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WAUBAY, S.D. — And the beat goes on for the Elkton-Lake Benton football team.
The Elks scored 28 first-quarter points en route to thrashing Waubay-Summit, 59-8, in the season-opening game for both schools on Friday, Aug. 22.
ELB (1-0), ranked No. 1 in South Dakota Class 9AA preseason poll, lived up to the hype.
But, the Elks will face a stern test with No. 4 Viborg-Hurley coming to town Friday, Aug. 30. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Elkton Athletic Complex. ELB defeated the Vikings by 16 points last year.
Colt Beck scored the first three Elks’ TD on runs of 38, 60 and 64 yards. Beck added an 8-yard TD pass to Myles Poindexter in the second quarter.
Elkton-Lake Benton’s Colt Beck (5), shown here from a game during the 2024 season, scored three TD in the first quarter as the Elks defeated Waubay-Summit, 59-8, on Friday, Aug. 22. (Star file photo by Eric Viccaro)
Eliot Erickson, Kaleb Larson, J.J. Bushman, Brady Prosch and Caden Crofutt also figured into scores for ELB.
The all-state Beck rushed six times for 165 yards, and was 3-for-4 with 45 yards passing. The Elks had a massive 452-101 margin in total yards.
Taiton Boersma, considered one of the top defensive linemen in South Dakota, registered three tackles (including one for negative yards) and two quarterback hurries.
Poindexter paced the Elks with five tackles and two passes defensed. Wyatt Oslund also contributed defensively with four tackles.
Elkton-Lake Benton Elks. (Contributed graphic from the school district)
Wanner Enriquez booted a 33-yard field goal just before halftime, pushing the Elks’ lead to 45-8.
Zayne Strang scored Waubay-Summit’s lone TD, with Evan Aker adding the subsequent two-point conversion.