The Arlington/Lake Preston Badgers scored four times in the second quarter on their way to a 68-30 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on the Cardinal’s Homecoming game on Friday, September 23rd.
St Mary scored the first touchdown of the game with 2:15 left in the first quarter on a one-yard touchdown run by Dalton Houska. The Badgers answered with 1:16 left in the quarter when Devon Heuer scored on a 61-yard run. A/LP converted the two-points and led 8-6 after the first quarter.
The Cardinals regained the lead with 10:50 to play in the second quarter after Sam Schwebach scored on a one-yard run. Houska scored the two-point converstion, and St Mary went ahead 14-0. The Badgers tied the game at 14-14 with 7:55 to play in the half on an eight-yard touchdown run by Heuer. The Badgers then scored three more times in the second quarter, two scores after St Mary turnovers, and A/LP held a 36-14 lead at halftime.
St Mary scored the first touchdown of the second half with 7:21 to go when Garret Frost connected with Schwebach on a 10-yard pass on fourth down to pull the Cardinals within 14 at 36-22. The Badgers, however, kept rolling offensively scoring the next three touchdowns to go ahead 60-22. Payton Park scored with 7:22 to go for the Cardinals on a 15-yard run, but A/LP added one more score a few minutes later.
The Cardinals had 356 yards of total offense, but the Badgers had 431 yards. Frost had 16 carries for 55 yards in the game. Houska finished with 12 carries for 55 yards and a touchdown. Luke Brown was 3-4 passing for 69 yards. Frost was 3-7 passing for 43 yards and a touchdown. Evan Brown had two catches for 48 yards, and Frost had two catches for 44 yards. Houska led the team defensively with seven tackles on the night.
St Mary fell to 1-4 on the year. The Cardinals will host Elkton/Lake Benton on Friday, September 30th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.