Hi-Line Wins on the Road Against Southern Valley

It was Senior Night on Friday as Southern Valley hosted Hi-Line for a D1-9 District matchup. The Eagles were seeking their first win of the season, while the Bulls were fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive. Hi-Line was able to come away with a victory, 42-6.

Southern Valley had the opening possession, and it appeared they would control the line of scrimmage and set the tempo. They went 14 plays and got to the Hi-Line 12-yard line, chewing up over half of the time in the first period. They ended up turning it over on downs.

Hi-Line was able to make the most of their first possession as they drove the field and Chase Beitler scored his first touchdown of the game on a 10-yard run. It was 8-0 heading to the second quarter.

Hi-Line scored again before halftime as Beitler ran in from 32 yards away. It was 16-0 going to the half.

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Out of the intermission, Hi-Line dialed up a nice pass play from Parker Schutz to Grady Schutz from 32 yards away. It was 22-0 with 11:34 to go in the third quarter.

Southern Valley was able to move the football, but could not convert it into points.

Beitler found the end zone again on a 19-yard score to push the lead to 28-0.

Later in the third, Parker Schutz scored on a 20-yard run to push the lead to 36-0. They carried that lead to the final period.

Southern Valley found the end zone on an eight-yard run from Prestin Horwart. It was 36-6 with 11:54 in the final stanza.

Hi-Line scored one more time on a 30-yard run from Beitler to make it 42-6.

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Unofficial Stats for Southern Valley

The Eagles had a nice game on the ground with 214 yards. Hunter Lans had 83 yards rushing, Prestin Horwart had 59 yards and a touchdown, and Hayden Lans had 38 yards. The Eagles moved the ball effectively on several offensive possessions.

The Eagles are 0-6 and will play St. Pat's on the road on Friday.

Official Stats for Hi-Line

As a team, the Bulls had 296 yards of total offense, 264 of which came on the ground. Chase Beitler had 202 yards and four touchdowns. Gage Rupp finished with 42 yards, and Parker Schutz had 22 yards and a score. Parker also had 32 yards passing, which was the touchdown to Grady Schutz.

Beitler had 10 tackles, Simon Scharf and Karter Tilson had eight, and Grady Schutz and Ethan Oberg had seven. Scharf had a sack.

Hi-Line is 2-4 and will play at home against Arapahoe next Friday.