Sunday, September 18, 2011

NORTHERN STATE TOOK ON CONCORDIA ST. PAUL IN A FOOTBALL GAME AT SEA FOAM STADIUM

Northern State University from Aberdeen, South Dakota took on Concordia St. Paul at Sea Foam Stadium on the campus of Concordia. Northern State University came into the game with a record of 1-1. Concordia St. Paul also came into the record of 1-1.

Northern State kicked off to Concordia to start the game off. Charles Gilber returned the kickoff to the forty five yard line. That’s where they started the first drive. Concordia kept the ball on the ground on first offensive drive. Jerry Shaw found a hole and was able to pick up a first down for Concordia. Concordia went for a 40 yard field goal but was not successful.

Northern State got the ball after the Concordia missed field goal. They were not able to get a first down. They punted the ball back to Concordia.

Concordia got the ball on their own 16 yard line. Concordia looked to get the ball into the hands of Jerry Shaw. There was a penalty on the play that brought them back to the 17 yard line. Concordia was not able to get the first down and that made them have to punt the ball to Northern State.

Northern State got the ball back near midfield. Concordia did a good job of getting to the quarterback. He had to make rushed passes. Jay Moten for Concordia was able to pick off a pass to give them the ball back.

Concordia St. Paul tried both the air and the ground game in the first quarter. Northern State was able to slow down the Concordia offense. Concordia went for it on fourth down and inches. Northern State was able to step up and prevent Concordia from getting a first down.

Northern State took a timeout with 1:08 left in the first quarter with the score tied at 0.

Cedric Okoi picked off the ball in the end zone for Concordia and brought the ball to the 35 yard before he was tackled. Tre Mason caught a pass and ran 56 yards for a Concordia touchdown. The extra point attempt was good.

With 15.3 seconds left in the first quarter the score was Concordia 7 and Northern State 0.

The score at the end of the first quarter was Concordia 7 and Northern State 0.

Northern State got the ball to start the second quarter. Northern State's Mark Hanley came up with a nice catch that gave them a first down. Northern State used both the run and the pass plays in the second quarter. Concordia stepped up their defensive pressure and was able to stop the Northern State drive.

Concordia was not able to get a first down so they punted the ball back to Northern State. Northern State used their short game package where they looked to get pick up two to three yards per play.

Josh Aho made a nice catch for Northern State that got them a first down. Kristin James ran 5 yards for a touchdown for Northern State. The extra point attempt was good. That made the score tied at 7.


Concordia went to a hurry up offense in the last 2:00 left in the second quarter. Concordia called a timeout with 52.7 left in the first quarter.

Concordia looked to punch the ball into the end zone late in the second quarter. Jarred Russo found Charles Gillbert in the end zone for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was good. With 24.9 seconds left in the second quarter the score was Concordia 14 and Northern State 7. 

At halftime the score was Concordia 14 and Northern State 7.

Concordia kicked off to Northern State to start the third quarter. Northern State used mostly a running attack on the first drive of the third quarter. They were determined to get into the end zone on the first drive. 

Concordia's defense stepped up and prevented Northern State a first down so they attempted a field goal. The Northern State field goal attempt was good. With 11:52 left in the third quarter was Concordia 14 and Northern State 10.

Jay Moten received the kickoff for Concordia. Concordia looked to score on their first drive of the third quarter. Tre Mason caught a touchdown pass with 8:57 left in the third quarter. The extra point attempt was good.

With 8:57 left in the third quarter the score was Concordia 21 and Northern State 10.

Northern State got the ball back after the touchdown. They had to punt the ball back to Concordia St. Paul.

Concordia was able to put some nice plays together and was able to make their march down the field. Jarred Russo did a good job of running his team on the offensive end. Jarred Russo was picked off by Logan Fahnhorst for Northern State.

The Logan Fahnhorst interception gave them some energy. Christopher Morton ran the ball into the end zone for a Northern State touchdown. The two point conversion was no good.

With 2:59 left in the third quarter the score was Concordia 21 and Northern State 16.

Northern State kicked off to Concordia after the touchdown. Concordia was not able to get a first down so they had to punt the ball to Northern State.

At the end of the third quarter the score was Concordia 21 and Northern State 16.

Northern State got the ball to start the fourth quarter. Northern State stepped up big and was able to get a first down. Kristin James for Northern State came up with an 8 yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was no good.

With 11:34 left to go in the fourth quarter the score was Northern State 22 and Concordia 21.

Northern State kicked off to Concordia after the touchdown. Concordia looked to go deep on a few plays. Concordia continued to look to pound the ball down the field. Sam Campbell came up with a nice play and was able to get a first down. Sam Campbell came up with a touchdown with 8:06 left in the fourth quarter. The two point conversion was no good.

With 8:06 left in regulation the score was Concordia 27 and Northern State 22.

Concordia kicked off to Northern State after the touchdown. Northern State looked to pick up the pace on the offensive end as they looked to get back to the line of scrimmage quickly. They wanted to get to their end zone as quickly as they could. Northern State took a timeout with 3:01 faced with fourth down and 11 yards to go. Northern State was not able to get a first down and they turned the ball over to Concordia.

Concordia came up with some big offensive plays late in the game. Concordia came away with the 27-22 victory over Northern State. I thought that Sam Campbell came up big with some big plays.

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