A late furious rally wasn't enough for the Morris Area Chokio Alberta football team. The dramatic showdown was with Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City at our Big Cat Stadium. Surely it was entertaining. But the MACA fans had to go home disappointed. We were on the short end of the 26-25 score in this September 15 affair.
The situation looked grim entering the fourth quarter. My, we were down 20-7.
We certainly had the weapons to fight back. At the top of that list was Camden Arndt. Arndt had an absolutely monster night. He had a career type of night with 306 rushing yards on 26 carries. He befuddled the Falcons. We outscored the Falcons 18-6 in the fourth quarter but it wasn't quite enough.
Arndt gave us our first half touchdown with a 40-yard run. Eli Grove kicked the point-after. Cullen Lewis of ACGC answered with a two-yard run that was followed by a failed two-point conversion try. The Falcons scored the next two touchdowns. This followed a scoreless second quarter. Jarren Kaddatz hauled in a 29-yard scoring pass from Michael Trebil. Again the Falcons came up shy on a two-point conversion. Jeremy Nelson put another TD on the board for the Falcons, on this night when they'd need every single point. Nelson found the end zone on a run from the eight. Trebil ran for two on the conversion.
The Tigers seized momentum and scored the next two touchdowns, the first coming on a 16-yard Arndt run. The second was a huge 80-yard run that had Arndt clutching the football. It proved costly that the Tigers failed on the PAT after both of those scores.
Lewis of the Falcons helped his team strike back as he scored from the one, but again there was failure on the conversion. Arndt scored the game's final touchdown, covering 49 yards of real estate, but the PAT was no-go. Ouch. We came up shy. Fans were certainly treated to lots of excitement.
Arndt was complemented in our running game by Nathan Beyer (29 yards), Connor Koebernick (18) and Matt McNeill (10). So our rushing yardage was 365. Once again our passing was minimal: one completion for 32 yards by Arndt. Oh, but we had one interception which was credited to Josh Kinzler of the Falcons. Matt McNeill had our only pass catch. We had 14 total first downs.
Arndt had impact defensively with five solo tackles and eight assists. Dylan Gillespie had three solos and seven assists. Continuing with the list we have McNeill (2-6), Parker Dierks (1-8), Gage Wevley (3-3), Koebernick (1-6) and Brady Cardwell (1-6).
ACGC totaled 22 first downs. The Falcons had a real 1-2 punch in the running game: Jeremy Nelson with 24 carries for 127 yards, and Josh Kinzler with 22 carries for 122 yards. Michael Trebil and Cullen Lewis added some rushing yards. Trebil threw the pigskin and this Falcon completed four of nine attempts for 46 yards and no interceptions. Kaddatz had three of the catches for 46 yards. Nelson had the other for no gain. The Falcons had two fumble recoveries. Lewis had three solo tackles and 12 assists.
The Tigers carry a 1-2 record into week #4. ACGC totes a 2-1 record.
Volleyball: Melrose 3, Tigers 0
Oh no! This is unusual. The normally stellar MACA volleyball team was outdone on the court on September 14. Not only that, we lost by sweep. The humbling experience should give insights into areas needing work. We were humbled in the serving department as Melrose really came on strong here. Kiana Wiechmann had two serving aces for the visiting Dutchmen.
Makiya Luetmer had 30 set assists for the victor. The standout Dutchmen in hitting were Mashaya Tschida (ten kills), Mia Meyer (8) and Mallari Funk (7). Meyer and Funk each had three ace blocks. Kelsey Fleischhacker led Melrose in digs with 29. Cassie Klaphake had eleven digs.
For the Tigers, Jenna Larsen batted one serving ace. Karly Fehr executed 27 set assists. Jenna Howden did what she could to keep the MACA attack stable on this night, as she contributed ten kills. Larsen had her moments at the net with nine kills. The list continues with Bailey Marty (4), Kenzie Hockel (3), Fehr (3) and Jen Solvie (1). Howden had two ace blocks and Solvie had one. Riley Decker dug up the ball 21 times. Marty had 12 digs. Howden had ten and Fehr had six.
Oh, the score in all three games was 25-20!
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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