DANUBE - Renville County West is on a roll, just a few seasons removed from the possible folding of its program.
The Jaguars improved to 2-1 on Friday with a 35-12 victory over Cleveland in a Southern Confederacy Conference game.
Alex Villarreal ran for the game’s first touchdown and also caught two scoring passes from quarterback Hayden Johnson.
Johnson led the Jaguars with 105 rushing yards and he also connected on 18 of 36 passes for 208 yards and four touchdowns.
Colin Thompson caught two TD passes and also intercepted a first-quarter pass that led to Villarreal’s TD run.
The Jags broke the game open with a 21-point second quarter.
“There were a lot of ups and downs in the game,” said Jaguars head coach Ryan Hebrink. “We had the lead but we could never create separation. But our guys stuck with it and rallied around.”
The Jaguars travel to play Heron Lake-Okabena at 7 p.m. Friday. Cleveland, which fell to 2-1, defeated HLO 50-0 in the second week of the season.
RCW 35, Cleveland 12
Cleveland (2-1) 6 0 6 0 - 12
RCW (2-1) 7 21 0 7 - 35
R – Alex Villarreal 1 run (Leon Ziegler kick)
C – Spencer Lynch 12 pass from Carter Kopet (kick failed)
R – Colin Thompson 35 from Hayden Johnson (Ziegler kick)
R – Villarreal 22 pass from Johnson (Ziegler kick)
R – Thompson 49 pass from Johnson (Ziegler kick)
C – Spencer Davies 40 pass from Kopet (pass failed)
R – Villarreal 25 pass from Johnson (Ziegler kick)
Cleveland
First downs: 8 … Rushing: 23-39 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 18-36-208-2 … Fumbles lost: 0 … Penalties: 5-25
Rushing: Spencer Davies 11-31 … Passing: Carter Kopet 18-36-208-2 ... Receiving: Spencer Lynch 6-57, Matt Archer 5-44, Davies 4-64 … Punting: Kopet 4-121 (30.0) … Interceptions: Dylan Baker 1, Kopet 1 … Fumble recoveries: None
Renville County West
First downs: 15 … Rushing: 44-151 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 11-22-194-2 … Fumbles lost: 0 … Penalties: 5-35
Rushing: Hayden Johnson 20-105, Alex Villarreal 14-23, Colin Thompson 9-23, Jon Kronlokken 1-0 … Passing: Johnson 11-22-194-2 ... Receiving: Villarreal 6-71, Thompson 2-84, Jesse Miller 2-19, Mason Urness 1-20 … Punting: Johnson 2-62 (31.0) … Interceptions: Thompson 1, Johnson 1 … Fumble recoveries: None … Tackles (solo-assist): David Marr 10, Nick Fischer 11, Thompson 6, Villarreal 9, Kronlokken 3, Johnson 10, Cody Discher 6, Miller 3, Nick Rosin 1, Jesse Barrera 1, Spencer Mortenson 1 … QB sacks: Fischer 2, Discher 1, Mortenson 1
Wright County
HF Catholic 26, NLS 16
Chazz Johnson rushed for 167 yards and 3 touchdowns to help Holy Family Catholic outlast Class AAA No. 1 New London-Spicer 26-16 in a battle of unbeaten Wright County Conference teams Friday.
Shane Zylstra also went over the 100-yard mark (103 on 9 carries) on the ground to collect a pair of touchdowns for the Wildcats, but those were the only points NLS would get. It was the first NLS setback since it fell 48-44 in the state title game last year.
Zylstra scored on a 5-yard run late in the first quarter to give NLS a quick lead and the senior scampered 60 yards near the end of the third quarter to put the Wildcats back in front at 16-7. But a TD pass just 48 seconds later gave the Fire, a Class AAAA program, momentum entering the final quarter.
Johnson scored on runs covering 22 and 17 yards in a five-minute span in the fourth to pull the Fire (3-0) ahead.
NLS (2-1) was held to 205 yards on offense - 188 came from the ground - and turned the ball over three times while committing 9 penalties that marched off 80 yards. The Fire, meanwhile, were able to manufacture 194 rushing yards and another 180 yards through the air while not committing a turnover. Defensively for NLS, Noah Welsh had 2½ sacks and Brandon Knisley 1½.
The Wildcats have another tough test next week as they host Glencoe-Silver Lake, which lost 47-0 to Hutchinson on Friday.
NLS (2-1) 8 0 8 0 - 16
HFC (3-0) 0 7 6 13 - 26
NLS – Shane Zylstra 5 run (Nick Kester run)
HFC – Chazz Johnson 11 run (Allison Aubrey kick)
NLS – Zylstra 60 run (Brandon Knisley run)
HFC – Nick Heithoff 9 pass from Hank Hopkins (pass failed)
HFC – Johnson 22 run (kick failed)
HFC – Johnson 17 run (Aubrey kick)
New London-Spicer
First downs: 9 … Rushing: 37-188 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 3-5-17-1 … Fumbles lost: 2 … Penalties: 9-80
Rushing: Shane Zylstra 9-103, Jared Travis 10-25, Hunter Sjoberg 10-41, Ethan Bohlsen 8-19 … Passing: Bohlsen 3-5-17-1 ... Receiving: Zylstra 1-12, Cody King 1-17, Josh Evans 1-(-12) … Punting: n/a … Interceptions: none … Fumble recoveries: none … Tackles (solo-assist): Noah Welsh 8-5, Ben Tiffany 6-1, Chris Schmitz 5-2, Zach Swigerd 4-4, Taylor Engelke 5-2, Kellon Knutson 3-2, James Magnuson 3-3 … QB sacks: Welsh 2.5, Brandon Knisley 1.5, Josh Evans 1
Holy Family Catholic
First downs: 14 … Rushing: 40-194 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 7-9-180-0 … Fumbles lost: 0 … Penalties: 4-45
Rushing: Hank Hopkins 13-(-10), Landon Kimm 1-0, Charlie Lacy 4-34, Chazz Johnson 21-167, David Ogren 1-3 … Passing: Hopkins 7-9-144-0, Johnson 1-1-36-0 ... Receiving: Johnson 2-52, Lacy 1-9, Ryan Anton 2-46, Nick Heithoff 3-73
Delano 35, Litchfield 19
The Tigers pawed their way up and down the field for 296 yards in 50 snaps. The Delano defense picked of six Litchfield passes.
Both Litchfield scores game on identical 8-yard TD pass plays from Eddie Estrada to Jared Pedersen, back-to-back after the home team pounced for a 27-0 lead.
Aaron Wagner rushed for 104 yards in 15 carries.
Austin Neisen scored on a 85 yard pass play and the senior cornerback had five interceptions.
Litchfield (0-3) 0 7 6 6 - 19
Delano (2-1) 21 7 0 7 - 35
D – Aaron Wagner 7 run (Evan Tolkkinen kick)
D – Gabe Halonen 45 interception return (Tolkkinen kick)
D – Austin Neisen 85 pass from Nate Norman (Tolkkinen kick)
D– Harrison Bolzer 6 run (Tolkkinen kick)
L – Jared Pedersen 8 pass from Eddie Estrada (Pedersen kick)
L – Pedersen 8 pass from Estrada (pass fail)
D – Ben Meyers 18 run (Tolkkinen kick)
L – Cody Rau 6 pass from Josh Prahl (run fail)
Litchfield
First downs: 17 … Rushing: 26-61… Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 20-38-178-6 … Fumbles lost: 0 … Penalties: 9-86
Rushing: Eddie Estrada 9-23, Cody Klabune 6-13, Ryan Anderson 6-11 … Passing: Estrada 7-20-49-5, Josh Prahl 13-18-129-1 ... Receiving: Jared Pedersen 6-53, Cody Beavers 5-57, Cody Rau 5-43, Klabunde 3-10, Dylan Kotzer 1-23 … Punting: Estrada 2-29.0 … Interceptions: Connor Hoff, Beavers … Fumble recoveries: Klabunde … Tackles (solo-assist): Hoff 4-10, Kotzer 6-10, Klabunde 3-5, Brady McGraw 2-6, Anderson 1-4 … QB sacks: Carson Deal
Delano
First downs: 14 … Rushing: 50-296… Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 2-6-86-2 … Fumbles lost: 1… Penalties: 8-71
Rushing: Wagner 15-104, Ben Meyers 10-61, Nate Meyers 7-54, Brady Miller 5-41 … Passing: Norman 2-6-82-2 ... Receiving: Neisen 1-85, B. Miller 1-1 … Punting: Kyle Moonen 4-34.5 … Interceptions: Neisen 4, Gabe Halonen 2
Southern Minn.
BLHS 29, CM/C 22
Jaydon Coulter scored twice and Jake Pettit threw for 134 yards in the Mustangs’ first win of the season.
Cedar Mountain/Comfrey took a 6-0 first quarter lead, but Coulter took in a 1-yard run at 10:22 in the second quarter, followed by a safety and Trey Weispfennig fumble recovery to build a 15-6 BLHS halftime lead.
Coulter scored again in the third quarter and Mason Olinger tacked on a 14-yard TD run in the fourth.
Olinger finished with 47 yards rushing and 48 yards receiving, and Cody Johnson had 74 yards on the ground.
BLHS next plays Friday at home against Martin County West.
BLHS (1-2, 1-2) 0 15 6 8 - 29
C/MC (1-2, 1-2) 6 0 16 0 - 22
C – Chandler Rose 1 run (kick failed)
B – Jaydon Coulter 1 run (Giradot kick)
B – Safety
B – Trey Weispfennig fumble recovery (conversion failed)
B – Coulter 25 pass from Jake Pettit (kick failed)
C – Andy Lux 3 run (Rose run)
C – Preston Maurer 45 pass from Rose (Lux run)
B – Mason Olinger 14 run (Olinger pass from Pettit)
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
First downs: n/a … Rushing: 52-146 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 9-17-134-0 … Fumbles lost: n/a … Penalties: n/a
Rushing: Cody Johnson 30-74, Jake Pettit 14-22, Mason Olinger 6-47, Jaydon Coulter 2-3 … Passing: Pettit 9-17-134-0 ... Receiving: Olinger 2-48, Coulter 2-40, Brad Ebbers 2-20, Johnson 1-6, Trey Weispfennig 2-20 … Punting: n/a … Interceptions: 1 … Fumble recoveries: n/a … Tackles (solo-assist): n/a … QB sacks: n/a
Cedar Mountain/Comfrey
First downs: n/a … Rushing: 19-(-1) … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 16-30-235-1 … Fumbles lost: n/a … Penalties: n/a
Rushing: Chandler Rose 4(-3), Preston Maurer 4-2, Andy Lux 7-12, Collin Kerkhoff 3-5, Chandler Steffensmeier 1-(-17) … Passing: Rose 16-30-235-1 ... Receiving: Colton Kunkel 4-44, Maurer 4-63, Name n/a 1-14, Austin Guetter 3-38, Riley Berkey 2-48, Kerkhoff 2-28 … Punting: n/a … Interceptions: n/a … Fumble recoveries: n/a … Tackles (solo-assist): n/a … QB sacks: n/a
West Central
Minnewaska 44, ACGC 8
Minnewaska took a 38-0 lead at halftime in a drubbing of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, improving to 2-1 on the season.
Greg Helander and Will Anderson scored two touchdowns each, with Jon Nygaard and Matt Paulson notching one each.
Helander rushed for a game-high 134 yards, including an 85-yard run in the second quarter.
Nygaard caught for 60 yards, 30 coming on a TD reception from quarterback Michael Gruber, and Paulson pulled in a 52-yard pass for the Lakers’ first score of the game.
The Lakers (2-1, 2-1) host Melrose on Friday, and the Falcons (1-2, 1-2) host Benson.
ACGC (1-2, 1-2) 0 0 8 0 - 8
Minnewaska (2-1, 2-1) 22 16 6 0 - 44
M – Matt Paulson 52 pass from Michael Gruber (Jon Nygaard pass from Gruber)
M – Will Anderson 23 run (Anderson run)
M – Nygaard 30 pass from Gruber (run failed)
M – Greg Helander 1 run (Gruber run)
M – Helander 85 run (Paulson pass from Gruber)
M – Anderson 19 run (kick failed)
A – Beau Anderson 1 run (Tanner Olson run)
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
First downs: n/a … Rushing: 48-189 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 1-8-2-4 … Fumbles lost: 1 … Penalties: 5-26
Rushing: Derek Dengerud 10-30, Michael Dallmann 1-0, Brett Busskohl 13-41, Beau Anderson 18-88, Colton Minnick 1-3, Rylan Molinaro 1-7, AJ Schmidt 2-5, Tanner Olson 1-(-2) … Passing: Dengerud 1-8-2-4 ... Receiving: Minnick 1-2 … Punting: Payton Kinzler 5-30.2 … Interceptions: none … Fumble recoveries: none … Tackles (solo-assist): n/a … QB sacks: n/a
Minnewaska
First downs: n/a … Rushing: 34-226 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 6-12-165-0 … Fumbles lost: none … Penalties: 1-13
Rushing: Colin Richards 2-13, Marcelo Arredondo 1-1, Michael Gruber 2-1, Will Anderson 4-48, Tanner Lybek 6-9, Luke Nielsen 3-11, Tony Hill 3-6, Ryan Christianson 1-0, Jon Nygaard 2-(-1), Greg Helander 9-134, Dylan Holmes 1-4 … Passing: Gruber 6-12-165-0 ... Receiving: Paulson 1-52, Austin VerSteeg 1-47, Nygaard 3-60, Helander 1-6 … Punting: Matt McIver 2-28.5 … Interceptions: McIver 2, Nygaard 2 … Fumble recoveries: Arredondo 1 … Tackles (solo-assist): n/a … QB sacks: n/a
Paynesville 44,
Melrose 0
Paynesville had proved how effective it could be throwing the ball. Now, it’s pretty obvious the state’s No. 2-ranked Class AA team can get the job done on the ground, too.
The undefeated Bulldogs rushed for 372 yards and Bryce Savage picked up 161 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead the attack.
Before giving way to the reserves, starting quarterback Matthew Quade hit 13 of 18 throws for 160 yards and touchdown passes to Nicholas Reiman and Brandon Schleper.
The Bulldogs play host to Yellow Medicine East at 7 p.m. Friday while Melrose travels to Minnewaska at 7 p.m. Friday.
Paynesville (3-0) 16 14 6 8 - 44
Melrose (2-1) 0 0 0 0 - 0
P – Bryce Savage 5 run (Mitchell Weidner pass from Matthew Quade)
P – Nicholas Reiman 6 pass from Quade (Brandon Schleper pass from Quade)
P – Savage 5 run (Weidner pass from Quade)
P – Schleper 30 pass from Quade (pass failed)
P – Savage 19 run (run failed)
P – Brandt Hubert 1 run (Hubert pass Dustin Heiserich)
Paynesville
First downs: 25 … Rushing: 44-372 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 16-23-187-1 … Fumbles lost: 0 … Penalties: NA
Rushing: Bryce Savage 17-161, Tyler Tonabuer 3-42, Alex Kranz 3-36, Mitchell Weidner 2-33, Matthew Quade 5-32, Brandt Hubert 4-26, Brent Burg 6-18, Dustin Heiserich 1-16, Eric Hansen 3-8 … Passing: Quade 13-18-160-1, Heiserich 1-3-19-0, Weidner 2-2-8-0 ... Receiving: Brandon Schleper 4-70, Nicholas Reiman 4-39, Kranz 3-36, Nick Dingmann 2-11, Grant Fuchs 1-19, Weidner 1-13, Burg 1-(-1) … Punting: None … Interceptions: None … Fumble recoveries: 3
Melrose
First downs: 11 … Rushing: 41-170 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 6-11-42-0 … Fumbles lost: 3 … Penalties: NA
Rushing: Zach Pierskalla 18-114, Hunter Radamacher 1-14, Anthony Welle 4-11, Tyler Breagelmann 10-10, Ryan Preusser 3-7, Mason Wenker 2-6 … Passing: Breagelmann 6-11-42-0 ... Receiving: Blake Gerads 5-40, Welle 1-2 … Punting: Breagelmann 2-80 (40.0) … Interceptions: Radamecher 1 … Fumble recoveries: None
MCA 53, YME 14
Morris/Chokio-Alberta exploded for eight touchdowns in the first three quarters, racking up 428 yards of offense.
Trent Wulf, Trent Marty and Riley Biesterfeld each scored twice, with Toby Sayles and Erik Staebler each adding one.
Wulf led the ground game with 107 rushing yards, and quarterback Marty threw for 164 yards - all to Biesterfeld and Staebler.
The Tigers (1-2, 1-2) are at Sauk Centre on Friday, while YME (0-3, 0-3) travels to Paynesville.
YME (0-3, 0-3) 0 0 6 8 - 14
MCA (1-2, 1-2) 20 26 7 0 - 53
M – Trent Wulf 72 run (Noah Grove kick)
M – Riley Biesterfeld 17 pass from Trent Marty (Grove kick)
M – Biesterfeld 69 pass from Marty (kick failed)
M – Marty 10 run (kick failed)
M – Erik Staebler 47 pass from Marty (Grove kick)
M – Marty 7 run (Grove kick)
M – Toby Sayles 10 run (kick failed)
M – Wulf 7 run (Grove kick)
Y – Derrick Grund 5 run (kick failed)
Y – Austin Friese 5 run (pass good)
Yellow Medicine East
First downs: 10 … Rushing: 29-95 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 10-29-97-0 … Fumbles lost: 3 … Penalties: 4-40
Rushing: n/a … Passing: n/a ... Receiving: n/a … Punting: n/a … Interceptions: 0 … Fumble recoveries: 2 … Tackles (solo-assist): n/a … QB sacks: n/a
Morris/Chokio-Alberta
First downs: 14 … Rushing: 47-264 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 4-6-164-0 … Fumbles lost: 2 … Penalties: 3-34
Rushing: Trent Wulf 11-107, Isaac Wente 12-26, Austin Hills 3-28, Trent Marty 2-36, Toby Sayles 2-12 … Passing: Marty 4-6-164-0 ... Receiving: Riley Biesterfeld 2-86, Erik Staebler 2-78 … Punting: n/a … Interceptions: Grove 2 … Fumble recoveries: Denner Daugherty 1, Nate Vipond 1, Hills 1 … Tackles: Ryan Bietz 7 … QB sacks: n/a
BOLD 44, Benson 0
The Warriors kept mostly to their ground attack and hammered out a West Central Conference win on the road against the Braves on Friday.
BOLD rushed for 325 yards and Ben Steffel and Brad Wolff both ran for two touchdowns.
Quarterback Lane Stadther threw to Trent Athmann for a 25-yard TD and Athmann later took a punt back 54 yards for the Warriors’ final touchdown.
Steffel carried 18 times for 191 yards. Nick Kubesh kicked a 28-yard field goal and also converted on five PATs.
The Warriors improved to 2-1 while the Braves fell to 0-3.
BOLD (2-1) 14 16 14 0 - 44
Benson (0-3) 0 0 0 0 - 0
BOLD – Brad Wolff 1 run (Nick Kubesh kick)
BOLD – Ben Steffel 3 run (Kubesh kick)
BOLD – Steffel 40 run (kick failed)
BOLD – Kubesh 28 FG
BOLD – Trent Athmann 25 pass from Lane Stadther (Kubesh kick)
BOLD – Wolff 14 run (Kubesh kick)
BOLD – Athmann 54 punt return (Kubesh kick)
BOLD
First downs: 15 … Rushing: 46-325 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 5-9-67-1 … Fumbles lost: 1 … Penalties: 3-18
Rushing: Ben Steffel 18-191, Brad Wolff 7-33, Connor Riley 8-33, Drew Maher 4-26, Trent Athmann 2-26 … Passing: Lane Stadther 5-8-67-1 ... Receiving: Athmann 1-25, Max Buchtel 3-37, Nick Kubesh 1-5 … Punting: None … Interceptions: None … Fumble recoveries: Tyler Park 1, Kubesh 1 … Tackles (solo-assist): N/A … QB sacks: Park 1
Benson
First downs: 2 … Rushing: 24-(-17) … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 4-8-42-0 … Fumbles lost: 2 … Penalties: 6-31
Rushing: Aaron Ahrndt 9-(-10), Brett Sulier 4-3, Tyler Smith 4-3, Connor Staton 1-6 … Passing: Ahrndt 4-6-42-0, Layton Connelly 0-2-0-0 ... Receiving: Adam Lindahl 2-40, Jacob Connelly 1-4, Layton Connelly 1-(-2) … Punting: Layton Connelly 7-25.8, Sulier 1-30.0 … Interceptions: Grant Ascheman 1 … Fumble recoveries: Adam Lindahl 1 … Tackles (solo-assist): Mitch Koosmann 3-7, Tyler Smith 2-6, Grant Ascheman 3-4, Aaron Ahrndt 3-3, Adam Lindahl 3-3, Shawn Aarhus 1-5, Everett Lee 0-6, Chase Young 2-3 … QB sacks: None
Montevideo 21,
Sauk Centre 14
Markus Kranz crashed the Streeter defense 33 times for 142 yards. He scored the winning TD from a yard out after a Montevideo drive from around midfield.
The score was knotted 14-all at halftime after T-Hawk touchdowns by Travis Dreyer and Jimmy Jorgenson, both on tosses from Isaac Douglas.
Sauk’s offense relied on Austin Nelson, who rushed for two TDs and 122 of the team’s 123 net yards.
Bryce Maurice logged an interception and a recovered fumble for the T-Hawks.
Montevideo (2-1) 0 14 7 0 - 21
Sauk Centre 6 8 0 0 - 14
SC – Austin Nelson 4 run (kick fail)
Mtv– Travis Dreyer 8 pass from Isaac Douglas (Hever Valenzuela kick)
SC – Nelson 7 run (Will Funk pass from Jay Friedrichs)
Mtv – Jimmy Jorgenson 41 pass from Douglas (Valenzuela kick)
Mtv – Markus Kranz 1 run (Valenzuela kick)
Montevideo
First downs: 14 … Rushing: 44-195 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 6-11-93-0 … Fumbles lost: 0 … Penalties: 9-68
Rushing: Kranz 33-142, Jimmy Jorgenson 6-51, Preston Herfurth 4-5 …Passing: Isaac Douglas 6-11-93-0 ... Receiving: Jorgenson 2-60, Preston Herfurth 3-25, Travis Dreyer 1-8 … Punting: Valenzuela 4-34.0 … Interceptions: Bryce Maurice, Herfurth … Fumble recovery: Maurice
Sauk Centre
First downs: 12 … Rushing: 31-123 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 7-19-71-2 … Fumbles lost: 1 … Penalties: 3-11
Rushing: Austin Nelson 29-122, Jay Friedrichs 1-4 … Passing: Friedrichs 7-19-71-2 ... Receiving: Cole Neubert 4-36, Will Funk 3-35 … Punting: Jay Friedrichs 2-36.0
Little Sioux
TMB 32, LQPV 13
LQPV (1-2) 0 0 6 7- 13
TMB (2-1) 20 6 6 0- 32
T – Brett Swenhaugen 13 run (run fail)
T – Austin Gleis 65 int. return (conversion good)
T– Josh Kirk 40 run
T – Gleis 35 pass from Swenhaugen (kick fail)
T – J. Kirk 48 pass from Swenhaugen (pass fail)
L – Kody Nesvold 13 run (fail)
L – defensive touchdown
Lac qui Parle Valley
Rushing: 92 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 93
Rushing: Kody Nesvold 17-44 … Passing: Peyton Mortenson 6-10-93 ... Receiving: Kellen Kessler 4-62
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
Rushing: 196 … Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 207
Rushing: Riley Kirk 12-95 … Passing: Brett Swenhaugen 11-19-207 ... Receiving: Josh . Kirk 6-106
