“The turnovers are killing us,” said Stork. “We just can't catch a break. Again, we had penalties put us in a third and long situation, making us predictable.”
The bulk of the Panthers’ yards were rushing, led by Trey Hoppe with 58 yards and Alex Merritt with 46.
Quarterback Trevor Tracy was 8-for-16 for 89 yards and two interceptions. Spencer Tollefson caught five balls for 59 yards.
Nick Bartness led the defense with 7.5 tackles, followed by Karter Sletten with six and Hoppe and Jack Schultz with four.
The Panthers saw their record slide to 0-2 in the conference and 1-3 overall after a season-opening win at Sibley East.
They hope to get back on track this Friday when they host WEM for Homecoming.
Maple River 13, NRHEG 0
MR 7 0 0 6 13
NRHEG 0 0 0 0 0
Scoring
1st Quarter
MR — Albrecht 26 pass from Sohre (Kick successful)
2nd Quarter
No scoring
3rd Quarter
No scoring
4th Quarter
MR — Decker 10 run (Kick failed)
Team Statistics
MR NRHEG
First downs 11 14
Yds. Rushing 94 146
Yds. Passing 119 89
Passes 14-25-1 8-16-2
Total yds. 213 235
Turnovers 1 4
Penalties 11-95 7-55
Individual Stats
NRHEG rushing: Hoppe 10-58; Merritt 18-46; Tracy 7-16; Tollefson 3-11; Bartness 3-11; Jongbloedt 3-4
MR rushing: Decker 13-50; Greenfield 5-36; Breiter 4-15; Sohre 5 —7
NRHEG passing: Tracy 18-16-2, 89
MR passing: Sohre 14-25-1, 119
NRHEG receiving: Tollefson 5-59; Sletten 1-32; Cole 1-0; Bartness 1 —2
MR receiving: Greenfield 5-42; Albrecht 2-37; Breiter 432; Sindelir 1-6; Lewis 1-4; Steinhaus 1 —2
NRHEG defense: Bartness 7.5 tackles; Sletten 6; Hoppe 4; Schultz 4; Tracy 3; P.Peterson 3; Fittterer 2.5; Tollefson 2; Erickson 1.5; Jensen 1; C.Peterson 1; Wayne 1; Maxon 1.
NEXT: Friday – WEM at NRHEG, 7 p.m.
