GRANITE FALLS -- A 20-point second quarter helped Montevideo win its fourth straight game and remain undefeated, beating Yellow Medicine East 36-13 Friday in West Central South Conference football action.
The Thunder Hawks (3-0, 4-0) hold the league lead alone, knocking off the Sting (2-1, 2-2).
Montevideo made most of its hay on the ground, racking up 256 yards on 52 carries, led by Brock Ackerman's 105 yards on 23 attempts. Shane Black added 49 yards on nine carries and scored two touchdowns.
His first score sparked the big quarter with a 21-yard run. Ackerman added a 10-yard score and the Thunder Hawks capped the half with a 15-yard connection from Tyler Grey to Tyler Ray.
Grey completed 12-of-18 passes for 127 yards and no interceptions. Tramel Barnes pulled down five passes for 69 yards.
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Montevideo's defense held YME to just 193 yards overall, including 81 on the ground. Eric Brandon had two interceptions and Shane Black another, and Tyler Johnson recorded two quarterback sacks.
The Sting's biggest play came in the third quarter with a 68-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Hagert to Joey Heglund, who caught a total of two passes for 78 yards. Hagert was 6-of-13 passing for 112 yards.
Montevideo 36, YME 13
Montevideo 7 20 7 2 -- 36
YME 7 0 6 0 -- 13
Monte - Tyler Grey 2 run (Eric Brandon kick)
YME - Phil Johnson 2 run (Tom Rude kick)
Monte - Shane Black 21 run (kick failed)
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Monte - Brock Ackerman 10 run (Brandon kick)
Monte - Tyler Ray 15 pass from Grey (Brandon kick)
Monte - Black 13 run (Brandon kick)
YME - Joey Heglund 68 pass from Jordan Hagert (pass failed)
Monte - Jordan Peters safety, tackle in end zone
Montevideo
Team statistics
First downs: 24 ... Rushing: 52-256 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 12-18-127-0 ... Fumbles lost: none ... Penalties: 6-65
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Individual statistics
Rushing: Brock Ackerman 23-105, Shane Black 9-49, Todd Bergeson 3-34, Tyler Blomme 5-29 ... Passing: Tyler Grey 12-18-127-0 ... Receiving: Tramel Barnes 5-69, Todd Bergeson 3-38, Tyler Ray 3-35, Shane Black 1-9 ... Punting: Josh Fenske 1-34 ... Interceptions: Shane Black 1, Eric Brandon 2 ... Fumble recoveries: Thomas Ward 1 ... Tackles (solo-assist): Todd Bergeson 6-1, Shane Black 5-1, Adam Fossell 6-0 ... QB sacks: Tyler Johnson 2
Yellow Medicine East
Team statistics
First downs: 10 ... Rushing: 29-81 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 6-13-112-3 ... Fumbles lost: 1 ... Penalties: 2-10
Individual statistics
Rushing: Joey Heglund 11-34, Tyler Sand 6-32, Phil Johnson 7-27 ... Passing: Jordan Hagert 8-13-112-3 ... Receiving: Phil Johnson 2-19, Joey Heglund 2-78, Tadd Berg 2-15 ... Punting: Joey Heglund 2-35 ... Interceptions: none ... Fumble recoveries: none ... Tackles (solo-assist): Phil Johnson 7-3, Tyler Sand 4-3, Evan Kvam 3-4, Martin Hagen 5-2, Evan Stock 7-5 ... QB sacks: none
BOLD 20, LQPV 0
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Mitch Neubauer rushed for 101 of his 174 yards in the first half, including a 40-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter, to help BOLD (2-1, 2-2) remain one game out of first place in the conference. Neubauer then scored on runs covering 11 and 31 yards in the fourth quarter.
It was the Warriors' first shutout since they blanked LQPV 10-0 on Sept. 22 of last year.
Justin Stamp rushed for 45 yards on eight carries and also hauled in five catches from Eagles' quarterback Tom Zupan, who was filling in for starter Baxter DuFrane (lower back injury), for another 46 yards of offense.
BOLD 7 0 0 13 -- 20
LQPV 0 0 0 0 -- 0
BOLD - Mitch Neubauer 40 run (Shawn Dollerschell kick)
BOLD - Neubauer 11 run (Dollerschell kick)
BOLD - Neubauer 31 run (pass failed)
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BOLD
Team statistics
First downs: 9 ... Rushing: 41-229 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 0-10-0-1 ... Fumbles lost: 0 ... Penalties: 11-85
Individual statistics
Rushing: Mitch Neubauer 23-174, Taylor Wertish 11-38 ... Passing: Grant Solem 0-10-0-1 ... Receiving: none ... Punting: Jay Lippert 6-27 ... Interceptions: Reid Neubauer 1, Brett Holwerda 1 ... Fumble recoveries: none ... Tackles (solo-assist): not available ... QB sacks: not available
Lac qui Parle Valley
Team statistics
First downs: 8 ... Rushing: 40-75 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 9-19-60-2 ... Fumbles lost: 2 ... Penalties: 12-85
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Individual statistics
Rushing: Tom Zupan 20-28, Justin Stamp 8-45, Garrett Federico 4-15 ... Passing: Tom Zupan 9-19-60-2 ... Receiving: Justin Stamp 5-46, Ryan Hoium 3-12, Jared Weber 1-2 ... Punting: James Brehmer 7-28.6 ... Interceptions: Chase Keimig 1 ... Fumble recoveries: none ... Tackles (solo-assist): Tronn Tosel 1-8, Scott Omland 2-6, Justin Stamp 1-7, Tom Zupan 3-7 ... QB sacks: none
ACGC 25, Paynesville 7
Nic Leither and Kurtis Huisman scored twice each as the Falcons improved to 3-1.
Leither's one-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was the only scoring in the first half.
Huisman scored from five yards out after a 66 yard drove in the third quarter for a 13-0 lead.
After Paynesville closed the gap to 13-7 on a 73 yard pass from Ted Hoffman to Tyler Wolters, the Falcons scored twice in the final quarter on a one-yard run by Leither and a 23-yard interception return by Huisman.
ACGC's defense limited the Bulldogs to 11 yards rushing.
Paynesville 0 0 0 7 -- 7
ACGC 7 0 6 12 -- 25
ACGC - Nic Leither 1 run (Kyle Johnson kick)
ACGC - Kurtis Huisman 5 run (kick failed)
Pay - Tyler Wolters 73 pass from Ted Hoffman (Keagan Meagher kick)
ACGC - Leither 1 run )(kick failed)
ACGC - Huisman 23 interception return (pass failed)
Paynesville
Team statistics
First downs: 4 ... Rushing: 22-11 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 4-17-165-4 ... Fumbles lost: 0 ... Penalties: 8-73
Individual statistics
Rushing: Brett Savelkoul 9-3, Kevin Kline 5-11, Mike Wendlandt 3-14 ... Passing: Hoffman 4-17-165-4 ... Receiving: Tyler Wolters 2-92, Mike Wendlandt 1-50, Colin Spooner 1-23 ... Punting: Kline 4-29.7 ... Interceptions: none ... Fumble recoveries: Nathan Kranz 1 ... QB sacks: Kranz 1
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
Team statistics
First downs: 20 ... Rushing: 57-173 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 9-13-100-0 ... Fumbles lost: 1 ... Penalties: 9-60
Individual statistics
Rushing: Kurtis Huisman 19-53, Nic Leither 19-62, Aaron Haag 12-65, Justin Hanson 1-5 ... Passing: Jordan Tanner 9-13-100-0 ... Receiving: Vance Martin 6-61, Brooks Maurer 2-28, Leither 1-11 ... Punting: Damien Zaeska 2-26.5 ... Interceptions: Travis Frederiksen 2, Joel Slinden 1, Huisman 1 ... Fumble recoveries: none ... Tackles (solo-assist): Leither 0-6, Sinden 2-4, Josh Pearson 1-4, Nic Amor 0-7, Mauer 2-4, Zaeska 1-2, Huisman 0-4, Johnson 0-3, Haag 1-3 ... QB sacks: Leither 1, Haag 1
Morris 27, Benson 6
The Tigers got their first win with a solid defensive effort that produced two safeties and Travis Moser's 117 yards rushing.
After being stopped at the Benson 1 on downs, the Tigers got a safety on the next play when Matt Wohlers tackled the Benson ball carrier in the end zone. The Tigers got the ball right back and scored on a 51-yard drive that was capped by Moser's five-yard run.
Morris got another safety in the fourth quarter when Craigan Wulf got a sack in the end zone.
Matt Wulf ran for one scored and passed for another for the Tigers.
Benson 0 0 0 6 -- 6
Morris 10 0 8 9 -- 27
Mor - Safety. Matt Wohlers tackled ball carrier in end zone
Mor - Travis Moser 5 run (Moser run)
Mor - Matt Wulf 3 run (Jared Harstad pass from Wulf)
Mor - Safety. Craigan Wulf tackled quarterback in end zone
Mor - Harstad 26 pass from Matt Wulf (Justin Johnston kick)
Ben - Jeff Ecklund 14 pass from Aaron Lindahl (kick failed)
Benson
Team statistics
First downs: 10 ... Rushing: 32-61 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 10-17-88-1 ... Fumbles lost: 0 ... Penalties: 3-20
Individual statistics
Rushing: Brandon Berens 18-50, Jeff Berens 5-31 ... Passing: Aaron Lindahl 3-7-31-0, Joe Orr 7-10-57-1 ... Receiving: Kyle Peterson 3-31, Jeff Ecklund 2-31, Dan Martin 1-6, B.Berens 2-11, Nathan Motozko 1-9 ... Punting: Lindahl 1-24 ... Interceptions: none ... Fumble recoveries: none ... Tackles (solo-assist): n/a ... QB sacks: none
Morris
Team statistics
First downs: 15 ... Rushing: 53-230 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 8-10-134-0 ... Fumbles lost: 0 ... Penalties: 6-70
Individual statistics
Rushing: Travis Moser 31-117, Matt Wohlers 6-44, Matt Wulf 7-59, Danton Hein 3-3 ... Passing: Matt Wulf 7-9-124-0, Chris Scott 1-1-10-0 ... Receiving: Scott 1-10, Wohlers 2-30, Wulf 1-10, Taylor Nohl 2-62, Moser 1-(-4), Jared Harstad 1-26 ... Punting: Justin Johnston 1-31 ... Interceptions: Geoff Brustuen 1 ... Fumble recoveries: none ... Tackles (solo-assist): Harstad 4-4, Kirby Sayles 4-1, Craigan Wulf 5-2, Josh Love 2-5 ... QB sacks: Harstad 1, C.Wulf 1
