A look at Friday night's South Dakota high school school football scores
BROOKINGS — The season debut for Watertown High School's football team didn't go well in a 26-3 Eastern South Dakota Conference loss to Brookings.
The Arrows weren't able to take advantage of good field position in the first half and watched the Bobcats pulled away in the second half for the win.
Watertown started five possessions in the first half either at midfield or in Brookings territory and twice moved inside the Bobcats' 10-yard line in the game but weren't able to find the end zone.
Cole Hockett's 6-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 3-yard TD run with 37 seconds put the Bobcats head 12-3 at halftime.
In the second half, Justin Cofell (13 yards) and Tyson Brandt (3 yards) added TD 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 and Brandt added 72 on 12. Cofell completed six of 13 passes for 51 yards.
Watertown finished with 140 yards rushing, including 77 by Juven Hudson, and 49 passing. Alex Kahre and Treyton Himmerich each saw action at quarterback. Kahre completed four of nine passes for 43 yards. Ashton First In Trouble caught two passes for 21 yards.
Jake Robel had five solo tackles and two assists for the Arrows. Austin Johnson added 5-1, Owen Spartz 5-0, and Jesse Werner, Chase Crocker and Mason Whiting each 4-1.
The Arrows will look to bounce back Friday when they host Huron at 7 p.m. at Watertown Stadium.
Here are results of other games. Information was not provided for some games.
• Great Plains Lutheran 31, Waverly-South Shore 22 — Great Plains Lutheran (1-1) overcame a 16-0 deficit with the help of Brody Scharlemann, who scored on a 1-yard and tossed TD passes to Roland DeVries (22 yards) and Micah Holien (34 yards). Holien and Erickson rushed for scores of 12 and 13 yards, respectively.
Scharlemann's big game included 69 yards rushing and 147 yards passing on an 8-for-12 performance. Erickson gained 98 yards rushing. Holien caught three passes for 49 yards and Jacob Bartels two for 21. Holien notched 10 tackles and RJ Perry, Erickson and Bartels each six to go along with a quarterback sack. Myles York had four tackles including a sack and a fumble recovery. Alex Heil intercepted a pass.
Troy Kneeland completed 15 of 30 passes for 249 yards and three scores for the Coyotes (0-2), connecting with Cody Thompson (44 yards), Gavin Meadors (27 yards) and Evan Ekern (22 yards) on TD passes. Thompson caught five passes for 99 yards and Meadors three for 56.
• Hamlin 52, Dell Rapids St. Mary 12 — The fourth-rated Class 9AA Chargers (2-0) had no problem taking care of defending state champion and No. 1-rated Class 9B St. Mary (1-1).
Luke Fraser rushed the football nine times for 219 yards and scored on runs of 21, 75 and 71 yards. He also hauled in a 54-yard TD pass from Tyson Stevenson, who went 4-for-4 passing for 122 yards. Two of Stevenson's completions went for scores to Zac VanMeeteren (24 and 34 yards). Jackson Wadsworth (8 yards) added another rushing score. Jameson Nebel made 5.5 tackles and Kasen Prouty five.
The Cardinals scored on CJ Smith's 20-yard TD pass to Camden Gilbert and Owen Vargas' 7-yard TD pass to Conner Hanson. Nic Gasper caught four passes for 83 yards. Vargas and Trimmier Hanson had four tackles each.
• Sioux Valley 35, Sisseton 12 — The fourth-rated 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 1-yard TD plunge and a 7-yard scoring strike to Donovan Rose. Lane Liebsch also found the end zone from 7 yards out.
Schiller gained 88 yards rushing and Liebsch 83. Broden Teske and Wyatt Hockett led Sioux Valley's defense with six tackles apiece.
Sam Bullock scored on an 80-yard run and Ethan DeSpiegler on a 32-yard run for the Redmen (1-1). Jason Fisher made three catches for 61 yards and also had 10 tackles. Mason Schultz notched 10 tackles and Lavonte Carter eight.
• Beresford 41, Milbank 6 — 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 TD pass to Jake Goblirsch. Peyton Fridrich, who rushed for 101 yards and Jack Stenen added TD runs for the Watchdogs, who also scored on a safety and a punt return.
Jayden Johnson hauled in an 80-yard TD pass from Garrett Mertens for Milbank. Mertens completed three of eight passes for 113 yards and Aidan Foell notched seven tackles to lead the Bulldogs' defense.
• Aberdeen Roncalli 14, Deuel 7 — Touchdown runs by Abe Kretchman (18 yards) and Maddox May (3) carried Roncalli to the Northeast Conference win. May rushed for 72 yards. Jackson Isakson rushed for 57 yards and passed for 49 for the Cavaliers (2-0 overall and in the NEC).
The Cardinals (1-1, 1-1) were held 76 yards. Owen Quail rushed for 41 and Trey Maaland, who scored on a 1-yard plunge, added 37. Ty Lovre made 10 tackles and Quail and Dominic Constant each nine. Quail also had an interception.
• Clark-Willow Lake 28, Webster Area 7 — Tyson Huber ran for 107 yards and also hauled in a 17-yard TD pass from Trey Huber for the Cyclones (now 1-1 overall and in the Northeast Conference). Trey Huber also had a TD run. Griffin Musser added 71 yards rushing (scored on a 1-yard run) and Mitch Larson 54.
Elliot Bratland had four solo tackles and seven assists, Chase Chambers 3-6, Larson 3-3 and Cole Brenden 2-2 with an interception return for a TD.
Ethan Opitz rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown and also passed for 69 for the Bearcats (0-2, 0-1). Jacob Keller caught two passes for 21 yards. Brent Bearman made eight solo tackles and 10 assists, Gavin Witt 4-5 and Jeron McCreary 2-7.
• Florence-Henry 12, Britton-Hecla 6 — Tegan Sumner and Mehki Keller connected on TD passes for 21 and 9 yards to lift the Falcons (1-1) to the win. Florence-Henry's offense included 48 yards rushing from Karter Kohlenberg, 70 yards passing from Sumner (5-for-9) and four catches for 37 yards from Keller.
BoDell Davidson rushed for 129 yards and a 27-yard TD and also went 5-for-11 passing for 44 yards for the Braves (1-1). Ty Fagerland had five receptions for 29 yards.
• Elkton-Lake Benton 26, Estelline-Hendricks 7 — Ryan Krog ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns and also passed for 77 and another score for the Elks (2-0 overall and 2-0 in the DVC). Riddick Westley rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown and Tanner Drietz caught three passes for 54 yards and a score. Blake De Vries had 10.5 tackles and an interception, Krog eight tackles and Tanner Stein seven.
Mattix Hausman tossed a 17-yard TD pass to Wyat James for the Redhawks (0-2, 0-2).
• Deubrook Area 52, Colman-Egan 20 — Treven Grimsrud spearheaded the big offensive game for the Dolphins (2-0 overall and in the Dakota Valley Conference by scoring on runs of 10, 5, 12 and 5 yards.
Colin Bauman and Jaxon Quail added TD runs of 17 and 61 yards, respectively, and JP Rogness returned a kickoff 75 yards for another score. Gavin Landmark recovered a fumble for Deubrook Area's defense.
• De Smet 36, Stanley County 7 — The fifth-rated Class 9B Bulldogs (1-1 overall) evened their record behind Britt Carlson's 109 yards passing and three TD passes. Kadyn Fast caught four passes for two scores and also returned a punt for another TD. Tommy Aughenbaugh hauled in 32-yard TD pass from Carlson. Trace Van Regenmorter rushed for 62 yards and a TD and Dylan Zell added 57.
De Smet's defensive leaders included Van Rengenmorter, Gannon Gruenhagen and Noah Harrison with six tackles each and Zell five.
• Freeman-Marion/Freeman Academy 44, Iroquois-Lake Preston 8 — FMFA won for the second-straight win, rolling past the Sharks (0-2).
• Hatton-Norwood 36, Tri-State 0 — In North Dakota High School Activities Association game, Hatton-Norwood evened its record at 1-1 with the win over the Tigers (0-2).
• Mobridge-Pollock 51, Dakota Hills 0 — Mobridge-Pollock improved to 2-0 with the win over the Grizzlies (0-2).
• 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.
Other South Dakota Scores
Saturday's Games
McCook Central-Montrose 16, Hot Springs 7
Pierre 54, Aberdeen Central 15
Rapid City Stevens 26, Sioux Falls Washington 21
Sioux Falls Jefferson 43, Harrisburg 13
Sioux Falls O'Gorman 55, Brandon Valley 20
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
Friday's Games
Alcester-Hudson 12, Corsica/Stickney 6
Avon 52, Burke 6
Bon Homme 46, Kimball/White Lake 0
Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 30, Flandreau 6
Canton 27, Sioux Falls Christian 20
Chester 58, Centerville 52
Colome 26, Gayville-Volin 20
Dakota Valley 15, Vermillion 3
Dell Rapids 33, Madison 14
Elk Point-Jefferson 55, Baltic 0
Faith 46, Newell 0
Gregory 60, Wolsey-Wessington 34
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
Lemmon/McIntosh 28, Dupree 6
Lennox 40, Chamberlain 8
Lyman 40, New Underwood 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
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
Thursday's Games
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 Watertown Public Opinion: Here are the results from week 2 of the South Dakota high school football season.
