Area football 8-29-23

Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 59, Scotland/Menno 13
WESSINGTON SPRINGS – The Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central Blackhawks built up a 26-0 lead by the end of the first quarter en route to a 59-13 victory on Friday over the Scotland/Menno Trappers in Wessington Springs.

The Blackhawks (2-0) utilized a balanced offensive attack, with 225 yards passing and 233 yards on the ground, along with excellent defense that forced two first-quarter safeties to secure the victory over Scotland/Menno, now 0-2.

Blackhawk quarterback Holden Havlik was part of much of the scoring, throwing for 170 yards on 12 of 16 passing with a touchdown and two-point conversion and also running for 53 yards and a pair of scores.

Blake Larson had a strong game, securing four receptions for 65 yards, rushing for 15 yards, and completing a 55-yard touchdown pass as well. Tyson Eddy ran for 63 yards on eight carries, two of which ended up in the end zone.

Evan VonEye led the staunch Blackhawk defense with eight tackles.

The Blackhawks travel to McCook Central/Montrose on Sept. 8.

S/M     0   6 7 0 — 13
W/WS/SC  26 18 7 8 — 59

Scoring Summary

1st quarter
W/WS/SC - Safety.
W/WS/SC - Tyson Eddy 3-yard TD run (Holden Havlik to Ryder Michalek 2-pt pass).
W/WS/SC - Safety.
W/WS/SC - Havlik 1-yard TD run (Brett Miller PAT kick).
W/WS/SC - Evan VonEye 4-yard TD run (Miller PAT kick).

2nd quarter
S/M - Logan Sayler 60-yard TD run (2-pt failed).
W/WS/SC - Blake Larson 55-yard TD pass to Bryce Larson (kick failed).
W/WS/SC - Havlik 5-yard TD pass to Parker Graff (kick failed).
W/WS/SC - Havlik 11-yard TD run (kick failed).

3rd quarter
S/M - Izayah Ulmer 9-yard TD pass to Jayce Walloch (PAT kick).
W/WS/SC - Eddy 13-yard TD run (Miller PAT kick).

4th quarter
W/WS/SC - Eli White 7-yard TD run (Nathan Gaikowski 2-pt run).