Wessington Springs-Woonsocket 73 SBA 35

SBA lost in a score-fest at SBA on a beautiful sunny afternoon, Friday, September 24. The Blackhawks took a 20-0 lead in the first quarter, but SBA fought back with a 28 point second quarter to close it to 36-28 at halftime. A big third quarter put the game away for WS-W. Jake Moreland scored four touchdowns on runs of 1 and 42 yards and pass receptions from Cole McClain of 93 and 46 yards. The 93 yarder came with 14 seconds to go in the first half to close the gap to one score. LeRoy Evans scored on a 65 yard pass reception. Zeleul Melaku was five for five on PATs. You may see the game stats here.

SBA next travels to play at Colome on Friday, October 1.

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Hitchcock-Tulare 43 SBA 6

Defending state champion Hitchcock-Tulare dominated in a 43-6 win in Tulare Friday, September 17. They opened up a 24-0 lead in the first quarter and cruised from there. You will find the stats here.

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Game Site - Tulare

Friday night's game is in Tulare, not Hitchcock as shown on the schedule. The contracts had Hitchcock on them, but the game is in Tulare.

Hitchcock-Tulare Game On Radio

This Friday's game vs. Hitchcock-Tulare at Tulare will be aired on 1210 AM KOKK radio in Huron. If you are out of range of the radio signal you can log on to and listen at http://www.performance-radio.com/. Hope to see you there.

Wolsey-Wessington 16 SBA 12

SBA lost at to Wolsey-Wessington on Friday, September 10 in a game played at Wolsey. The Warbirds took the opening kickoff and drove 54 yards for a score and a 6-0 lead. They tacked on another score in the first quarter and led 14-0 after one. SBA scored once in the third quarter on a Jake Moreland touchdown run of 41 yards. In the fourth quarter, Wolsey-Wessington blocked a punt and scored a safety when the Crusaders kicked the ball out of the end zone. Cole McClain hit LeRoy Evans with a 4 yard scoring pass with 17 seconds left to close the gap to 16-12. The Warbirds covered the ensuing onside kick attempt and ran out the clock. You may view the stats here.

All in all we were a bit sluggish in the game, though the guys didn't give up and hung in well late to give us a chance to come back. We have a lot of work ahead of us for next week's game against second ranked Hitchcock-Tulare.

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SBA 40 Lower Brule 0

SBA came away with a 40-0 win at Lower Brule on Friday, September 3. After stopping Lower Brule on their first possession and forcing a punt, we turned it back over on a third down run. SBA's first touchdown came in the first quarter after recovering a fumble we finished off a drive with a Cole McClain touchdown run of 6 yards. Laramie Strand ran for the conversion and an 8-0 lead. We scored three times in the second quarter on a 53 yard run by Laramie Strand, a LeRoy Evans 22 yard pass reception, and a 15 yard run by D.J. Beckwith as time expired in the half. Cole McClain had a conversion run after Evans' touchdown, so we were up 28-0 at half. Laramie Strand scored twice in the second half with runs of 1 and 21 yards. The JV guys played out the last couple minutes of the third quarter and the entire fourth quarter. You will find the game stats here.

The week of practice was a bit rocky due to working in some guys that have not been getting a lot of repetitions at certain positions, and we were also missing Jake Moreland. The game was a bit of a reflection of that, with some mistakes. On the positive side, the offensive line got some good push and there were some great efforts on both sides of the ball. The defense forced six turnovers, which made a difference in the game. The JV guys did a great job in holding the Lower Brule offense scoreless, making a big stand at the end of the game. It was a great way to cap off the day, which also happened to be Mr. Pedersen's 50th birthday; happy birthday Mr. P!

I will post some video when it is ready to go; it might be Monday. Have a great Labor Day weekend and do not forget to thank our Savior for His goodness and grace to us.

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