Prep football roundup: Dawson-Boyd pounds LQPV, returns to section finals

DAWSON - Jess Hansen peppered the Lac qui Parle Valley secondary relentlessly Saturday, helping Dawson-Boyd to a 48-0 victory over Lac qui Parle Valley in a Section 5A semifinals game Saturday at R.B. Clay Field in Dawson.
Hansen hit 9 of 12 throws for 297 yards and four touchdowns, and the Blackjacks ground game capped drives set up by long passes to send them back to the section championship game.
The Blackjacks will play Canby at 5 p.m. Friday at Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall.
Hansen hit Michael Lee for a 19-yard TD to open the scoring, and Dalton Palmer and Christian Thoen punched in short touchdowns runs for a 21-0 lead in the first quarter.
Hansen then threw three-straight scoring passes to Hunter Olson, Karson Lindblad and Noah Stelter. Lindblad scored the game’s last TD on a 6-yard run in the third quarter.
Dawson-Boyd 48,
LQPV 0
LQPV (4-6) 0 0 0 0 - 0
Dawson-Boyd (9-1) 21 13 14 0 - 48
D – Michael Lee 19 pass from Jess Hansen (Easton Popma kick)
D – Dalton Palmer 3 run (Popma kick)
D – Christian Thoen 1 run (Popma kick)
D – Hunter Olson 6 pass from Hansen (kick failed)
D – Karson Lindblad 71 pass from Hansen (Popma kick)
D – Noah Stelter 26 pass from Hansen (Popma kick)
D – Lindblad 6 run (Popma kick)
Lac qui Parle Valley
First downs: 5 … Rushing: 27-40 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 2-12-11-2 … Fumbles lost: 0 … Penalties: 5-35
Rushing: Austin Haas 8-19, Peyton Mortenson 2-2, Chase Mortenson 2-(-3), Lucas Strand 8-11, Kellen Kessler 5-4 … Passing: C. Mortenson 2-8-11-1, Kessler 0-3-0-0 ... Receiving: Connor Oie 1-5, Kessler 1-6 … Punting: Kessler 4-167 (41.75)
Dawson-Boyd
First downs: 18 … Rushing: 42-189 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 9-12-297-0 … Fumbles lost: 1 … Penalties: 8-65
Rushing: Dalton Palmer 19-88, Karson Lindblad 10-45, Christian Thoen 4-27, Jess Hansen 2-1, KcKesson 1-(-2), Bothun 6-30 … Passing: Hansen 9-12-297-0 ... Receiving: Michael Lee 3-74, Olson 2-84, Noah Stelter 3-68, Lindblad 1-71 … Punting: Kosbab 1-12 (12.0)
Section 5AA
BOLD 41,
Minnewaska 12
As usual, the BOLD Warriors methodically wore down an opponent with a dominant running attack and a timely passing game.
This time, Minnewaska took the brunt of the efficient Warriors in the Section 5AA semifinals.
Brad Wolff ran for three touchdowns and caught a Lane Stadther pass for another score as the Warriors won their ninth-straight game, setting up a rematch with the lone team to defeat them this season.
Wolff finished with 88 yards in 15 carries and Ben Steffel picked up 94 yards and scored a TD in the first quarter. Max Buchtel also scored on a 14-yard run.
BOLD improved to 9-1 and plays 10-0 Paynesville in the section championship game at 7 p.m. Friday at Big Cat Stadium in Morris.
Paynesville, which advanced with a 46-33 win over Eden Valley-Watkins, stuck BOLD with its only loss in the season-opener, 32-13.
Minnewaska (5-5) 0 0 6 6 - 12
BOLD (9-1) 14 14 7 6 - 41
B – Brad Wolff 1 run (Nick Kubesh kick)
B – Ben Steffel 5 run (Kubesh kick)
B – Wolff 1 run (Kubesh kick)
B – Wolff 15 pass from Lane Stadther (Kubesh kick)
M – Austin VerSteeg 48 pass from Michael Gruber (run failed)
B – Wolff 1 run (Kubesh kick)
B – Max Buchtel 14 run (kick failed)
M – Luke Nielsen 41 run (pass failed)
Minnewaska
First downs: 8 … Rushing: 26-93 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 5-18-94-1 … Fumbles lost: 2 … Penalties: 6-43
Rushing: Greg Helander 10-37, Nielsen 3-51, Will Anderson 3-16 … Passing: Gruber 5-18-94-1 ... Receiving: Matt McIver 2-30, VerSteeg 2-60, Nielsen 1-4 … Punting: McIver 8-170 (21.25)
BOLD
First downs: 18 … Rushing: 48-310 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 5-8-118-0 … Fumbles lost: 2 … Penalties: 5-55
Rushing: Ben Steffel 15-94, Max Buchtel 6-33, Brad Wolff 15-88, Lane Stadther 2-65 … Passing: Stadther 5-8-118-0 ... Receiving: Wolff 2-57, Austin Weis 1-32, Kubesh 1-29, Buchtel 1-0 … Punting: Kubesh 2-75 (37.5) … Interceptions: Weis 1 … Fumble recoveries: Jon Schulte 1, Zach Blum 1 … Tackles (solo-assist): Kubesh 5-0, Austin Tersteeg 5-2, Blum 4-2, Schulte 2-3 … QB sacks: Kubesh 1.5, Jaden Johnson 1, Tersteeg 1.5
Paynesville 46,
Eden Valley-Watkins 33
The Bulldogs topped EVW on Saturday in Paynesville to advance to the Section 5AA title game. They will face BOLD 7 p.m. Friday at Big Cat Stadium in Morris.
Additional information was not provided at press time.
Section 3 9-man
E/E 66, RCW 27
Renville County West saw its season end with a section semifinal loss to the powerhouse Flying Dutchmen, ranked No. 10 in the state in 9-man.
Edgerton/Ellsworth piled up 385 yards of offense while holding the Jaguars to 217 yards and sacking quarterback Hayden Johnson six times.
The Dutchmen scored six touchdowns in the first half to open up a 46-13 halftime lead.
Colin Thompson, Brady Holwerda, Alex Villarreal and Jesse Miller scored TDs for the Jaguars, who finished 6-4.
E/E will face No. 3-seed Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley on Friday for the section championship.
RCW (6-4) 7 6 14 0 - 27
E/E (9-1) 14 32 20 0 - 66
E – Ashton Roskamp 1 run (pass fail)
E – Tyler Kurrasch 2 run (Jake Post run)
R – Colin Thompson 40 pass from Hayden Johnson (Leon Ziegler kick)
E – Trevor Van Dyke 7 run (Andy Menning pass from J. Post)
E – Roskamp 7 run (J. Post run)
R – Brady Holwerda 4 pass from Johnson (run failed)
E – Menning 13 pass from J. Post (J. Post run)
E – Tate Post 14 pass from J. Post (J. Post run)
E – Blake Van Dyke 9 pass from J. Post (T. Van Dyke pass from J. Post)
E – Mason Sluis 9 run (pass failed)
E – T. Post 47 punt return (run failed)
R – Alex Villarreal 11 run (Ziegler kick)
R – Jesse Miller 31 pass from Johnson (Ziegler kick)
Renville County West
First downs: 12 … Rushing: 24-31 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 15-29-186-1 … Fumbles lost: 2 … Penalties: 10-80
Rushing: Alex Villarreal 5-24, Hayden Johnson 14-9, Colin Thompson 2-6 … Passing: Johnson 14-27-184-1, Trent Kjersten 1-2-2-0 ... Receiving: Jesse Miller 5-64, Thompson 3-62, Brady Holwerda 3-26, Villarreal 1-14, Spencer Mortenson 1-12, Mason Urness 1-6, Jon Kronlokken 1-2 … Punting: Johnson 4-117, Urness 3-98 … Interceptions: Johnson 1 … Fumble recoveries: Kronlokken 1 … Tackles (solo-assist): Thompson 11, David Marr 10, Sean Grosklags 10, Villarreal 9, Mortenson 9, Kronlokken 8, Nick Fischer 8, Cody Discher 8, Jesse Barrera 7, Miller 6, Johnson 3, Brandon Limones 3, Brody Elfering 1, Leon Ziegler 1, Urness 1, Mads Hein Jorgensen 1, Kjersten 1 … QB sacks: Grosklags 1, Johnson 1
Edgerton/Ellsworth
First downs: 16 … Rushing: 54-267 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 7-12-118-1 … Fumbles lost: 1 … Penalties: 12-90
Rushing: Tyler Kurrasch 13-100, Trevor Van Dyke 10-76, Jonathan Beekman 7-47 … Passing: Jake Post 6-10-105-0, Landon Buckridge 1-2-13-1 ... Receiving: Tate Post 2-45, Andy Menning 2-19, Mason Sluis 1-32, Trey Gilbertson 1-13, Blake Van Dyke 1-9 … Punting: Tyus Janssen 2-100, Dayne Niemeyer 2-60 … Interceptions: Kurrasch 1 … Fumble recoveries: 2 … Tackles (solo-assist): n/a … QB sacks: Menning 4, Gilbertson 1, RJ Bogstad 1