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A Goal That Took A Decade In Achieving In Faulkton

Tom Salmen

August 27, 2022

I have been here six years and haven't seen the Patriots beat Faulkton until last night. It has been ten years since the Patriots beat Faulkton. I am very proud of our Patriots football players. Towards the beginning of the game we allowed Faulkton to score on a big play, backed ourselves up to the goal line and gave Faulkton a safety. Instead of hanging our heads we battled back and continued to bring the heat to Faulkton. A well rounded attack. Everyone is getting involved and making plays. Our first kick-off was Mason Tschetter making a great solo tackle. Tyler Schultz towards the end of the game took on Faulkton's large full back and survived. Our Senior leaders all stepped up as well. Unfortunately, Jacob Michlitsch went out with an injury, but remained focused on the game being one of his teammates biggest cheerleaders. Carter Binger was all over the field including one of the final hits of the game with a hard hitting solo tackle in the back field. Most of the stats are listed below. We appreciate all of the community support. #GoPatriotNation#StateChampions

Hitchcock-Tulare at Faulkton Area

               50          -              14

By quarter: 14-16-6-14 at 8-0-6-0

By Scores:

  1. 1st Q – HT 79 yard kick-off return by #4 Landon Puffer/2pt no good
  2. 1st Q – HT 3 yard run by #54 Riley Fliehe for TD/2pt pass by #22 Carter to #18 TJ Salmen
  3. 1st Q – FA 75 yard pass by #14 Layne Cotton to #24 Roman DiMaria for TD/2pt no good
  4. 2nd Q – HT 45 yard pass by #22 to #4 for TD/2pt pass by #54 to #40 Cole Schroeder
  5. 2nd Q – HT 4 yard pass by #22 to #4 Landon Puffer for TD/2pt run by #54 Riley Fliehe
  6. 3rd Q – FA 90 yard kick-off return by #24 Roman DiMaria for TD/2pt no good
  7. 3rd Q – HT 20 yard run by #45 Erik Salmen for TD/2pt no good
  8. 4th Q – HT 37 yard pass by #22 Carter Binger to #4 Landon Puffer/ 2pt run by #4 Puffer
  9. 4th Q – HT 25 yard run by #45 Erik Salmen for TD/2pt no good

HT Defense:

HT held FA to 26 yards rushing  and 186 yards passing

#45 Erik Salmen had 10 solo tackles/2 assists

#18 TJ Salmen had 7 solo tackles/2 assists/3 for loss/2 sacks/1 forced fumble recovery

#12 Mason Bottum had 5 solo tackles/2 assists/2 for loss/1 sack

#22 Carter Binger had 4 solo tackles/3 assists/2 for loss/1 batted ball

#4 Landon Puffer had 5 solo tackles

#3 Brendan Nowell had 2 solo tackles and 2 interceptions

#88 Jackson Maynard had 1 solo tackle/3 assists/1 sack

#65 Nick Tollefson had 1 solo tackle/2 assists

#54 Riley Fliehe had 1 solo tackle/1 batted ball

#23 Blaze Binger had 2 solo tackles

#20 Cameron Noethlich had 2 solo and 1 assist

#99 Jacob Michlitsch had 1 assist

#11 Mason Tschetter had 1 solo tackle

#40 Cole Schroeder had 1 solo tackle

#8 Payton Chasing Hawk had 1 assist

#7 Josiah Wiebe had 1 assist

HT Offense:

HT had 138 rushing yards and 208 yards receiving

Rushing:

#45 Erik Salmen rushed 19 attempts for 122 yards and 2 TDs

#54 Riley Fliehe had a 3 yard rushing TD

#22 Carter Binger had 1 rush for 13 yards

Passing:

#22 Carter Binger was 11/23 for 208 yards and 3 TDs

Receiving:

#4 Landon Puffer had 6 catches for 141 yards and 3 TDs

#54 Riley Fliehe had 1 catch for 30 yards

#40 Cole Schroeder had 2 catches for 18 yards and 1 2pt conversion

#45 Erik Salmen had 2 catches for 16 yards

#18 TJ Salmen had 1 catch for 3 yards

Returns:

#4 Landon Puffer had 1 Kick-off return for a 79 yard TD

#3 Brendan Nowell had 1 Punt return for 43 yards

Kicking:

#4 Landon Puffer had 5 kicks for 241 yards for average of 48.1

#20 Cameron Noethlich had 2 kicks for 92 yards for average of 46