Trojans roll over Vikings, 46-26, in season opener

By Becky Walz,

   Solid scoring in the middle portion of Friday’s contest at Ed-Co (0-1) led to a convincing 46-26 win for the Turkey Valley football team (1-0) to open the season.

   Solid scoring in the middle portion of Friday’s contest at Ed-Co (0-1) led to a convincing 46-26 win for the Turkey Valley football team (1-0) to open the season.

How it went
   The Trojans started strong with a score in the first period; however, so did Ed-Co, leaving Turkey Valley with a slim 8-6 advantage. TV broke the game open in the second with three more touchdowns, leaving the Vikings trailing 26-14 at halftime.
   After the break, the Trojans picked back up where they left off with two touchdowns in the third and another in the fourth, holding Ed-Co to just a pair of scores.

Stats
   On paper, the stats were close between the two squads as the Trojans put up 242 yards on the ground and 159 through the air. Ed-Co’s stats were just the opposite with 106 rushing yards and 240 in passing.
   Junior Oliver Schmitt came out of the backfield to lead Turkey Valley with 97 yards rushing in 22 carries to go with two receptions and another 39 yards. Completing 9-of-13 passes, quarterback Noah Hanson threw for 159 yards and raced through traffic 15 times for another 65 yards of rushing. Hanson’s targets through the air beside O. Schmitt included Chase Hayek for two receptions for 35 yards, Calvin Bodensteiner for two receptions for 30 yards. Burke Busta caught one pass for 28 yards and ran for 63 yards on six carries, while Carson Busta had two receptions for 27 yards.
   On defense, Troy Schmitt had 11 total tackles, including eight solo tackles. Hayek had six total stops with five as solos tackles, while B. Busta provided 5.5 total tackles and Ryan Franzen was there for five total stops.
 
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q F
T. Valley 8 18 14 6 46
Ed-Co 6 8 6 6 26

Game stats
Total yards: Turkey Valley 401; Ed-Co 346
Passing (comp/att/yds): Noah Hanson (9/13, 159 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing (att/yds): Oliver Schmitt (22-97, 1 TD); Hanson (15-65, 2 TD); Burke Busta (6-63); Carson Busta (5-17)
Receiving (att/yds/TD): O. Schmitt (2-39, 1 TD); Chase Hayek (2-35, 1 TD); Calvin Bodensteiner (2-30, 1 TD); B. Busta (1-28); C. Busta (2-27, 1 TD)
Tackles (total-solo): Troy Schmitt (11.0-8); Hayek (6.0-5); B. Busta (5.5-4); Ryan Franzen (5.0-1); O. Schmitt (4.5-2); Bodensteiner (2.5-2); Mauricio Tinajero (2.5-1); Russell Nieman (1.0-0)
Punts (att/yds): O. Schmitt (4-122)
Punt returns (att/yds): Hanson (3-72)
Kick-offs (att/yds): M. Tinajero (8-333)
Kick-off returns (att/yds): Hanson (1-22); C. Busta (1-0); Franzen (1-0)

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