PCM football cruises into quarterfinals

MONROE — Adrien Robbins gained 256 total yards, Gavin Van Gorp accounted for five touchdowns and the PCM defense limited their opponent to single digits for the eighth time this season during the Mustangs’ 48-6 playoff win over Greene County on Friday night.

The Class 2A No. 1 PCM football team outscored the Rams 35-0 in the final three quarters and improved to 10-0 for the first time since 2020 and the fourth time since 2007.

The Mustangs advanced to the quarterfinals for the second straight season.

They will face Mid-Prairie (7-3) at 7 p.m. on Friday in Monroe. The winner advances to the state semifinals in the UNI-Dome.

The Golden Hawks downed Mediapolis, 35-14, in their second round playoff matchup.

Robbins opened the scoring with a 79-yard touchdown run. He also grabbed a 36-yard TD catch from Van Gorp in the third quarter.

Greene County scored its touchdown on a hook and lateral in the first. Trevon Keely caught a 5-yard pass from Crew Conner and then pitched the ball to Nick Stream for a 68-yard touchdown.

That’s all the Rams (5-5) could muster against PCM’s defense though. The Mustangs are surrendering only 8.2 points per game this fall.

Van Gorp capped the first-quarter scoring with a 2-yard TD run. He added two 1-yard scoring runs in the second and threw a 51-yard TD pass to Riley Graber with 4:07 to play until halftime.

The only other touchdown in the game came on a 42-yard pick 6 by Keegan Fenton late in the third.

Robbins finished with 170 yards and one TD on 24 carries and grabbed three passes for 86 yards and one touchdown.

Robbins leads 2A with 2,364 all-purpose yards. His 1,807 rushing yards rank second in the class and his 9.8 yards per carry ranks first. Robbins also has 26 total TDs, which ranks eighth in 2A and his 21 rushing scores are third.

Van Gorp was 7-of-12 through the air for 171 yards and two TDs. He also rushed for 16 yards and three scores.

Van Gorp leads 2A with 39 total touchdowns, a quarterback rating of 266 and a completion percentage of 75.2. His 27 passing TDs rank second and he sits 11th in 2A with 1,438 passing yards.

Graber grabbed two passes for 62 yards and one TD. His 12 touchdown catches are tied for the 2A lead.

Gavin Steenhoek compiled 23 yards on two catches, Danson Drake’s only catch went for 10 yards and Sawyer Bouwkamp rushed for 11 yards on four carries.

The Mustangs ran for 196 yards on 37 carries and had a 13-10 advantage in first downs.

Finn Wilson led the defense with 9.5 tackles and one fumble recovery. Tad Wilson posted a career-best nine tackles, Shay Burns totaled 7.5 tackles and Trenner Van Dyke registered four tackles and two tackles for loss.

Van Dyke’s 19 tackles for loss this fall ranks fifth in 2A and he’s tied for fourth with nine sacks.

Carson Hansen finished with four tackles, Bouwkamp and Brevin DeRaad each had 3.5 tackles and Kaden Clark collected three tackles.

Dominic Witt booted four of his eight kickoffs for touchbacks. He leads 2A with 58 touchbacks.

Stream led Greene County with 109 rushing yards and one TD on 26 carries and 26 receiving yards on five catches.

Conner threw for 99 yards and one interception and Keely grabbed six passes for 58 yards. The Rams rushed for 140 yards on 35 carries.

The loss snapped Greene County’s three-game win streak. The Rams averaged nearly 27 points per game in their wins but scored fewer than 12 points per game in their losses.

The Mustangs, who defeated Greene County 42-0 in their only other meeting listed on Bound, are one of two 10-0 teams in 2A.

Mid-Prairie started 0-3, but the Golden Hawks are outscoring opponents 274-74 during their current seven-game win streak.