Last year at this time, the Mustang football team was licking the wounds it received at the hands of Yukon in the season opener against the Millers, which they lost 19-16 in overtime.

What a difference a year makes.

The Broncos got their revenge on their county rival last Friday evening with a 41-14 beat-down of Yukon to start the 2014 season 1-0.

“I couldn’t be more pleased with how we started,” Mustang head coach Jeremy Dombek said. “We still left some points out on the field, but I thought we played really well overall. I was really happy with our special teams. We haven’t been able to get a lot of live action with our special teams, so for them to play mistake-free football was great to see.”

Mustang outgained the Millers in total yards, 538 to 206 in the game. The Broncos rushed for 261 yards in the contest and had 277 yards through the air. Yukon finished with 34 rush yards and 172 pass yards against the MHS defense.

The Broncos had 21 total first downs in the contest, while the Millers had 12. Mustang committed zero turnovers against YHS, while Yukon had one interception on the night, which was made by Bronco sophomore defensive back Carter Rees.

Mustang was penalized nine times in the game for 60 yards, and Yukon was flagged seven times for 60 yards.

MHS senior running back Chase Brown stole the show on the stat board for the Broncos as the 5-foot-9 175-pounder rushed for 173 yards on 16 carries, including an 82-yard scamper up the middle of the Miller defense, which gave Mustang its first touchdown of the season. Brown also did damage receiving the football, as he had 15 yards and a touchdown in the air.

Brown said he was glad he could help his team beat their rival.

“It’s the best rivalry in the state obviously,” Brown said. “It’s nasty, it’s awesome. I love it. It means everything for the seniors because we worked our butts off. The offensive line was great tonight. It was all them. They opened up huge holes for me all night. Nobody was catching me. That was awesome. Shout out to the corps.”

Bronco junior quarterback Chandler Garrett also had a big night in the opener against Yukon. The 6-foot-4 215-pound QB had 277 yards passing with two touchdowns on 19 completions out of 24 attempts in the contest.

Senior receiver David Parker was responsible for two of the five Mustang touchdowns, scoring one through the air and one on the ground. The first of the two was on a 59-yard reception from Garrett. Parker beat the Yukon cornerback and safety and created separation for the long-scoring play. The second came on an end-a-round hand-off from 8 yards out.

Mustang senior place-kicker Josh Vannoy made his mark on the outcome of the game as the strong-legged kicker was 2-for-2 in field goals on the night. The first was a 28-yard make and the second was an 18-yarder that sailed through the uprights.

The telling stat of the domination in the game was the total yards at halftime from both teams. The Broncos had a 27-0 halftime lead on the Millers and had 338 total yards compared to Yukon’s 19.