The Boone football team took the field against another rated opponent on Friday, Sept. 27.
Boone hung with No. 10 Adel-DeSoto-Minburn in the first half as ADM led, 21-13, at halftime.
The Tigers pulled away in the second half and chalked up a 49-27 victory over Toreadors in Adel in Class 4A, District 5, play.
One of the highlights of the evening for the Toreador offense was senior Dylan Bolton’s 99-yard kick return for a touchdown.
Bolton had 2 total kick returns and also was 3 of 4 for PATs.
Junior Jude Baumgardner went 6 for 20 for with 122 passing yards and 2 touchdowns, and he also rushed for 40 yards.
Senior Lucas Boucher led the run game with 19 carries for 80 yards.
Sophomore Maddox McIntyre also had 6 carries for 25 yards and 1 touchdown
For the receiving corps, senior Tyson Shivers had 1 reception for 55 yards.
Boucher caught 2 receptions for 17 yards and 1 touchdown.
The Boone defense was led by senior Joshua Ingram with 9.5 tackles (6 solo tackles).
Senior Justus Frese had 6.5 tackles (3 solo tackles), and Shivers had 5 tackles (4 solo tackles).
Boucher snared 1 interception away from the Tigers.
The Toreadors get a break from rated opponents as they face Indianola Friday, Oct. 4, at Goeppinger Field in Boone. Both teams are 3-2 overall and 0-1 in district play.
-Jill Lutz reporting