GRAND MEADOW TOOK ON EDGERTON/ELLSWORTH IN THE 9 MAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Grand Meadow went up against Edgerton/Ellsworth in the 9 Man football championship game at TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota.   

Edgerton kicked off to start the game. Grand Meadow started on their 39-yard line. Grand Meadow’s Landon Jacobson looked to keep the ball on the ground. Teammate Michael Stejskal also came up with some huge runs. Jacobson came up with a 13-yard run for a first down. Grand Meadow was able to keep the ball on the ground and Jacobson came up with a 6-yard touchdown run. The extra-point attempt was good.

With 8:23 left in the first quarter the score was Grand Meadow 7, Ellsworth 0.

Grand Meadow took over on the 16-yard line after the touchdown.

There was a media timeout with 8:17 left in the first quarter.

Edgerton couldn’t move the ball down the field. On 4th-and-6 Edgerton punted the ball.

Grand Meadows Jacobson came up with a 14-yard touchdown run. The extra-point was good.

With 6:27 left in the first quarter the score was Grand Meadow 14, Ellsworth 0.

Ellsworth moved the ball the field using the run game. The defense was able to turn Ellsworth over on downs.

Jacobson continued to move the ball down the field. Stejskal came up with some receptions that also moved the chains.

The score after one quarter of play was Grand Meadow 14, Ellsworth 0.

Jacobson looked to get into the end zone early in second quarter.  

Grand Meadow’s Wyatt Richardson attempted a 23-yard field goal which was good.

With 9:51 left in the second quarter the score was Grand Meadow 17, Ellsworth 0.

Ellsworth had the ball and on the first play Jacobson came up with an interception and Grand Meadow took over on the 15-yard line.

Stejskal was able to get Jacobson the ball in different parts of the field. The defense had a hard time bringing Stejskal down. Richardson attempted a 43-yard field goal which was good.

With 6:36 left in the second quarter the score was Grand Meadow 20, Ellsworth 0.

Ellsworth took over on the 33-yard line. Mason Slius came up with a huge reception for a first down. Grand Meadow intercepted the ball.

Cody Ojulu came up with a 56-yard reception from Stejskal for a touchdown.

The extra-point attempt was good.

With 2:24 left in the second quarter the score was Grand Meadow 27, Ellsworth 0.

Ellsworth was intercepted by Stejskal. Grand Meadow’s Blake Olson came up with a 56-yard reception for a touchdown.

The extra-point attempt was not good.

With 1:06 left in the second quarter the score was Grand Meadow 33, Ellsworth 0.

Ellsworth was not able to move the ball down the field as the clock ran out to end the second quarter.

At halftime the score was Grand Meadow 33, Ellsworth 0.

Grand Meadow kicked off to start the third quarter. Ellsworth looked to get their offense going early in the third quarter. Ellsworth was intercepted by Christopher Bain.

There was a media timeout with 9:07 left in the third quarter.

Grand Meadow moved the ball down the field. Stejskal found Ojulu for a 21-yard touchdown reception. The extra-point attempt was good.

With 4:55 left in the third quarter the score was Grand Meadow 40, Ellsworth 0.

Ellsworth took over near mid field but they were not able to move the ball down the field so they punted the ball on 4th down.

Grand Meadow took over near midfield. Stejskal came up with a 17-yards for a first down. Grand Meadow fumbled the ball and Ellsworth recovered it.

After three quarters of play the score was Grand Meadow 40, Ellsworth 0.

Ellsworth turned the ball over on downs.

Grand Meadow found the end zone on a 7-yard run by Jacobson. The two-point attempt was good.

With 6:57 left in the fourth quarter the score was Grand Meadow 48, Ellsworth 0.

Both teams played hard throughout the game. Grand Meadow came away with the 48-0 victory over

Ellsworth to win the 2014 Minnesota State High School Leagues Class 9 Man state championship.

After the game I was able to talk to Grand Meadow’s Ojulu, Stejskal and head coach Gary Slone about the victory.