Football scoreboard: Roncalli D fuels 14-7 win; Kienholz's 7 TDs too much for Central
Aberdeen Roncalli controlled much of the first half, building a 14-0 lead en route to a 14-7 Northeast Conference high school football victory over Deuel Friday night in Clear Lake.
Abe Kretchman scored on an 18-yard touchdown scamper in the fist quarter, and Maddox May added a four-yard run in the second quarter to account for all of the Cavalier points.
Roncalli quarterback Jackson Isakson appeared to score on a run of about 30 yards with three seconds remaining in the game, but the play was called back because of a holding penalty. Roncalli ran out the clock on the next play.
Deuel's defense was stout in the second half, but couldn't stop Roncalli on the last drive of the game as the Cavs picked up two fourth-down conversions.
The vast majority of the Cavaliers offence, roughly 200 of 250 yards, was on the ground.
Deuel's score was set up by an interception deep in Roncalli territory. Quarterback Trey Maaland scored from a yard out to cut the deficit in half.
As was the case in the season opener against Groton, the Cavalier defense controlled play, holding the Cardinals to 76 yards of offense. In two games, Roncalli has given up just one score and fewer than 150 yards of total offense.
May finished with about 80 yards rushing, Isaksson 57 and Kretchman 45.
With the win, the Cavaliers improve to 2-0 on the season and 2-0 in the NEC. Deuel is now 1-1 overall and in conference play.
Roncalli travels to Redfield Friday for another NEC road contest.
Pierre eases past Aberdeen Central as Kienholz accounts for 7 touchdowns
A strong showing against five-time defending Class 11AA state champion Pierre in last year's playoff semifinal did not carry over to this season's season opener for Aberdeen Central.
The Governors picked up a 54-15 victory in Eastern South Dakota Conference high school football play Saturday night in Pierre.
Star quarterback Lincoln Kienholz, a University of Washington commit, threw for six touchdown passes and added a seventh on the ground.
No 1-ranked Pierre (1-0) was up 42-7 at the half, and the Golden Eagles (0-1) could never catch up.
Central's two scoring plays were exciting ones. But in both cases, the Governors answered with big plays of their own.
In the second quarter, first-year starting quarterback Dustin Hermansen found Spencer Barr on a 76-yard strike to get the Eagles on the board. But, Kienholz, naturally, answered with an even longer touchdown pass to make it 34-7.
Then, in the third quarter, Central running back Karson Carda broke loose on a 65-yard scoring scamper. On the kickoff, through, Pierre's Jayden Wiebe went end zone to end zone. His return accounted for the final points of the game.
There's no reprieve for the Golden Eagles next week as they host No. 2 Tea Area (1-0) in the home opener at Brownell Activities Complex. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
High school football scores for Friday, Aug. 26 and Saturday, Aug. 27
Friday
Redfield 14, Groton Area 12: Mason Whitley rushed 21 times for 145 yards to lead Redfield to a Northeast Conference triumph. The Peasants two-point conversion after Keaton Rholfs first-quarter touchdown run from four yards out proved to be the difference. Redfield (1-1) forced three Groton turnovers.
Teylor Diegel had 55 yards rushing and 93 yards receiving with a touchdown for the Tigers (0-2).
Warner 26, Leola/Frederick 12: Warner scored 18 points in the first quarter, including on a 79-yard kick return by Zachary Wood, to improve to 2-0 with a 26-12 victory over Leola-Frederick in Frederick. Hunter Cramer added scoring runs of 52, nine and 56 yards for the Monarchs. He finished with 20 carries for 207 yards. On defense, Austin Schuchhardt had 14 tackles, including a sack.
Hans Lapka had 40 yards rushing and 30 yards receiving to lead the Titans (1-1). Levi Little finished with 10 tackles.
Clark-Willow Lake 28, Webster Area 7: Tyson Huber ran for 107 yards and also hauled in a 17-yard touchdown pass from Trey Huber for the Cyclones, 1-1 overall and in the Northeast Conference. Griffin Musser added 71 yards rushing, scoring on a one-yard run. Cole Brenden returned interception for a touchdown and had two tackles and two assists for the Cyclone defense.
Ethan Opitz rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown and also passed for 69 yards for the Bearcats (0-2, 0-1).
Hitchcock-Tulare 50, Faulkton 14: Hitchcock raced out the a 30-8 halftime lead in cruising to a 50-14 victory over the Trojans. Landon Puffer got the Patriots off to a great start, returning the opening kickoff 78 yards for a touchdown. He also caught a 38-yeard touchdown pass from Carter Binger in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
Hitchcock-Tulare racked up 374 yards of offense, including 220 in the air from Binger. Puffer finished with 155 yards receiving, including three touchdowns to go along with his kick return. Erik Salmen had 101 rushing yards for the Patriots.
For Faulkton, Garrett Cramer had 11 tackles, including one for a safety. Lane Cotton had 195 yards passing with a touchdown.
Florence-Henry 12, Britton-Hecla 6: Tegan Sumner and Mehki Keller connected on touchdown passes for 21 and nine yards to lift the Falcons (1-1) to the win. Florence-Henry's offense included 70 yards passing from Sumner.
BoDell Davidson rushed for 129 yards including a 27-yeard touchdown ad added 44 yards passing for the Braves (1-1).
Sioux Valley 35, Sisseton 12: The No. 4 Cossacks scored 35 unanswered points in the first half and improved to 2-0. Boden Schiller scored on runs of 60 and 18 yards, and Jace Christensen added a one-yard touchdown plunge and a seven-yard scoring strike to Donovan Rose. Lane Liebsch also found the end zone from seven yards out.
Schiller gained 88 yards rushing and Liebsch 83. Broden Teske.
Beresford 41, Milbank: Beresford spoiled the season opener for the defending state Class 11A runner-up Bulldogs, overcoming an early 6-0 deficit with 41 consecutive points. Tate VanOtterloo rushed for 103 yards and two scores (65 and 20 yards) and also tossed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Jake Goblirsch in the win. Peyton Fridrich, who rushed for 101 yards, and Jack Stenen added scoring runs for the Watchdogs.
Jayden Johnson hauled in an 80-yard touchdown pass from Garrett Mertens for Milbank. Mertens completed three of eight passes for 113 yards.
Lower Brule 40, Tiospa Zina 8: Lower Brule spoiled the season debut of the two-time defending All-Nation Conference champions with the B division win over the Wambdi.
Brookings 26, Watertown 3: Cole Hockett's six-yard touchdown run with 2:48 left in the first quarter gave Brookings a 6-0 lead. Watertown cut the deficit in half on Tommy Foley's 27-yard field with 5:08 left in the half. Israel Caldron's three-yard touchdown run with 37 seconds left put the Bobcats head 12-3 at halftime. In the second half, Justin Cofell (13 yards) and Tyson Brandt (three yards) added touchdown runs for Brookings. The Bobcats gained 336 yards of offense, including 235 on the ground. Caldron led the ground game with 134 yards on 14 carries.
Statewide scores
Saturday
Pierre 54, Aberdeen Central 15
Sioux Falls O'Gorman 55, Brandon Valley 20
Standing Rock, N.D. 40, Red Cloud 37
Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian 37, Lakota Tech 20
West Central 43, Custer 0
Rapid City Stevens 26, Sioux Falls Washington 21
Sioux Falls Jefferson 43, Sioux Falls Washington 13
McCook Central/Montrose 16, Hot Springs 7
O'Gorman 55, Brandon Valley 20
Friday
Aberdeen Roncalli 14, Deuel 7
Alcester-Hudson 12, Corsica/Stickney 6
Avon 52, Burke 6
Belle Fourche 27, Douglas 16
Beresford 41, Milbank 6
Bon Homme 46, Kimball/White Lake 0
Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 30, Flandreau 6
Brookings 26, Watertown 3
Canton 27, Sioux Falls Christian 20
Chester 58, Centerville 52
Clark/Willow Lake 28, Webster 7
Colome 26, Gayville-Volin 20
Dakota Valley 15, Vermillion 3
De Smet 36, Stanley County 7
Dell Rapids 33, Madison 14
Deubrook 52, Colman-Egan 20
Elk-Point Jefferson 55, Baltic 0
Elkton-Lake Benton 26, Estelline/Hendricks 7
Faith 46, Newell 0
Florence/Henry 12, Britton-Hecla 6
Freeman/ Marion/ Freeman Academy Co-op 44, Iroquois/ Lake Preston Co-op 8
Great Plains Lutheran 31, Waverly-South Shore 22
Gregory 60, Wolsey-Wessington 34
Hamlin 52, Dell Rapids St. Mary 12
Hanson 40, Irene-Wakonda 0
Herreid/Selby Area 30, Timber Lake 14
Hitchcock-Tulare 50, Faulkton 14
Howard 21, Canistota 20
Ipswich 58, Langford 8
Jones County 41, Sunshine Bible Academy 0
Kadoka Area 40, Harding County/Bison Co-op 22
Lead-Deadwood 48, Hill City 6
Lemmon/McIntosh 28, Dupree 6
Lennox 40, Chamberlain 8
Lyman 40, New Underwood 0
Mobridge-Pollock 51, Dakota Hills 0
Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 30, Miller/Highmore-Harrold 13
North Central Co-Op 18, Northwestern 12
Omaha Nation, Neb. 52, Crazy Horse 6
Parkston 22, Platte-Geddes 14
Pine Ridge def. Oelrichs, forfeit
Redfield 14, Groton Area 12
Sioux Falls Lincoln 29, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 13
Sioux Valley 35, Sisseton 12
St. Thomas More 21, Spearfish 0
Sully Buttes 36, Potter County 6
Tea Area 45, Huron 6
Tri-Valley 21, Parker 0
Viborg-Hurley 52, Garretson 0
Wall 49, Philip 14
Warner 26, Leola/Frederick 12
White River 22, Bennett County 20
Winner 52, Wagner 12
Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 14, Jim River 0
Yankton 45, Mitchell 6
North Dakota
Oakes 22, Central Cass 14: Oakes scored two touchdowns in the second half, while the defense pitched a shutout after the break to boost the Tornados to victory. Xavier Vossler passed for touchdowns of nine and four yards and a two-point conversion to fuel the Oaks offense.
Northern Cass 21, Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm 13
Thursday
Winnebago, Neb. 58, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Tiospaye Topa 6
St. Francis Indian 50, McLaughlin 0
Todd County 26, Little Wound 6
Crow Creek 1, Takini 0 (forfeit)
This article originally appeared on Aberdeen News: South Dakota high school football scores for Friday, Aug. 26, 2022
