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Van Wert Defiance

Cougars

Bulldogs

The Defiance (OH) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Van Wert (OH) by a score of 55-18.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Van Wert	35	20	0	0	55
Defiance	6	0	6	6	18

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Van Wert (21-22)

Van Wert

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	22	27	269	.815	12.2	2	36	136.2
2	Carson Smith (Jr)	1	3	18	.333	18.0	0	18	54.9
15	Aidan Pratt (Jr)	19	22	238	.864	12.5	2	36	149.4
17	Briston Wise (Fr)	2	2	13	1.000	6.5	0	9	112.5

Van Wert

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	37	403	10.9	65	2	7
2	Carson Smith (Jr)	1	5	5.0	5	0	0
7	Brylen Parker (So)	3	6	2.0	3	0	2
8	Kaiden Bates (Sr)	8	44	5.5	17	0	0
8	Keldyn Bill (So)	3	28	9.3	15	0	0
15	Aidan Pratt (Jr)	6	122	20.3	65	1	2
17	Briston Wise (Fr)	3	13	4.3	8	0	0
20	Nathan Jackson (Sr)	6	60	10.0	39	0	2
21	Brendon Mendoza (Fr)	5	124	24.8	65	1	1
44	Caleb Shobe (Jr)	2	1	0.5	2	0	0

Van Wert

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	22	269	12.2	36	2
2	Reese Krugh (So)	1	18	18.0	18	0
3	Connor Pratt (Sr)	5	48	9.6	14	0
5	Ethan Brown (Sr)	1	15	15.0	15	0
7	Brylen Parker (So)	1	5	5.0	5	0
9	Trey Laudick (Sr)	1	11	11.0	11	0
10	Garett Gunter (Jr)	4	64	16.0	36	1
11	M. Crutchfield (Jr)	5	59	11.8	33	0
20	Nathan Jackson (Sr)	2	36	18.0	33	1
30	Aaron Reichert (Fr)	2	13	6.5	9	0

Van Wert

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	403	269	16	20	0	708
2	Reese Krugh (So)		18				18
2	Carson Smith (Jr)	5					5
3	Connor Pratt (Sr)		48				48
5	Ethan Brown (Sr)		15				15
7	Brylen Parker (So)	6	5		20		31
8	Kaiden Bates (Sr)	44					44
8	Keldyn Bill (So)	28					28
9	Trey Laudick (Sr)		11	6			17
10	Garett Gunter (Jr)		64				64
11	M. Crutchfield (Jr)		59				59
15	Aidan Pratt (Jr)	122					122
17	Briston Wise (Fr)	13					13
20	Nathan Jackson (Sr)	60	36	10			106
21	Brendon Mendoza (Fr)	124					124
30	Aaron Reichert (Fr)		13				13
44	Caleb Shobe (Jr)	1					1

Van Wert

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	403	269	269	672
2	Reese Krugh (So)			18	18
2	Carson Smith (Jr)	5	18		23
3	Connor Pratt (Sr)			48	48
5	Ethan Brown (Sr)			15	15
7	Brylen Parker (So)	6		5	11
8	Kaiden Bates (Sr)	44			44
8	Keldyn Bill (So)	28			28
9	Trey Laudick (Sr)			11	11
10	Garett Gunter (Jr)			64	64
11	M. Crutchfield (Jr)			59	59
15	Aidan Pratt (Jr)	122	238		360
17	Briston Wise (Fr)	13	13		26
20	Nathan Jackson (Sr)	60		36	96
21	Brendon Mendoza (Fr)	124			124
30	Aaron Reichert (Fr)			13	13
44	Caleb Shobe (Jr)	1			1

Van Wert

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	13	6	19	1.0
4	Luke Wessell (Jr)	1	0	1	.0
5	Ethan Brown (Sr)	1	1	2	.0
9	Trey Laudick (Sr)	2	0	2	.0
13	Ashton Baer (Jr)	1	0	1	.0
16	Bryce Miller (So)	2	0	2	.0
18	Carter Miller (Sr)	0	1	1	.0
20	Keaton Sudduth (So)	1	0	1	.0
22	Aaron Dowdy (So)	1	0	1	.0
22	Ty Jackson (Sr)	1	1	2	.0
53	Cullen Dunn (Sr)	2	0	2	1.0
60	Payton Rison (So)	1	0	1	.0
72	Kody Kline (Sr)	0	1	1	.0
76	Turner Witten (Sr)	0	2	2	.0

Van Wert

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	0	0		0	1	0	0	0	0
4	Luke Wessell (Jr)	0	0		0	1	0	0	0	0

Van Wert

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	9	238	26.4	58
3	Connor Pratt (Sr)	9	238	26.4	58

Van Wert

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	40	20.0	40	0
10	Garett Gunter (Jr)	2	40	20.0	40	0

Van Wert

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	16	8.0	10	1	20	20.0	20	0	36
7	Brylen Parker (So)					1	20	20.0	20	0	20
9	Trey Laudick (Sr)	1	6	6.0	6						6
20	Nathan Jackson (Sr)	1	10	10.0	10						10

Van Wert

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	9	54	0	7	61
3	Connor Pratt (Sr)	0	0		7	7
7	Brylen Parker (So)	2	12			12
10	Garett Gunter (Jr)	1	6			6
15	Aidan Pratt (Jr)	2	12			12
20	Nathan Jackson (Sr)	3	18			18
21	Brendon Mendoza (Fr)	1	6			6

Van Wert

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	7	8	.9	0	0		0	7
3	Connor Pratt (Sr)	7	8	.9	0	0		0	7

Van Wert

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	7	2	0	0	0	0	9
7	Brylen Parker (So)	2	0			0		2
10	Garett Gunter (Jr)		1					1
15	Aidan Pratt (Jr)	2						2
20	Nathan Jackson (Sr)	2	1				0	3
21	Brendon Mendoza (Fr)	1						1

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Defiance (21-22)

Defiance has not entered stats for this game.

Recap Video

Recap: Defiance vs. Van Wert 2021 385 views 2:32

Game Story

Ohio High School Football - Van Wert smashes Defiance

September 3, 2021: Defiance, OH 43512

The Van Wert Cougars (Van Wert, OH) football routed the host Defiance Bulldogs (Defiance, OH), 55-18 in Friday's league bout.

In their next game, the Cougars face the Wapakoneta Redskins (Wapakoneta, OH) in a Western Buckeye bout, on Friday, September 10. Van Wert will attempt to move on its 3-0 season record. The Redskins enter the bout with a 2-1 record after their 10-7 league win over Memorial (St. Marys, OH).

The Bulldogs (1-2) will now prepare for their bout against Shawnee (Lima, OH). The Indians enter the Western Buckeye bout with a 3-0 record. In their last bout, Shawnee walloped Celina (Celina, OH), 27-0, in a league bout.

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Van Wert 0, Defiance 0

Posted @ 6:53p
Game Attendance
Attendance At least 1,000

Posted @ 6:54p
Field Conditions
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 6:54p
Weather Conditions
Weather Conditions Fair

Posted @ 6:54p
0 - 0

Start of Game
Defiance1st Quarter
Defiance kicking off to Van Wert.

Posted @ 6:59p
0 - 0

Possession Update - Kickoff
Van Wert1st Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Defiance kicked off to Van Wert. Van Wert has the ball on their own 41-yard line. Van Wert 0, Defiance 0

Posted @ 7p
6 - 0

Rushing Touchdown
Van Wert1st Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Van Wert - #15 Aidan Pratt with a 4 Yd Rushing TD. Van Wert 6, Defiance 0

Posted @ 7:02p
7 - 0

Made Point After
Van Wert1st Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Van Wert - #3 Connor Pratt PAT Good. Van Wert 7, Defiance 0

Posted @ 7:02p
7 - 0

Fumble Recovery
Van Wert1st Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Van Wert recovered a fumble by Defiance and has the ball on Defiance's 37-yard line. Van Wert 7, Defiance 0

Posted @ 7:04p
13 - 0

Rushing Touchdown
Van Wert1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Van Wert - #7 Brylen Parker with a 1 Yd Rushing TD. Van Wert 13, Defiance 0

Posted @ 7:06p
14 - 0

Made Point After
Van Wert1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Van Wert - #3 Connor Pratt PAT Good. Van Wert 14, Defiance 0

Posted @ 7:06p
14 - 0

Punt
Van Wert1st Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Defiance has punted to Van Wert. Van Wert has the ball on Defiance's 42-yard line. Van Wert 14, Defiance 0

Posted @ 7:12p
20 - 0

Passing Touchdown
Van Wert1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Van Wert - #15 Aidan Pratt 33 Yd pass completed to #30 Aaron Reichert for a TD. Van Wert 20, Defiance 0

Posted @ 7:13p
21 - 0

Made Point After
Van Wert1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Van Wert - #3 Connor Pratt PAT Good. Van Wert 21, Defiance 0

Posted @ 7:14p
21 - 6

Passing Touchdown
Defiance1st Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Defiance - #5 Garret Rodenberger 71 Yd pass completed to #1 Logan Hutcheson for a TD. Van Wert 21, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:20p
21 - 6

Passing Two Point Conversion Failed
Defiance1st Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Defiance - 2Pt Conversion Failed. Van Wert 21, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:20p
27 - 6

Rushing Touchdown
Van Wert1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Van Wert - #7 Brylen Parker with a 3 Yd Rushing TD. Van Wert 27, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:24p
28 - 6

Made Point After
Van Wert1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Van Wert - #3 Connor Pratt PAT Good. Van Wert 28, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:24p
28 - 6

Fumble Recovery
Van Wert1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Van Wert - #11 Maddix Crutchfield recovered a fumble by Defiance and has the ball on Defiance's 39-yard line. Van Wert 28, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:27p
34 - 6

Rushing Touchdown
Van Wert1st Quarter Under a minute
Van Wert - #20 Keaton Sudduth with a 1 Yd Rushing TD. Van Wert 34, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:31p
35 - 6

Made Point After
Van Wert1st Quarter Under a minute
Van Wert - #3 Connor Pratt PAT Good. Van Wert 35, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:31p
35 - 6

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Van Wert 35, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:37p
35 - 6

Punt
Van Wert2nd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Defiance has punted to Van Wert. Van Wert has the ball on their own 36-yard line. Van Wert 35, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:38p
41 - 6

Rushing Touchdown
Van Wert2nd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Van Wert - #15 Aidan Pratt with a 64 Yd Rushing TD. Van Wert 41, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:39p
42 - 6

Made Point After
Van Wert2nd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Van Wert - #3 Connor Pratt PAT Good. Van Wert 42, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:39p
42 - 6

Punt
Defiance2nd Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Van Wert has punted to Defiance. Defiance has the ball on Van Wert's 38-yard line. Van Wert 42, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:44p
42 - 6

Punt
Defiance2nd Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Van Wert has punted to Defiance. Defiance has the ball on their own 35-yard line. Van Wert 42, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:47p
42 - 6

Punt
Van Wert2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Defiance has punted to Van Wert. Van Wert has the ball on their own 40-yard line. Van Wert 42, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:55p
48 - 6

Rushing Touchdown
Van Wert2nd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Van Wert - #20 Keaton Sudduth with a 39 Yd Rushing TD. Van Wert 48, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:55p
49 - 6

Made Point After
Van Wert2nd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Van Wert - #3 Connor Pratt PAT Good. Van Wert 49, Defiance 6

Posted @ 7:56p
49 - 6

Punt
Van Wert2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Defiance has punted to Van Wert. Van Wert has the ball on their own 35-yard line. Van Wert 49, Defiance 6

Posted @ 8:02p
55 - 6

Passing Touchdown
Van Wert2nd Quarter Under a minute
Van Wert - #15 Aidan Pratt 35 Yd pass completed to #10 Nate Gearhart for a TD. Van Wert 55, Defiance 6

Posted @ 8:04p
55 - 6

Missed Point After
Van Wert2nd Quarter Under a minute
Van Wert - PAT Missed. Van Wert 55, Defiance 6

Posted @ 8:05p
55 - 6

Halftime
Halftime
Van Wert 55, Defiance 6

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Posted @ 8:07p
55 - 6

Start of 3rd Quarter
Van Wert3rd Quarter
Van Wert to kick off to Defiance.

Posted @ 8:32p
55 - 12

Rushing Touchdown
Defiance3rd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Defiance - #1 Drew Kellermyer with a 7 Yd Rushing TD. Van Wert 55, Defiance 12

Posted @ 8:37p
55 - 12

Missed Point After
Defiance3rd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Defiance - PAT Missed. Van Wert 55, Defiance 12

Posted @ 8:37p
55 - 12

Turnover on Downs
Defiance3rd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Van Wert has turned possession over on downs. Defiance has the ball on their own 37-yard line. Van Wert 55, Defiance 12

Posted @ 8:45p
55 - 12

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Van Wert 55, Defiance 12

Posted @ 8:46p
55 - 18

Rushing Touchdown
Defiance4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Defiance - #4 Brezlen Zipfel with a 9 Yd Rushing TD. Van Wert 55, Defiance 18

Posted @ 8:53p
55 - 18

Missed Point After
Defiance4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Defiance - PAT Missed. Van Wert 55, Defiance 18

Posted @ 8:53p
55 - 18

End of Game
Final
Van Wert 55, Defiance 18

Posted @ 9:02p

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Rankings & Records

Van Wert (21-22)

OH	Div.
31	3

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
12-2	8-1	7-0	5-1	0-1	.857	.889	617	270

Defiance (21-22)

OH	Div.
283	52

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
3-7	2-7	1-4	2-3	.300	.222	129	242

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Van Wert	14.2	11.4	9.3	7.0	44.1
Defiance	4.7	3.6	3.6	3.7	12.9

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Team Stat Comparison

Van Wert		Defiance
208.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	-
253.2	Passing Yards Per Game	-
461.4	Total Yards Per Game	-
10.6	Tackles Per Game	-
0.0	Sacks Per Game	-
42.1	Points Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Van Wert		Defiance	National Avg.
#21 Brendon Mendoza124.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	-	21.3
#15 Aidan Pratt241.1	Passing Yards Per Game	-	50.2
#15 Aidan Pratt333.8	Total Yards Per Game	-	37.0
#18 Carter Miller5.0	Tackles Per Game	-	2.8
#13 Ashton Baer0	Sacks Per Game	-	0.2
#20 Nathan Jackson10.0	Points Per Game	-	2.4

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Van Wert	7-1		Defiance	2-6

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/27/21	Celina	Van Wert	(W) 42-0	10/8/21	Defiance	Celina	(W) 24-12
9/10/21	Wapakoneta	Van Wert	(W) 55-45	10/22/21	Wapakoneta	Defiance	(L) 27-6
9/17/21	Van Wert	Memorial	(L) 21-14	8/27/21	Defiance	Memorial	(L) 56-0
9/24/21	Ottawa-Glandorf	Van Wert	(W) 32-27	10/15/21	Defiance	Ottawa-Glandorf	(L) 34-0
10/1/21	Van Wert	Shawnee	(W) 49-14	9/10/21	Shawnee	Defiance	(L) 10-7
10/8/21	Kenton	Van Wert	(W) 63-20	9/17/21	Defiance	Kenton	(W) 47-14
10/15/21	Van Wert	Elida	(W) 41-7	9/24/21	Defiance	Elida	(L) 17-7
10/22/21	Bath	Van Wert	(W) 51-7	10/1/21	Bath	Defiance	(L) 17-13

Record Breakdown

Van Wert (21-22)		Defiance (21-22)
12-2	Overall	3-7
8-1	League	2-7
3-0	Non-League	1-0
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
7-1	Common Opponent	2-6
7-0	Home	1-4
5-1	Away	2-3
0-1	Neutral	0-0
1-1	Playoff	0-0
12-2	In-State	3-7
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0