Recap stories for local football games on Friday, September 17th, 2021
MVAO-COU at Kuemper
Kuemper 49
MVAO-COU 6
The Kuemper Knights got back to .500 with a dominant win over MVAO-COU.
From start to finish, Kuemper was dominant on both sides of the ball. Cooper Pottebaum started off the scoring for the Knights with a one-yard plunge into the touchdown, giving Kuemper the 7-0 lead. From the Rams 35 yard line, Copper Pottebaum found Dennis Vonnahme downfield for the touchdown, extending the Kuemper lead to 14-0 going into the second quarter. Cooper Pottebaum got the offense going at the start of the second quarter where he took the ball 30-yard for a touchdown and on the next offensive drive, Nate Overmohle grabbed a 30-yard receiving touchdown, giving Kuemper the 28-0 lead. The Knight’s defense forced another punt for MVAO-COU, giving the Knights the ball on the Rams 42 yard line. Finishing that offensive drive was Taye Vonnahme who ran in a five-yard touchdown, giving the Knights a huge 35-0 lead going into halftime.
Kuemper in the third quarter started off great again on offense with Dennis Vonnahme finding Kolby Lampman in the endzone for a 10-yard touchdown, giving Kuemper the 42-0 lead. Cal Wanninger on the pursuing MVAO-COU possession was able to rip out the ball and force a fumble, giving the Knights good field advantage. On the next Kuemper offensive drive, Dennis Vonnahme got his team to the one yard line in the red zone, allowing Jared Hausman to punch it in for a touchdown and giving his team a 49-0 lead. In the final minute of play in the fourth quarter, the Rams were able to find the endzone for their first score of the game, but Kuemper’s large lead was more than enough to nab them win number two on the season over MVAO-COU.
The Knights are home once again on Friday, September 24th for Homecoming where they will take on (0-4) West Monona.
Kuemper Stats
Cooper Pottebaum: 6/9, 105 Yds, 2 TD; 9 Car, 111 Yds, 2 TD
Taye Vonnahme: 11 Car, 63 Yds, TD
Dennis Vonnahme: Rec, 35 Yds, TD
Evan Adams: 7 Total Tackles
Cal Wanninger: 2 Fumble Recoveries
Teams 1 2 3 Final
MVAO 0 0 0 | 6
KUEM 14 35 49 | 49
Carroll At Storm Lake
Carroll 27
Storm Lake 14
Carroll won their third straight and started the district 1-0 with a satisfying road win. The Tigers nearly doubled the Tornados in yardage in the 1st half in building a 14-0 lead. Both teams took advantage of special teams woes to score touchdowns. Carroll’s defense was really sharp in the 1st half and played well in the 2nd half in only giving up one score.
The Tigers struck first, after punting on their 1st two possessions, Ethan Lengeling snuck in from the 1-yard line to put them up 7-0 late in the 1st quarter. Storm Lake fumbled the kickoff and Carroll took advantage, Cooper Ludwig scored on a two yard run, extending the Tigers lead to 14-0 with 10:19 left 1st half. The game stayed that way until half. Carroll moved the ball but didn’t finish drives while Storm Lake struggled to penetrate Carroll territory.
Ethan Lengeling hit Zach Dirkx for a 34-yard touchdown midway through the 3rd quarter and Carroll built a 20-0 lead. The Tigers defense forced a punt but Carroll turned it over on offense and Storm Lake scored on an interception, making it 20-7 with 6:27 left in the 3rd quarter. Lengeling found Dirkx again, this time from 39-yards and Carroll went ahead 27-7 midway through the 4th quarter. Carroll defense forced another punt but on Carroll’s next possession they were forced to punt and a bad snap set up the Tornados inside the Carroll 10 yard line. Storm Lake scored the final points of the game with 5:39 left.
Ethan Lengeling passed for 175 yards and two touchdowns along with being intercepted twice. Cooper Ludwig had a big night on the ground with 121 yards rushing and a touchdown. Zack Dirkx caught three passes and scored two touchdowns with 75 yard receiving. Evan Hammer added 3 catches for 54 yards. Payton Wardell led the Tiger defense with 8 tackles and fumble recovery and Gus Collison added 7.5 tackles. The Tigers defense forces three turnovers.
The Tigers head to 3-0 Rock Valley/Boyden Hull on Friday on KIKD 106.7.
Carroll Stats
Ethan Lengeling 9-15 175 yards passing, 2 touchdowns, 2 INT
Cooper Ludwig 34-121 yards rushing, touchdown
Nick Macke 2-31 yards receiving– Interception
Zack Dirkx 3-75 yards receiving, 2 touchdowns
Evan Hammer 3-54 yards receiving
Payton Wardell 8 tackles, fumble recovery
Gus Collison 7.5 tackles
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Carroll 7 7 6 7 27
Storm Lake 0 0 7 7 14
IKM-Manning at Missouri Valley
IKM-Manning 49
Missouri Valley 8
IKM-Manning grabbed a dominant win over Missouri Valley Friday night, avenging their loss from the week prior.
The Wolves started their night with a great offensive drive that went 60 yards and was capped by Nolan Ramsey finding Cooper Irlmeier for a touchdown to lead 7-0. IKM-Manning on the ensuing defensive effort forced a fumble, which turned into a 51-yard offensive drive complete with five-yard rushing touchdown by Ramsey, making it 14-0 Wolves. The IKM-Manning offense was up 14-0 at the end of the first quarter, but their night of success was just starting.
IKM-Manning got on the board in the second quarter with 9:45 left to play thanks to a 16-yard rushing touchdown from Amos Rasmussen, making it 21-0. The Wolves defense was going to work in this quarter, starting with Hunter Smith picking off the Big Reds and Trey Jasa recovering Missouri Valley’s second fumble of the night, which turned into another touchdown pass from Ramsey, this time to Smith from 26 yards out, giving IKM-Manning the 28-0 lead. Missouri Valley had chances to drive down the field, but the Wolves defense was too much to handle and the Big Reds turned over the ball on downs twice. IKM-Manning took a 28-0 lead into halftime.
Missouri Valley started off the second half with a strong offensive drive that got them on the board with a touchdown and a two-point conversion, cutting down the Wolves lead to 28-8. IKM-Manning was able to respond after a nearly four minute 71-yard drive that saw Irlmeier run in the ball from two yards out, giving the Wolves the 35-8 lead. In the final quarter of play, IKM-Manning continued to push down the field with two more scoring drives. Rasmussen grabbed the final two touchdowns for the Wolves, both from inside the red zone, allowing IKM-Manning to cruise to a 49-8 victory over Missouri Valley.
As a team, the Wolves had 225 rushing yards, five rushing touchdowns, seven tackles for loss, and three fumble recoveries. IKM-Manning improves to 2-2 on the season and will take on Tri-Center on Friday, September 24th.
IKM-Manning Stats
Offense
Nolan Ramsey: 7/14, 142 Yds, 2 TD; 3 Car, TD
Amos Rasmussen: 18 Car, 91 Yds, 3 TD
Cooper Irlmeier: 18 Car, 136 Yds, TD; 4 Rec, 67 Yds, TD
Defense
Tanner Crawford: 5 Solo Tackles, 9.5 Total Tackles; 15 Yd INT
Cooper Perdew: 2 Tackles for Loss, 5 Total Tackles
Conner Halbur: 2 Tackles for Loss, 4.5 Total Tackles
Teams 1 2 3 Final
IKM-M 14 28 35 | 49
MV 0 0 8 | 8
Audubon at Exira-EHK
Audubon 56
Exira-EHK 7
Audubon continued to show off their offensive strength as they stayed undefeated by cruising past Exira-EHK Friday night.
The first quarter was all Audubon as they’d use all of the quarter to score two touchdowns. Gavin Smith ran in the ball from one yard out to get the Wheelers up 7-0, and Carter Andreasen grabbed a 21-yard pass for a touchdown giving Audubon the 14-0 lead going into the second quarter. While Exira-EHK found the endzone in the second quarter, it was still all Audubon offensively. The Wheelers started off with another Smith rushing touchdown, followed by Braden Wessel forcing his way into the endzone, giving Audubon the 28-0 advantage. Exira-EHK scored late in the quarter to cut down the Wheeler lead to 28-7 before it was halftime.
The third quarter was another showcase of the Audubon offense, as they brought in three more touchdowns. Smith ran in two more touchdowns while Wessel ran in a 41-yard punt return touchdown to give the Wheelers a large 49-7 lead going into the fourth quarter. Exira-EHK in the fourth quarter was picked off by Manny Beisswenger who took it down to the 14-yard line for the Wheelers. Audubon scored once more in the quarter thanks to Evan Alt who ran in a three-yard touchdown, making it 56-7 with 1:26 left. Audubon played out the remaining few ticks of the clock to defeat Exira-EHK and improve to 4-0 on the season.
The Wheelers have a tough challenge ahead of them on Friday, September 24th as they face off against (4-0) CAM-Anita.
Audubon Stats
Offense
Gavin Smith: 3/7, 29 Yds, 2 TD, INT; 20 Car, 176 Yds, 4 TD
Evan Alt: 7 Car, 26 Yds, TD
Braden Wessel: 2 Rec, 8 Yds, TD
Carter Andreasen: Rec, 21 Yds, TD
Defense
Cater Andreasen: 6 Solo Tackles
Joey Schramm: 5.5 Tackles for Loss
Teams 1 2 3 Final
E-EHK 0 7 7 | 7
AUD 14 28 49 | 56
South Central Calhoun At Manson NW Webster
South Central Calhoun 30
Manson NW Webster 22
The Titans had to battle on Friday night as the Cougars gave them everything they could handle. The win improves South Central Calhoun to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in districts. Manson NW Webster led for a good portion of the 1st half but the Titans grabbed their first lead in the 3rd quarter and never trailed again as they forced the Cougars to become one dimensional on offense. Manson NW Webster was able to run the ball in the 1st half but struggled to establish the ground game in the 2nd half, but did have success throwing the ball.
Manson NW Webster took their opening drive and marched 86-yards on the strength of Tate Bianchi, who ran for 125 yards on 30 carries with nearly 60 yards of that on the first drive. It appeared the Titans were going to make the stop, but Shawn Kenyon hit Jaydin Anderson for a 10 yard touchdown on 4th down and the Cougars led 8-0 with 4:32 left in the 1st quarter. South Central Calhoun answered on a 7 play drive that ended on a 5-yard run by Zach Trott. The Titans 2-point conversion tied the score at 8 with 1:59 left in the quarter.
A Titan fumble set up the next Cougar score. They recovered the ball at the Titans 40 and Brody Anderson carried the ball four straight plays inside the 5 yard line and scored again on 4th down from 1-yard and the Cougars were back up 16-8 with 3:55 left in the half.
South Central Calhoun needed to answer before half and did. Blake McAlister made a brilliant catch inside the Cougar 5-yard line and then punched it in from 2-yards out and the Titans went to half tied at 16.
South Central Calhoun forced a punt to start the 2nd half and took advantage. They drove 70 yards in 11 plays and Zach Trott scored again, this time from a yard out and the Titans had their first lead, 24-16 late in the 3rd quarter. A Cougar fumble set up the next Titans score. They drove from their own 41 yard line and Kevin King scored from 3-yards and the Titans looked in control up 30-16 with 5:03 left in the game.
The Cougars fell on a short punt and then marched 51 yards and Brody Anderson scored his 2nd touchdown of the game from 3-yards and the Cougars pulled within 30-22 with 2:25 left. South Central Calhoun fell on the onside kick and ran out the clock.
The Titans finished with 94 yards passing and 263 yards rushing for 357 yards. Manson NW Webster had 157 yards passing and 121 rushing yards for a total offense of 278.
Blake McAlister paced the Titans with 122 yards on 23 carries and 2 catches for 30 yards. Zach Trott carried it 20 times for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns. Kevin King added 76 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown. Trice Lyon had 1 catch for 28 yards and Joshua Dietrich had 1 catch for 36 yards.
McAlister had a team high 8 tackles, Chance Roeder added 7 tackles.
The Titans host Eagle Grove on Friday.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Gavin Batta 4-8 passing 94 yards
Blake McAlister 23-122 yards rushing, touchdown- 2 catches 30 yards receiving– 8 tackles
Kevin King 12-76 yards rushing, touchdown
Zach Trott 20-62 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns
Trice Lyons 1 catch 28 yards
Joshua Dietrich 1 catch 36 yards
Chance Roeder 7 tackles
Wayne Gemberling 1 fumble recovery
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
SCC 8 8 8 6 30
MNW 8 8 0 6 22
Glidden Ralston At Siouxland Christian
Glidden Ralston 61
Siouxland Christian 6
The Wildcats put their first win of the season away early as they built a 35-0 lead at the end of the 1st quarter. The Wildcats continued their fast starts this season, getting ahead by enough this time to put the game away. They built the lead to 42-6 by half and cruised in the second half with continuous clock. The Wildcats added 14 points in the 3rd.
Glidden Ralston scored in a number of ways, passing, rushing, punt return and interception. They added 226 yards rushing and 26 yards passing on just four passing attempts with two of them going for touchdowns. Ethan Olberding returned a punt 57 yards for a touchdown and Jackson Sklenar added a 59 yard interception return for a touchdown. The defense was solid all game and allowed under 150 yards of offense to the Eagles. They picked off the Eagles four times and had a fumble recovery.
Tyler Brant and Ethan Olberding led the rushing attack. Olberding ran for 85 yards and Brant added 84 yards. John Whitver completed two passes for touchdowns and 36 yards. Caden Smith had one catch for a 22-yard touchdown.
The Wildcats host River Valley on Friday.
Glidden Ralston Stats
Ethan Olberding 8-85 yards rushing, touchdown– 57 yard punt return touchdown
Tyler Brant 13-84 yards rushing, touchdown
Caden Smith 1 catch 22 yard, touchdown
Brent Lloyd 9-9 PAT, 4 touchbacks on kickoffs
Jackson Sklenar 59-yard interception return touchdown
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
GR 35 7 14 0 56
Siouxland 0 6 0 0 6
Woodbine At Coon Rapids Bayard
Coon Rapids Bayard 56
Woodbine 54
Coon Rapids Bayard rallied to pick up their third win of the season. They outscored Woodbine 9-0 in the 4th quarter after trailing 22-7 after the 1st quarter and 42-28 at half. The win moves them to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in district play. It kept them tied with Boyer Valley, a game behind CAM Anita and Audubon who play this Friday.
Both offenses had a lot of success and the Crusaders showed they can do it through the air. They threw for 505 yards and threw the ball 38 times as they needed to pass after falling down early and the Tigers were trying to take away the run game. Woodbine was more balanced but had great success with the run game. They ran for 320 yards on 41 carries while passing for 176 yards. Coon Rapids Bayard finished with 486 yards, Woodbine had 496 yards. The Crusader defense forced a pair of fumbles that helped them stop Tiger drives.
Tanner Oswald threw for 507 yards for the Crusaders. Easton Hays and Preston McAlister both had big nights catching the ball. Hays caught 7 passes for 229 yards and four touchdowns. McAlister had 7 catches for 211 yards and two touchdowns. McAlister led the defense with 11.5 tackles and Tanner Oswald finished with 9.5 tackles and a fumble recovery.
The Crusaders travel to West Harrison on Friday.
Coon Rapids Bayard Stats
Tanner Oswald 21-38 passing, 507 yards, 7 touchdowns- 9.5 tackles, fumble recovery
Easton Hays 7 catches 229 yards, touchdown
Preston McAlister 7 catches 211 yards 2 touchdowns- 11.5 tackles
Jacob Estrada 4 catches, 30 yards, touchdown-9.5 tackles, fumble recovery
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Woodbine 16 26 12 0 54
CRB 7 21 19 9 56
Ar-We-Va At River Valley
Ar-We-Va 61
River Valley 18
The Rockets won their 2nd straight and sit 2-2 on the season and 1-1 in district play with both wins coming on the road. A big 2nd quarter blew open the game for Ar-We-Va. Ar-We-Va erupted for 32 points in the 2nd quarter after leading 16-6 after the first 12:00.
Will Ragaller gave Ar-We-Va the lead early with a 4-yard run. A two point conversion made it 8-0 with 9:51 left. River Valley answered a couple minutes later on a 36-yard run but failed to tie the game and Ar-We-Va led 8-6. The Rockets added to their lead just before the end of the quarter when Will Ragaller hit Wade Ragaller for a 72-yard touchdown. The Rockets were up 16-6 heading to the 2nd quarter. Will Ragaller hit Wade Ragaller for a 42-yard touchdown a few minutes into the 2nd and the Rockets extended the lead to 24-6. It looked like Ar-We-Va was going to pull away but River Valley returned the ensuing kick for a touchdown and were down 24-12. Will Ragaller threw for five touchdowns in the game and three of them were in the 2nd quarter. He hit Cooper Kock for 33-yards and then ended the half with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Braeden Kirsch. Between the two touchdown passes Will Ragaller added a 3-yard touchdown run. The Rockets led 48-12 heading into the halftime break.
Will Ragaller hit Cooper Kock for a 43-yard score midway through the 3rd quarter and then Will Ragaller added a 60-yard rushing touchdown late in the 3rd. River Valley scored late in the game to wrap up the scoring.
The Rockets finished with 437 yards on offense with 326 yards passing and 111 yards rushing. River Valley finished with 42 yards passing and 81 yard rushing for 123 yards of total offense. The defense had three interceptions for the Rockets.
Will Ragaller passed for 321 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another 103 yards and 3 touchdowns. Braeden Kirsch and Cooper Kock each had 6 catches with Kock gaining 105 yards and scoring twice and Kirsch scoring once with 102 yards. Wade Ragaller added 3 catches for two touchdowns and 119 yards receiving.
Ar-We-Va hosts Siouxland Christian on Friday.
Ar-We-Va Stats
Will Ragaller 14-21 321 yards passing, 5 touchdowns, 16-103 yards rushing, 3 touchdowns– 7.5 tackles, INT
Braeden Kirsch 6-102 yards receiving, touchdown– INT
Cooper Kock 6-105 yards receiving, 2 touchdowns– 6.0 tackles, INT
Wade Ragaller 3-119 yards receiving, 2 touchdowns– 6.5 tackles
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
AWV 16 32 13 0 61
RV 6 6 0 6 18
East Sac at Underwood
Underwood 62
East Sac 13
East Sac faced off against undefeated Underwood Friday night where they walked away with game experience, but not the win.
The Eagles of Underwood started off in the first quarter with a 27-0 performance, and brought in 29 more points in the second quarter, to take a 56-0 lead at halftime. East Sac’s Aiden Vondrak’s air game was working well for him at times, as he went 10 for 24 for 79 yards passing, but without any touchdowns to show for it. Underwood added six points to their total in the third quarter, taking the 62-0 lead going into the fourth quarter.
East Sac was able to get on the board in the final quarter of the contest. Karter Ludwig ran to the house for a touchdown and Luke Wright scooped up a fumble recovery and ran it 83 yards for a touchdown. Tyler Schmitt on the defensive side of the ball had some bright spots, leading the team with 10 solo tackles. The Raiders ultimately fell to Underwood by a final score of 62-13. East Sac has another challenge upon them on Friday, September 24th when they take on (3-1) Treynor.
East Sac Stats
Offense
Aiden Vondrak: 10/24, 79 Yds, 2 INT
Karter Ludwig: 11 Car, 13 Yds, TD
Defense
Tyler Schmitt: 10 Solo Tackles
Luke Wright: 83 Yd Fumble Recovery TD
Teams 1 2 3 Final
ES 0 0 0 | 13
UW 27 56 62 | 62
