St. Mary’s wasted no time Friday night, October 16th at Dell Rapids High School, exploding for eight touchdowns in the first half and ending the game on the 50-point rule with a 64-0 win over Arlington.The Cardinals struck early and often, opening the scoring at the 9:56 mark of the first quarter when Brady Jewett hit Jaxon Baumberger for a 15-yard touchdown pass. St. Mary’s converted the two-point attempt to take an 8-0 lead.
From there, it was a steady wave of big plays and quick scores. Jake Heinitz punched in a 16-yard touchdown run at 6:25, and another two-point conversion made it 16-0. Jewett followed with a 24-yard touchdown run at 4:04, then Logan Bauer added a 12-yard touchdown run at 2:04 as St. Mary’s closed the first quarter up 32-0.
The second quarter brought more of the same. Pano Skliris ripped off a 47-yard touchdown run at 11:51 to make it 40-0. Less than two minutes later, the St. Mary’s defense got in on the scoring, recovering a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown at 10:22 to push the lead to 48-0. St. Mary’s kept the foot on the gas with explosive runs the rest of the half. Jacob Geraets broke loose for an 85-yard touchdown run at 6:56, and Colter Griffin capped the scoring with a 32-yard touchdown run at 1:25. With St. Mary’s leading 64-0 at the break, the game was called at halftime.
By the numbers
St. Mary’s finished with 402 total yards in two quarters, piling up 335 rushing yards and adding 67 passing yards. Arlington was held to 20 total yards (18 rushing, 2 passing).
- Brady Jewett was efficient through the air, going 4-for-4 for 47 yards and a touchdown, and he added 65 rushing yards and a rushing score on three carries.
- Jacob Geraets needed just one carry to make a major impact, scoring on an 85-yard touchdown run.
- Pano Skliris scored on a 47-yard touchdown run and also added a fumble recovery touchdown on defense.
St. Mary’s stat leaders
- Rushing: Brady Jewett 3-65 (TD); Colter Griffin 4-44 (TD); Thomas LaVoy 2-49; Jacob Geraets 1-85 (TD); Pano Skliris 1-47 (TD); Jake Heinitz 1-16 (TD); Logan Bauer 1-12 (TD)
- Passing: Jewett 4-4, 47 yards, TD; Isaac Griffin 1-1, 20 yards
- Receiving: Jaxon Baumberger 2 catches, 23 yards, TD; Jake Heinitz 1 catch, 29 yards; Isaac Ahlers 1 catch, 20 yards
Defensive notes
St. Mary’s defense set the tone from the opening snap and helped end the night early.
- Josh Liebl: 4.5 tackles, forced fumble
- Jacob Geraets: 4 tackles
- Pano Skliris: fumble recovery TD
