It remained 6-0 until midway through the second quarter, when fullback Trey Hoppe scored on a nine-yard run. Again the PAT was no good and NRHEG led 12-0.
This time Sibley East answered, covering 11 plays in 52 yards to narrow the gap to 12-6.
The Panthers made up for it three plays later, when the Tracy-to-Tollefson connection struck again, this time from 66 yards out. Tracy’s PAT pass to Tollefson was good, leaving the Panthers on top 20-6 at halftime.
The second half opened with more NRHEG domination. The Panthers held the Wolverines on three plays and, after a punt, three plays later Tracy and Tollefson hooked up on a 60-yard touchdown pass.
After a fumble, Nick Bartness ran 62 yards for a score on the Panthers’ first play.
The Wolverines scored late in the fourth quarter.
Tracy finished 5-for-8 for 193 yards and three scores, everything going to Tollefson.
“Tracy was on fire tonight,” said Stork. “And Spencer did a great job of getting open down field.”
Bartness was the Panthers’ leading rusher with 91 yards on six carries. Jason Jongbloedt ran 14 times for 52 yards and Hoppe totaled 31 on eight tries.
Hoppe led the defense with 10 tackles, including six solos. Bartness and Zeke Erickson has nine tackles apiece, Wyatt Fitterer eight. Sophomore Jack Schultz had eight tackles and the Panthers’ lone sack.
NRHEG is on the road again this Friday at Lake Crystal.
NRHEG 32, Sibley East 12
NRHEG 6 14 12 0 32
SE 0 6 0 6 12
Scoring
1st Quarter
NRHEG — Tollefson 11 pass from Tracy (Kick failed)
2nd Quarter
NRHEG — Hoppe 9 run (Pass failed)
SE — Bates 1 run (Run failed)
3rd Quarter
NRHEG — Tollefson 66 pass from Tracy (Tollefson pass from Tracy)
NRHEG — Tollefson 60 pass from Tracy (Pass failed)
4th Quarter
SE – Bates 2 run (Kick failed)
Team Statistics
NRHEG SE
First downs 12 15
Yds. Rushing 192 177
Yds. Passing 193 39
Passes 5-8-0 6-11-1
Total yds. 57/191 54/218
Turnovers 1 2
Penalties 5-50 4-25
Individual Stats
NRHEG rushing: Bartness 6-91, Jongbloedt 14-52, Hoppe 8-31, Tracy 1-9, Perry Peterson 3-12, Tollefson 1 —3
NRHEG passing: Tracy 5-8-0, 193
NRHEG receiving: Tollefson 5-193
SE rushing: Bates 16-72, Bullert 13-55, T.Schmidt 9-22, Fredin 3-11, Durham 2-7, P.Schmidt 1-5, Riffenburg 2-4
SE passing: Bullert 6-11-1, 39
SE receiving: Bates 5-26, Riffenburg 1-13
NRHEG defense: Hoppe 10 tackles; Bartness 9; Erickson 9; Fitterer 8; Schultz 7, 1 sack; Palmer Peterson 6; Jensen 5; Mrotz 4, Sletten 3, Stenzel 2, Agrimson 2, Cordell Peterson 2; Perry Peterson 1, 1 int.; Wayne 1, Jongbloedt 1, Herrmann 1, Maxon 1.
NEXT: Friday – NRHEG at Lake Crystal/Wellcome Memorial, 7 p.m.
