CORY LARSON OF DAWSON-BOYD WON HIS 100TH CAREER FOOTBALL GAME

According to Dave Giles, the Historian for the Minnesota Football Coaches Association (MFCA),” Cory Larson, of Dawson-Boyd, won his 100th career game on Nov. 15 with a 28-12 win over Minneapolis North in a Class 1A state semifinal game played at Hopkins High School.

Cory Larson is a graduate of Dawson-Boyd High School and Southwest Minnesota State University. He now has an overall career record of 100-46 in 13 seasons as a head coach (2002-2014), all at Dawson-Boyd. He guided the Dawson-Boyd Blackjacks to four consecutive State Tournament appearances (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), three Prep Bowl appearances (2011, 2013, 2014) and one Class 1A state championship (2011).”

I was able to talk to Larson after the state semifinal win.

DAWSON-BOYD TOOK ON MAHNOMEN IN THE CLASS A STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Dawson-Boyd (DB) went up against Mahnomen in the Class 1A Minnesota State High School League state football class A state final.

 

DB kicked off to Mahnomen to start the game. Mahnomen got the ball on their own 29 yard line.  

 

Mahnomen called a timeout with 11:13 left in the first quarter.  

 

Mahnomen kept the ball on the ground on their first drive. Tom Pavek for Mahnomen was able to get by the DB defense.

 

Mahnomen called a timeout with 7:54 left in the first quarter.  

 

Mahnomen found the endzone on a Kody Lefebvre seven-yard run. The extra-point attempt kick was

no good.

 

With 6:25 left in the first quarter the score was Mahnomen 6, DB 0.

 

DB fumbled the kick and Mahnomen recovered the ball.

 

DB called a timeout with 6:23 left in the first quarter.

 

Mahnomen found the endzone again with 6:08 left in the first quarter as Pavek ran in for a 10-yard touchdown. The two-point run conversion was no good.

 

With 6:08 left in the first quarter the score was Mahnomen 12, DB 0.

 

DB kept the ball on the ground on their drive. The Mahnomen defense was able to slow down the DB offense. DB punted the ball on fourth-and-10. There was no return.

 

Mahnomen got the ball on their own 30 yard line. Pavek completed a pass to Lefebvre for 38 yards.

That set up a 36-yard touchdown run by Bob Bjorge.

 

The two-point run failed.

 

With 3:51 left in the first quarter the score was Mahnomen 18, DB 0.

 

DB got the ball back after the touchdown. DB was not able to get a first down so Mahnomen took over on downs.  

 

Mahnomen went for it on fourth-and-four. They came up short so they turned it over on downs.

 

After one quarter of play the score was Mahnomen 18, DB 0.

 

DB continued to move the ball down the field.

 

DB called a timeout with 10:56 left in the second quarter.  

 

Joey Lee found Michael Lee for a nine-yard touchdown pass.  Eston Popma’s extra-point attempt was good.

 

With 10:50 left in the second quarter the score was Mahnomen 18, DB 7.

 

Mahnomen kept the ball on the ground. They were able to pick up little chunks of yards as they were able to penetrate the DB secondary.  Lefebvre completed a 44-yard pass to Pavek for a touchdown.  

Pavek’s extra-point attempt was good.

 

With 6:04 left in the second quarter the score was Mahnomen 25, DB 7.

 

DB got the ball on their own 40 yard line. They turned it over on downs and Mahnomen found the endzone on a 40-yard run by Austin Reitan. The extra-point attempt was no good.

 

With 4:53 left in the second quarter the score was Mahnomen 31, DB 7.

 

DB got the ball back after the touchdown. DB used both the rushing and passing attack late in the second quarter.  

 

DB called their final timeout of the first half with 1:02 left in the second quarter.  

 

DB went for it on fourth-and-one, but they were not able to come up with a first down.

 

Mahnomen got the ball back on the turnover on downs.

 

At halftime the score was Mahnomen 31, DB 7.

 

Mahnomen kicked off to start the third quarter.  DB got the ball at the 45 yard line. DB was not able to get a first down on their first drive of the quarter and they had to punt the ball on fourth down.

 

Mahnomen tried to move the ball down the field. On fourth-and six they went for it and they were not able to come up with a first down on a pass so they turned it over on downs.

 

DB got the ball on their own 21 yard line. DB was able to move the ball down the field in the third quarter. They seemed a little bit more relaxed as the game went on. DB came up with a first down on a Joey Lee run. DB found the endzone on 10-yard pass by Joey Lee to Michael Lee. The two-point conversion pass was no good.

 

With 3:42 left in the third quarter the score was Mahnomen 31, DB 13.

 

On the first play from scrimmage after the kickoff as Pavek found the endzone on a 61 yard Pavek touchdown run.  Pavek’s extra-point attempt was good.

 

With 3:21 left in the third quarter the score was Mahnomen 38, DB 13.

 

DB continued to look to get into the endzone late in the third quarter.

 

After three quarters of play the score was Mahnomen 38, DB 13.

 

Mahnomen looked to keep the ball on the ground and take time off the clock in the fourth quarter. 

Mahnomen was able to get into the endzone again on a one-yard run by Lefebvre.

 

The two-point conversion run by Reitan was good.

 

With 5:38 left in the fourth quarter the score was Mahnomen 46, DB 13.

 

Mahnomen was too much for DB. Mahnomen was able to come away with the 46-13 victory over DB.

 

After the game I was able to talk to Mahnomen’s Pavek, Reitan and head coach John Clark about the victory.

DAWSON-BOYD TOOK ON SLEEPY EYE-ST. MARY’S IN THE CLASS A STATE SEMIFINALS IN FOOTBALL

On Nov. 16, Dawson-Boyd and Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s went up against each other in the state Class A football semifinals at the Metrodome.

 

Sleepy Eye kicked off to start the game. Dawson-Boyd had trouble moving the ball on their first drive of the game. They punted the ball on fourth-and-13.

 

Sleepy Eye also had trouble moving the ball in the first quarter.

 

Dawson-Boyd’s Joey Lee ran with the ball well. He was able to pick up a first down.  Joey Lee found Michael Lee for a 36-yard touchdown reception. The extra point attempt was good.

 

With 6:29 left in the first quarter the score was Dawson-Boyd 7, St. Mary’s 0.

 

St. Mary’s was not able to get a first down so they had to punt on fourth down.

 

Dawson-Boyd continued to look to move the ball down the field. On fourth-and-six, Dawson-Boyd punted the ball to St. Mary’s.

 

St. Mary’s got the ball on their own 21 yard line.  They punted the ball on fourth-and-17. Dawson Boyd got the ball on their own 35 yard line.  

 

After one quarter of play the score was Dawson-Boyd 7, St. Mary’s 0.

 

Dawson Boyd got into the end zone on a Joey Lee one-yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was no good.

 

With 10:07 left in the second quarter the score was Dawson-Boyd 13, St. Mary’s 0.

 

St. Mary’s got the ball back and they kept it on the ground. They were not able to get a first down so they turned it over on downs.

 

Dawson-Boyd got the ball back on their own 45 yard line. They were not able to get a first down so they had to punt the ball on fourth-and-13.

 

St. Mary’s got the ball back and they went four downs and out. Dawson-Boyd received the ball on the turnover on downs by St. Mary’s.

 

St. Mary’s found the end zone on a 31-yard run by Brandon Helget. The two-point conversion was no good. With 2:32 left in the second quarter the score was Dawson-Boyd 13, St. Mary’s 6.

 

Dawson-Boyd got the ball back after the touchdown.

 

At halftime the score was Dawson-Boyd 13, St. Mary’s 6.

 

St. Mary’s got the ball to start the third quarter. Helget Brandon passed to David for 63 yards for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was good.

 

With 9:58 left in the third quarter the score was Dawson-Boyd 13, St. Mary’s 13.

 

Dawson-Boyd’s Joey Lee found Noah Stelter for 24-yard touchdown reception. The two point conversion pass by Joey Lee was complete to Stelter.

 

With 7:35 left in the third quarter the score was Dawson-Boyd 21, St. Mary’s 13.

 

St. Mary’s was not able to get a first down so they turned it over on downs. Dawson-Boyd punted the ball on fourth-and-three.

 

After three quarters of play the score was Dawson-Boyd 21, St. Mary’s 12.

 

St. Mary’s marched down the field in the fourth quarter. Brandon Helget came up with nice pass to Kosak Kodan for 21 yards. That put the ball on the six yard line. They turned the ball over on downs.

 

Joey Lee found the end zone on a 38-yard run. The extra point attempt was no good. With 4:27 left in the fourth quarter the score was Dawson-Boyd 27, St. Mary’s 12.

 

St. Mary’s looked to get into the endzone late in the fourth quarter. They did just that as Brandon Helget ran for a four-yard touchdown. The two point conversion was no good.

 

Dawson-Boyd was all over the field. They were able to come away with the 27-18 victory over St. Mary’s.

 

After the game I was able to talk to Dawson-Boyd’s head coach Cory Larson about the game. I was also able to talk to Michael Lee and Joey Lee about the game.