Wow, the crowd at the game was great to see. Thanks for the show of support. We had another great team victory. Everyone is getting involved. Mason Bottum had another tremendous game with 5 solo tackles and 2 big interceptions. Carter Binger had 7 solo tackles, 3 batted balls, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 2 passing touchdowns. Cole Schroeder had a nice catch off a tipped ball and ran it in for a touchdown. Our defensive line Jacob Michlitsch, TJ Salmen, and Jackson Maynard are holding down the line of scrimmage. De Smet ended the game with 15 total yards rushing. Our goal all year long as been to win a state championship. We are excited for this victory, and to be getting to go to the dome, but we are not done yet. Our focus is on the prize of a State Championship. Thank you for the continued support. We hope to see you all at the dome. #GoPatriontNation
Hitchcock-Tulare vs De Smet (Semi-finals)
48 - 00
By quarter: 22-6-14-6 vs 0-0-0-0
By Scores:
- 1st Q – HT 15 yard run by #22 Carter Binger for TD/2pt run by #54 Riley Fliehe
- 1st Q – HT 80 yard run by #22 Carter Binger for TD/2pt run by #54 Riley Fliehe
- 1st Q – HT 39 yard pass by #22 Carter Binger to #40 Cole Schroeder for TD/2pt no good
- 2nd Q – HT 30 yard pass by #22 Carter Binger to #4 Landon Puffer for TD/2pt no good
- 3rd Q – HT 55 yard run by #54 Riley Fliehe for TD/2pt run by #54 Riley Fliehe
- 3rd Q – HT 1 yard run by #45 Erik Salmen for TD/2pt no good
- 4th Q – HT 5 yard run by #22 Carter Binger for TD/2pt no good
HT Defense:
De Smet – +15 yards rushing, +111 yards passing, 3 Interceptions
#18 TJ Salmen 4 solo tackles/1 for loss
#12 Mason Bottum 5 solo tackles/2 Interceptions
#4 Landon Puffer 1 batted ball/1 Interception
#99 Jacob Michlitsch 2 solo tackle/2 assists
#22 Carter Binger 7 solo tackles/1 assist/1 for loss/3 batted balls
#40 Cole Schroeder 1 solo tackle/1 assist
#54 Riley Fliehe 3 solo tackle/1 assist/1 for loss
#3 Brendan Nowell 1 solo
#88 Jackson Maynard 2 solo tackle/1 assist/1 batted ball
#20 Cameron Noethlich 1 assist
#11 Mason Tschetter 1 solo/1 assist
#45 Erik Salmen 3 solo tackles/1 assist
#65 Nick Tollefson 1 solo tackle
#23 Blaze Binger 1 assist
HT Offense:
HT had 288 rushing yards 5 TD and 234 yards passing 2 TD and 12 first downs
Rushing:
#45 Erik Salmen rushed 16 attempts for 67 yards and 1 TDs
#54 Riley Fliehe rushed 4 attempts for 88 yards and 1 55 yard TD/3 2pt conversions
#22 Carter Binger rushed 6 attempts for 122 yards and 3 TD, 1 for 80 yards
#4 Landon Puffer rushed 1 attempt for 3 yards
#18 TJ Salmen rushed 1 attempt for 8 yards
Passing:
#22 Carter Binger was 11/14 234 yards for 2 TD
Receiving:
#18 TJ Salmen had 2 catches for 50 yards
#4 Landon Puffer had 5 catches for 90 yards and 1 TD for 30 yards
#54 Riley Fliehe had 1 catch for 33 yards
#45 Erik Salmen had 1 catch for 15 yards
#40 Cole Schroeder had 2 catches for 46 yards and 1 39 yard TD
Returns:
#4 Landon Puffer 1 punt return for 3 yards
Punts:
Kicking:
#4 Landon Puffer had 8 kick-offs for 354 yards with an average of 44.25 yards per kick