Recap stories for local football games on Friday, September 10th
Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson At Carroll
Carroll 24
Thomas Jefferson 14
It was a good win for Carroll on Friday night as the Tigers improved to 2-1 on the season. The Tigers received another solid performance from the defense, got a couple big plays in special teams and good work from Cooper Ludwig and Jireh Gallegos in the run game.
Remy Richardson nearly put the Tigers up 7-0 on the opening kickoff. He faked a reverse to Zack Dirkx and picked up a wall down the Tigers sideline. Richardson nearly scored but stumbled down at the Yellow Jackets 10 yard line. Carroll wasn’t able to score and settled for a 23-yard field goal from Elijah Lee. The Tiger defense gave up some yards to Austin Schubert on the ground as he broke contain in the 1st half and scrambled but they forced Council Bluff Thomas Jefferson to punt twice and stopped them on 4th down, ending a 9-play drive early in the 2nd quarter. Thomas Jefferson had a chance to tie the game late in the 1st quarter but missed a 24-yard field goal.
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The Tigers offense was struggling to run between the tackles early and were forced to punt twice on 3 and outs. It was still 3-0 late in the half when the passing game sparked the Tigers. Ethan Lengeling found Nick Macke on a crossing pattern after Carroll took over at midfield. Macke broke free on the second play of the drive and made the catch across the middle, he sidestepped a defensive back, finding a seam and out running everyone to the end zone for a 38-yard touchdown to put Carroll up 10-0 with :08 seconds left in the half.
The Yellow Jackets answered to start the 3rd with their best drive of the game and Austin Schubert hit Braetyn Couse for a 15-yard touchdown on 4th down. The perfectly thrown ball found Couse in stride and the Tigers lead was down to four after the extra point was blocked. The Tigers were forced to punt and the Yellow Jackets gained momentum when they blocked the Nolan Mohr punt, taking over at the Tigers 44-yard line. Carroll defense came up big and forced Thomas Jefferson to punt. Carroll again wasn’t able to move the ball and Mohr went back to punt. This time he scooped up a low snap and started to run as the pressure went passed him. He made a nifty sidestep of a potential tackler and picked up the first down to extend the Carroll drive. That play sparked the Tigers who marched down the field and scored on a 1-yard run by Ethan Lengeling.
Carroll 17- 6 lead was short lived as Thomas Jefferson went back to Couse, this time finding him down the sidelines for a 51-yard touchdown. They went for two and cut the Carroll lead to 17-14. Carroll special teams sparked the Tigers again as Remy Richardson again scooped up the kickoff and faked the handoff to Dirkx. Richardson showed his nifty moves and set the Tigers up at the Thomas Jefferson 47. Ethan Lengling capped off the drive with another 1-yard plunge behind his center Nolan Mohr and Carroll was up 10 with 2:17 left. Carroll stripped the ball away from Couse and recovered the fumble on the Yellow Jackets first play. Carroll forced Thomas Jefferson to burn their timeouts and gave them back back with 0:40 left.
Ethan Lengeling finished 3-13 passing but threw for 65 yards and a touchdown. He added a pair of running touchdowns. Cooper Ludwig carried it 16 times for 97 yards and Jireh Gallegos added 58 yards on 6 carries. Carroll finished with175 yards rushing on 32 carries for 5.5 yards per carry. They had 240 yards of total offense. NIck Macke had 1 catch that went for a 38 yard touchdown and Zack Dirkx added a pair of catches for 27 yards. Remy Richardson had 2 kick returns for a total of 112 yards. Elijah Lee was 3-3 in PAT and had a 23-yard field goal.
Carroll heads to Storm Lake on Friday on KIKD 106.7 looking to improve to 3-1. Storm Lake is 0-3 and lost 26-17 to MOC Floyd Valley on Friday.
Carroll Stats
Ethan Lengeling 3-13 passing 65 yards, touchdown, 2 rushing touchdowns
Cooper Ludwig 16 carries 97 yards
Jireh Gallegos 6 carries 58 yards
Nick Macke 1 catch 38 yards, touchdown
Zack Dirkx 2 catches 27 yards
Remy Richardson 2 kick returns 112 yards
Nolan Mohr 3 punts 45 yard average
Elijah Lee 23-yard field goal, 3-3 PAT
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
CBTJ 0 0 6 8 14
Carroll 3 7 7 7 24
Kuemper At Greene County
Greene County 13
Kuemper 3
The defenses controlled the 1st half of the game before the offenses started to make some noise in the 2nd half in a game that could have went either way. Kuemper took the first lead of the game but Greene County answered thanks to a kickoff that set them up inside the Kuemper 10-yard line. Kuemper did have a chance to go back on top but weren’t able to pick up a 4th down conversion and Greene County used another big play to salt the game away late. The loss drops Kuemper to 1-2 while Greene County improved to 2-1.
Both offenses struggled to generate much in the 1st half. The Rams did have more success but the Kuemper defense made plays when needed. The Rams ran around 15 more plays than Kuemper in the fist half and had nearly 100 yards more in total offense but the game was scoreless at half. Kuemper used two interceptions by Isaac Evans to stop a pair of good drives for Greene County.
Kuemper scored first when Tommy Fitzsimmons booted a 25-yard field goal in the 3rd quarter. Richard Daughety returned the ensuing kickoff 88- yards inside the Kuemper 5 and the Rams would score to go up 7-3. The game remained a 4 point game heading into the 4th quarter but the Knights had the ball and were beginning to move the ball. Chris Mohr had a couple nice runs and Kuemper looked to be wearing down the Rams defense. Greene County forced a 4th down and Kuemper wasn’t able to convert and Greene County responded with a 51-yard touchdown run by Patrick Daugherty and they lead 13-3. Kuemper wouldn’t threaten again.
The Knights ran for 55 yards on 32 carries for 1.7 yards per carry. They threw for 111 yards. The Rams finished with 215 yards rushing on 36 carries or 6 yards per carry. They passed for 70 yards. Cooper Pottebaum finished 8-16 for 111 yards passing. Taye Vonnahme finished with 30 yards and Chris Mohr had 23 yards on 11 carries. Mohr added 41 yards on 3 catches and Nate Overmohle had 44 yards on 3 catches. Max Pietig led the defensive effort with 9 tackles, Cal Wanninger finished with 8.5 tackles and Chris Mohr had 8 tackles with 7 of those solo.
Kuemper hosts winless MVAOCOU on Friday on KCIM.
Kuemper Stats
Cooper Pottebaum 8-16 passing 111 yards
Taye Vonnahme 12 carries 30 yards
Chris Mohr 11 carries 23 yards, 3 receptions 41 yards– 8 tackles
Nate Overmohle 3 receptions 44 yards
Max Pietig 9 tackles
Cal Wanninger 8.5 tackles
Isaac Evans 2 interceptions
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Kuemper 0 0 3 0 3
Greene Co 0 0 7 6 13
Ar-We-Va at Glidden Ralston
Ar-We-Va 45
Glidden Ralston 31
Ar-We-Va picked up their first win of the season as they took on Glidden Ralston.
For the first quarter of the contest, it was all Glidden Ralston as the Wildcats took the field and were up 13-0 going into the second quarter. Bryson Ertz and Tyler Brant both contributed to that early lead for the Wildcats. While the Rockets were down for the time being, their offense came alive in the second quarter. Will Ragaller ran in three touchdowns and got a touchdown pass to Cooper Kock giving the rockets the 27-19 lead. Caden Smith gave the Wildcats a touchdown to keep Glidden Ralston within arms reach.
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In the second half, Glidden Ralston was hanging tough with Ar-We-Va, but Ragaller continued to shine on offense. Ragaller in the third quarter got two more passing touchdowns to Kock, one of which was thrown as he was being tackled. Glidden Ralston responded with a nice reverse sweep touchdown to Caden Smith to keep the game at a close 39-25 lead for Ar-We-Va. In the fourth quarter, both teams continued to battle closely. Both teams ended the final quarter of play with a touchdown without a PAT or two-point conversion. In the end, it was the Rockets who held on to win 45-31.
Ragaller ended the game with 303 total yards of offense along with six touchdowns and 8.5 total tackles. Kock recorded 81 yards off six receptions with a receiving touchdown along with 29 carries for 144 yards and a touchdown. Braeden Kirch on defense was able to grab an interception. Smith for Glidden Ralston had a team high three touchdowns with Brant and Ertz contributing with a touchdown each. Full stats for Glidden Ralston have been posted.
Ar-We-Va is on the road on Friday, September 17th for a game against River Valley. Glidden Ralston is also on the road and will take on Siouxland Christian.
Ar-We-Va Stats
Offense
Will Ragaller: 10-29, 159 Yds, 3 TD, INT; 29 Car, 144 Yds, 3 TDs
Cooper Kock: 6 Rec, 81 Yds, 3 TDs; 8 Car, 42 Yds, TD
Defense
Cooper Kock: 7 Solo, 8.5 Total Tackles
Jonathan Dose: 3 TFL
Braeden Kirsch: INT
Glidden Ralston Stats
Will be updated later tonight
Teams 1 2 3 Final
AWV 0 27 39 | 45
GR 13 19 25 | 31
Woodbury Central At IKM-Manning
Woodbury Central 41
IKM-Manning 14
The Wolves hung close into the 2nd half but Woodbury Central passing game got rolling and they pulled away in the 2nd half to drop the Wolves to 1-2 on the season. Woodbury Central improved to 3-0.
IKM-Manning struck early in the game as Amos Rasmussen broke free for a 54 yard touchdown. Cooper Irlmeier helped set up the play with a nice run the play before. IKM-Manning was up 7-0 less than two minutes into the game. The Wildcats responded on their opening drive and scored on a short touchdown pass. The missed the point after and the Wolves led 7-6. The game was still 7-6 after the 1st quarter but IKM-Manning was moving the ball and started the 2nd quarter at the Wildcats 23-yard line.
IKM-Manning got into the red zone but were forced to go for it on 4th down and Eric McGill intercepted the pass and took it 91-yards for a touchdown and they led IKM-Manning 13-7 early 2nd quarter. The Wolves had success moving the ball in the 1st half and moved it down the field again. Cooper Irlmeier scored from 2-yards and the Wolves were up 14-13 with 3:57 left in the half. Woodbury Central had the answer and took the momentum right back with another drive that ended with a short touchdown run and they led 20-14 at half.
The late 1st half touchdown and momentum carried into the 2nd half and the Wildcats took the opening possession of the 3rd quarter down the field extending their lead to 27-14 with 9:30 left. Dallas Kluender finished 16-22 for 253-yards with four touchdowns. One of those came late in the 3rd as the Wildcats opened things up and led 34-14 with under a minute left. They struck quickly again in the early 4th quarter to cap the scoring.
IKM-Manning finished with 270 offensively with Nolan Ramsey passing for 102 yards on 5-13 passing. The Wolves ground game as solid with 3.7 yards per carry, going for 168 yards on 46 carries. Woodbury Central passed for 253 yards and ran for 135 yards on 26 carries for a 5.2 yards per carry average.
Amos Rasmussen finished with 14 carries for 70 yards and a touchdown. Cooper Irlmeier had 18 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown. Hunter Smith led the Wolves receivers with 2 catches for 36 yards, Eli Dreyer had a catch for 33 yards and Irlmeier caught 1 ball for 22 yards.
The Wolves head to (1-2) Missouri Valley on Friday. The Big Reds lst 56-30 to Tri Center on Friday.
IKM-Manning Stats
Nolan Ramsey 5-13 passing 102 yards, INT
Cooper Irlmeier 18 carries 68 yards, touchdown, 1 catch 22 yards
Amos Rasmussen 14 carries 70 yards, touchdown
Hunter Smith 2 catches 36 yards, 1 interception on defense
Eli Dreyer 1 catch 33 yards
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
WC 6 14 14 7 41
IKM-M 7 7 0 0 14
East Sac At OA-BCIG
OA-BCIG 46
East Sac 7
East Sac new they would need to play a perfect game against the 2-time defending State Champions. The young Raiders fell down early back kept battling until the end. The loss droves them to 0-3 on the season while the Falcons improved to 3-0.
OA-BCIG scored on a 17-yard pass early in the 1st quarter and built the lead to 20-0 by the end of the 1st quarter. They added a 1-yard run and a 16-yard pass just 19 seconds apart late in the 1st quarter to blow the game open. Their first drive was 83-yards, then they scored on 45-yard, 16-yard and 38-yard drives. Their next three scoring drives were all under 42 yards.
East Sac was down 34-0 at half but kept battling. The defense forced a pair of turnovers to start the 2nd half but East Sac wasn’t able to capitalize, having a field goal blocked and losing yards on the second turnover. The Falcons scored on two more short drives that started in Raider territory in the 2nd half and capped their scoring with a 7 play 61-yard touchdown drive.
East Sac did score with a nice 6 play 36-yard driver after stopping the Falcons on downs. Tyler Schmitt scored on a 11-yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter.
Tyler Schmitt finished with 46 yards rushing on 14 attempts and Charlie Veit added 3 carries for 23 yards and had 2 catches for 44 yards. Aiden Vondrak went 8-20 passing for 96 yards. Kinnick Fahrenkrog recovered a pair of fumbles.
The Raiders finished with 97 yards passing and 76 yards on the ground. OA-BCIG passed for 192 yards and ran for 294 yards on 30 carries for 9.8 yards per carry.
The Raiders head to 3-0 Underwood on Friday. The Eagles beat St Albert 69-7 on Friday.
East Sac Stats
Aiden Vondrak 8-20 passing 97 yards
Tyler Schmitt 14 carries 46 yards, touchdown– 12 tackles
Charlie Veit 2 catches 44 yards
Alex Hauser 2 catches 28 yards
Kinnick Fahrenkrog 2 fumble recoveries
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
ESC 0 0 0 7 7
OA-BCIG 20 14 6 6 46
Coon Rapids Bayard at Boyer Valley
Boyer Valley 60
Coon Rapids Bayard 40
Coon Rapids Bayard had a close game from start to finish with Boyer Valley, but the Bulldogs, in the end, were able to edge out the Crusaders.
Both teams were at a standstill after the first quarter, both tied at 14-14. The Crusaders had a strong throwing scheme against Boyer Valley behind Tanner Oswald. He threw for 173 yards and two passing touchdowns, while Boyer Valley had only 29 passing yards total. Despite a better passing game from Coon Rapids
Bayard, Boyer Valley’s rushing game was a good counter to the Crusader air game, as they grabbed the lead and took a 28-20 advantage into halftime.
The third quarter was once again close, but this time, Boyer Valley held on closely to their lead and entered the fourth quarter with a 36-34 lead. Boyer Valley’s Trevor Malone gave the Crusaders defense trouble as he rushed for 371 yards in total for four touchdowns. The Boyer Valley rush game was prominent in the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs outscored the Crusaders 24-6 and won the game 60-40.
Individually for Coon Rapids Bayard, Obert had 10 carries for 90 yards and a touchdown along with two receptions for 85 yards and a rushing touchdown. Omarion Floyd had five carries for 50 yards and a 65 yard kickoff return touchdown. Wyatt Oswald led the team with nine total tackles.
Coon Rapids Bayard Stats
Offense
Gabe Obert: 10 Car, 90 Yds, TD; 2 Rec, 85 Yds, TD
Tanner Oswald: 7-14, 173 Yds, 2 TD; 14 Car, 53 Yds, TD
Omarion Floyd: 5 Car, 50 Yds, Kick Return TD
Defense
Tanner Oswald: 7 Total Tackles
McAlister: 7 Total Tackles
Wyatt Oswald: 9 Total Tackles
Teams 1 2 3 Final
CRB 14 20 34 | 40
BV 14 28 36 | 60
Fremont-Mills at Audubon
Audubon 63
Fremont-Mills 20
Audubon had another dominant performance as they cruised past Fremont-Mills Friday.
The offense for Audubon took a little to get started as got up 7-0 as Gavin Smith found Matthew Beisswenger on a 51-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, but Fremont-Mills kept the Wheelers with that lone touchdown for the remainder of the quarter. Audubon’s response in the second quarter was strong as they put up 21 points compared to Fremont-Mills’ 12. Smith ran in a 43-yard touchdown, Beisswenger took off on the Fremont-Mills kickoff for a 75-yard touchdown, and Smith ran in another touchdown from five yards out.
In the third quarter, Audubon put up another 14 points while keeping Fremont-Mills scoreless. Smith ran to the end zone for another rushing touchdown while Carter Andreasen grabbed his first touchdown of the game, giving Audubon the 42-12 advantage going into the fourth quarter. Fremont-Mills would strike first in the fourth quarter to chip away at the Audubon lead and take it down to 42-20. Despite allowing that touchdown to start the quarter, Audubon dominated from that point on. Smith ran in another touchdown from four yards out and Beisswenger gave the Wheelers the ball back shortly after with an interception. Smith grabbed rushing touchdown number five from 17 yards out off a broken play, while on defense Jordan Schrader recovered a fumble to set up an offensive series that started on Audubon’s own 12 yard line, and ended with an Evan Alt touchdown. Audubon only gave up eight points in the second half as they defeated Fremont-Mills 63-20.
Smith for Audubon was everywhere and did everything against Fremont-Mills. He passed for 84 yards and a touchdown, rushed for 182 yards and five touchdowns, and dominated on the defensive side with a team high seven solo tackles and 10.5 in total. Beisswenger’s performance was also impressive, a 75-yard kickoff touchdown, an interception, a 51-yard receiving touchdown, and he went eight for eight in PATs. Audubon stays undefeated and improves to 3-0 on the season. The Wheelers are on the road next week as they travel to take on Exira-EHK.
Audubon Stats
Gavin Smith: 3-8, 84 Yds, TD; 27 Car, 182 Yds, 5 TD; 7 Solo Tackles
Matthew Beisswenger: 1 Rec, 51 Yds, TD; 1 Kickoff Return, 75 Yds, TD; 8-8 PAT
Joey Schramm: 2 TFL
Gavin Larsen: 5 Solo Tackles, 8.5 Total Tackles
Teams 1 2 3 Final
FM 0 12 12 | 20
AUD 7 28 42 | 63
Emmetsburg at South Central Calhoun
South Central Calhoun 41
Emmetsburg 10
South Central Calhoun was strong from start to finish as they defeated Emmetsburg Friday.
The Titans offense started off the contest with a touchdown from Blake McAlister with 8:24 remaining in the first quarter. While it was a slow start, the Titans put their offense into full drive in the second quarter with three scoring drives thanks in part to Gavin Batta’s passing game. All three scores in the second quarter were passes from Batta to McAlister, including a 50 yard pass for a touchdown. South Central Calhoun took the 27-3 lead into halftime.
South Central Calhoun picked up where they left off in the third quarter with a two yard rushing touchdown from Zach Trott, giving the Titans the 34-3 advantage. Emmetsburg was able to grab their first touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter with 6:12 left to go, cutting down the Titan lead to 34-10. The Titans matched that touchdown with one of their own from Cody Thompson off a six yard run. After holding out for the final 2:00, South Central Calhoun came away with win number two by a final score of 41-10.
As a team, South Central Central finished with 204 rushing yards, 148 yards in the air, for a total of 353 yards. The Titans improve to 2-1 on the season and will travel to Manson to take on Manson-NW Webster on Friday, September 17th.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Gavin Batta: 10-19, 145 Yds, 3 TD
Blake McAlister: 10 Car, 62 Yds, TD; 4 Rec, 107 Yds, 3 TD
Zach Trott: 8 Car, 43 Yds, TD
Cody Thompson: 8 Car, 41 Yds, TD
Teams 1 2 3 Final
EMM 0 3 3 | 10
SCC 7 27 34 | 41
