After being tied 7-7 at halftime, the West Central Trojans scored the game’s final 23 points in the second half and defeated the Dell Rapids Quarriers 30-7 on Friday, September 25th, in Hartford.
West Central scored the game’s first touchdown in the first quarter when Jordan Lueth scored on a three-yard run to put the Trojans ahead 7-0. The Quarriers answered in the second quarter on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Hunter Hansen to Sam White to tie the game at 7-7.
West Central received a gift from the Quarriers in the third quarter when Dell Rapids hiked the ball out of the back of their own end zone on a punt for a safety. The two points gave the Trojans the lead back at 9-7. West Central added another score in the third quarter on a 55-yard run by Noah Vettrus to put the Trojans ahead 16-7.
The Trojans scored two more times in the fourth quarter. The first score came on a 50-yard run by Vettrus. The final touchdown of the game was a three-yard run by Joseph Hanisch.
The Quarriers finished with 245 yards of total offense, 110 passing yards and 135 rushing yards. West Central finished with 352 yards of total offense, 49 passing yards and 303 rushing yards. Dell Rapids was just 3-16 on third down conversions and 3-10 on fourth down.
Hansen finished 9-19 passing for 110 yards and one touchdown. White had five receptions for 70 yards and a touchdown. Jeffrey Schuch had two catches for 24 yards, and Ryan Geraets had two catches for 16 yards. White also led the ground attack with 10 carries for 51 yards. Jacob Faux had seven carries for 48 yards.
Anthony Miller had nine tackles defensively for Dell Rapids. Ross Wiebenga had five tackles, one sack, and one fumble recovery. Nate McKee and Geraets both had five tackles apiece.
Dell Rapids falls to 1-4 on the year. The Quarriers will host Canton on Friday, October 2nd. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.
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