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Patriot football keeps record perfect

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H-BC takes on 4-0 Renville County West Friday night
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Dan Ellingson for the Star Herald

The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots’ football team has increased its record to 4-0 with a win over the Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers in the H-BC Homecoming game last Friday night at Patriot Field.
Next week will be the toughest test of the season for the Patriots as they travel to Renville County West to take on the 4-0 Jaguars.
The game will be a rematch of last year’s state quarter-final game at Southwest Minnesota State University Mustang Field when the Patriots defeated RCW to move on to the state quarter-finals.
The 2022 clash of the undefeated teams will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, in Danube
 
H-BC 60, WWG 14
After a scoreless first quarter, the Patriots found their offensive groove and thwarted the Chargers by a score of 60-14.
The Patriots’ defense was stingy again this week, only giving up 77 total yards and zero points. The defense also scored on a pick six by senior Brayden Metzger while giving up zero points. Both Charger touchdowns were on returns, one punt and one kickoff.
Meanwhile the Patriots’ offense racked up 54 points and 485 total yards, 448 of them through the rush. The Patriots also dominated the time of possession, 29.5 minutes, compared to the Chargers only having the ball for 18.5 minutes. The H-BC offense ran 56 plays compared to 38 for the visitors.
“The guys up front were able to control the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball,” said coach Rex Metzger, “and that was the difference in the game.”
The Patriots exploded for 22 points in the second quarter, led by senior running back Justin Roelfs, who rushed for touchdowns of 44 and 32 yards. Quarterback Sawyer Bosch accounted for a touchdown, a run of two yards, and a pair of two-point conversions. Bosch rushed for one touchdown and passed for another to Jackson Gacke. WWG scored just before the half on a 79-yard punt return to make the score 22-8 at the half.
The Patriots added 24 points to the score in the third quarter. Bosch connected with junior Cooper Gehrke for 27 yards and a touchdown, followed by a successful Bosch to Riley Tatge two-point conversion pass. On the ensuing kickoff, WWG returned Jamin Metzger’s kickoff 80 yards for their second return for a touchdown in the game. Justin Roelfs added to this touchdown total with a 5-yard burst, then added on the conversion with a successful run, extending the score to 38-14, in favor of the Patriots.
With the score at 38-14, Patriot linebacker Brayden Metzger took an interception back to the house for a Patriots touchdown. Sophomore Beau Bakken tacked on the two-point conversion run, and the score stood at 46-14.
In the fourth quarter the Patriots scored two more touchdowns, one on a 10-yard run by Brock Harnack with a successful two-point conversion by freshman speedster Mason Shaffner, who then scored the last Patriots touchdown on a 4-yard run to end the scoring with 3:06 left in the game. Reserves on both sides saw a lot of action during the fourth quarter.
When asked about the keys to the homecoming victory, coach Metzger said, “We created some turnovers and gave ourselves good field position.”
 
Team statistics
HBC: 458 rushing yards, 27 passing yards, 485 total yards, 23 first downs, 7 penalties for 70 yards, one turnover.
WWG: 20 rushing yards, 57 passing yards, 77 total yards, 4 penalties for 25 yards, four turnovers.
 
Individual statistics
Rushing: Justin Roelfs 25–232 yards, Beau Bakken 5–78 yards, Jamin Metzger 1–43 yards, Sawyer Bosch 8–32 yards, Cooper Gehrke 4-26 yards, Mason Shaffner 3-23 yards, James VandenBosch 4-14 yards.
Passing: Sawyer Bosch 1-5 for 27 yards.
Receiving: Cooper Gehrke 1-27 Yards.
Defense: Justin Roelfs four tackles, Blake Leenderts four tackles, two TFL, Brayden Mezger three tackles, one TFL, one Interception, Luke Fuerstenberg 2.5 tackles, one TFL, Cole Rozeboom 1.5 TFL, Riley Tatge .5 TFL.

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