SG 48, @ Lyle/Pacelli 20
Spring Grove improved to 2-0 with a convincing 48-20 road win over Lyle/Pacelli on a rainy, storm-interrupted night at Lyle on Sept. 9. It was 48-6 before the Athletics tacked on two late touchdowns. It was the 12th straight loss for L/P over the last three seasons. Spring Grove has won the last 15 games versus the Athletics.
Photo by Lee Epps
However, the Athletics appeared up to the challenge when they scored on their second possession to trail 14-6. That was the first touchdown given up by the Lion starting defense this season. But L/P would manage only two more first downs before the Spring Grove starters retired. The Athletics lost three fumbles, two recovered by Jacob Olerud. Caleb Griffin and Emmet Engeldinger were the tackle leaders, each with nine stops.
The Lions scored on their first four possessions on the way to a 35-6 halftime lead. Quarterback Elijah Solum rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns (17 and 7-yard runs) while passing for 132 yards and two more touchdowns. He completed 11 of 17 passes to four different receivers with no interceptions. After two games, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound junior leads the sub-district in total offense (rushing plus passing yardage) with 302 yards on the ground and 304 yards in the air.
An early 43-yard reception by Tysen Grinde set up his 20-yard TD grab on the game’s first possession. Caleb Griffin caught a 16-yard TD toss shortly before halftime and kicked 6 of 7 extra points.
Senior running back Hunter Holland had a big night, rushing for 145 yards, including two and three-yard TD carries. Sophomore Zach Brumm scored the last Lion TD on a three-yard plunge. Spring Grove averaged 9.5 yards per snap with blocking up front from Ty Cleven, Emmet Engeldinger, Cooper Olson, Ethan Crouch, Brandon Jahnke and Logan Brumm.
The Lion B-team, after a 54-0 previous-week win at Mabel-Canton, dropped a hard-fought 14-6 home game against Kingsland. The junior high boys had dropped their opener 26-6 at LeRoy-Ostrander before falling at home to Kingsland, 40-14.
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Varsity team totals
YARDAGE (rush+pass): SG 485 (353+132); L/P 176 (86+90)
RUSHING: att.-yards (avg.): SG 34-353 (10.4) 5 TD; L/P 37-86 (2.3) 2 TD
PASSES: comp-att-int, yds. (TD): SG 11-17-0, 132 yds. (2 TD); L/P 6-13-0, 90 yds. (TD)
Sacks allowed: SG 0, L/P 0
TD: SG 7 (rush 5, pass 2); L/P 3 (rush 2, pass 1)
PAT: SG 6 for 7 (kick 6-7); L/P 1 for 3 (kick 0-1, run 1-2)
TOTAL PLAYS: SG 51, L/P 50
AVGERAGE yards per play SG 9.5, L/P 3.5
FUMBLES – LOST: SG 2-0, L/P 6-3
TURNOVERS: SG 0, L/P 3
PENALTIES: SG 8-82, L/P 5-30
3rd downs: SG 5 for 7, L/P 4 for 12
4th downs: SG 0 for 0, L/P 2 for 4
Red zone: SG 7 for 7, L/P 3 for 3
First downs: SG 20, L/P 11
Plays of 20+ yards: SG 5, L/P 2
LION INDIVIDUALS:
RUSHING 34-353, 5 TD: Elijah Solum 15-205 yards, 2 TD; Hunter Holland 16-145, 2 TD; Zach Brumm 2-3, TD
PASSING: Elijah Solum 11-17-0, 132 yds. (2 TD)
RECEIVING 11-132, 2 TD: Tysen Grinde 6-88 yards, TD; Caleb Griffin 3-27, TD; Ethan Crouch 1-13, Jaxon Strinmoen 1-4
SCORING 48: Caleb Griffin 12, Hunter Holland 12, Elijah Solum 12, Tysen Grinde 6, Zach Brumm 6
PUNTING: Tysen Grinde 1-36
INTERCEPTIONS: none
PASS BREAKUPS: Zach Brumm 1
FUMBLES FORCED: Elijah Solum 1
FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Jacob Olerud 2; Noah Blackburn 1
SACKS: none
TACKLES for LOSS (incl. sacks) 9: Emmet Engeldinger 1.5; Elijah Solum 1.5; Noah Heppner 1.0; Noah Blackburn 1.0; Caleb Griffin 1.0; Jaxon Strinmoen 1.0; Jacob Olerud 0.5; Zach Brumm 0.5; Logan Brumm 0.5; Brandon Jahnke 0.5
TACKLES (solo+assists): Caleb Griffin 9 (5+4); Emmet Engeldinger 9 (1+8); Elijah Solum 6 (4+2); Troy Reinhardt 4 (3+1); Jacob Olerud 4 (1+3); Tysen Grinde 3 (2+1); Dash Ranzenberger 3 (2+1); Brandon Jahnke 3 (1+2); Noah Blackburn 3 (0+3); Logan Brumm 3 (0+3), Ethan Crouch 2 (2+0), Noah Heppner 2 (1+1), Zach Brumm 2 (0+2), Jaxon Strinmoen 1 (1+0), Hunter Holland 1 (1+0), Sylas Flatin 1 (0+1)
KICKOFF RETURNS: Tysen Grinde 1-17 yards, Caleb Griffin 1-14 yards
PUNT RETURNS: Tysen Grinde 2-10 yards
FUMBLE RETURNS: Jacob Olerud 2-7 yards
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East Sub-District
Lanesboro 2-0 sub-district (2-0 season)
Spring Grove 2-0 sub-district (2-0 season)
Mabel-Canton 2-0 sub-district (2-0 season)
Kingsland 1-0 sub-district (1-1 season)
LeRoy-Ostrander 1-1 sub-district (1-1 season)
Grand Meadow 0-1 sub-district (1-1 season)
Houston 0-2 sub-district (0-2 season)
Southland 0-2 sub-district (0-2 season)
Lyle/Pacelli 0-2 sub-district (0-2 season)
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Spring Grove football 2021
2 wins, 0 losses (2-0 district
7:00 p.m. kickoff unless noted (series records go back to 1949)
W vs. Houston 60-30
W at Lyle/Pacelli 48-20
Fri. Sept. 16….Mabel-Canton —–last year, SG 28, M-C 26 (Lions have won last 17; Cougars lead series 36-26)
Sat. Sept. 24…at Grand Meadow 1 p.m. —-last year, GM 20, SG 17 (GM has won the last four, lead series 35-10)
Fri. Sept. 30….at Southland (Adams)——last year, Sou 46, SG 16 & Sou 19, SG 12 (Rebels lead series 12-3)
Sat. Oct.08…..LeRoy-Ostrander 5 p.m.—last year, L-O 46, SG 6 (L-O has won the last three, leads series 15-13)
Fri. Oct. 14……at Kingsland (Spring Valley)—last year, SG 21, KHS 20 (Lions lead series 3-0)
Wed. Oct. 19…Lanesboro———-last year, LHS 72, SG 27 (Burros have won last two; SG leads series 27-23-3)
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B-team Football
1 win, 1 loss
W at Mabel-Canton 54-0
L vs. Kingsland 6-14
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Junior High Football
0 wins, 2 losses
L at LeRoy-Ostrander 6-26
L vs. Kingsland 14-40