Doesn't it get a little disturbing to watch? Why hang around until the end?
Are we seeing too much of a disparity of haves vs. have-nots? Will the weaker teams be able to keep their roster size up, or even continue to maintain a program?
All the Willmar paper does is lay out the info for us. Such as, info about what must have been a ridiculous game between ACGC and BBE. The ACGC Falcons won 67-34. Speaking of no defense, there was the 44-43 score that had Detroit Lakes over Willmar. Have there been rule changes for the offense?
Paynesville beat Montevideo 40-0. Wabasso beat MACCRAY 45-8. Renville County West beat Cedar Mountain 52-20. Our Hancock Owls of Stevens County pounded United North Central (from where?) 44-8, so I guess that's good news, but the one-sided games could have a bad effect on football overall. Will the losers stay interested?
It's bad enough, of course, that football is simply not healthy for its participants. While I disapprove of football, I will continue writing about the MACA Tigers on the basis that our school board continues offering the sport. Who am I to suggest otherwise? Well, I am someone armed with facts. That's not good enough to press a winning argument, I guess, so here goes with my summary of the Tigers' 2019 football opener, a 28-20 win over Benson. In the past I might write "rival Benson" but sports rivalries are stupid, especially in football. It's a throwback.
Tigers 28, Benson 20
The opener was all about resisting a late surge by the host Benson Braves. The Tigers led 21-6 going into the fourth quarter. The Braves put on a furious rush but it wasn't enough. So, game 1 goes into the win column for the orange and black, 28-20. We scored seven points in each of the four quarters.
Josh Rohloff scored the season's first touchdown for MACA on a 13-yard pass reception. Brandon Jergenson threw the pass. Eli Grove kicked the point-after. Our second quarter touchdown was scored by Kenny Soderberg. This was another 13-yard touchdown pass, Jergenson throwing the ball again. Grove's toe delivered on the PAT.
Benson got on the scoreboard in the first half as Ben Peterson caught a big play pass of 50 yards from Will Enderson. The conversion run try was no good.
We went up 21-6 in the third quarter when Jack Riley reached the end zone on a run from the three. Grove kicked again. Benson attempted a comeback as Abe Peterson caught a 21-yard TD pass from Enderson. Again Benson failed on the conversion. The Tigers struck again as Jackson Loge caught a 30-yard scoring pass from Jergenson. Grove's toe was true.
Benson scored the night's final touchdown as Matthew Tolifson hauled in the pigskin from six yards out. Enderson did the throwing. This time Benson succeeded on the conversion: Tolifson passed to Peterson.
The stats show Riley carrying the football 16 times for 88 yards. Jergenson completed 14 of 23 passes for 164 yards. Rohloff and Colton Scheldorf each caught three passes. Brady Rohloff and Brady Backman were each credited with 1.5 quarterback sacks.
Benson's Enderson completed ten of 28 passes for 217 yards but he had three picked off. Ben Peterson had monster receiving stats of three catches, 128 yards.
I invite you to compare my coverage of this game with what you'll find on the Morris newspaper website. New ownership of the paper is now taking over. Has the Morris paper had any coverage of the Brent Fuhrman matter, former Morris school board member? The radio station website has been providing good coverage, two articles to date. It's a legal matter. If the paper isn't doing anything, is it because of wanting to protect someone? Well, if I get a seat belt ticket, my name would get in the paper. We appreciate KMRS/KKOK.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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