorse possession at the 27-yard line.
The Buckaroos returned the favor however two plays later when Miles Coleman recovered a fumble giving Monticello the ball at the 33-yard line.
Monticello then went 47-yards over 10 plays including an 18-yard run by Cache Young on a 4th down. The Buckaroo drive capped with a 1-yard pass from Young to Arturo Gutierrez.
The sophomore quarterback received praise from teammate Landon Shumway post-game.
“Cache, he really impressed me, he had good runs out of the pocket, when he had to throw it he threw it really well too.”
Seth Taylor added the point-after kick to make the score 42-8 with one minute remaining in the 3rd quarter.
Taylor shared he learned a lot of his kicking fundamentals playing soccer before moving to Monticello
“I played soccer before I moved here, I wasn’t great at it but it helped carry over”
The Raiders next possession started at the 14-yard line with Whitehorse going 66-yards in six plays including a 26-yard pass from Adam Joe to Tristan Black. The Raiders capped off the drive with a 14-yard touchdown run by Elam Ettsitty to make the score 42-14 with 10 minutes remaining in the game.
Monticello’s next possession began at the 30-yard line
The Bucks picked up one first down but was unable to pick up the next on fourth down, giving Whitehorse possession at the 26-yard line.
On the next play pressure on the quarterback from Noah Dilts resulted in a fumble recovered by Ronnie Harris who returned the ball to the 5 yard line with four minutes remaining neither team was able to score again with the final score favoring Monticello 42-14.
Monticello finished the game with 249 yards with 137 through the air and 112 on the ground.
Keyes led the team in the air completing 8/11 passes for a touchdown and two point conversion. Young completed 5 of 14 passes for 41 yards and a touchdown.
Carter Rogers led the receiving group with three catches for 53 yards and a touchdown, Jaeden Camacho had three catches for 21 yards, Tavon Black hauled in a catch for a 20-yard touchdown and Arturo Guiteirez had two catches for seven yards and a touchdown.
Shumway led the team on the ground with 51 yards on 9 carries and a touchdown. Tavon Black earned 30 yards on eight carries with two touchdowns and a two-point conversion.
Whitehorse finished the game with 202 yards of offense with 186 yards through the air and 16 on the ground.
While four Raiders threw passes Tristan Black led the team in the air completing four passes for 96 yards and a touchdown.
Tristan Black also led the team in rushing with 29 yards on the ground, teammate Elam Ettsitty had one run for a 15 yard touchdown.
Tristan Black also led the team in receptions with 83 yards, Tyrell Black had 34 yards and a touchdown, Adam Joe and Aiden Hamm each had 34 yards receiving.
The Raiders close out their season in Monument Valley playing in the battle of the drum. Kickoff is set for October 18 at 7:00 pm.
The Buckaroos are on the road playing in Altamont, kickoff is also set for October 18 at 7:00 pm and if you cant make the game you can watch it on StreamUtah.Live or listen on 92.7 FM.