The Tri-Valley Mustangs lost in their final home football game of the season on Friday, October 16th.  The Huron Tigers defeated the Mustangs 27-8.

The Mustangs finished the game with 220 yards of total offense, 136 passing yards and 84 rushing yards.  Huron, meanwhile, had 291 yards of total offense, 207 rushing yards and 84 passing yards.

Mason Mathieu finished the night 7-15 passing for 133 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions.  Owen Besmer had five of those receptions for 111 yards and also had a 72-yard touchdown catch.  Jaden Siemonsma led the ground attack with nine carries for 37 yards.

The Mustangs (2-5) will finish the regular season on the road at Dakota Valley High School on Thursday, October 22nd.

The Canton C-Hawks gained 287 yards of offense, 246 of those on the ground, on their way to a 34-14 victory over the Tri-Valley Mustangs on Friday, October 9th.

Tri-Valley had the early lead in the first quarter.  After an interception, the Mustangs got on the board after a Mason Mathieu touchdown pass to Levi Hanson.  The two-point conversion was good on a pass from Mathieu to Owen Besmer to give the Mustangs an 8-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Canton then put together two big quarters in the middle of the game.  The C-Hawks scored two times in the second quarter to take a 14-8 lead at halftime.  They also scored the first touchdown of the third quarter and held a 20-8 lead.  The Mustangs pulled within six points after a Hanson rushing touchdown in the third quarter at 20-14, but Canton scored the final two touchdowns of the game, one in the third quarter and one in the fourth quarter, for the 34-14 win.

Hanson finished with 11 carries for 36 yards and a touchdown.  He also had two catches for 75 yards and a touchdown.  Mathieu was 3-8 passing for 79 yards and a touchdown.  Besmer had four carries for 18 yards, and Jaden Siemonsma had five carries for 10 yards.

Tri-Valley (2-4) will host the Huron Tigers on Friday, October 16th.

The Tri-Valley Mustang defense was the star of the night in a 14-7 win over the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Friday, October 2nd at home.  The Mustang defense intercepted four passes and the seven points allowed was the fewest points given up in a game this season.

The Mustangs held the Chargers to 243 total yards, sixty rushing yards and 183 passing yards.  The Mustangs had a total of 169 yards of total offense, 140 rushing yards and 29 passing yards.

Isaac McFarland had seven carries for 48 yards and scored both touchdowns for the Mustangs.  Owen Besmer had nine carries for 21 yards.  Nick Hass had three carries for 21 yards, and Mason Mathieu had six carries for 20 yards.  Mathieu was also 3-6 passing for 29 yards and an interception.  Jaden Siemonsma had two catches for 13 yards, and Hass had a catch for 16 yards.

Tri-Valley (2-3) will travel to Canton on Friday, October 9th.

The Tri-Valley Mustang football team played their first road game of the season on Friday, September 25th.  They traveled to Dell Rapids to take on the Quarriers.  The Quarrier defense was too much as Dell Rapids won the game 20-0.

The Mustangs kept the game within a score for three quarter after Dell Rapids scored with 7:58 to play in the first quarter.  The Quarriers led 7-0 at halftime, and the score remained 7-0 after three quarters of play.  Dell Rapids then scored with 11:25 to play in the fourth quarter to increase the lead to 13-0.  Dell Rapids then capitalized on a fumble recovery and scored again with 8:58 to play to push the lead to 20-0.

Tri-Valley just couldn’t get any offensive rhythm going in the game.  The Mustangs longest drive of the game lasted just six plays, and that drive happened late in the fourth quarter.

The Mustangs were held to just 39  total yards of offense, 27 rushing yards and 12 passing yards.  They had a total of just three first downs and turned the ball over two times.

Mason Mathieu was 3-5 passing for 12 yards.  Nick Haas had a catch for seven yards, and Bryce Kienast had a catch for six yards.  Levi Hanson led the ground attack with eight carries for 20 yards.  Jaden Siemonsma had eight carries for 16 yards.  Tyson Van Der Vliet and Isaac McFarland both had seven tackles each.  Siemonsma, Mathieu, Owen Snethen, and Connor Christensen all had five tackles each.  Colt Blake had three sacks in the game.

Tri-Valley (1-3) will host Sioux Falls Christian on Friday, October 2nd.

With just :37 left on the clock, Mason Mathieu scored on a 12-yard run to give the Tri-Valley Mustangs a come-from-behind win over the Vermillion Tanagers at home on Friday, September 11th.  The Mustangs won 22-17.

The Mustangs held a one-point lead over Vermillion at the end of the first quarter at 8-7.  Vermillion added a field goal in the second quarter for a 10-8 halftime lead.  The Tanagers got another touchdown in the third quarter and led 17-8 heading into the final quarter.  The Mustangs scored two times, the final touchdown on Mathieu’s run to get the victory.

The Mustangs finished with 285 yards of total offense in the game, 169 rushing yards and 116 passing yards.  Levi Hanson led the ground attack with 19 carries for 100 yards.  Mathieu had 10 carries for 28 yards and a touchdown.  Mathieu was also 8-13 passing for 116 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions.  Besmer finished with three catches for 82 yards and a touchdown.

Tri-Valley (1-1) will host the West Central Trojans on Friday, September 18th.

The Tri-Valley Mustangs lost their home and season opener to the 2020 football season on Friday, August 28th.  The Mustangs lost a close, defensive battle to the Sioux Valley Cossacks 12-6.

Neither team’s offense was able to get much going in the first half in a huge defensive battle.  The score remained 0-0 at halftime.  Sioux Valley scored first with 6:25 to go in the third quarter with the two-point conversion failing.  The score heading into the fourth quarter was 6-0 in favor of Sioux Valley.

The Cossacks got another score with 9:25 to play in the game to push their lead to 12-0.  Tri-Valley cut the lead in half with 5:10 to go on a four-yard touchdown pass from Mason Mathieu to Cheston Fowlds.  The two-point conversion was no good, and the score was 12-6.  The Mustangs were unable to get the tying score, and Sioux Valley took home the win.

Tri-Valley finished the game with 42 rushing yards and 40 passing yards.  Levi Hanson had seven carries for 28 yards to lead the team.  Mathieu was 5-14 passing for 40 yards.  Hanson had three catches for 32 yards, and Fowlds had the touchdown catch of four yards.  Jaden Siemonsma led the team with eight tackles.  Own Besmer, Ethan Nehlich, and Mathieu all ended with seven tackles each.

Tri-Valley (0-1) will have an open date as of now on Friday, September 4th.  They will be back in action at home on Friday, September 11th against Vermillion.