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The Pipestone Area Schools’ balanced offense and stingy defense were both on display in last Friday’s home opener.
PAS nearly doubled Windom Area in total yardage en route to its first victory of the season as the Arrows downed the Eagles, 26-7, at the Paulsen Athletic Complex.
On Parents Night, parents went home happy. And so did players, coaches and fans.
“I thought the kids played well,” PAS head coach Scott Boomgaarden said. “We made big plays when we needed to, and we executed.”
Pipestone Area Schools’ Jakob Dion (11) tackles Windom quarterback Jackson Joyce (12) during the first half of a Friday, Sept. 5 high school football game at the Paulsen Athletic Complex. PAS head coach Scott Boomgaarden said the Arrows tackled much better en route to a 26-7 victory. (Star photo by Eric Viccaro)
The Arrow offense generated 367 yards with Cayden Zephier rushing for 96 yards on 13 carries. Zephier added four receptions for 66 yards. He was responsible for more than 44 percent of the team’s offense.
Boomgaarden credited quarterback Austin Musch with finding open receivers. And the receivers ran efficient routes to make the offense click.
Defensively, Mason Fruechte played his finest scholastic game to date with 14 tackle points in the Pipestone County Star’s defensive system. Fruechte also had one tackle for loss.
Mason Fruechte and his family were introduced as part of Parents’ Night activities at Paulsen Athletic Complex. (Star photo by Eric Viccaro)
Eighth-grader Oliver Sterud added 10 tackle points, Trey Boelman two tackles for negative yardage and Zephier an interception. Xavier Banjoko also came up from his linebacker spot for tackles.
“I thought we tackled better this week,” Boomgaarden said, “and the corners helped in the run game.”
Windom quarterback Jackson Joyce was under pressure on many snaps from scrimmage. Joyce was called for intentional grounding on a first-quarter play that resulted in a change of possession.
The Arrows then went on a 6-play, 69-yard drive culminating in a 34-yard Zephier TD run. Another highlight on the drive was a Jakob Dion reception.
Luka Quist made a crucial snag on fourth down for another TD with 3:14 remaining in the second quarter — pushing the Arrow lead to 18-0 at intermission.
Quist’s catch may be seen in video form at the Star’s Facebook page.
Dion caught his first TD pass of the season in the third quarter — covering 19 yards.
Pipestone Area Schools’ Kelby Lanners recovers an onside kick to begin this Friday, Sept. 5, game. (Star photo by Eric Viccaro)
Windom’s Steven Meyer later ended the Arrows’ shutout bid on a 7-yard TD run, with Rodrigo Hernandez Gomez adding the subsequent point-after kick. Neither team scored during the fourth quarter.
The Arrows now have a modicum of confidence heading into this week’s road test at Minnesota Valley Lutheran in New Ulm.
Pipestone Area Schools’ Cayden Zephier rushed 13 times for 96 yards and he added 66 receiving yards in a 26-7 win over Windom Friday, Sept. 5. (Star photo by Eric Viccaro)
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Friday, Sept. 6
At Paulsen Athletic Complex
Pipestone
Pipestone Area 26,
Windom Area 7
Score By Quarters
Win. 0 0 7 0 — 7
PAS 6 12 8 0 — 26
Records: PAS, 1-1; Windom, 0-2
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
PAS — Cayden Zephier 34 run (pass failed)
Second Quarter
PAS — Zephier 37 pass from Austin Musch (pass failed)
PAS — Luka Quist 4 pass from Musch (pass failed)
Third Quarter
PAS — Jakob Dion 19 pass from Musch (Kayden White pass from Musch)
W — Steven Meyer 7 run (Rodrigo Hernandez Gomez kick)
Select Team Statistics
PAS Win.
First Downs 20 13
Rushes-Yards 30-200 25-96
Comp.-Att.-INT 11-20-2 10-23-1
Passing Yards 167 90
Total Net Offense 367 186
Avg. Yards/Play 7.3 3.9
Return Yards 42 141
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Punts-Yards 0-0 2-56
Penalties-Yards 6-62 4-30
Critical Conversions 4-9 7-15
Individual Statistics
(Pipestone Area Only)
Offense
Rushing: Cayden Zephier, 13-96; Austin Musch, 10-76; Xavier Banjoko, 3-38; Mason Fruechte, 1-(minus-3); Oliver Sterud 1-(minus-7)
Passing: Musch, 11-of-20, 167 yards, three TD, two INT
Receiving: Zephier, 4-66; Kayden White, 2-44; Jakob Dion, 2-31; Luka Quist, 2-20
Oliver Sterud (31) attempts to fend off a Windom blocker during a Friday, Sept. 5 game at Paulsen Athletic Complex. PAS defeated Windom, 26-7. (Star photo by Eric Viccaro)
Defense
Player S A Points
Mason Fruechte 4 6 14
Oliver Sterud 3 4 10
Austin Musch 4 2 10
Jakob Dion 4 1 9
Xavier Banjoko 2 4 8
Cayden Zephier 3 0 6
Jackson Post 1 4 6
C. Saenlouangraj 1 3 5
Trey Boelman 1 2 4
Zayne Zollner 1 2 4
Caden Bruns 1 0 2
Troy Chaulsett 1 0 2
Gavyn Rowden 1 0 2
Griffin Smidt 0 1 1
Editor’s Note: In this format, solo tackles are worth two points, and assists one.
Special Defensive Stats
Tackles for loss: Trey Boelman, 2; Mason Fruechte, Oliver Sterud and Jackson Post, 1
Interception: Cayden Zephier
Source: Christensen Broadcasting