Dibble offense dominant against Cashion
Dibble last Friday resembled Cashion football teams from two and three years ago.
That was bad news for the Wildcats.
The Demons were explosive on the ground and through the air as they posted a 72-26 victory over visiting Cashion in the first round of the Class A playoffs.
The loss ended Cashion’s season with a 4-7 record.
The Wildcats were making a playoff appearance for the 19th straight year.
“I’m proud of our kids for the way they battled every week,” said head coach Lynn Shackelford.
Cashion started the year with two straight losses and was 1-4 midway through the season.
“It would have been easy for our guys to just mail in the season and not going out and compete every week considering all the players that we had graduate, move or quit.
“I thought they did a great job of practicing hard every week and staying positive.”
Dibble improved to 9-2 and will host Walters in the second round.
The Demons had posted shutouts in four of their previous five games, but Cashion managed to put a 20-spot on the board in the second quarter.
Unfortunately for the visitors, they were already trailing 24-0 by the end of the first.
The combination of Jag Norman and Blake Creswell proved too much for Cashion.
Norman ran 28 times for 247 yards and five TDs.
Creswell added 267 yards and three touchdowns through the air.
The Demons’ Austin Maddox caught six passes for 188 yards and a score while Trey Ott had two receiving touchdowns.
Cashion countered with Ethan Waswo’s three passing TDs.
Maxx Higdon caught two of them. His three receptions totaled 69 yards.
Drew Westerhoff added seven catches for 76 yards and a TD.
But Cashion was only able to run for 34 yards on 25 attempts.
Westerhoff, Kaleb Duran and Austin Compton led the team with eight tackles apiece.
Many of the playmakers in the loss will be back on the field for the Wildcats next season and Cashion’s roster was filled largely with underclassmen.
“I’m proud of them for making the playoffs and I’m excited about watching them continue to grow and can’t wait until next year,” Shackelford said.