By Becky Walz,
Looking to stay in the hunt for a playoff spot, the Decorah football team (4-2, 2-0) took care of business to defeat Western Dubuque (3-3, 1-1) on the road Friday night.
A pair of first half touchdowns combined with a pair of second half field goals lifted the Vikings over the Bobcats, 19-14.
How it went
Neither team had the opportunity to score in the first quarter and it was Western Dubuque who scored first in the second period on a 23-yard run that culminated after a 15-play drive. A 64-yard kick-off return by Zach Jermier put the Vikings on the Bobcat 16-yard line. Two plays later, Keenan Tyler connected with Joseph Bockman on a 13-yard pass. A PAT by Brody Young knotted the score at 7-7. Decorah’s second TD took a little longer as the Vikes started on their own 10-yard line and took 11 plays.
Decorah added to its lead in the third quarter when Young connected on a 34-yard field goal with another in the fourth period from 32 yards. The Bobcats put together a solid drive in the fourth to score on a 5-yard breakaway run, but it wasn’t enough to take over the lead.
A numbers game
Western Dubuque tallied 331 yards of offense and 22 first downs over Decorah’s 305 to go with 16 first downs.
Leading the offense, Tyler completed 15 passes for 195 yards and ran for another 51 yards. Leading the rushing game for the Vikes was Jaden Baker with eight carries for 54 yards. Jacob Pipho pulled down four receptions for 66 yards, while Noah Storts had five catches for 64 yards.
On defense, Tyler had 15 total tackles, including 10 solo stops to lead Decorah. Storts had nine total stops with five solo tackles and one sack. Joseph Hjelle finished the night with seven total tackles.
Up next
Decorah will be back at home Friday, Oct. 8, against Marion at 7:30 p.m.
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q F
Decorah 0 13 3 3 19
W. Dubuque 0 7 0 7 14
Scoring sequence
1st Quarter
None
2nd Quarter
Western Dubuque – 23-yd. run (PAT)
Decorah – Joseph Bockman 13-yd. pass from Keenan Tyler (Brody Young PAT)
Decorah – Jacob Pipho 12-yd. pass from Tyler (PAT failed by Young)
3rd Quarter
Decorah – Young 34-yd. field goal
4th Quarter
Decorah – Young 32-yd. field goal
Western Dubuque – 50-yd run (PAT)
Game stats
Total yards: Decorah 305, Western Dubuque 331
Passing (comp/att/yds): Keenan Tyler (15-24, 195 yds., 2 TD)
Rushing (att/yds): Jaden Baker (8-54, 1 TD); Tyler (19-51); Dane Frieden (5-7); Brady Stille (3-(-2))
Receiving (att/yds/TD): Jacob Pipho (4-66, 1 TD); Noah Storts (5-64); Joseph Bockman (5-49, 1 TD); Zach Jermier (1-16)
Tackles (total): Tyler 15.0; Storts 9.0; Joseph Hjelle 7.0; Z. Jermier 6.0; Carson Wemark 5.0; Ryan Johanningmeier 5.0; Brayden Reiser 5.0; Pipho 4.0; Stille 4.0; Bockman 3.0; Thomas Ostlie 2.0; Ben Wymer 1.0; Erik Hjelle 1.0; Kendall McCain 1.0; Casey Brickley 1.0
Interceptions (no/return yds): Bockman (1-0)
Punts (att/yds): Storts (3-120)
Punt returns (att/yds): Bockman (1-0)
Kick-offs (att/yds): Brody Young (5-185, 1 TB, 3 FG)
Kick-off returns (att/yds): Z. Jermier (1-64)
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