Gophers Blast Lancers

In Chatfield, the Gophers dominated La Crescent.  Ben Ihrke (7-66, 3 TDs rushing) had all of his scoring runs in the first half.  Kyle Nosbisch plowed past the century mark (17-133, 2 TDs rushing).    The Gopher defense snared five turnovers, had three sacks, and Ben Brogan authored a 21-yard interception return TD.  Freshman Reid Johnson had two interceptions.  Carter Fishbaugher and Carson Larrabee forced fumbles.  Nosbisch recovered both.  La Crescent had just one play over 15 yards, a 63-yard Ty Mallicoat to Ben Nelson TD strike, their only score.  Gopher freshman Tate Karver’s 15-yard TD run was a cap to a 47-7 Chatfield win.