By Becky Walz,
It continues to be a see-saw of wins and losses for the Decorah football team (2-3, 0-1) as the Vikings fell to Mason City (3-2, 1-0) to open district action Friday night on the road 13-7.
“It was a very hard-fought, competitive game and we came up just short. We made many great plays, and our defense was excellent. Offensively we moved the ball well at times, but just could not come up with a score,” said Coach Pat Trewin. “We see our team as a family, we win together and lose together. We have worked very hard and will continue to do so.”
It continues to be a see-saw of wins and losses for the Decorah football team (2-3, 0-1) as the Vikings fell to Mason City (3-2, 1-0) to open district action Friday night on the road 13-7.
“It was a very hard-fought, competitive game and we came up just short. We made many great plays, and our defense was excellent. Offensively we moved the ball well at times, but just could not come up with a score,” said Coach Pat Trewin. “We see our team as a family, we win together and lose together. We have worked very hard and will continue to do so.”
Individual notes
The two squads were matched evenly with Decorah rolling up 260 offensive yards to comparison to Mason City’s 277.
Brady Stille was 9-for-19 in passing 131 of the Vikes’ yards with four different receivers. Pulling down five passes for 53 yards was Ben Wymer, while Kasey Krauskopf had two receptions for 51 yards. Casey Brickley hauled in one pass for a 20-yard gain, while Jaden Baker had two yards on his one reception. On the ground it was Erik Hjelle carrying the pigskin nine times for 53 yards. Baker added another 52 yards in his 19 touches, while Stille had 10 carries for 24 yards including Decorah’s lone touchdown.
Leading the defensive charge, Kaiden Quandahl had eight total tackles including seven solo stops. Stille was in for five solo tackles and one assist. Picking up five total tackles with four being solo stops was junior Kelley Gates. Andrew Rhodes and Krauskopf each had a fumble recovery while Dakota Johnson had one interception for a 30-yard return.
Home cooking
The Vikes are back at home Friday, Sept. 30, against Epworth (Western Dubuque) for another district game.
“Western Dubuque is a physical team and has played some very tough teams. They have a mix of seniors and young players and do not run many plays — they just work to run them well,” noted Coach Trewin.
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q F
Decorah 0 7 0 0 7
Mason City 0 0 0 13 13
Game stats
Total yards: Decorah 260, Mason City 277
Passing (comp/att/yds): Brady Stille (9-19, 131 yds., 3 INT)
Rushing (att/yds): Erik Hjelle (9-53); Jaden Baker (19-52); Stille (10-24, 1 TD)
Receiving (att/yds/TD): Ben Wymer (5-58); Kasey Krauskopf (2-51); Casey Brickley (1-20); Baker (1-2)
Tackles (total): Kaiden Quandahl (8.0); Stille (5.5); Kelley Gates (5.0); Baker (4.5); Wymer (4.0); Brady Benzing (4.0); William Hahn (3.0); Krauskopf (2.0); Andrew Rhodes (2.0); Brady Bohner (1.0); Fisher Tweten (1.0)
Interceptions (no/return yds): Dakota Johnson (1-30)
Fumble recoveries: Rhodes (2-0); Krauskopf (1-0)
Punts (att/yds): Quandahl (3-109)
Kick-offs (att/yds): Hjelle (2-110, 1 TB)
Kick-off returns (att/yds): Wymer (1-27); Baker (1-14)
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