Pipestone 07-14-00-00 = 21
Windom 00-00-00-07 = 07
Pipestone capitalized on field position in the first half, scoring three touchdowns in short-field situations. That proved to be enough, as the Arrows claimed a 21-7 win over the Windom Eagles Friday at Island Park.
After the Eagles stopped the Arrows on downs on the first drive of the game, the Eagles fumbled on their first offensive snap, with the Arrows recovering at the Windom 14. Five plays later, Jakob Dion scored on a 1-yard run. The extra-point kick gave the Arrows a 7-0 lead.
Windom went three-and-out on its next drive before Pipestone again turned the ball over on downs. After the Eagles were held to three-and-out, a mishandled snap on a punt gave the Arrows first-and-goal from the 10. Three plays later, Zayne Zollner scored on a 5-yard run for a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter.
Windom was pinned deep in its own end and had to punt from its own 1-yard line, setting the Arrows up at the Eagle 16. Four plays later, Zollner scored on a 3-yard run for a 21-0 lead.
The Eagles were able to move the ball past midfield on its next drive, turning the ball over on downs. Pipestone took over and drove deep into Eagle territory, but a bad snap on fourth down resulted in a turnover on downs, ending the half.
Windom started the second half by again driving into Arrow territory, but back-to-back sacks halted the drive. Pipestone drove down to the Eagle 15 before fumbling the ball away, with Eduardo Guillen Rodriguez scooping up the ball and returning it to the 35.
Again, Windom drove across midfield but turned the ball over on downs.
After forcing the Arrows to three-and-out, Pipestone shanked the punt, giving Windom the ball at the Pipestone 42. An 11-yard run and a facemask penalty gave the Eagles the ball at the Arrow 12, when Easton Miller hit Keaton LaCanne for a 12-yard scoring strike with 7:48 left on the clock. Rodrigo Hernandez booted the extra point, cutting the deficit to 21-7.
After forcing a turnover on downs near midfield, the Eagles tried to strike quickly. A 48-yard pass from Miller to LaCanne gave the Eagles first-and-goal at the 8. A facemask penalty on a sack made it first-and-goal from the 6, but the Eagles misfired on a pair of passes, and back-to-back sacks ended the drive.
A lightning flash as the Eagles’ drive ended sent the game into a 30-minute weather delay. When play resumed, the Eagles’ Royce Smith recovered a fumble at the Pipestone 22, but the Eagles were unable to cash in the drive, turning the ball over on downs and allowing Pipestone to run out the clock.
Miller completed 10-of-29 passes for 136 yards. LaCanne had four catches for 77 yards. Lane Caldwell had five catches for 54 yards and rushed for 18 yards on four carries.
RRC 13-06-00-08 = 27
Nicollet 00-16-08-06 = 30
A 4-yard touchdown run by Lane Zimmerman with 1:35 left on the clock lifted Nicollet to a 30-27 victory over Red Rock Central Friday in Nicollet.
RRC raced to an early lead. Jordan Therkilsen scored on a 50-yard run, with Kaysen Amsden adding the extra-point kick. Later in the first, Braxton Weber hit Marshal Willhite for a 34-yard touchdown, giving the Falcons a 13-0 lead.
Weber hooked up with Willhite on a 7-yard scoring strike in the second, as the Falcons held a 19-16 halftime lead.
Nicollet took a 24-19 lead with a touchdown in the third quarter, but Therkilsen scored on a 2-yard run, with Weber hitting Therkilsen for the two-point conversion, giving the Falcons a 27-24 lead in the fourth.
A pass interference penalty on third-and-12 kept the final drive alive for Nicollet, which converted on fourth-and-goal from the 4 on the final touchdown.
Therkilsen rushed 27 times for 208 yards in the loss. Weber completed 7-of-19 passes for 77 yards. Willhite had three catches for 65 yards.
WWG 14-00-08-08 = 30
MLA 00-00-00-00 = 00
Westbrook-Walnut Grove scored twice in the first half, then added a pair of insurance touchdowns in the second half to claim a 30-0 victory over Mt. Lake Area Friday in Mt. Lake.
Tucker Krick scored on a 62-yard interception return and on a 39-yard run, giving the Chargers a 14-0 lead after one quarter.
Krick added a 13-yard touchdown run in the third and Adrian Yang scored on a 3-yard run.
The Wolverines moved the ball on offense, tallying 206 yards of total offense. But MLA couldn’t close out drives with points, throwing three interceptions in the game and turning the ball over on downs three times.
Pierre Robinson rushed 20 times for 76 yards in the loss. Micah Fast completed 9-of-20 passes for 105 yards. Carson Wall had two catches for 43 yards.
Next games: Check for updates after each game.
Windom: at Luverne, Sept. 18
MLA: vs. Edgerton (at Mt. Lake), Sept. 18
RRC: at RCW (Danube), Sept. 19
