Cougars run past Grundy Center

GRUNDY CENTER – AGWSR broke open a close game with three second-quarter touchdowns on its way to a 36-13 opening-night victory over Grundy Center at Spartan Stadium.

The Cougars (1-0) built a 29-7 halftime lead on their way to their third victory over the Spartans in the teams’ last four meetings.

The cleanly-played game saw no turnovers and just one penalty longer than five yards.  AGWSR did not have a penalty until its final drive on the night when it had many of its reserves on the field.  Each team had one bad snap, and the Cougars survived a fumble into the Spartan secondary on their first scoring drive.

Both teams came out running the football. Grundy Center was effective at times with off-tackle sweeps while working from a new pistol-based offense. Spartan halfbacks Bryce Moats and Nick Mauer combined for 140 rushing yards on just 17 carries, with most of their success coming on inside sweeps.

Read the full article in the Aug. 29 edition of the Grundy Register.