Wary, Rogers Wallop Heritage

QUARTERBACK PASSES FOR 280 YARDS, FIVE TOUCHDOWNS IN WIN

By Paul Nielsen

Posted: November 6, 2009 at 8:51 a.m.

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ROGERS — Nick Wary passed for 280 yards and fi ve touchdowns, and the Rogers High defense intercepted Rogers Heritage quarterback Forrest Johnson three times as the Mounties defeated the War Eagles 36-27 in Northwest Arkansas Conference junior high action in Mountie Stadium on Thursday night.

Wary finished 14-of-20 passing after completing 10 of 14 passes for 224 yards and three touchdowns in the fi rst half. Rogers led 21-13 after the Mounties scored two touchdowns in the fi nal two minutes before halftime. Rogers led 36-19 early in the fourth quarter.

“(Wary) has performed very well for us all year,” Rogers coach Alan Rettman said. “(Wary) has been real accurate all year. His completion percentage is in the 60s. We have been in some close games this year and come out on the short end. This was a good way to end the year.”

Stokes Wenzler had two of the Mounties’ interceptions while Trevor Hampton had the other pick. Wenzler’s fi rst interception stopped a Heritage drive late in the fi rst halfwith the score tied at 7-7.

“You have to be opportunistic,” Rettman said. “(Wenzler) has come up big for us all year.”

Heritage coach Jason Upton said the War Eagles couldn’t overcome the three interceptions. “We had to overcome that and we didn’t,” Upton said. “We fought hard, but Rogers is a good football team.”

Five di◊erent Rogers receivers caught passes, with Hampton leading the way with two receptions for 88 yards and two scores, including a 74-yard catch and run for a TD that gave the Mounties a 14-7 lead.

Grant Holman had five catches for 64 yards and one touchdown for the Mounties.

Heritage’s Alex Miles rushed for 50 yards and had two catches for 22 yards. Healso had a 61-yard kickoff return that set up a one-play Heritage drive that cut the Rogers lead to 14-13.

“Alex Miles is a good a player that leads this football team,” Upton said. “We needed two or three more to step up (Thursday night), but it didn’t happen.

In the eighth-grade game, Kirksey (Heritage) defeated Elmwood (Rogers) 42-14.

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