Regular-season finale Thursday at NR
THREE POINTS — NRHEG kicker Sam Prigge (3) lines up for a field goal Friday, Oct. 2 at Lake Crystal. The Panthers finish the regular season at home Thursday, Oct. 8 against Maple River. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)
By JIM LUTGENS
Editor/Publisher
There are certain games that football teams look forward to. Last Friday was one of them for the NRHEG Panthers.
The Panthers, in the midst of one of their best seasons in years, avenged an ugly loss last year, defeating Lake Crystal/Wellcome Memorial 24-6 on the road.
“Our kids have had this game circled on the schedule since last year,” said Panthers coach Dan Stork.
The win lifted the Panthers to 6-1, with the regular season concluding tonight at home against Maple River (6-1). The Panthers are hoping for a win and a WEM loss to claim a share of the South Central Blue District championship.
The Panthers controlled the action at Lake Crystal, outgaining the home team 310-224 and again making the big plays when it counted while owning the line of scrimmage.“Once again our offensive and defensive line controlled the game,” said Stork.
Jason Jongbloedt and Perry Peterson continued to run the ball well, gaining 122 and 83 yards, respectively.
“We are building steam for a playoff run, but first and foremost we can't wait to play Maple River,” said Stork.
NRHEG 24, LCWM 6
NRHEG 7 3 14 0 — 24
LCWM 0 6 0 0 — 6
First Quarter
NRHEG — Jongbloedt 17 run (Prigge kick)
Second Quarter
LCWM — Sheetz 3 run (kick failed)
NRHEG — Prigge 26 field goal
Third Quarter
NRHEG — Jongbloedt 6 run (Prigge kick)
NRHEG — Hoppe 2 run (Prigge kick)
NRHEG LCWM
First Downs 10 13
Rushing attempts 44 40
Yds. Rushing 278 113
Passing 2-5-0 13-18-1
Yds. Passing 32 111
Total plays 49 68
Total Yds. 310 224
Penalties 4-35 4-40
Fumbles-lost 1-1 0-0
Third down 4-8 6-45
Punts-Avg. 3-30.3 2-17.0
Time of Poss. 20:21 27:39
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing — NRHEG: Jongbloedt 25-122; Pe.Peterson 7-83; Pa.Peterson 6-43; Hoppe 5-30; LCWM: Graupman 18-65; Sheetz 18-41.
Passing — NRHEG: Pa.Peterson 2-5-0, 32; LCWM: Graupman 13-28-1, 111.
Receiving — NRHEG: Pe. Peterson 1-23; K.Sletten 1-9; LCWM: Saucier 7-57; Stock 3-37; Jones 1-10; Scott 1-9; Sheetz 1 —2.
NRHEG DEFENSE (tackles)
Hoppe 8, K.Sletten 7.5, Zeke Erickson 6 (1 sack), Pe.Peterson 6.5, Pa.Peterson 4.5, Jongbloedt 4, Fitterer 3.5, Staloch 2.5 (1 interception), Buckmeier 2, Agrimson 1.5 (1 sack), Cole 1.5, Schultz 1.5, Fischer 1, Weller 1, Prigge 1, N.Sletten 1, Wicks 1
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Football
South Central Blue District
Ov. Dist.
WEM 7-0 6-0
NRHEG 6-1 6-1
Maple River 6-1 5-1
Mayer Lutheran 5-2 5-2
Lester Pr.-Holy Trinity 3-4 3-3
LeSueur-Henderson 2-5 2-4
Norwood-YA 2-5 2-4
Sibley East 2-5 2-4
LCWM 0-7 0-6
GFW 0-7 0-6
Friday, Oct. 2 results
NRHEG 24, LCWM 6
WEM 52, GFW 15
Sibley East 21, LeSueur-Henderson 14
Maple River 23, Mayer Lutheran 21
Lester Prairie-HT 22, Norwood-YA 21
Wednesday, Oct. 7 game
Lester Prairie-HT at GFW
Thursday, Oct. 8 games
Maple River at NRHEG
Mayer Lutheran at WEM
LCWM at LeSueur-Henderson
Norwood-YA at Sibley East
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Panther Schedule
Thursday, Oct. 8
• Cross country at Waseca, 4:30
• Football vs. Maple River, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9
• 7/8 football vs. Maple River at New Richland, 4:30
• 7/8 volleyball vs. Bethlehem Academy at Divine Mercy Gym, 4:30/5:30
• C volleyball vs. Bethlehem Academy at NR, 4:30
• JV volleyball vs. Bethlehem Academy, 5:45
• Volleyball vs. Bethlehem Academy, 7:15
Monday, Oct. 12
• JV football at Maple River, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 13
• Cross country at USC (Oak View Golf Course), 4:30
• 7 volleyball vs. USC at Ellendale, 4:30
• C volleyball at USC, 4:30
• 8 volleyball vs. USC at Ellendale, 5:30
• JV volleyball at USC, 5:45
• Volleyball at USC, 7:15
Wednesday, Oct. 14
• Football section playoffs at high seed
Monday, Oct. 19
• 7/8 volleyball at Alden-Conger, 4:30/5:30
Thursday, Oct. 22
• Cross country, conference at Oak View Golf Course (Freeborn), 4 p.m.
• C volleyball vs. Blooming Prairie, 4:30
• JV volleyball vs. Blooming Prairie, 5:45
• Volleyball vs. Blooming Prairie, 7:15
Saturday, Oct. 24
• Football section playoffs at high seed