Sports

Trick Play Pivotal in Riverhawk Win Against Bobcats

26-25 Over Marshalltown

Ja'Mariah Williams

September 7, 2024

Drew Hobart and Drayden Witt

The Riverhawk Football Team pulled out a trick play that helped them win the first game against Marshalltown on August 30th with a play called “Bobcat”.

Quarterback, Dane Hanson (Junior) passed the ball to Drew Hobart who then saw that Drayden Witt was wide open.

“There were 30 seconds on the board and we had to do something special,” said Hobart. “I knew Drayden could get open ’cause I knew the corners collapsed. I saw him wide open. I threw it as far as I could. He scored. It was perfect.”

Drayden Witt caught the ball and ran in a 75-yard run touchdown.

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“I just didn’t want to drop it,” said Witt. “When I saw the ball come in, I thought, ‘I’m gonna catch this’.”

Hobart says he thought it was pretty cool because back when he played YSF (Youth Sports Foundation) football, he was the quarterback and threw touchdowns to Witt all the time.

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Ja'Mariah Williams, Writer

Ja’Mariah Williams is a sophomore at MCHS. She’s been in Mason City for about 8 years. She loves food, music, and art. When she gets older, she plans on traveling so she can learn more about food, music, and art in different places around the world. So far, Ja’Mariah has been to Texas and her birth state of Illinois. Ja’Mariah’s biggest goal is to graduate and possibly get her AA degree while in high school. Afterward, she’d like to move out of Iowa and go to a 4-year Historically Black College University for real estate, OB/GYN, or business. Ja’Mariah wants to learn more about black culture. “I heard HBCUs are fun to go to and I can learn more than what is just taught during Black History Month.” Ja’Mariah is taking Journalism Class because she wants people to know what’s going on in their school and she likes taking pictures. She hopes it leads to building new connections and friendships and learning about the field of journalism.