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Fort shuts down Chrisman, 23-0

By Michael Smith, Examiner.net, 10/07/17, 9:45AM CDT

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Indians win defensive battle of Independence

Fort Osage football coach Brock Bult and a few of his players admitted that the team had a sour taste in its mouth following a 39-9 loss to Lee’s Summit West last week.

The Indians were out for redemption and they got it against crosstown rival William Chrisman in a 23-0 shutout in a Suburban Middle Six matchup at home.

It was the first time Fort held Chrisman scoreless since 2013.

“We had a rough week last week and we watched film and got better and had a much better week of practice,” Bult said. “We want to keep building from this.”

Fort Osage’s defense dominated the Bears, only allowing their rivals into the red zone twice and holding them to just 113 yards of total offense and it also had an interception. Mason Middleton, Antonio Garcia, Isaiah Iloilo, Von Young and Giovanni Willis were among the defensive players to record a sack and/or multiple tackles for loss.

“We had a chip on our shoulder from last week, and we really wanted to come out and dominate everybody,” Garcia said. “The way coach describes (Chrisman), ’They are our little brothers. We need to knock them around and put them back in their place when they think they can beat us.”

Two times Chrisman (5-3, 3-2 Middle Six) threatened to score, Fort’s defense came up big. A muffed punt return by Ky’Von Smith was recovered by Hunter Clark, which set up Chrisman at the Fort Osage 23. The Bears were able to move the ball to the 18, but got no farther as Von Young sacked quarterback Dawson Herl for an 8-yard loss on fourth and 5, forcing a turnover on downs early in the third period.

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