Football Friday Night (September 20)

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1. MMCRU at South O’Brien, 2. Cherokee at Western Christian, 3. Hinton at Ridge View

Royals dominate Wolverines, 44-7

PAULLINA — A winless South O’Brien football team needed to get off to a good start against Class A District 1 opponent MMCRU on Friday. But it was the guest Royals running out to a 22-0 halftime lead. MMCRU outscored the Wolverines 22-7 in the second half, earning the lopsided 44-7 victory.

It marks back-to-back wins for MMCRU against South O’Brien, outscoring the Wolverines 92-27, a margin of 32.5 points per game differential. Prior to last season’s meeting, South O’Brien had won seven straight meetings.

South O’Brien came in the game with 347 yards of total offense (62 rushing, 285 passing), a meager 115.7 yards per game. The Royals defense came up with four fumble recoveries and a pair of interceptions. MMCRU limited South O’Brien to a total of 37 total yards offensively. The Wolverines finished with 38 carries for 25 yards, and were 3-for-11 passing for 12 yards.

“We did some pretty good things defensively. There are things we still want to clean up, but overall it was a great team win. This was the best night of tackling we’ve had in a long-time. Our defense has gotten their rears chewed the last couple weeks, and tonight we made tackles happen. It was much improved and I’m thankful for that.”

Kyle Oswald, MMCRU head football coach

Eli Harpenau, Parker Glassmaker, Michael Peterson, and Mason Hill each had a fumble recovery. Jace Colling and Blake Barinsky came away with the interceptions for the Royals.

“It was a tough one. I told our guys we’ve got to put this one behind us and move on to next week. Offensively we couldn’t get anything going consistently. Defensively we gave up some scores. At times we fundamentally didn’t do the right thing.”

Mark Fuhrman, South O’Brien head football coach

Someone who has made a difference offensively for MMCRU has been junior Bryson Mulder, Since the junior’s return to the Royals in Week 3, the team fashions a 2-0 record and has averaged 44 points per game. Mulder has went over 100 rushing yards for the second straight week, finishing with 195 yards on 19 carries and three touchdown runs of 3, 5 and 33 yards. For the season, Mulder has 297 yards (8.0 yards per carry avg.) rushing on 37 carries. He has five rushing touchdowns in two games.

MMCRU’s senior Jace Colling (7) puts his shoulder into South O’Brien’s ball carrier wrapping up Brady Riedemann to post the tackle during Friday’s game in Paullina. Closing in to assist for the Royals in John Schmillen (83) and Kaden Steffen (53). Photos by Roy Tucker, Tucker Photo. See more action photos on the Tucker Photo website at: https://rtphoto.photoreflect.com

Mulder put the Royals first points on the scoreboard with 3:36 left in the first quarter on a short three yard burst. The touchdown was set up by Mason Hill’s fumble recovery at the South O’Brien 25 yard line. Gage Johnson converted the first of four PAT kicks he recorded in the contest.

Peterson hauled in a 34 yard pass from Harpenau at the 11:44 minute mark of the second quarter. Johnson than connected on the PAT pass to Eli Schlenger. With 5:44 left in the first half, it was Mulder once more finding paydirt on a five yard run. Johnson’s PAT gave the Royals a 22-0 lead.

There was four more possessions before the first half expired with two MMCRU interceptions, and South O’Brien’s Jaxon Weier with a fumble recovery and Derek Paulsen with an interception.

In a span of seven seconds there were a pair of three quarter touchdowns. With 5:01 left in the quarter, Mulder raced 33 yards to the end zone. Johnson added the PAT kick. On the ensuing kickoff, South O’Brien junior Brody Van Beek returned the football 70 yards for the score. Paulsen added the PAT kick for the Wolverines, cutting their deficit to 29-7.

With 1:56 remaining in the third quarter, the Royals’ Colling caught a 45 yard pass from Harpenau, followed by Johnson’s PAT kick.

The Royals put their exclamation point to the win with a Luke Kintigh three yard touchdown run with 5:23 remaining in the game. Kintigh also had the PAT run.

MMCRU amassed 389 yards of total offense (258 rushing, 131 passing).

“We took a step backwards from where we have been playing the past few weeks. I don’t know the reasoning. I’m a bit confused. We’ve got to be able to put things together offensively — put some scores together like we’ve been able to. Simply play together as a team, just try to get better.”

Mark Fuhrman, South O’Brien head football coach

MMCRU 7 – 15 – 14 – 8 = 44
South O’Brien 0 – 0 – 7 – 0 = 7

Scoring Summary
3:36 1stQ – MMCRU | Brayson Mulder 3 run, Gage Johnson PAT kick | 7-0
11:44 2ndQ – MMCRU | Michael Peterson 34 pass from Eli Harpenau, PAT pass Johnson to Eli Schlenger | 15-0
5:44 2ndQ – MMCRU | Mulder 5 run, Johnson PAT kick | 22-0
5:01 3rdQ — MMCRU | Mulder 33 run, Johnson PAT kick | 29-0
4:55 3rdQ — So. O’Brien |Brody Van Beek 70 Kickoff Return, Derek Paulsen PAT kick | 29-7
1:56 3rdQ — MMCRU | Jace Colling 45 pass from Harpenau, Johnson PAT kick | 36-7
5:23 4thQ – MMCRU | Luke Kintigh 3 run, PAT run Kintigh | 44-7

MMCRU Individual Leaders:
Passing — Eli Harpenau 7-11-2-114, Brayson Mulder 1-1-0-17, Kamden Bork 0-1-0.
Rushing — Mulder 19-195 3 TDs, John Schmillen 6-53, Luke Kintigh 4-8 TD, Gage Johnson 2-2, Harpenau 3-0.
Receiving — Jace Colling 4-59 TD, Michael Peterson 2-44 TD, Eli Schlenger 1-17, Mulder 1-11.
Tackles (solo’s) — Parker Glassmaker 5.5 (4), Grant Prescott 5.5 (4), J. Schmillen 4.5 (3), Colling 4.0 (3), Naoah Hart 3.5 (3), Kaden Steffen 3.5 (3), Lukas Peterson 3.5 (3), Brandon Dreckman 3.5 (3), Parker Loutsch 2.5 (2), Tayden Hicks 2.0 (2), Brayden Dunn 2.0 (2), Michael Schmillen 1.5 (1), Blake Barinsky 1.5 (1), Brayan Hill 2.5 (1), Mason Hill 1.5 (1), Carver Miller 1.0 (1), Carter Astidias 1.0 (1), Peterson 1.0 (1), Kintigh 1.0 (1), Johnson 1 (1), Mulder 1.0 (1), Carsten Schrooten 1.0 (1), Harpenau .50 (0), Schlenger .50 (0), Brennan Ball .50 (0).
Interceptions— Colling, Brainsky.
Fumble Recoveries: Harpenau, Glassmaker, Peterson, M. Hill.

South O’Brien Individual Leaders:
Rushing — Jordan Jenness 9-27, Billy Lange 9-17, Roman Harris 3-11, Connor Hedberg 1-2, Brody Van Beek 2-0, Marshal Warnke 3-Neg-5, Brady Riedemann 5-Neg-3, Jordan Kreber 6-Neg-14..
Passing — Kreber 2-8-2-11, Riedemann 1-3-0-1.
Receiving — Reese Lundquist 1-13, Kreber 1-1, Van Beek 1-Neg-2.
Tackles (solo’s) — Jordan Jenness 8.0 (5), Derek Paulsen 5.0 (5), Carter Halvorson 4.5 (4), Caden Wittrock 4.0 (3), Teagan Bahrenfuss 3.0 3), Kreber 2.5 (2), Gabe Moremond 2.0 (2), Van Beek 2.0 (2). Brett Evans 2.0 (2), Jayven Miller 2.0 (2), Will Stout 2.0 (2) Brennan Billick 1.5 (1), Tyler Hintz 1.0 (1), Lundquist .50 (0) ,
Interceptions— Paulsen.
Fumble Recoveries: Jaxon Weier.

Wolfpack outlasts Braves, handing Cherokee first loss

HULL — One could argue playing a pair of Class A, and one game against a 1A school didn’t prepare Cherokee for the rigors of Class 2A District 1 play.
Friday, the 3-0 unbeaten Braves suffered their initial loss of the season, losing to Western Christian in the district opener, 20-14.

“I don’t know what it is about that team. It sure makes my teams play kind of funky. We were definitely out of sorts for most of the game. Turnovers and penalties didn’t go our way. We were prepared, but we didn’t act like it.”

Tony Gunter, Cherokee head football coach

The Braves first two offensively possessions of the game resulted in punts. On its third offensive possession, the Braves put the game’s initial points on the scoreboard courtesy of a Jaxon Paulsrud 6 yard pass, with Coy Lewis adding the PAT kick with 9:31 remaining in the opening half of play.

The remainder of the second quarter belonged to the host Wolfpack who chewed up the clock offensively. Western Christian’s first scoring drive was a eight-play, 64 yard touchdown drive finalized with a 33 yard pass completion from Landen DeStigter to Kaden De Jager for the score. The PAT kick was no good, making it a 7-6 Cherokee advantage with 5:13 left in the second quarter.

Paulsrud then had a pass intercepted on the Braves next offensive possession. DeJager pulled the pass in and returned in all the way back to the Braves’ 20 yard line. With 1:37 left on the clock, DeStigter connected with Lane Maassen on a short four yard touchdown pass. The duo followed that up connecting once gain on the PAT pass.

Western Christian went to the locker room at halftime leading Cherokee 14-7.

The Wolfpack made it 20 unanswered points when they struck again on the Braves with 5:33 left in the third quarter on a De Jager one yard dive into the end zone. The kick once again failed, but Western Christian led 20-7.

The fleet-a-foot Paulsrud got into the open field and scampered 72 yards to the end zone for the score. Lewis added the PAT kick and with :42 seconds remaining in the third quarter the Braves deficit was just six points, 20-14.

It was a disastrous fourth quarter for the Braves offensively. Cherokee turned the ball over on a fumble to Western Christian, and on their final possession threw a interception. The Wolfpack simply than ran the clock out.

The Wolfpack wins makes it two straight against Cherokee going back to last season. Both outcomes have been decided by seven or fewer points.

The Braves netted 252 yards of total offense to Western Christian’s 287. For the Wolfpack, 200 of their yards came threw the air. They finished with only 87 yards rushing on 29 carries. Cherokee also finished with 29 carries, but finished with 156 rushing yards. Paulsrud finished as the Braves leading rusher toting the pigskin 10 times for 112 yards. He finished 9-for-18 with the aforementioned two interceptions for 96 yards, and the one touchdown throw to Lugar.

“Our running game was pretty much eliminated tonight. Blake (Lovell) couldn’t get free. We got a few decent runs, but not enough to keep the ball in our hands — too many mistakes on the offensive side to overcome.”

Tony Gunter, Cherokee head football coach

Maassen tied Kolby Heemskerk with six catches to lead the Wolfpack in receptions. Karsten Moret finishing with the most receiving yardage, tallying 63 on two catches. Massen finished with 62 receiving yards.

DeStigter finished the game with 26 pass attempts, completing 16 (61.5%) for the aforementioned 200 yards passing and pair of touchdowns.

Mallon Malausky led the Braves defense with eight tackles. Paulsrud finished with 7.5 stops, including six solo tackles, two tackles for loss, and two quarterback sacks. Brayden Good got to De Stigter for a quarterback sack and had a pair of tackles for loss.

Cherokee (3-1, 0-1) travels to Rock Rapids this Friday to face the Lions from Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (3-1, 1-0).

Cherokee 0 – 7 – 7 – 0 = 14
Western Christian 0 – 14 – 6 – 0 = 20

Scoring Summary
9:31 2ndQ – Cherokee | Henry Lugar 8 pass from Jaxon Paulsrud, Coy Lewis PAT kick | 7-0
5:13 2ndQ – Western | Kaden De Jager 33 pass from Landon De Stigter, PAT kick no good | 7-6
1:37 2ndQ – Western | Lane Maassen 4 pass from De Stigter, Maassen PAT pass from De Stigter | 7-14
5:33 3rdQ — Western | De Jager 1 run, PAT kick no good | 7-20
0:42 3rdQ — Cherokee | Paulsrud 72 run, Lewis PAT kick | 14-20

Cherokee Individual Leaders:
Passing — Jaxon Paulsrud 9-18-2-96 TD.
Rushing — Paulsrud 10-112 TD, Blake Lovell 17-39, Landon Stowater 1-3, Henry Lugar 1-2.
Receiving — Jacob Hurd 2-32, Logan Stowater 2-31, Lovell 2-18, Christian Vander Broek 1-9, Lugar 2-6.
Tackles (solo’s) — Mallon Malausky 8.0 (5), Paulsrud 7.5 (6), Lovell 5.0 (3), Brayden Good 4.5 (4), Hurd 4.0 (4), Ty Schlichting 3.5 (3), Mason Campbell 2.5 (2), Landon Stowater 2.0 (2), Tru Timmerman 2.0 (2), Lewis 1.5 (1), Vander Broek 1.0 (1), Lugar 1.0 (1), Oscar George 1.0 (1), Sean Comstock .50 (0).

Raptors “Mighty-D” dials up shutout against Hinton

HOLSTEIN — The Ridge View football team rebounded nicely from a non-district loss to Cherokee last week. Friday night at Russ Kraai Field the Raptors recorded their second shutout of the season.

The home district win for Ridge View improves their record to 3-1 overall, 1-0 in district play. In their three wins, Ridge View has allowed 291 yards passing (97.0 avg per game) and 172 yards rushing (57.3 avg. per game).

Friday’s 15-0 win over Iowa Prep Illustrated’s eighth-ranked Hinton Blackhawks ends a three game losing streak in the all-time series, which Hinton still leads 4-2.

It was a night for Raptors senior Gavin Vohs looking in his rearview mirror. Following a scoreless first quarter, Vohs ran 22 yards for the score for the only points of the second quarter. Ridge View led at halftime 6-0. With 10:59 remaining in the game, Vohs broke outside and raced down the home sideline 83 yards to paydirt. He would finish the game with 15 carries for 155 yards rushing.

Ridge View march right down the field in their opening possession of the third quarter and settled for a 21 yard field goal by Kellen Jensen with 7:36 left on the clock.

For the game, the Raptors defense was dominant. They limited Hinton to 83 yards of total offense, which saw them finish with only 14 rushing yards on 22 carries. Ridge View finished with 314 total yards of offense. They churned out 221 of those yards on 39 carries from scrimmage. Sophomore quarterback Raif Jensen threw for 93 yards and added 45 rushing yards on 15 carries.

The Raptors defense also came away with a pair of interceptions thrown by Blackhawks’ signal caller Gabe Anderson. Coming away with the picks for the Raptors were Kinnick Jensen and Raif Jensen. Zach Kolpin led Ridge View in tackles with 6.5, including six solo’s. Conner Jacobson had six tackles, all solo’s.

Finishing with a game-high in tackles was Blackhawks junior Tommy Tanner with 10 tackles (9 solo). Tanner was a thrown in the side of Ridge View also coming up with two quarterback sacks and two tackles for loss. The Hinton defense had four sacks of Raptors quarterback Raif Jensen in the game.

Hinton 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 = 0
Ridge View 0 – 6 – 3 – 6 =15

Scoring Summary
?? 2ndQ – Ridge View | Gavin Vohs 22 run, PAT kick no good | 6-0
7:36 3rdQ — Ridge View | Kellen Jensen 21 FG | 9-0
10:59 4thQ — Ridge View | Vohs 83 run, PAT kick no good | 15-0

Ridge View Individual Leaders:
Passing — Raif Jensen 7-11-0-93.
Rushing — Gavin Vohs 15-155 2 TDs, R. Jensen 15-45, Blake Myrtue 9-24.
Receiving — Kinnick Jensen 3-45, Kellen Jensen 3-25, Lucas Heilman 1-23.
Tackles (solo’s) — Zach Kolpin 6.5 (6), Conner Jacobson 6.0 (6), Kel. Jensen 5.0 (4), Dramelle McCray 4.0 (4), Myrtue 4.0 (3), Carson Harriman 3.5 (2), Vohs 2.5 (1), R. Jensen 2.5 (2), Kin. Jensen 2.0 (2), Kyle Burk 1.5 (1), Cody Wunschel 1.0 (1), Broc Wilken 1.0 (1), Carter Todd 1.0 (1), Heilman .50 (0).
Interceptions: R. Jensen, Kin. Jensen.

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