The Arrows’ previous scoring drive chewed up 92 yards, while their second went for more. And though Riley Sneller’s well-placed punt penned the hosts back at their own four-yard line, the Arrows made short work of the long field for the second time in the tilt. Nohel Vivanco was true on the PAT and the Arrows were in the driver’s seat.Ī pair of solid defensive stands spearheaded by Caden Miller (eight tackles), Rogen Smidt (seven), Jayden Hoss, Jackson Melcher and Braeden Bauman (five apiece) saw the Cardinals relinquish possession with 3:24 to play in the second quarter. Kellen Johnson (15-of-37 passing for 193 yards, TD, 18 carries, 87 yards, TD) broke the scoreless deadlock 90 seconds into the second quarter when his expertly thrown pass over the top of the Luverne defense found freshman Cayden Zephier in stride from 38 yards out. “In the second half we made some adjustments that we thought would help us even more and we didn’t execute very well. “I thought we executed the way we wanted to, especially in the second quarter,” Pipestone Area head coach Scott Boomgaarden said.
“We were getting outdone 2-to-1 and had come out in the second half and … play different.”Īlthough they didn’t quite look in sync offensively, the Arrows stood tall defensively and managed to get the football in the end zone twice before the interval. “We really struggled in that first half, did a good job with field position, but their offense put up a lot of yards on us in the first half,” said Luverne head coach Todd Oye, who captured the 13 th ‘Axe’ of his tenure.
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