Coyotes win football matchup with regional rival A-E, 19-8

Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda built a 19-0 halftime lead Friday night and went on to hold off Adrian-Ellsworth 19-8 in 9-Man high school football action in Heron Lake.

Mason Kirchner ran for a 22-yard touchdown in the waning seconds of the first quarter for the Coyotes, and Bryce Nielson got the second HL-O/F TD early in the second quarter on a 15-yard run that made the score 12-0. Quarterback Kaston Clarke later crossed the goal line from six yards out and the PAT was good for a 19-0 lead with a little more than three minutes before the half.

Jackson Jenniges scored for the 0-2 Dragons on an eight-yard run in the third quarter. For the Coyotes, who are 2-0, Nielsen paced the offense with 155 yards rushing. Abel Collin, Bennett Runkle and Vincent Bray had six tackles apiece, and Thaddeus Bray recovered two fumbles.

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The Worthington Trojans trailed 35-0 at host St. Peter at the half and wound up losing 42-7 to the Saints.

The lone touchdown for the Trojans, now 0-2, came on a 35-yard interception return by Wilson Mahlberg early in the fourth quarter. St. Peter accumulated 260 yards of total offense in the game compared to just 65 for WHS.

Defensively, Kason Spartz, Alexander Kovar, Logan Kerkaert and Brayden Raymo each had six tackles; three and half of Spartz's tackles were losses of yardage. Austin Gruis led the Trojan receivers with 35 yards on one reception. Raymo was the top Worthington rusher with 16 yards.

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An explosive West Sioux offense was too much for Sibley-Ocheyedan as the visiting Falcons earned a 50-6 victory over the Generals.

West Sioux running back Braylon Lopez ran for two touchdowns and caught another TD. QB Liam Sheehan passed for two scores and ran for another. Nolan Demke scored on a 23-yard run and 58-yard punt return.

S-O got its touchdown on a 51-yard pass from Hunter Kauffman to Lincoln McDyer. Kauffman threw for 132 yards in the game and ran for 82. Tristen Wingate led the Generals defensively with 5.5 tackles.

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The Worthington Trojans' boys soccer team won its third straight on Saturday afternoon, as they got a 3-1 triumph in Austin.

After the Packers and WHS played a scoreless first half, Austin took a 1-0 lead before the Trojans got three consecutive goals. Kain Thepmontry got the equalizer, and Juan Sandoval and Erick Lopez each followed with goals to advance the Trojans to 4-1-1 on the year.

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The Minnesota West women's volleyball team swept a pair of road matches over the weekend to improve to 11-5 overall on the season.

The Lady Jays, ranked seventh in the latest NJCAA Division 3 poll, won at 11th-ranked Century College on Friday night by game scores of 25-22, 28-26, 25-10. On Saturday, Minnesota West cruised by Anoka-Ramsey 25-8, 25-9, 25-16.

The Lady Jays will host a triangular today. They're scheduled to face the Dakota Wesleyan JV at 3 p.m. and Iowa Lakes at 7 p.m.

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The Worthington Trojans volleyball team went 3-2 Saturday while playing in a tournament in Austin.

The Trojans beat Albert Lea 2-1, lost to Mankato East 2-1, fell to Austin 2-0, defeated Kingsland 2-0 and blanked Bethlehem Academy 2-0. WHS is now 9-6 on the season; it next plays at Belle Plaine on Thursday.

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In other area high school football Friday night, it was;

Jackson Country Central 25, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 0

Nicollet 30, Red Rock Central 27

Hills-Beaver Creek 48, Renville County West 6

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 30, Mountain Lake Area 0

Edgerton 72, Granada-Huntley/East Chain/Truman 14

Springfield 40, Murray County Central 6

Mayer Lutheran 41, Martin County West 14

Tracy/Milroy-Balaton 44, United South Central 22

Pipestone Area 21, Windom Area 7

Luverne 55, Sibley East 6

New Ulm 30, Fairmont 0

Marshall 49, Rocori 0

Western Christian 27, Spencer 2

West Lyon 35, Unity Christian 7

Central Lyon-George/Little Rock 30, Spirit Lake 6

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 34, Sheldon 14

Okoboji 41, Emmetsburg 13

Kingsley-Pierson 61, Harris-Lake Park 0

In area high school volleyball Friday:

St. Benilde-Margaret’s 2, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 0

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 2, Burnsville 0

Marshall 2, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 0

Marshall 2, Chaska 0

In area high school volleyball Saturday:

Adrian-Ellsworth 2, Lakeview 1

New London-Spicer 2, Adrian-Ellsworth 1

Windom 2, Adrian-Ellsworth 0

Adrian-Ellsworth 2, Morris Area-Chokio-Alberta 0

Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 2, Lewiston-Altura 1

Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 2, Grand Meadow 1

Lewiston-Altura 2, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 0

Nova Classical Academy 2, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 0

Cleveland 2, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 0

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 2, Edgerton 0

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 2, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 1

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 2, Morris Area-Chokio-Alberta 0

New London-Spicer 2, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 0

Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 2, Edgerton 0

Lakeview 2, Edgerton 0

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 2, Sartell-St. Stephen 1

Brandon Valley, S.D. 2, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 0

Northfield 2, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 0

Forest Lake 2, Murray County Central 0

Murray County Central 2, Southwest Christian 0

Murray County Central 2, Rochester Mayo 0

Windom 2, Lakeview 1

Windom 2, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 0

Marshall 2, Prior Lake 0

Maple Grove 2, Marshall 1

Benilde-St. Margaret's 2, Marshall 1