Wayland came from behind with one minute left in the ballgame to grab a thrilling victory on the road against Wyoming, 20-16.
The victory lifted the Wildcats’ overall season record to 3-1 and 2-0 in the O-K Gold Conference.
Wyoming got of the scoreboard board on the board first in the opening quarter and took an 8-0 lead, but the Wildcats answered in the second period with 13 points to claim a 13-8 advantage at intermission.
Wayland was blessed with some big plays from Carter Morse, Carson Sevigny, Lee Misak, Seth Sevenski-Popma and Devin Jakey. The line stepped up in protection and allowed for some big plays.
With only seconds remaining in the first half, Morse connected with Jakey for a touchdown to put the ‘Cats ahead by five points.
After a few stalled drives, Wayland relied on defense for most of the second half. The Wolves, however, put together a long sustained drive to reclaim the lead at 16-13. The Wildcats answered with a big drive to punch in the winning score, aided by a huge third down conversion by Caleb Wolf.
The victory was particularly satisfying not only because it was against a league opponent, but Wyoming last year defeated the Wildcats 34-20. Wayland already has matched its season victory total from all of last year.
Wayland comes home to play South Christian next Friday in the Military Appreciation game.
(Photo of Carson Sevigny courtesy of Terry Ellis)
