RANDOLPH - Renville County West took control early and never let Randolph get closer than two touchdowns as the No. 3-seeded Jaguars won their eighth straight game by doubling up the No. 2 Rockets 28-14 in the Section 2 Nine-Man semifinals on Tuesday.
The Jaguars improved to 8-2 and will take on No. 1 Cleveland (9-1) on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Cleveland. Saturday’s trip will cover about 184 miles for RCW after the Jaguars needed 268 miles to return to the high school in Renville on Tuesday.
Hayden Johnson posted another solid game for the Jaguars as the senior quarterback completed 14 of 27 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 101 yards on 21 carries, scored on a 77-yard punt return, and notched a safety and was in on 19 tackles on defense.
Johnson fired a 14-yard scoring strike to Brady Holwerda in the first quarter to give RCW an early 9-0 lead. Johnson then hooked up with Mason Urness late in the second quarter for a 55-yard touchdown. Urness capped the RCW scoring by running 76 yards on the first play of the fourth quarter.
RCW gained 438 yards on 77 plays and picked off Randolph signal-caller David Speight three times. Jon Kronlokken had two interceptions and Spencer Mortensen collected two sacks to ignited the Jaguars’ defense.
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Urness and Alex Villarreal both ran for 78 yards, and Urness also hauled in seven catches for 99 yards.
RCW 28, Randolph 14
RCW (8-2) 15 7 0 6 - 28
Randolph (7-3) 0 6 0 8 - 14
RCW – Safety, Hayden Johnson tackle Randolph RB in end zone
RCW – Brady Holwerda 14 pass from Johnson (David Glaescher kick)
RCW – Johnson 77 punt return (kick failed)
Ran – Andrew Wenstrom 3 run (Tanner Read blocked extra point kick)
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RCW – Mason Urness 55 pass from Johnson (Glaescher kick)
RCW – Urness 76 run (pass failed)
Ran – Michael Landsberger 35 pass from David Speight (Speight run)
Renville County West
First downs: 15 … Rushing: 50-259 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 14-27-179-2 … Fumbles lost: 0 … Penalties: 9-64
Rushing: Johnson 21-101, Alex Villarreal 25-78, Urness 3-78, Jon Kronlokken 1-2 … Passing: Johnson 14-27-179-2 ... Receiving: Urness 7-99, Holwerda 3-36, Alex Villarreal 1-26, Spencer Mortensen 2-16, Kronlokken 1-2 … Punting: Johnson 4-123 … Interceptions: Kronlokken 2, Alex Villarreal 1 … Fumble recoveries: none … Tackles: Johnson 19, Eric Piceno 12, Kronlokken 11, Brody Elfering 9, Alex Villarreal 8, Trent Kjersten 8, Sean Grosklags 8, Mortensen 4, Stephen Countryman 4, Read 2, Augustine Piceno 1, Glaescher 1 … QB sacks: Countryman 1, Mortensen 2
Randolph
First downs: 15 … Rushing: 27-65 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 23-43-303-3 … Fumbles lost: 0 … Penalties: 12-100
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Rushing: Speight 16-42, Charlie Wille Jr. 9-22 … Passing: Speight 23-41-303-3 ... Receiving: Landsberger 8-149, Conor McElroy 6-61, Billy Siebenaler 4-59, Wenstrom 5-29 … Punting: Bailey Braatz 4-117 … Interceptions: Siebenaler 1, Justin Wille 1 … Fumble recoveries: none … Tackles: Wille Jr. 16, Wenstrom 12, Zach Sirinek 11 … QB sacks: Sirinek 2, McElroy 1
Cleveland 43, MACCRAY 0
MACCRAY (5-5) 0 0 0 0 - 0
Cleveland (9-1) 7 7 19 10 - 43
Scoring plays not provided
MACCRAY
Rushing: Connor Cronen 18-(-5), Ben Burner 5-10, Brady Madsen 3-9 … Passing: Cronen 8-22-90-* ... Receiving: Madsen 4-62, Jackson Grussing 1-9, Burner 2-11, Nic Pieper 1-6
Cleveland
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Statistics not provided
SECTION 6AAA
Montevideo 20, Holdingford 14
Troy Diggins threw two touchdown passes and he ran for another score as Montevideo won its eighth straight game and advanced to the Section 6AAA championship game.
The Thunder Hawks improved to 9-1 and they play Albany at 7 p.m. Saturday at St. Cloud State’s Husky Field.
Diggins threw 21 yards to Bailey Eickhoff for the T-Hawks’ first touchdown in the first quarter, then hit Travis Dreyer on an eight-yard scoring pass to take a 13-0 lead into halftime.
Diggins ran two yards for a third-quarter touchdown that made it 20-0.
Holdingford, the defending Class AA state champion, got on the board when Alex Knapp connected with Blake Patrick on a 94-yard scoring pass with about 11 minutes left in the game.
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Holdingford scored against with 1:46 to go, but Montevideo recovered the onside kick and converted a first down to run out the clock.
Reece Kuhlmann carried 19 times for 64 yards and Preston Herfurth had 10 carries for 71 yards.
Holdingford (5-5) 0 0 0 14 - 14
Montevideo (9-1) 7 6 7 0 - 20
M – Bailey Eickhoff 21 pass from Troy Diggins (Hever Valenzuela kick)
M – Travis Dreyer 8 pass from Diggins (kick failed)
M – Diggins 2 run (Valenzuela kick)
H – Blake Patrick 94 pass Alex Knapp (Patrick kick)
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H – Isaiah Folsom 19 pass from Knapp (Jayden Prochaska kick)
Holdingford
First downs: 14 … Rushing: 24-79 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 15-31-275-1 … Fumbles lost: 1 … Penalties: 5-40
Rushing: Nolan Prokott 10-59, Griffin Olson 4-22 … Passing: Alex Knapp 15-31-275-1 ... Receiving: Blake Patrick 10-213 … Punting: Brandon Skroch 5-66 (13.2) … Interceptions: Patrick 1 … Fumble recoveries: None
Montevideo
First downs: 12 … Rushing: 44-157 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 6-15-54-1 … Fumbles lost: None … Penalties: 4-30
Rushing: Reece Kuhlmann 19-64, Preston Herfurth 10-71, Bailey Eickhoff 5-14 … Passing: Diggins 6-15-54-1 ... Receiving: Eickhoff 2-25, Herfurth 3-21, Travis Dreyer 1-8 … Punting: Valenzuela 5-204 (40.8) … Interceptions: Herfurth 1 … Fumble recoveries: 1 … Tackles (solo-assist): Herfurth 6-2, Kuhlmann 5-3, Ethan Schmidt 3-4, David Nelson 3-4, Thomas O’Malley 2-3, A.J. Olive 0-3, Luke Kontz 1-0 … QB sacks: O’Malley 0.5, Olive 0.5, Kontz 1
Albany 40, NLS 6
New London-Spicer’s season ended at the hands of top-seeded Albany, as the Huskies sailed in the Section 6AAA finals on Tuesday.
Kyle Birr and Taylor Fourre each scored two touchdowns for Albany, with Will Kleinschmidt and Tucker Dingmann scoring one each.
Blake Shuck’s 22-yard TD reception in the second quarter was the only scoring the Wildcats managed, as Albany held them to 152 total yards of offense.
The Wildcats end their season with a 5-5 overall record.
NLS (5-5) 0 6 0 0 - 0
Albany (8-1) 20 0 13 7 - 40
A – Kyle Birr 40 run (Taylor Fourre kick)
A – Fourre 36 run (Fourre kick)
A – Fourre 17 run (kick failed)
N – Blake Shuck 22 pass from Josh Evans (kick failed)
A – Birr 3 run (pass failed)
A – Will Kleinschmidt 18 run (Fourre kick)
A – Tucker Dingmann 1 run (Owen Meyer kick)
New London-Spicer
First downs: 6 … Rushing: 33-36 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 9-22-116-2 … Fumbles lost: none … Penalties: 4-47
Rushing: Josh Soine 8-52 … Passing: Josh Evans 9-22-116-2 ... Receiving: Blake Shuck 5-64, James Magnuson 2-25, Derrick Laudenbach 1-16, Cody King 1-11 … Punting: Shuck 7-27.8 … Interceptions: none … Fumble recoveries: Jacob Klavetter 1 … Tackles (solo-assist): Taylor Engelke 13-2, Magnuson 14-0, Klavetter 6-3, Soine 5-4 … QB sacks: none
Albany
First downs: 17 … Rushing: 58-374 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 3-4-33-0 … Fumbles lost: 1 … Penalties: 5-35
Rushing: Kyle Birr 24-137, Taylor Fourre 14-143, Will Kleinschmidt 4-23 … Passing: Fourre 3-4-33-0 ... Receiving: Neal Anderson 1-10, Max Carlson 1-6, Bobby Benson 1-17 … Punting: 3-27.3 … Interceptions: Fourre 1, Birr 1 … Fumble recoveries: none … Tackles (solo-assist): n/a … QB sacks: n/a
SECTION 5AA
Minnewaska 20, Sauk Centre 7
Greg Helander ran for 154 yards and scored two touchdowns as the Lakers downed the Mainstreeters in the Section 5AA semifinals on Tuesday.
The Lakers, 8-1, play Paynesville for the section championship at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at St. John’s University.
Helander scored on a five-yard run in the first quarter, but the Mainstreeters tied the game 7-7 by halftime.
Helander scored on a 47-yard run in the third quarter and quarterback Michael Gruber threw four yards to Austin VerSteeg for a fourth-quarter TD that put the game out of reach.
The Lakers allowed Sauk Centre just 85 rushing yards.
Sauk Centre (4-6) 0 7 0 0 - 7
Minnewaska (8-1) 7 0 7 6 - 20
M – Greg Helander 5 run (Chris Clausen kick)
S – Kyle Froseth 82 pass from Simon Weller (Will Funk kick)
M – Greg Helander 47 run (Clausen kick)
M – Austin VerSteeg 4 pass from Michael Gruber (kick failed)
Sauk Centre
First downs: 8 … Rushing: 85 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 8-12-158-3 … Fumbles lost: None … Penalties: 4-28
Rushing: Noah Lezer 7-30, Dylan Haskamp 10-37, Simon Weller 4-18 … Passing: Simon Weller 12-27-173-3 ... Receiving: Blaine Olson 1-5, Lezer 2-13, Kyle Froseth 7-133, Will Funk 2-23 … Punting: Jay Friedrichs 4-115 (28.75) … Interceptions: None
Minnewaska
First downs: 14 … Rushing: 236 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 8-12-88-0 … Fumbles lost: 1 … Penalties: 6-44
Rushing: Justin Amundson 2-(-7), Michael Gruber 6-24, Ryan Christianson 13-65, Greg Helander 18-154 … Passing: Gruber 8-12-88-0 ... Receiving: Amundson 2-14, Austin VerSteeg 4-66, Matt McIver 1-24, Christianson 2-5 … Punting: Colin Richards 2-41 (20.5), McIver 3-106 (35.33) … Interceptions: Amundson 1, Helander 1, Tony Hill 1
SECTION 4A
Minneapolis North 48, BBE 10
The top-ranked Class A team in the state jumped out quickly and never let Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa gain any traction in a Section 4A semifinals game on Tuesday in Minneapolis.
The Polars scored 20 first-quarter points and built a 34-7 lead by halftime.
BBE scored when Ryan Illies connected with Sidney Shacter on a 33-yard scoring play, and Jacob Weller kicked a 29-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
The Polars held the Jaguars to 118 total yards, including no net rushing yards on 30 attempts.
The Jaguars wrapped up their season at 5-5.
BBE (5-5) 0 7 0 3 - 10
Mpls. North (9-0) 20 14 8 6 - 48
M – Tyler Johnson 2 run (PAT failed)
M – Johnson 70 run (PAT failed)
M – Patrick Dembley 73 pass from Tyler Johnson (PAT good)
M – Dallas Villarreal-Griffin 12 pass from Johnson (PAT good)
B – Sidney Shacter 33 pass from Ryan Illies (Jacob Weller kick)
M – Johnson 22 run (PAT failed)
M – Malik Matthews 57 pass from Johnson (PAT good)
B – Weller 29 field goal
M – Jordan Reed 1 run (kick failed)
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
First downs: 8 … Rushing: 30-0 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 11-23-118-0 … Fumbles lost: None … Penalties: 7-60
Rushing: Tanner Heinsius 14-23, Kyle Felling 1-7, Adam Jaeger 4-7, Isaiah Gilbert 4-5, Ryan Illies 7-(-42) … Passing: Illies 11-23-118-0 ... Receiving: Jaeger 5-57, Sidney Shacter 1-33, Gilbert 1-6, Heinsius 2-5 … Punting: Adrian Belden 6-39.0 … Interceptions: None … Fumble recoveries: Jaeger 2, Ben Thompson 1 … Tackles (solo-assist): Heinsius 5-1, Jaeger 5-3, Belden 2-4, Brendon Loch 1-6, Taylor Knight 0-5, Jonah Voss 0-4 … QB sacks: None
Minneapolis North
First downs: 15 … Rushing: 31-228 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 11-15-265-0 … Fumbles lost: 3 … Penalties: 2-20
Rushing: Tyler Johnson 9-113, Jordan Reed 4-46 … Passing: Johnson 11-15-265-0 ... Receiving: Malik Matthews 3-133, Patrick Dembley 2-103 … Punting: Matthews 2-35.0 … Interceptions: None … Fumble recoveries: None
