Football: Grand Meadow rides 34-point first quarter to win against Alden Conger
Published 10:47 pm Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Grand Meadow’s Terrell Rieken returns an interception for a touchdown against Alden-Conger during their Section 1 9-Man game Wednesday night in Grand Meadow. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The No. 1 seeded Grand Meadow football team opened in dominant fashion as it scored 34 points in the first quarter and went on to beat No. 8 Alden-Conger (1-8 overall) 40-14 in GM in the Section 1 nine man football tournament Wednesday.
Brenn Olson ran the opening kick-off 73 yards for a score and Terrell Rieken picked off a pass and ran it back for a score. GM led 34-0 after the smoke cleared and GM was able to rest its starters the rest of the way.
Grand Meadow’s Christophor Bain chases down Alden-Conger quarterback Kaleb Bendickson during the Section 1 9-Man tournament Wednesday night in Grand Meadow. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The Superlarks (9-0 overall) will host No.4 Houston in a section semifinal game 7 p.m. Tuesday.
GM STATS
Passing: Michael Stejskal, 2-for-43, TD; Josh Graves, 0-for-1
Receiving: Trent Tangen, 1-for-24; Connor Hartson, 1-for-19, TD
Rushing: Zach Myhre, 2-for-66, TD; Brenn Olson, 1-for-34, TD; Rian Leichtnam, 9-for-38; Christophor Bain, 4-for-27, TD; Justin Kassel, 8-for-17; Chance Hammermeister, 3-for-8; Drew Copley, 1-for-1; Stejskal, 1-for-(-1); Graves, 3-for-(-15)
Interceptions: Kassel (1); Terrell Rieken (1)