Dundy County Stratton Wins On the Road Against Hi-Line

Dundy County Stratton, one of the top teams in D1, went to Elwood on Friday night to take on the Hi-Line Bulls. This was a D1-9 District matchup, and it was an excellent, physical, hard-nosed matchup. DCS was able to come away with the win, 32-14.

The squads traded possessions for a while in the first quarter. Finally, though, at the 1:17 mark in the first, Dante Horner scored from three yards out. It was 6-0 then, and that score carried into the second period.

In the second quarter, Brody Diefenbaugh of Hi-Line scored on a one-yard quarterback sneak. Gage Rupp punched in the two-point conversion to make it 8-6. Not another point was scored in the period, but it was full of action. DCS was driving late in the half and with 2:57 to go before the intermission, the Bulls forced a turnover on downs. Hi-Line wasn't able to do much with that possession.

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DCS had a chance at a Hail Mary at the end of the half, but could not convert. At halftime, HI-Line had a narrow lead.

In the third quarter, DCS was able to score on a 41-yard run by Noah Zoltenko at the 10:14 mark. The conversion failed and it was 12-8.

Later in the quarter, on a fourth down, DCS blocked a punt and had excellent field position on the Hi-Line 27-yard line. The Tigers paid off the short field as Horner scored again from a yard away. It was 18-8.

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Hi-Line answered in a big way, though, as Brody Diefenbaugh scored from nine yards away on a tough run. It was 18-14 with 4:11 remaining in the third.

Horner scored again in the final seconds of the third with a 10-yard touchdown run.

It was 24-14 going to the final stanza.

The Bulls just kept hanging around. Every time it seemed like DCS was going to score and pull away, Hi-Line made plays.

DCS was able to create enough distance as Zoltenko punched it in on an 18-yard run with 1:52 remaining, the two-point conversion was good, and it was 32-14.

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Official Numbers for Hi-Line

For Hi-Line, Brody Difenbaugh had 61 yards passing, 42 yards rushing, and two touchdowns. Gage Rupp had 45 yards rushing. Chase Beitler had 21 yards rushing and 23 yards receiving. Parker Schutz had 24 yards receiving.

Defensivley, Schutz had 12 tackles and Rupp added 11. Jaxson Hood had seven tackles and two of them were for loss. Karter Tilson had a fumble recovery. Schutz averaged 43 yards per punt and two were inside of the 10. Hi-Line is 1-3 and will host North Plate St. Pat's on Friday.

Official Numbers for Dundy County Stratton

DCS had 325 yards rushing and 69 yards passing. Noah Zoltenko had himself a day. He had 254 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Dante Horner rushed for 63 yards and three touchdowns. Horner had 69 yards passing, and his go-to receiver was August Shaw with 60 yards. Shaw had 13 tackles to lead the Tigers. Shaw and Brock Bailey each had a sack. DCS is 4-0, and they host Arapahoe on Friday.