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Boonville’s Dakota Troost (11) was a handful all night for the Marshall Owls’ defense to try to track down and tackle. Here, Owls’ junior Chris Davis (68) and junior Nick Arnold (58) try to move in and bring him down. Troost accounted for the bulk of the Pirates’ offense, whether it was on the ground or through the air receiving passes from senior quarterback Colby Caton. The Owls will try to get their first win this season when they travel to Richmond to take on the Spartans at 7 p.m. Friday. Hobby King/Democrat-News

Owls fall to Boonville in home opener, drop to 0-2

Junior Dakota Troost is listed as an athlete on Boonville’s football roster, and his athletic ability was on full display Friday, as he led the Pirates to a 42-6 win over the Marshall Owls on Cecil Naylor Field. Troost lined up at several positions on offense and was effective at each one of them. He lined up as tailback in the pistol formation and as the quarterback in the wildcat. He even lined up a few plays as a receiver. Troost was all over the field and stat sheet, scoring four touchdowns- three rushing and one on a swing pass. “They had one player that was pretty darn good,” MHS first-year head coach Ian Verts said. “We prepared for him (Troost) all week, but we didn’t get him on the ground.” On the other side, the Owls had problems moving the ball against Boonville’s defense, not gaining a first down until it was 42-0 and about four minutes left in the game. The Pirates scored half of their points in the first quarter.

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