Huston throws for 4 TDs, Glendale beats Kickapoo in game with 307 penalty yards

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By Matt Turer — @MattTurer (For OzarksSportsZone.com)

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Blaine Huston kept throwing touchdowns and the officials kept throwing flags as the Glendale Falcons defeated the Kickapoo Chiefs 38-7 on Friday in one of Springfield’s best rivalries.

Huston finished with 413 yards passing — completing 32 of 45 passes without an interception. The Falcons (2-4) also overcame 18 penalties for 193 yards in their third straight win over the Chiefs in the City Rivalry.

Huston threw two of those touchdowns to Winston Quinn, another to Ryan Moon and a fourth to Sam Conyers, who hauled in a 75-yard score that put Glendale ahead 14-7 in the first quarter.

“[Beating Kickapoo] feels amazing,” Conyers said. “Feel like we’re the kings of the south. Three years in a row for me. It feels great.”

If the Game of Thrones reference isn’t enough to win Falcons fans and coaches over to Conyers, his breakout performance might be. The big junior was a big matchup problem, finishing with 119 yards receiving. All five of his catches went for first downs.

“After the long fade I told Ben Mauk I’m feeling it tonight,” Conyers said. “I was just showing them that I wanted it. And that’s what they look for. Who shows up and wants it. I don’t want to be a one-hit wonder. I want to show up every game and every play every time I come out here.”

Quinn was Huston’s favorite receiver, catching 11 balls for 136 yards on 14 targets.

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Glendale amassed 418 total yards on 64 plays. Kickapoo managed 280 total yards on 56 plays.

“I think our team is still improving,” Falcons coach Mike Mauk said. “We haven’t won as many games as we’d like, but we’ve been competitive in each game. This is a big one for us to win.”

Cross Elmquist threw for 209 yards and a touchdown for the Chiefs (1-5), who pulled within 8-7 when Elmquist and Austin Hutson connected for an 84-yard touchdown in the first quarter on a 3rd and 14 play.

Kickapoo had four drives end in Glendale territory, including a late fumble at the Falcons three-yard line that was returned 94 yards for a scoop-and-score by Hampton Morgan.

“We didn’t play very well offensively,” Chiefs coach Nate Thomas said. “Defense did a good job of getting them off the field and getting them in some third-and-long situations. We’ve got to take advantage of getting on their side of the 50.”

The Falcons won the turnover battle by recovering a pair of fumbles. Kickapoo did get to Huston five times, including a pair of sacks by Charles Taylor.

“[Glendale] does a good job of getting lines tired, and we were able to bring in waves of guys that were fresh,” Thomas said. “[Huston] is a great football player and still got the ball out quick, but those guys up front did a good job.”

FLAGS, FLAGS AND MORE FLAGS

Both teams hurt themselves repeatedly with penalties. Kickapoo was flagged 13 times for 117 yards as the two combined for 307 penalty yards. That high total was aided by 17 combined personal fouls or unsportsmanlike penalties. Only 10 of those 15-yard penalties were actually charged with seven offsetting. Glendale was charged with six personal fouls with one resulting in an ejection.

“The rivalry is a little bit of it and they (the officials) just wanted to make sure they kept control of the game,” Mauk said. “Penalties are things we need to eliminate if we want to be successful in weeks to come.”

The Falcons were flagged 11 times for 120 yards in last week’s 48-47 loss to Parkview.

Kickapoo looked like it had pulled within 20-14 of Glendale in the second quarter after what appeared to be a 20-yard touchdown pass, but an illegal man downfield negated that score in a game that never was able to get flow going due to seemingly constant flags.

“It was hard,” Thomas said. “Stoppage of play almost every snap. You can’t make any excuse though. It’s something you have to play through and part of the adversity we talk about. We’d have a drive go and have a hold. It seemed like as soon as we got some momentum, we shot ourselves in the foot. That’s on me. I have to do a better job of getting them ready.”

UP NEXT

Glendale hits the road to face the Camdenton Lakers. The Chiefs stay within city limits with a road matchup against winless Springfield Central.

1ST QUARTER
GHS — TD — 11:11 — Winston Quinn 3 Yd pass from Blaine Huston (2-pt Good) — 8-0 GHS
KHS — TD — 3:27 — Austin Hutson 84 Yd pass from Cross Elmquist (PAT Good) — 8-7 GHS

2ND QUARTER
GHS — TD — 4:16 — Sam Conyers 75 Yd pass from Blaine Huston (2-pt Fails) — 14-7 GHS
GHS — TD — 0:07 — Blaine Huston 0-yard run (2-pt Fails) — 20-7 GHS

3RD QUARTER
GHS — TD — 2:14 — Ryan Moon 11 Yd pass from Blaine Huston (2-pt Fails) — 26-7 GHS

4TH QUARTER
GHS — TD — 9:23 — Winston Quinn 20 Yd pass from Blaine Huston (2-pt Fails) — 32-7 GHS
GHS — TD — 2:51 — Hampton Morgan 94 Yd fumble return (2-pt Fails) — 38-7 GHS

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