On a rainy and cold night in Arcola the Cumberland Pirates did just enough to get the win 38-28.
Cumberland got on the board first with 3:32 left in the first quarter when Bryant Weber found Ross McBride for a 23 yard touchdown pass to put the Pirates up 7-0. Arcola would not stay down long as they tied the ball game up on a 3 yard touchdown run from Grant Wilson with 11:44 left in the first half. Then the Cumberland offense would come alive with 24 unanswered points capped off by a 27 yard touchdown run by McBride to put Cumberland ahead 31-7 with 4:13 left in the third quarter. That was when something switch for the Purple Riders as they rattled off 21 points of there own capped off with a 1 yard run by Tanner Thomas to make it 31-28 with 5:35 left to go in the ball game.
As the crowd started to make noise for Arcola after they clawed there way back into the game, Cumberland would make one final push and get into the end zone on a McBride 26 yard run to make it 38-28 with 2:32 left in the ball game. Arcola would have another shot at putting points on the board but the Cumberland defense would stand tall forcing a turnover on downs with 1:10 left in the game and the Pirates would knee three times to seal the victory.
With the win Cumberland is now 3-2 on the season and 3-0 in conference play, the only team left in the Lincoln Prairie that is undefeated. Next week is another tough test for Cumberland as they host 3-2 Villa Grove.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Cumberland | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Arcola | 0 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter-3:32- Cumberland- 23 Yard Pass from Weber to McBride- XP Good (7-0)
2nd Quarter- 11:44- Arcola- 3 Yard Run by Grant Wilson- XP Good (7-7)
2nd Quarter- 5:35- Cumberland- 35 Yard Field Goal by Michael Beaumont- (10-7)
2nd Quarter- 1:46- Cumberland- 55 Yard Pass from Weber to Maddox McElravy- XP Good (17-7)
3rd Quarter- 6:33- Cumberland- 1 Yard Run by McBride- XP Good (24-7)
3rd Quarter- 4:13- Cumberland- 27 Yard Run by McBride- XP Good (31-7)
3rd Quarter- 3:14- Arcola- 1 Yard Run by Tanner Thomas- 2 PT Conversion (31-15)
4th Quarter- 7:40- Arcola- 26 Yard Pass from Thomas to Daniel Galaviz- 2 PT Conversion No Good (31-21)
4th Quarter- 5:35- Arcola- 1 Yard Run by Thomas- XP Good (31-28)
4th Quarter- 2:32- Cumberland- 26 Yard Run by McBride- XP Good (38-28)
Cumberland Stats
Weber- 4 Carries for -26 Yards; 5/9 105 Yards 2 TD
Blake McMechan- 19 Carries for 116 Yards
Ross McBride- 14 Carries for 96 Yards 3 TD; 1 Catch for 23 Yards 1 TD
Maddox McElravy- 2 Carries for 7 Yards; 3 Catches for 72 Yards 1 TD
Magee- 1 Catch for 10 Yards
Team Stats
Rushing- 193 Yards
Passing- 105 Yards
Total- 298 Yards
11 First Downs (9 Rushing, 1 Passing, 1 Penalty)
4 Penalties For 35 Yards
0 Turnovers
Arcola Stats
Thomas- 19 Carries for 78 Yards 2 TD; 8/14 for 108 Yards 1 TD 1 INT
Wilson- 16 Carries for 110 Yards TD
Austin Kutz- 7 Catches for 81 Yards
Galaviz- 1 Catch for 27 Yards 1 TD
Team Stats
Rushing- 188 Yards
Passing- 108 Yards
Total- 296 Yards
15 First Downs (9 Rushing; 4 Passing, 2 Penalties)
6 Penalties for 32 Yards
2 Turnovers (1 INT; 1 Fumble)
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