Slow start plagues C-M football in district opener against EBF

EDDYVILLE — A slow start plagued the Colfax-Mingo football team against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on Friday.

And the Tigerhawks’ late comeback was not enough during the Rockets’ 28-16 home win in the Class 1A District 6 opener for both teams.

EBF led 6-0 after one quarter and outscored the Tigerhawks 22-0 in the second. All 16 Colfax-Mingo points were scored in the fourth.

Shane Hostetter threw a pair of touchdowns to Chase Trotter and Cason Fitch and led the defense with nine tackles and one interception on defense.

Hostetter threw for 173 yards, two touchdowns and one pick in the loss. Caden Sykes added 28 yards on seven carries, Trotter finished with six catches for a career-high 80 yards and one TD and Fitch added a career-high four catches for a career-best 75 yards and one TD.

It was the first career receiving touchdowns for both Trotter and Fitch, who also made the first four catches of his prep career.

The touchdown passes covered 30 and 48 yards, respectively. Wyatt Carpenter made a 16-yard catch, Isaiah Baucom rushed three times for 12 yards and Carpenter added a 30-yard kickoff return. Sykes’ only punt went for 50 yards.

Camden Cunningham had 10.5 tackles to lead the Tigerhawks (0-4, 0-1 in the district), while Kyle Wood finished with 6.5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss and Brock Nichol tallied 6.5 tackles.

Baucom posted 5.5 tackles, Fitch registered five tackles, Sykes collected four tackles and Alex Teed and Alex Hartson each contributed three tackles.

Dalton Brinegar threw for 83 yards and one TD and rushed for 39 yards and another TD to lead the Rockets. He also had seven tackles.

Kaden Kirkpatrick rushed for 74 yards and one score. EBF (1-3, 1-0) rushed for 173 yards but averaged only 3.8 yards per carry.