Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
Logan started slow but finished strong with a 53-0 district victory Friday over visiting Dora in six-man football action.
Haden Judd led the Longhorns (4-0) with 116 yards rushing and four touchdowns on just nine carries.
Quarterback Aydin Kotara completed 11 of 18 passes for 156 yards and four touchdowns and one interception.
Logan coach Dwayne Roberts acknowledged his team’s slow start during a scoreless first quarter, but he indicated he wasn’t too worried about it.
“Our defense is pretty stout,” he explained. “Once we made some adjustments on offense, we were able to get going.”
Early in the second period, Judd got Logan on the scoreboard with a 22-yard touchdown run early in the second period.
About 3 1/2 minutes later, Judd scored again on a 2-yard plunge, and Stratton Schoonover followed that with a 38-yard touchdown reception.
The Longhorns held an 18-0 lead at halftime.
Payson Nials caught a 14-yard TD pass from Kotara to begin the third quarter.
Judd followed that with a 27-yard touchdown run.
Mason Wallin then caught a 15-yard TD pass from Kotara to give his team a 39-0 lead after three quarters.
Judd scored his fourth touchdown on a 23-yard run early in the fourth quarter.
Marshall Ortega ended the game by the mercy rule with a 5-yard touchdown pass with a little more than two minutes remaining.
Logan totaled nearly 350 yards of offense.
Dora fell to 2-1.
Logan faces a key district clash against visiting Elida on Friday.
Elida blasted Floyd 61-8 on Friday and, like Logan, improved to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in district play.
Roberts said he expects a tough matchup.
“Elida has a big line,” he said. “It’s going to be a good game.”