The Cowboy football team continues to get closer to breaking through for their first win of the season, scoring a high-water mark last Friday in a 38-20 loss to Southeast Valley. Trenton Jergenson rushed for two touchdowns, while Shane Conlon hit Jaxon Carpenter for another.
Conlon finished at 4 of 16 for 27 yards, but suffered three picks to finish at a 39.2 QB rating. Nevan Foss carried six times for 48 total yards, while Jergenson finished with 39 total yards on 14 attempts. Carpenter caught two passes for 14 total yards, with Bryce Allen catching one for 11 and Gavin Wilson one for two yards of gain.
Brayan Gomez kicked off three times for a 55.0-yard average, while Kain Nelson booted five punts for a 31.2-yard average. Foss returned five kicks for a 14.4-yard average, and Mateo Martinez one for nine yards. Aiden Harrington fielded one punt for four yards of gain.
The final tackle numbers show Reed Abbas at nine solo tackles and 12.0 total. Foss made seven solo stops and 13.5 total, Coady Olson four solo and 6.0 total and Nelson four solo and 4.5 total tackles. Allen made three solo stops and 4.5 total tackles, Harrington two solo and 4.5 total and Jergenson two solo and a 2.0 total on defense. Martinez had one solo for a 1.0 total, Camden Hanson 1.5 total, Garrett Seaba 1.0 total and Preston Gardner 0.5 total tackles for the night. Abbas had two sacks, both for a loss. Foss had 6.5 of his tackles for loss, Nelson four of his and Seaba one for loss. Gardner got an interception, while Martinez and Abbas each recovered a fumble to round out their night’s work.
“Southeast Valley is a good football team and we competed into the middle of the third quarter,” stated head coach Tim Morrison. “We could not sustain the same level of focus for four quarters. In the first half we won the turnover and explosive play battle. However, in the second half we didn’t and the game got away from us. We certainly gained confidence in our ability to play with anyone. Our football team is still learning that each play is paramount to the success of our program. We have to play more consistent with everybody just worrying about doing their job.”
This week vs. Eagle Grove: One of these two teams is guaranteed of their first win this Friday, as both have been frustrated with not putting things totally together up to this point and are desperate to break through. “The Eagles present a whole new set of challenges defensively in running the wing-T option,” said Morrison. “We must play assignment-sound every snap. Defensively, they will load the box and make us throw the ball. We haven’t been able to throw and catch consistently so far, and that will be a focus of our preparation this week. We are exited for another opportunity to improve as a football team.”
