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Area football roundup for Aug. 27: McCook Central/Montrose tops Hot Springs in low-scoring affair

the daily republic, mitchell, s.d.
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Aug. 28—HOT SPRINGS, S.D. — Boston Katzer's 2-yard touchdown run in the third quarter put the game out of reach and helped lead McCook Central/Montrose to a 16-7 win over Hot Springs on Saturday night.

Katzer also threw for a touchdown in the second quarter, connecting with Ty Morrison for an 8-yard score to put MCM up 8-0 after the 2-point conversion. Landon Iverson brought Hot Springs back, though, with a 34-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to make it 8-7 before MCM pulled away for good.

Iverson finished with 110 yards on the ground for Hot Springs, while Katzer threw for 155 on 13-for-23 passing for MCM.

Despite the loss, Hot Springs outgained MCM 227 to 219 and ran for 199 yards as a team as opposed to MCM's 64 yards, but the Fighting Cougars only surrendered 28 passing yards to Hot Springs.

MCM (2-0) will put its undefeated record to the test against Baltic on Friday, Sept. 2, while Hot Springs (1-1) will take on Lakota Tech at home on Friday.

MILLER, S.D. — A strong second half for Mount Vernon/Plankinton was enough for a 17-point road win over Miller/Highmore-Harrold on Friday night.

Reed Rus' only completed pass of the game went for an 18-yard touchdown to Jordan Stoltz with 17 seconds left in the second quarter, giving MVP a 6-0 lead. The Titans extended their lead to 14-0 early in the third when Christopher Mayer, who finished the contest with 79 yards on the ground, rushed for a 27-yard touchdown.

Tate Hoffman answered back with one of his two touchdowns on the night for Miller/Highmore-Harrold, this one a 1-yard rushing score to make it 14-7. After Rus and Drew Gerlach found the endzone for MVP to make it a 30-7 game in the fourth quarter, Trey Knox found Hoffman for a 42-yard touchdown for the final score of the night.

Gerlack and Mayer led a relatively even rushing attack for MVP, with Gerlach picking up 83 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown, and Mayer chipping in 79 yards on 10 touches and a score. Rus also ran for 45 yards in the win.

Knox finished 13-for-24 through the air for 214 yards and a touchdown and an interception for Miller/Highmore-Harrold, while Hoffman had 65 rushing yards and 104 receiving yards on six catches. Miller/Highmore-Harrold outgained MVP 262 to 251 on 10 fewer plays.

MVP (2-0) will face Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian at home in an early battle of unbeaten teams on Friday, Sept. 2. Miller/Highmore-Harrold (1-1) is set to play Jim River on the road Friday.

MARTIN, S.D. — Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian's early explosion was more than enough for a convincing 37-20 win over Lakota Tech on Saturday.

The Thunderhawks scored the game's first 31 points and didn't surrender any until under a minute left in the first half. Sabas DeHaan found the endzone on a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs. Hunter Loeffler also scored twice in the first half, once from 9 yards out and once from 23 yards out, and Garth Maas ran a 1-yard touchdown in, too.

Lakota Tech connected on a 61-yard touchdown pass to Domonic Ghostbear right before half to make it 31-8. Ghostbear scored again to start the second half on a 12-yard touchdown pass to bring it to 31-14, but Riley Spaans 7-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth put the game out of reach, despite a Quincy Means touchdown run near the end of regulation.

Maas led the rushing attack for the Thunderhawks, finishing with 61 yards and a touchdown, while Loeffler had 57 yards and two scores. Defensively for the Thunderhawks, Payton Westendorf had four tackles for loss, including a sack.

Means ran the ball 10 times for Lakota Tech for 130 yards and a score, while Ghostbear had 82 receiving yards and took two of his four catches to the house.

The Thunderhawks (2-0) will take the field again on Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. against Mount Vernon/Plankinton in Mount Vernon, while Lakota Tech (0-1) will travel to Hot Springs to take on the Bison on Friday at 6 p.m.

McCook Central/Montrose 16, Hot Springs 7

Mount Vernon/Plankinton 30, Miller/Highmore-Harrold 13

O'Gorman 55, Brandon Valley 20

Pierre 54, Aberdeen Central 15

Rapid City Stevens 26, Sioux Falls Washington 21

Sioux Falls Jefferson 43, Harrisburg 13

Standing Rock (N.D.) 40, Red Cloud 37

Sturgis 38, Rapid City Central 0

Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian 37, Lakota Tech 20

West Central 43, Custer 0