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Patriots advance

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H-BC makes quick work of first-round playoffs with 47-0 win over Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman
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By
Dan Ellingson for the Star Herald

In the first round of the Section 3 Nine-Man playoffs, the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots hosted the Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman Jaguars Tuesday, Oct. 26.
This game went much like the first time the two squads met earlier in the season. The Patriots cruised to a 47-0 playoff win, ending the Jaguars’ season at 3-6.
H-BC scored early and with lightning speed.
After receiving the opening kickoff, the Patriots had a false start penalty that put them at their own 38-yard line. On their first play from scrimmage, senior Cole Baker went 62 yards through the right side of the offensive line and quickly made the score 6-0 with only 20 seconds gone in the first quarter.
The Patriots then forced the Jaguars into a fourth and 16 punting situation after only three plays, and Justin Roelfs ran for a 30-yard punt return to the Jaguars’ 23-yard line.
Six plays later, Baker found the end zone with 8:02 left in the first quarter. Quarterback Oliver Deelstra ran the successful conversion to boost the Patriots’ lead to 14-0.
After the Patriots’ touchdown, on the next Jaguar offensive play, defensive tackle Max Scholten fell on a Jaguar fumble at the 21-yard line.
This was the first of six Patriot defensive takeaways, two by fumble recovery and four by interception.
After the Scholten fumble recovery, Ty Bundesen scored the Patriots’ third touchdown of the first quarter. Although the point-after run was short, the Patriots extended their lead to 20-0 at the 7:51 mark of the first quarter.
After another Jaguar punt, the Patriots went on a 10-play, 68-yard drive capped by Baker’s five yard run to widen the score to 26-0 at the end of the first quarter.
The second play of the second quarter saw cornerback Gideon Taubert intercept a Jaguar pass at the 40-yard line in Jaguar territory.
The next H-BC scoring offensive play had many moving parts. Wide out Bundesen came in motion left across the field, quarterback Deelstra faked the ball to running back Baker, and left end Casey Kueter ran a delayed pass pattern up the seam on the left hash mark between the two Jaguar safeties. Deelstra then lofted a deep pass to Kueter who caught it at the 18-yard line, stumbled on the catch, but kept his feet and ran into the end zone with the football. Bundesen booted the extra point to make the score 33-0 with 11:47 left in the half.
On the next Jaguars possession, Deelstra picked off a pass and returned the ball to the 47-yard line. With a drive of 10 plays, Deelstra scored from six yards out. Bundesen again was good with the kick, making the score 40-0 with 5:25 left in the first half.
The score remained 40-0 into the third quarter until defender Austin Allen intercepted a pass in the flat from his linebacker position. He returned the ball 15 yards to the 14-yard line.
On the next play, Justin Roelfs scooted through the left side of the line to score from 14 yards out. Bundesen split the uprights to end the scoring at Patriots 47, Jaguars 0.
The rest of the way saw a running game clock because of the point differential.
All Patriots in uniform saw playing time during the game, with some reserves playing as early as the second quarter.
“I thought our defense played great all night. Our guys (defense) were flying to the football and I thought we played a real physical game,” said Patriots head coach Rex Metzger.
Statistically the Patriots held the visiting Jaguars to minus eight (-8) rushing yards for the entire game.
“Creating six turnovers and giving our offense good field position was the difference in the game,” Metzger said.
The 7-2 Patriots moved on to play the Edgerton Flying Dutchmen in the Section semi-finals Saturday, Oct. 30, in Hills.
 
Team statistics
HBC: 289 rushing yards, 93 passing yards, 382 total yards, 18 first downs, 4 penalties for 25 yards, one turnover.
GHEC/T: minus eight (-8) yards rushing, 65 passing yards, 57 total yards, four first downs, four penalties for 16 yards, six turnovers.
 
Individual statistics
Rushing: C. Baker 10-118 yards, O. Deelstra 7-48 yards, T. Bundesen 5-37 yards, J. Roelfs 3-31 yards, Sawyer Bosch 5-30 yards, Brock Harnack 2-13 yards, Drew Leenderts 2-12 yards, Luke Furstenberg 3-0 Yards.
Passing:
O. Deelstra 4-6 for 85 yards, S. Bosch 1-3 for 8 yards.
Defense: Gideon Taubert six tackles & one Interception, Brayden Metzger four tackles & one fumble recovery, L. Fuerstenberg four tackles, A. Allen three tackles & one interception, Brock Harnack one tackle & one interception, O. Deelstra one tackle & one interception, Max Scholten one fumble recovery.

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