The Caney Valley Bullpups and head coach Criss Davis turned in another strong performance Friday night, shutting out Tri-Valley League opponent Humboldt 44-0 during their home Pink Out Night.

 

Caney Valley received the opening kickoff and marched 65 yards on nine plays, capped by an eight-yard touchdown run from Jace Buckley, who escaped two Humboldt defenders on his way into the end zone. The Cubs threatened to answer with a drive into the Bullpup red zone, but fumbled on second down, giving the ball back to Caney Valley.

 

The Bullpups capitalized on the turnover, as quarterback Layne Denny connected with Konner Paulie for a 78-yard touchdown strike on third-and-19 to make it 14-0. Humboldt reached the red zone again but was stopped on fourth-and-long, and Caney Valley added to its lead while forcing two more first-half fumbles.

 

Denny and Traxcyn Garton each surpassed 100 yards of production in the first half, with Denny doing his damage through the air and Garton on the ground.

 

Caney Valley added another score before halftime when Denny found Jacob McVey on fourth-and-six from the 14-yard line. McVey hauled in the catch in the flat and raced to paydirt for his first touchdown of the season, as a successful two-point conversion sent the Bullpups into the break with a 36-0 lead.

 

Humboldt’s first possession of the second half ended with a fumbled punt in its own end zone, which Caney Valley recovered and turned into another touchdown to extend the lead to 44-0.

 

With a running clock in the third quarter, Caney Valley’s underclassmen gained more valuable playing time and helped preserve the shutout. Through 12 quarters this season, the Bullpups have yet to allow a scoring drive or a touchdown. The Bullpup defense forced four fumbles, recovered two, and stopped the Cubs on fourth down three times.

 

Caney Valley improves to 3-0 and will travel to Baxter Springs next week. Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m., with kickoff set for 7 p.m. on US 98.