Short on Short, ‘Canes Rebound With Win

After a couple strokes of bad news (first loss to SG, loss of a trio of players), Houston (5-1) returned to the win column versus Lanesboro (2-4).  Brady Happel scored on a 60-yard TD run on the game’s first play.  Happel and Zach Schneider each topped 100-yards rushing in the first half.  Houston built a 38-6 lead.  They prevailed 46-12 in fog bowl #1.  Schneider (19-168, 2 TDs rushing, 82-yard PR TD) and Happel (12-140, 2 TDs rushing, 31-yard TD pass from James Hongerholt) scored all five TDs and 42 of 46 ‘Cane points.  Carson Schwichtenberg (9-19, 74 yards, 2 TDs passing) connected with Frank Ochtrup-Dekeyrel (3-yards) and Caden Anderson (13-yards) for the Burro scores.  Connor Ruen (15-63) was their leading rusher.  Sawyer Johnson had a sack and a fumble recovery.  Each team played short-handed, down three key players (Houston Joey Fishel, Jaytin Millen, and Cody Carpenter, Lanesboro Brett Wangen, Andrew Luck, and Jordan Miller).  Top-ranked Spring Grove (6-0, 7-0) beat #5 Grand Meadow (4-2, 5-2), leaving #7 Houston (5-1, 6-1) in second place in the South-East.  Lanesboro drops to 1-5, 2-5.