New London-Spicer took on Rochester Lourdes in the Class 3A state semifinal football game at the Metrodome.
Rochester kicked off to New London to start the game. New London was not able to get a first down on the first drive and they turned it over on downs.
Rochester got into the endzone on a Kane Carstens four-yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was good.
With 5:00 left in the first quarter the score was Rochester 7, New London-Spicer 0.
New London-Spicer was not able to get a first down so they had to punt on fourth down and Rochester took over.
Rochester’s Brandt completed a 56-yard pass to James Ustby for a first down.
After one quarter of play the score was Rochester 7, New London-Spicer 0.
Rochester wanted to get into the endzone at the start of the second quarter. The New London-Spicer defense stepped up big and was able to turn Rochester over.
New London Spicer Adam Essler ran 92 yards for a touchdown. Ryan Vraa’s pass to Brett Olson was good for the two-point conversion.
With 10:27 left in the second quarter the score was New London-Spicer 8, Rochester 7.
Rochester got the ball back after the touchdown. They were not able to get a first down so they had to punt it back to New London-Spicer.
New London-Spicer’s Vraa made a good pass for 24 yards to Shane Zylstra. Vraa hooked up again to Zylstra for a 10-yard touchdown reception. Two point conversion was no good.
The score with 6:54 left in the second quarter the score was New London-Spicer 14, Rochester 7.
Rochester fumbled the ball and New London-Spicer recovered.
New London-Spicer was able to move the ball down the field. Chris Nelson picked up a 13-yard pass. Jarrett Hatlestad ran 27 yards for a touchdown. The two-point conversion pass was no good.
Rochester got the ball back and McKay Carstens rushed for 32 yards and a first down. They got into the endzone on a Carstens rushed for five yards for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was no good.
That made the score New London-Spicer 20, Rochester 13 that was the score at halftime.
New London-Spicer kicked off to start the third quarter. Rochester got the ball on their own 29 yard line. Rochester looked to air it out on their first drive of the quarter. On fourth-and-seven they punted the ball.
New London-Spicer found the endzone on a 20-yard run for Ben Beuning. The two-point conversion by attempt was good by Adam Essler run.
With 9:36 left in the third quarter the score was New London-Spicer 28, Rochester Lourdes 13.
Rochester got the ball back after the touchdown. Brandt completed a pass to Carstens for 27 yards and a first down. The New London-Spicer defense stepped up big and was able to stop the offense. On fourth-and-seven, Rochester Lourdes Brandt nailed a 25-yard field goal attempt.
The score with 5:10 left in the third quarter was New London-Spicer 28, Rochester Lourdes 16.
New London kept the ball on the ground and Shane Zelstra was came up with some nice runs for his team to pick up a first down late in the third quarter. Essler came up with a four-yard run for a touchdown.
Vraa ran in for the two point conversion.
With 1:18 left in the third quarter the score was New London-Spicer 36, Rochester Lourdes 16.
Brandt was picked off by Essler to give New London-Spicer the ball back.
The score after three quarters was New London-Spicer 36, Rochester Lourdes 16.
New London-Spicer’s Hatlestad ran for 22 yards to pick up a first down. The Rochester Lourdes defense stepped up and turned New London-Spicer over on downs.
Rochester Lourdes got the back and they looked to air the ball out. Brandt looked to get the ball into the hands of the receivers. He was not able to get them the ball as they turned it over on downs.
New London-Spicer came away with the 36-16 victory over Rochester Lourdes. After the game I was able to speak with head coach Dan Essler about the contest. I also was able to talk to Ryan Vraa about the game.
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