Plainsmen open season with win over HLV last Friday, 14-6
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Belle Plaine’s football team opened its season with a 14-6 win over Class A team HLV Friday night at Victor.
A 14-point effort in the second quarter was all the scoring Belle Plaine needed, as Brian Crow ran it in from seven yards out, and Seivon Steward broke free for a 48-yard run. HLV’s lone score came from Bryce Kuesel on a one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
Belle Plaine had 234 yards, powered by 204 yards in rushing. HLV had 209 yards and 13 first downs. Belle Plaine had nine first downs.
Brian Crow led Belle Plaine in rushing with 89 yards and a touchdown. Steward added 65 yards and a touchdown.
Raymond Edgar had three tackles for loss. Ryan Rupp had 10 total tackles. Keegan DeMeulenaere had five solo tackles. Tony Jones also recovered an HLV fumble.
Coach Todd Bohlen said, “The game was a hard fought victory for us. We were short-handed going into the game due to ineligibilities and lost several key players to injury and cramps by halftime. I thought our young guys who were thrown into the fire did a nice job of holding on to the win for us.
“There were some glaring defensive breakdowns as well as many missed blocking assignments that we need to clear up before next Friday night. This Friday we will be seeing an entirely different type of offense, as Highland Riverside likes to go shotgun with five quick receivers and throw the ball all over the field. Hopefully the weather will cooperate a little better this week and allow for us to have a better week of preparation than last week.”
Belle Plaine statistics
Rushing: Brian Crow, 18 for 89 yards, 1 TD, 1 2-point conversion; Cooper Northrop, 2 for 1 yard; John Long, 2 for -1 yards; Kyle Janss, 9 for 28 yards; Seivon Steward, 5 for 65 yards, 1 TD; Ryan Rupp, 3 for 22 yards
- Passing: John Long, 4 for 5, 30 yards
- Receiving: Brian Crow, 3 for 18 yards; Brayden Morrow, 1 for 12 yards
- Punts: Keegan DeMeulenaere, 4 for 128 yards; Chris Janss, 1 for 42 yards
- Punt returns: Cooper Northrop, 1 for 5 yards; Seivon Steward, 1 for 12 yards
- Kickoff returns: Brian Crow, 1 for 24 yards; Seivon Steward, 1 for 13 yards
- Defense
- Solo, assist, total
- Keagan DeMeulenaere, 5-0-5
- Chris Janss, 0-2-2
- Brian Crow, 4-0-4, 1 for loss
- Cooper Northrop, 2-1-3
- John Long, 1-0-1
- Devon Parr, 2-7-9
- Brayden Morrow, 1-4-5, 1 for loss
- Oz Camara, 0-3-3
- Seivon Steward, 1-0-1
- Ryan Rupp, 4-6-10, 1 for loss
- Austin Chekal, 2-1-3
- Tony Jones, 1-3-4, 1 fumble recovery
- Raymond Edgar, 4-3-7, 3 for loss
- Scott Wheeler, 1-5-6, 1 for loss
- Cody Chekal, 0-1-1
Class 1A
Aug. 28, 2009
Class 1A - District 5
- Belle Plaine 14, HLV 6
- Wapello 42, Louisa-Muscatine 12
- West Branch 35, Tipton 6
- Montezuma 26, Iowa Valley 21
- Sigourney-Keota 17, Pekin 16
- Collins-Maxell-Baxter 56, Eddyville Blakesburg 27
- Cardinal, Eldon 18, Van Buren 8
- Wilton 3, Durant 0
Sept. 4, 2009
District 5 (non-district)
- Highland, Riverside at Belle Plaine
- HLV at Iowa Valley, Marengo
- Pleasantville at Eddyville-Blakesburg
- Durant at Tipton
- Pekin at WACO, Wayland
- Van Buren at Winfield-Mount Union
- Wapello at Columbus Community
- West Branch at Wilton
UPDATED September 2, 2009 10:51 AM