Superlarks advance to section title game
Published 10:49 pm Saturday, October 26, 2019
- Grand Meadow’s Daniel Smith celebrates a fourth quarter touchdown against Spring Grove in the Section 1 Nine Man semifinals Saturday night in Grand Meadow. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The No. 2 seeded Grand Meadow football team took down No. 3 Spring Grove (7-3 overall) 24-14 in the Section Nine Man semifinals in GM Saturday.
Drew Copley gave the Superlarks (9-1 overall) the lead for good with a four-yard TD run that made it 17-14 with 7:23 left in the game.
Grand Meadow’s Luke Speer speeds to the corner during the fourth quarter against Spring Grove in the Section 1 Nine Man semifinals Saturday night in Grand Meadow. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Daniel Smith plunged in for a four-yard TD to give GM a 24-14 lead with 1:34 left in the game.
Nolan Skifter had given GM a 9-0 lead with a one-yard TD run in the first quarter.
GM will take on No. 5 Houston in the Section 1 Nine Man Tournament title game at 7 p.m. Friday in Austin.
Grand Meadow’s Dusty Copley carries in the third quarter against Spring Grove in the Section 1 Nine Man semifinals Saturday night in Grand Meadow. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
GM STATS
Rushing: Dusty Copley 19-for-69, 1 TD; Evan Oehlke 13-for-62; Nolan Skifter 6-for-15, 1 TD; Luke Speer 2-for-28; Daniel Smith 3-for-15, 1 TD
Passing: Evan Oehlke 5-9-0, 103
Receiving: Blake Ludemann 1-for-52; Ben Kraft 1-for-20; Taylor Glynn 1-for-18; Dusty Copley 1-for-9; Luke Speer 1-for-4