HT Patriots Football

A Perfect End To A Perfect Regular Season

Tom Salmen

October 16, 2022

A beautiful night of football under the lights at SDSU stadium. I could listen to "Patriot Jacks" echo around the stadium all night long; it was beautiful. Our win over Great Plains Lutheran caps off a perfect regular season. May it continue into the playoffs and through the State Championship. Great Plains Lutheran had some major injuries which definitely impacted their season. They played Britton-Hecla in the first game of the season very well and then the injury bug hit. GPL's head coach's parents deserve a thank you for putting up the money for the SDSU stadium adventure. The Patriots Football team are playing and working well together. We are finding ourselves around the ball and blocking our way to the end zone. Many are getting involved. It is a difficult train to stop. We appreciate all of the support, especially the fan bus that arrived cheering as we walked into the stadium. If that is not a pick-me-up; I don't know what is. We look forward to Thursday night at home in Tulare against Jones County. #GoPatriotNation

Hitchcock-Tulare at Great Plains Lutheran (SDSU stadium)

               52           -              00

By quarter: 40-12 at 0-0

By Scores:

  1. 1st Q – HT 28 yard run by #4 Landon Puffer for TD/2pt run by #22 Carter Binger
  2. 1st Q – HT 43 yard run by #54 Riley Fliehe for TD/2pt run by #45 Erik Salmen
  3. 1st Q – HT 5 yard run by #22 Carter Binger for TD/2pt run by #54 Riley Fliehe
  4. 1st Q – HT 21 yard interception by #22 Carter Binger for TD/2pt pass by #54 Riley Fliehe to #45 Erik Salmen
  5. 1st Q – HT 60 yard punt return by #4 Landon Puffer for TD/2pt run by #22 Carter Binger
  6. 2nd Q – HT 64 yard punt return by #4 Landon Puffer for TD/2pt no good
  7. 4th Q – HT 8 yard pass by #3 Brendan Nowell to #23 Blaze Binger for TD/2pt no good

HT Defense:

GPL – 0 yards rushing, 22 yards passing, 7 interceptions/1 for a TD

#3 Brendan Nowell had 2 solo tackle/1 assist/1 interception

#12 Mason Bottum 1 solo tackles/1 assists/1 for loss/2 batted balls

#18 TJ Salmen 2 solo tackles/2 assists/1 for loss

#22 Carter Binger 1 solo tackles/1 assist/1 sack/1 forced fumble/1 interception for TD

#23 Blaze Binger 1 solo

#45 Erik Salmen 4 solo tackles/2 interceptions

#20 Cameron Noethlich 1 solo

#88 Jackson Maynard 5 solo tackles/1 fumble recovery/1 sack

#99 Jacob Michlitsch 5 solo tackles/1 sack

#4 Landon Puffer 3 Interceptions

#65 Nick Tollefson 1 solo tackle

#11 Mason Tschetter 1 solo tackle/1 assist

HT Offense:

HT had 101 rushing yards 3 TD and 39 yards passing 1 TD and 1 first down

Rushing:

#45 Erik Salmen rushed 9 attempts for 10 yards/1 2pt

#54 Riley Fliehe rushed 1 attempt for 43 yards and 1 TD/1 2pt

#22 Carter Binger rushed 1 attempt for 5 yards/1 TD/2 2pt

#4 Landon Puffer rushed 1 attempt for 28 yards and 1 TD

Passing:

#22 Carter Binger was 1/1 31 yards

#3 Brendan Nowell was 1/4 8 yards and 1 TD and 1 interception

Receiving:

#18 TJ Salmen had 1 catch for 31 yards

#23 Blaze Binger had 1 catch for 8 yards and a TD

Returns:

#4 Landon Puffer had 2 punt returns for 124 yards 2 TD’s/1 for 64 yards and the other 60 yards

#54 Riley Fliehe had 1 for 9 yard return

Punts:

Kicking:

#4 Landon Puffer had 8 kicks for 352 yards for 44 yard average