Game Report: Millard South At Millard North

A great way to start the season is with an old-school classic rivalry. Week One is where everything begins and it started with a bang. Millard South came in loaded with many ranked prospects. (#7 QB Gage Stegner), (#11 OLB [player_tooltip player_id="156071" first="Jake" last="Gassaway"]), (#46  LB [player_tooltip player_id="151107" first="Gage" last="Mack"]), (#111 RB [player_tooltip player_id="164872" first="Christian" last="Nash"]), (#145 WR [player_tooltip player_id="148261" first="Antrell" last="Taylor"]). The Patriots came into this game completely stacked. Millard South is definitely looking for another state title this year. Millard North on the other had a decent defense and running game however the game turned out way differently. On the first drive of the game, Millard south started out strong with [player_tooltip player_id="164872" first="Christian" last="Nash"] broke free and took it all the way across the field for the score making it 0-7. After getting the ball back the Patriots started driving and then Gage Stegner scrambled and took it to the house a huge hit to get into the endzone for the score making it 0-14The Patriots defense held again getting the ball back with the great position before Gage handed it off for another far score increasing the score to 0-21 with 3 minutes left in the first quarter. By the end of the first quarter, the score was 0-28 with every Millard South drive scoring and every Millard North drive failing. Not long after they scored yet again ending the first quarter with a 0-28 lead against the Mustangs. In the second quarter, the Mustangs finally drove down and scored but the Patriots came back with another score. By the end of halftime, the score was already 14-48. Millard South’s defense stood tall and their offense score again ending the game with a Patriots win, the final score being 14-55. <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Top Ranked Prospects 2022</strong></p> Gage Stegner, 6’2" 190lbs - Millard South Overall: #7 | ATH: #1 Committed: Kansas State <a href="http://iframe%20src=’//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11458269/61291619d21c6708e0b4b8f1’%20width=’640’%20height=’360’%20frameborder=’0’%20allowfullscreen/iframe"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11458269/61291619d21c6708e0b4b8f1" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></a> [player_tooltip player_id="156071" first="Jake" last="Gassaway"], 6’2" 195lbs - Millard South Overall: #11 | LB: #4 Committed: Northern Illinois <a href="http://iframe%20src=’//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11458287/612a90656e81780a6474ec63’%20width=’640’%20height=’360’%20frameborder=’0’%20allowfullscreen/iframe"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11458287/612a90656e81780a6474ec63" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></a> [player_tooltip player_id="151107" first="Gage" last="Mack"], 6’2" 190 Lbs - Millard South Overall: #46 | LB: #8 Uncommitted <a href="http://iframe%20src=’//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11458203/5fb1a5c8d468b7099c4eb52c’%20width=’640’%20height=’360’%20frameborder=’0’%20allowfullscreen/iframe"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11458203/5fb1a5c8d468b7099c4eb52c" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></a> [player_tooltip player_id="164872" first="Christian" last="Nash"], 6’0" 220lbs - Millard South Overall: #111 | RB: #11 Offers: Benedictine, University of Mary <a href="http://iframe%20src=’//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/12934609/6128f0db19b07105304f74c3’%20width=’640’%20height=’360’%20frameborder=’0’%20allowfullscreen/iframe"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/12934609/6128f0db19b07105304f74c3" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></a> [player_tooltip player_id="148261" first="Antrell" last="Taylor"], 5’7" - Millard South Overall: #148 | WR: #16 Committed: Nebraska ( Wrestling) <a href="http://iframe%20src=’//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11458185/6129a4b23452e20d60dec748’%20width=’640’%20height=’360’%20frameborder=’0’%20allowfullscreen/iframe"><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11458185/6129a4b23452e20d60dec748" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></a> <strong>Millard South Takeaways</strong> <ul> <li>The Patriots show how dominant they are. They went off and went off ripping the Millard North to shreds. [player_tooltip player_id="148261" first="Antrell" last="Taylor"], [player_tooltip player_id="164872" first="Christian" last="Nash"], and Gage Stegner’s offense could not be stopped the whole game. It felt like every drive Nash would take it to the house instantly</li> <li>They broke almost every attempted tackle was shredded it never felt like they were in trouble, even as they slowed down right at the end of the game.</li> <li> The running game was insane and the offensive line was perfect not letting many breakthroughs and opening plenty of holes. They protected the QB  the whole game.</li> <li>The defense was spot on led by [player_tooltip player_id="156071" first="Jake" last="Gassaway"] they rushed right to the ball on every play only letting Millard North get only two scoring drives.</li> </ul> <strong>Millard South Statistics</strong> Total Yards: 466 Passing Yards: 194 Rushing Yards: 272 Turnover Margin: 0 <strong>Millard North Takeaways</strong> <ul> <li>The Mustangs played the best they could their offense did what they could against such a strong defense and they even made their way down the field.</li> <li>Mustang’s offensive line needs to protect their running back and quarterback better staying together and not falling apart. Sealing off the edge would help them get their runners to the edge.</li> <li>The defense is going to need to do better at getting pressure on the quarterback and then sealing the pocket. They left Millard South scrambling along the whole field causing  Gage Stegner to tear them apart.</li> <li>Defensive ends and linebackers need to help seal the edge and get the running back down. Along with that, the Mustangs need to wrap up and tackle.</li> </ul> &nbsp; <strong>Millard North Statistics</strong> Total yards: 276 Passing Yards: 57 Rushing Yards: 219 Turnover Margin: -2