The first half score was 12-8. The second half score was 32-6. Houston football found its running game in the second stanza and powered past Lanesboro in a week three South-East football contest. Cody Hungerholt’s Houstonites never trailed. The ‘Canes scored the game’s first 12 points, getting a Mikkel Schutte to Wyatt Walters 44-yard TD pass on their first possession, a Schutte to Cade Roth 25-yard TD pass early in the second quarter. Lanesboro scored a series later via a Seth Semmen 1-yard plunge and subsequent two-point run. Each team fumbled going into the end zone (at the one-yard-line) in the stanza. And they combined for five turnovers, including back-back-to-back-to-back late in the second quarter. At halftime it was anyone’s game, Houston up 12-8. The second half was nearly all team double-H, led by RB Wyatt Walters. The senior had 7 carries for 22 yards in the first half. He then notched four runs of 25-plus yards in the second. His 38-yard TD run opened the post-intermission scoring. After a 5-yard Burro punt, Walters went for 36 yards, setting up a Schutte 2-yard TD run. Lanesboro answered; a Semmen to Ben Snyder 3-yard TD pass. James Semmen’s guys were hanging around down 26-14 midway thru the third quarter. But Houston scored 18 unanswered points in the fourth, getting a safety, a Schutte 2-yard TD run, and a Caiden Olson 4-yard TD run. Walters had runs of 25 and 28 to help enable the two scores. The ‘Canes moved to 2-1 overall and in district courtesy of a 44-14 win. Walters (17-174, TD rushing; 2-58, TD receiving, two FRs) and Schutte (6-10, 108 yards, 2 TDs, two conversions, INT passing; two rushing TDs) did the big work. Alex Van Gundy (8-62 rushing, 2-21 receiving) helped. Lanesboro’s workhouse was J.T. Rein (32-127 rushing). But the sophomore had 10 carries and just 12 yards in the second half after a 12-carry 115-yard first half. Snyder (3-36, TD receiving) and Semmen (7-11, 61 yards, TD passing; rushing TD) helped. It’s an interesting district race. The top five teams are L-O (3-0), Southland (3-0), GM (2-1), Houston (2-1), and SG (1-1, 2-1). L-O, which didn’t have a program a couple year ago, has beaten both GM and SG. Lanesboro is 1-1, 1-2.
Second Half Propels ‘Canes Past Burros
