Benson sinks Monte
BENSON -- Aaron Lindahl ran for 122 yards, including a 61-yard score late in the game, and Benson defeated Montevideo 27-21 in a West Central South Conference football game on Friday.
Lindahl had an off-night throwing the ball, completing only 9-of-30 passes for 149 yards, but his second touchdown run of the game sealed the third straight win for the Braves (4-2, 5-2).
Statistics were nearly even on both sides, but Montevideo -- which had its three-game winning streak snapped -- had three turnovers.
Benson's Jeff Berens found the end zone from 32 yards to open the scoring and Lindahl fired a 18-yard scoring strike to Jeff Ecklund that put Benson ahead 21-7.
Mitch Christensen scored on a 60-yard run and hauled in a seven-yard pass from Eric Brandon to ignite the Thunder Hawks (4-2, 5-2). Brandon also threw a 42-yard TD pass to Tom Grages.
Benson 27, Montevideo 21
Montevideo 7 0 0 14 -- 21
Benson 7 7 0 13 -- 27
Ben - Jeff Berens 32 run (Aaron Lindahl kick)
Mon - Mitch Christensen 60 run (Eric Brandon kick)
Ben - Lindahl 8 run (Lindahl kick)
Ben - Jeff Ecklund 18 pass from Lindahl (Lindahl kick)
Mon - Tom Grages 42 pass from Brandon (Brandon kick)
Ben - Lindahl 61 run (kick failed)
Mon - Christensen 7 pass from Brandon (Brandon kick)
Montevideo
Team statistics
First downs: 12 ... Rushing: 33-184 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 16-28-183-1 ... Fumbles lost: 2 ... Penalties: 7-56
Individual statistics
Rushing: Brock Ackerman 17-80, Josh Anderson 5-39, Mitch Christensen 7-67 ... Passing: Eric Brandon 16-28-183-1 ... Receiving: Anderson 5-41, Christensen 6-61, Tom Grages 5-81 ... Punting: Josh Fenske 6-26.2 ... Interceptions: Jeff Jerve 1 ... Fumble recoveries: Ackerman 1 ... Tackles (solo-assist): not available ... QB sacks: Ackerman 1, Troy Hendrickson 1, Ryan Tostenson 1
Benson
Team statistics
First downs: 13 ... Rushing: 34-188 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 9-30-149-1 ... Fumbles lost: 1 ... Penalties: 6-50
Individual statistics
Rushing: Aaron Lindhal 14-122, Jeff Berens 9-56, Derek Hilleren 8-33 ... Passing: Lindahl 9-30-149-1 ... Receiving: Dan Martin 4-39, Jeff Ecklund 3-95, Joe Orr 1-11, Kyle Pederson 1-4 ... Punting: Lindahl 3-26 ... Interceptions: Martin 1 ... Fumble recoveries: Jake Manska 1, Ryan Thompson 1 ... Tackles (solo-assist): Brady Wersinger 9-3, Chris Carruth 4-6, Josh Cluever 1-4, Dalton Staton 2-3, Jake Hanson 2-3, Berens 2-2, Ecklund 1-3, Thompson 2-2 ... QB sacks: Berens 1, Staton ½, Carruth ½
