Athmanns lead BOLD over ACGC
OLIVIA -- BOLD freshman Trent Athmann caught two scoring passes thrown by his his brother, Kyle, and also returned a kickoff 81 yards to account for all the Warriors' touchdowns in a 21-12 win over Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Friday night.
BOLD improved to 1-0 in the West Central South and 2-0 overall. The Warriors play at Benson at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16.
ACGC fell to 0-2 overall and lost its West Central South opener.
ACGC scored first on Dylan Hoerchler's 73 yard run, but Athmann, a freshman, returned the ensuing kickoff 81 yards to put the Warriors in front, 7-6.
In the second quarter, Trent Athmann caught a 32-yard scoring pass from his brother to put BOLD up 14-6 at halftime.
After a scoreless third quarter, Hoerchler scored on a five yard run to close the gap to two. But the Athmann brothers teamed up again, this time on a five-yard scoring pass, to put the game out of reach.
Trent Athmann has scored four touchdowns in his first two varsity games.
ACGC dominated time of possession - BOLD ran just 37 plays from scrimmage - but the Falcons turned the ball over on downs five times.
BOLD 21, ACGC 12
ACGC (0-1, 0-2) 6 0 0 6 -- 12
BOLD (1-0, 2-0) 7 7 0 7 -- 21
ACGC - Dylan Hoerchler 73 run (run fail)
BOLD - Trent Athmann 81 kickoff return (Nick Steffel kick)
BOLD - T. Athmann 32 pass from Kyle Athmann (Steffel kick)
ACGC - Hoerschler 5 run (pass failed)
BOLD - T. Athman 5 pass from K. Athmann (Steffel kick)
ACGC
Team statistics
First downs: 17 ... Rushing: 62-320 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 4-12-37-0 ... Fumbles lost: 1 ... Penalties: 5-39
Individual statistics
Rushing: Erik Whitcomb 28-170, Trevor Heining 16-85, Dylan Hoerchler 11-86 ... Passing: Nicholas Peterson 3-9-31-0, Hoerchler 1-3-6-0 ... Receiving: Heining 1-10, Maverick Whitcomb 1-4, Matt Meyer 1-6, Logan Jacobs 1-17 ... Punting: No punts ... Interceptions: 0 ... Fumble recoveries: 1
BOLD
Team statistics
First downs: 10 ... Rushing: 30-130 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 5-7-119-0 ... Fumbles lost: 1 ... Penalties: 2-10
Individual statistics
Rushing: Zach Remillard 21-115, Kyle Athman 6-12, Trevor Nissen 3-3 ... Passing: Kyle Athman 5-7-119-0 ... Receiving: Jacob Marcus 2-45, Trent Athman 2-37, Tyler Rock 1-37 ... Punting: Sean Weibel 3-30.0 ... Interceptions: 0 ... Fumble recoveries: Lucas Wertish 1 ... Tackles (solo-assist): Marcus 2-1, Tyler Seehusen 2-6, K. Athman 4-9, Weibel 0-2, Jacob Skeie 1-7, Remillard 1-4, Nissen 1-1, Alex Hatch 2-6, Michael Schulte 1-8, Logan Sandgren 1-3, Cole Mertens 6-9, Wertish 1-3, Nick Steffel 2-6, Jayson Rothmeier 0-5 ... QB sacks: Schulte 1, Sandgren 1, Wertish 1
