CANEY — Humboldt High’s Cubs started the 2012 season on the wrong foot with missed chances on offense and missed tackles on defense.
The early miscues led to a 37-point first half by host Caney Valley.
The Bullpups coasted through the second half in a 43-6 win over Humboldt Friday in the season opener for both squads.
“We definitely didn’t play to our capabilities,” Humboldt head coach Mike Miller said. “We are a much better team than what we showed tonight. We’ve just gotta start showing it, that’s for sure.”
Caney Valley led 16-0 after one quarter, then clinched the victory with a 21-point outburst in the second period.
“They had a couple big interception returns and punt returns that set them up with short fields,” Miller said.
Humboldt dented the scoreboard when Hunter Murrow scored on a 25-yard run with 3:35 in the game.
“We had a couple of scoring opportunities early in the game, but we didn’t execute,” Miller said. “And on defense, our missed tackles led to some big plays for them.”
Murrow wound up leading Humboldt with 54 yards on two carries. Nathan Whitcomb completed 6 of 12 passes for 115 yards with two interceptions. Grayson Parish connected on 3 of 11 pass attempts for 26 yards.
Tanner McNutt pulled in three receptions good for 66 yards. Noah Thornbrugh covered 42 yards on two catches. Trey Johnson had 19 yards on two receptions.
Ryan Gean led the Cub defense with eight tackles, while Caleb Vanatta had a fumble recovery.
Humboldt (0-1) travels to Eureka next Friday.
Humboldt 0-0-0-6—6
Caney Valley 16-21-6-0—43
CV — Camper 57 yd run (Camper run)
CV — Mullinax 7 yd run (Mullinax run)
CV — Watt 4 yd run (PAT Failed)
CV — Mullinax 33 yd run (Rodriguez pass from Mullinax)
CV — Watt 1 yd run (Wyrick kick)
CV — Mullinax 34 yd run (PAT failed)
Humboldt — Murrow 25 yd run (run failedâ¨)
Humboldt CV
First Downs 7 12
Rushes-yds 25-17 157-28
Passing yds 141 65
Total Offense 166 232
Passing 9-23-2 4-6-0
Fumbles-lost 0-0 3-1
Punts/Avg 6/33 3/39
Penalties-Yds 9-51 3-25
