The HT Patriots ended game 7 with a great win over the De Smet Bulldogs. We had a number of players stepping up big to make this win a reality. Jacob Michlitsch had an awesome game with six solo tackles . Riley Fliehe with 6 solo tackles, a fumble recovery, and 1 rushing touch down. Mason Bottum made at least two game changing plays in our defensive passing game, a few great tackles, and had an interception that was called to be out of bounds. Landon Puffer and Brendan Nowell both had interceptions. Carter Binger and Erik Salmen won the game with their feet with 3 rushing touch downs between the two of them. TJ Salmen made three great catches, and some key defensive pressures that may have changed the game. Jackson Maynard made a tackle for loss down the line of scrimmage. Cole Schroeder made a few key blocks to get his teammates into the end zone. Mikael Nielson was complemented for his great effort by one of De Smet's starting defensive linemen after the game. Our sideline players were into the game the entire time, cheering on our defense on third downs. This was a battle our team needed to continue to grow and mature as a team. We look forward to next weeks game at SDSU. Thank you for your continued support. #GoPatriotNation.
Hitchcock-Tulare at De Smet
34 - 12
By quarter: 6-6-16-6 at 0-6-0-6
By Scores:
- 1st Q – HT 80 yard run by #22 Carter Binger for TD/2pt no good
- 2nd Q – D 1 yard run by QB #13/2pt no good
- 2nd Q – HT 6 yard run by #54 Riley Fliehe for TD/2pt no good
- 3rd Q – HT 5 yard run by #45 Erik Salmen for TD/2pt run by #22 Carter Binger good
- 3rd Q – HT 6 yard run by #22 Carter Binger for TD/2pt pass by #22 to #18 TJ Salmen good
- 4th Q – HT 1 yard run by #4 Landon Puffer for TD/2pt no good
- 4th Q – D 9 yard pass from #13 to #24 for TD/2pt no good
HT Defense:
De Smet pass yards 125/3 Interceptions Run yards 83
#3 Brendan Nowell had 1 solo tackle/1 assist/1 interception
#12 Mason Bottum 3 solo tackles/2 assists/1 for loss/3 batted balls
#18 TJ Salmen 4 solo tackles/3 assists
#22 Carter Binger 3 solo tackles/2 assist/1 forced fumble
#23 Blaze Binger 1 assist
#40 Cole Schroeder 1 solo
#45 Erik Salmen 3 solo tackles/1 sack
#54 Riley Fliehe 6 solo tackles/6 assists/1 for loss/1 fumble recovery
#88 Jackson Maynard 2 solo tackles/1 assist/1 for loss
#99 Jacob Michlitsch 6 solo tackles/4 assists/2 for loss
#4 Landon Puffer 3 solo tackles/2 Interceptions
HT Offense:
HT had 265 rushing yards 5 TD and 126 yards passing and 13 first downs
Rushing:
#45 Erik Salmen rushed 24 attempts for 98 yards/ 1 5-yard TD
#54 Riley Fliehe rushed 2 attempts for 22 yards/ 1 6-yard TD
#22 Carter Binger rushed 7 attempts for 110 yards/2 TDs 1 for 80 yards/1 2pt
#4 Landon Puffer rushed 4 attempts for 35 yards/1 1-yard TD
Passing:
#22 Carter Binger was 5/11 for 126 yards
Receiving:
#18 TJ Salmen had 3 catches for 83 yards/1 receiving 2pt
#45 Erik Salmen had 2 catches for 43 yards
Returns:
#4 Landon Puffer had 2 kick-off returns for 25 yards
Punts:
#4 Landon Puffer had 1 punt for 52 yards and no return
Kicking:
#4 Landon Puffer had 6 kicks for 269 yards for 44.8 average