VIKINGS NOTCH ROUT ON HOMECOMING
Minneota flexed its muscle on both sides of the ball Friday night, amassing 534 total while limiting Lakeview to just four first downs en route to a 63-8 Homecoming rout Friday night at K.P. Kompelien Field.
Ryan Meagher ran for 212 yards and four touchdowns in only 10 carries to ignite the top-ranked Vikings (6-0).
Despite temperatures dipping into the low 40s, the Vikings stayed hot throughout the game, scoring in every quarter.
Prior to the game, which was designated as "Intercept Cancer", three Minneota staff members battling cancer - Sharon Fox, Lisa Hart and Sue Buysse - were designated as honorary captains and participated in the coin toss.
Homecoming Queen Grace Hennen, King Max Rost, Princess Ella Johnson, and Prince Joe Voit, who were all crowned Monday afternoon at a coronation ceremony, were recognized at halftime along with the other candidates, attendants and crown bearers. Hennen and Johnson were unable to be present as they were playing volleyball in Burnsville, as were queen candidates Faith Myhre, Dakoda Hennen and Kenadi Arndt.
Meagher scored on runs of 73, 27, 9 and 14 yards, all in the first half. The junior running back entered the game averaging over 10 yards per carry this season and averaged 19.5 yards per carry in this contest.
Destin Fier scored twice, the first on a run of 38 yards in the second quarter, and the other from three yards out in the fourth quarter. He finished with 83 yards in six carries, a 13.8 average per carry.
Ryan Dalager threw touchdown passes of 46 yards to Max Rost in the opening quarter and 41 yards to Sawyer DeSmet in the second quarter. The senior signal-caller completed 9 of 14 passes for 212 yards and no interceptions.
Lakeview (1-5) averted the shutout with 1:11 remaining in the game when Tucker Fiene scored on an 11-yard run. The Lakers also added a two-point conversion.
The game between the neighboring rivals was marred by several penalties. The teams combined for 16 penalties.
The Vikings reached the end zone three times in the opening quarter on two runs by Meagher and the Rost TD catch. The Vikings added four more touchdowns in the second stanza on two more Meagher runs, the 38-yard scoring run by Fier, and the Dalager-to-Desmet scoring strike.
Lucas Rybinski scored in the third quarter on a seven-yard run, and Fier added his second TD to cap the scoring in the final quarter.
Lakeview was held to only 27 yards on the ground and 82 total yards. Eli Gruenes led the Minneota defense with nine total tackles, including two for a loss. Parker Bradley had eight stops. Bradley, Desmet and Peyton Sheik each had a sack. Sheik also recovered a fumble.
Minneota 63, Lakeview 8
Lakeview...................................................................... 0 0 0 8 - 8
Minneota......................................................................22 27 7 7 - 63
Scoring Plays
Min - Ryan Meagher 73 run (Sawyer DeSmet pass from Ryan Dalager)
Min - Max Rost 46 pass from Dalager (Ian Myhre kick)
Min - Meagher 27 run (Myhre kick)
Min - Meagher 9 run (kick failed)
Min - Meagher 14 run (Myhre kick)
Min - Destin Fier 38 run (Myhre kick)
Min - Sawyer DeSmet 41 pass from Ryan Dalager (Myhre kick)
Min - Lucas Rybinski 7 run (Myhre kick)
Min - Destin Fier 3 run (Myhre kick)
Lake - Tucker Fiene 11 run (Dylan Caron run)
Team Statistics
Total plays: Lakeview 49, Minneota 48 ... First downs: Lakeview 4, Minneota 21 ... Total Yards: Lakeview 82, Minneota 534 ... Rushing Yards: Lakeview 27, Minneota 322 ... Passing Yards: Lakeview 55, Minneota 212 ... Turnovers: Lakeview 1, Minneota 0 ... Penalties: Lakeview 8-78, Minneota 8-85
Minneota Statistics
Passing (com-att-yds-int-td): Ryan Dalager 9-14-212-2-0, Brody Larson 0-3-0-0-0, Tristan Sussner 0-0-0-0-0
Rushing (att-yds): Ryan Meagher 10-212, Destin Fier 6-83, Lucas Rybinski 4-21, Brock Fier 2-13, Drew Lipinski 1-2, Joey Lacek 2-1, Max Rost 2-0, Adam DeVlaeminck 1-(-3), Brody Larson 1-(-7)
Receiving (rec-yds): Max Rost 2-79, Sawyer DeSmet 1-41, Eli Gruenes 1-35, Peyton Sheik 2-25, Lucas Rybinski 3-23, Ryan Meagher 1-9,
Tackles (solo-asst-tot): Eli Gruenes 0-9-9, Parker Bradley 3-5-8, Adam DeVlaeminck 0-7-7, Drew Lipinski 1-4-5, Kellen Bradley 0-5-5, Brock Fier 2-2-4, Kyson Arndt 1-3-4, Destin Fier 0-4-4, Max Rost 1-2-3, Sawyer DeSmet 1-2-3, Easton Johnston 1-2-3, Grant Anderson 0-3-3, Ale DePestel 0-3-3, Peyton Sheik 1-1-2, Brody Larson 1-1-2, Joey Lacek 1-1-2, Lucas Rybinski 0-2-2, Kaden Christensen 0-2-2, Ben Schmidt 0-2-2, Leo Hennen 1-0-1, Carson Javers 0-1-1, Tom DeSmet 0-1-1, Chase Johnson 0-1-1
Sacks: Parker Bradley 1, Sawyer Desmet 1, Peyton Sheik 1
Tackles for losses: Parker Bradley 1, Sawyer DeSmet 1, Peyton Sheik 1
Fumble recovery: Peyton Sheik 1
Punting: Brock Fier 2-34.0, Peyton Sheik 1-31.0
Kickoff returns: Joey Lacek 1-24, Destin Fier 1-14
Punt return: Brody Larson 1-40, Destin Fier 2-19