Boyden Hull/Rock Valley At Carroll
Carroll 35
Boyden Hull/Rock Valley 0
Caroll High used a pair of early interceptions and a dominant run game to start the district season 1-0 with a huge win over defending district champion Boyden Hull/Rock Valley. Carroll marched down the field on their opening drive. The drive nearly stalled when Carroll had a touchdown run called back, creating a 3rd and long situation. It looked like Carroll was going to be stuffed, but Cooper Ludwig was able to spin away from the rush, break away from one of his own offensive linemen, getting the edge on a fantastic run to the end zone. The defense was every bit as sharp as the offense, picking off a Nighthawk pass, setting up anotther score in the 1st quarter and Carroll was up 13-0. Boyden Hull/Rock Valley established some offense on their next drive, looking like they may move down the field, but an overthrown pass was picked off by an opportunistic Carroll defense and the Tigers offense took advantage. They marched down the field again, extending their lead to 19-0 at half. The Nighthawks did have the final possession of the 1st half, but the Carroll defense made the stop, holding the lead at 19, with Boyden Hull/Rock Valley getting the ball to start the 2nd half.
The Carroll defense was really good all night and made a big stop to open the 2nd half. Carroll allowed just 37-yards on the ground and 134-yards through the air while forcing 4 turnovers. The Tigers had 3 interceptions with Jack White, Tate Schleisman and Chase Ragaller intercepting a pass and Jack Friel pouncing on a fumble. The defense kept the Tigers offense on the field, allowing helping them win the field position battle. Carroll added a pair of touchdowns in the 3rd quarter, highlighted by a beautiful option by Jack White, who found the edge and turned on the jets, out running the defense for a 60-yard touchdown. The continuous clock and the Carroll run game, kept the Nighthawks from having much time to respond.
Carroll ran the ball 39 times for 236-yards, scoring four times on the ground while throwing it 6 times, completing 5 for 60 yards and a touchdown. Cooper Ludwig was outstanding, especially early, when the game wasn’t decided. He carried the ball 17 times for 77-yards and scored 3 rushing touchdowns. Reece Ziegmann added 69-yards on 13 carries while Jack White had 77-yards on 5 carries. The Tigers averaged 6.1 yards per carry. Jack White was 4-5 throwing the ball for 43-yards with a touchdown pass to Ziegmann. Ziuegmann had one catch for a 13-yard touchdown. Trey Hunter, Cooper Ludwig, Payton Wardell and Blake Boell all had a catch. Reece Ziegmann finished with a team high 8.5 tackles while Tate Schleisman added 4.5 tackles. Jacki Friel was 1-4 on PAT’s and had 6 nice kickoffs. Ziegmann punted once for 42-yards.
Carroll moves to 4-1 on the season and 1-0 in district play. They travel to Bishop Heelan on Friday. The Crusaders beat MOC Floyd Valley 7-6 for their first win of the season but are 1-0 in district play.
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
BHRV 0 0 0 0 0
Carroll 13 6 16 0 35
