Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Senior running back Luke Ystaas fights to break free from an attempted tackle.
Keegan Anderson pressures the quarterback
New Rockford-Sheyenne (NR-S) had a big first half, and played very well on both sides of the ball. The locals defeated Four Winds by a final score of 54-12 in a Region 2 nine-man football action played at home on Friday, Aug. 31. Defensively, Teddy Allmaras, Joey Gray, Tucker Longnecker, Bo Belquist, Luke Ystaas and Hunter Thompson all played well. Again, all of the Rockets saw playing time and everyone contributed.
It was 22-0 after one stanza, 54-0 at halftime, 54-6 after three, and again the locals chalked up a 54-12 win. The Rockets are now 1-0 in Region 2 and 3-0 overall. The Rockets have a bye on Sept. 14.
Next varsity action is against Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page (FSHP) on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at Hope. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page is not in our region as previously reported.
GAME SCORES AND STATS
FW: 0 0 6 6 =12
NR-S: 22 32 0 0 =54
NR-S: Nathan Holzwarth 13 yard pass from Teddy Allmaras, pass failed.
NR-S: Hunter Thompson 29 yard run Holzwarth, pass from Allmaras.
NR-S: Bo Belquist 29 yard pass from Allmaras, Luke Ystaas, pass from Allmaras.
NR-S: Belquist 48 yard pass from Allmaras, Thompson run.
NR-S: Allmaras 14 yard run Holzwarth, pass from Allmaras.
NR-S: Tucker Longnecker 6 yard pass from Allmaras, Longnecker pass from Allmaras.
NR-S: Belquist 45 yard punt return, Ystaas run.
FW: Gionni Robertson 48 yard run, run failed.
FW: Zac Littlewind 5 yard run, pass failed.
The junior varsity and junior high teams also hosted Four Winds. Results from their games played on Tuesday, Sept. 4 are below.
JH: Four Winds 42, NR-S 14
JV: NR-S 44, Four Winds 14
