Trojans football makes it two in a row with late TD to knock off Albert Lea

The Worthington Trojans football team is now on a winning streak.

Isaiah Schroeder and Hyrum Bates connected on a 26-yard touchdown pass with 1:33 remaining in the fourth quarter Friday as the visiting Trojans earned their second victory in a row, 19-13, over Albert Lea. WHS, which was winless in nearly two seasons until last week, is now 2-2 on the year.

The Trojans got on the board with a little more than four minutes gone by in the game when Arthur Htoo scored on a 14-yard run. Then, nearly halfway through the second quarter, Austin Gruis reached the end zone on an 11-yard toss from Schroeder, and a successful PAT kick made it 13-0 Worthington. Albert Lea, now also 2-2 this season, scored with a little less than six minutes to go before halftime, then added a punt-return touchdown and PAT early in the third quarter to knot things up at 13.

Kian Ling finished the game with 136 yards rushing for the Trojans, which Schroeder was 6-11 passing for 74 yards. Ling and Gruis had two catches apiece.  Defensively, Gruis led WHS with eight total tackles. Htoo contributed a fumble recovery and Hudson Scheepstra added an interception.

The Trojans will next play their homecoming game on Friday against New Ulm.

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Adrian-Ellsworth enjoyed a happy homecoming Friday night as the Dragons upended previously unbeaten and fifth-ranked Edgerton 22-20. Charger Erlandson ran for a pair of touchdowns, including one of 60 yards, and also had a team-leading 12 tackles as well as a fumble recovery. Jackson enniges had the other TD and 11 tackles as A-E improved to 2-2.

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Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda improved to 3-1 this season by routing Red Rock Central 60-19. Mason Kirchner ran for 144 yards and two TDs for the Coyotes, and Truman Olsem and Bryce Nielsen each also scored twice.

Sibley-Ocheyedan is now 1-3 following a 23-6 loss to MMCRU, and Jackson County Central, ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 2A, is 4-0 following a 48-0 triumph over Pipestone Area.

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The Minnesota West volleyball team won a pair of MCAC matches on the road this weekend, improving to 17-7 overall this season and 6-1 in conference play.

The Lady Jays, ranked sixth in the most recent NJCAA Division 3 poll, played at Minnesota State-Fergus Falls on Friday night and earned a 3-1 triumph. Game scores were 25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 25-19.

On Saturday afternoon, Minnesota West won 3-0 at St. Cloud Tech in a trio of tightly contested games. Scores were 26-24, 25-21, 25-23.

The Lady Jays next play Wednesday at Ridgewater.

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The WHS girls tennis team competed Friday at Blue Earth and was defeated 5-2.

Lily Brown scored a straight-set win at No. 1 singles for the Trojans with a 6-4, 7-5 triumph. Kah Blu Moo was also victorious at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 0-6, 7-6.

Worthington lost four of the five other matches in straight sets. The No. 3 tandem of Lisbeth Soto and Paw Soe fell in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

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

Granada-Huntley-East Chain-Truman 41, Mountain Lake Area 0

Hills-Beaver Creek 55, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 6

Murray County Central 20, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 8

Luverne 49, LeSueur-Henderson 0

Minnesota Valley Lutheran 35, Windom Area 0

Sleepy Eye United 40, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 28

Martin County West 40, Lester Prairie 0

Fairmont 46, Austin 0

Marshall 27, Hutchinson 13

HRV 46, Sheldon 6

Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 52, Cherokee 0

Western Christian 32, Unity Christian 14

Okoboji 36, Estherville-Lincoln Central 28

O-A/BC-IG 28, Spirit Lake 27

West Lyon 35, Hinton 0

West Sioux 49, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 0

In area high school volleyball Friday night:

Windom 3, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 0

Cleveland 2, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 1

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 2, Kenyon-Wanamingo 0

Marshall 2, Stillwater Area 0

Marshall 2, Lakeville North 0

In area high school volleyball Saturday:

Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 2, Faribault 1

Anoka 2, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 0

Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 2, Math and Science Academy 1

Visitation 2, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 0

New Ulm Cathedral 2, Edgerton 0

St. James Area 2, Edgerton 0

Madelia 2, Edgerton 0

MACCRAY 2, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 1

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 2, Canby 0

Spring Grove 2, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 1

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 2, Nicollet 0

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 2, Sibley East 1

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 2, Redwood Valley 1

Dassel-Cokato 2, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 0

Pipestone Area 2, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 0

Madelia 2, Pipestone Area 0

Pipestone Area 2, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 0

LeSueur-Henderson 2, Pipestone Area 0

Eagan 2, Marshall 1

Marshall 2, East Ridge 1