Hazen dispatches Heart River

• Seth Ewoniuk

Courtesy Photo by April Baumgarten Heart River senior Seth Ewoniuk, right, tries to escape Hazen senior Stetson Carr on Saturday afternoon during their Class 1A quarterfinal playoff football game at Hazen.

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HAZEN — The first meeting between Heart River and Hazen this season was on Sept. 14 in Belfield.

Much has changed in six weeks, including the venue.

The No. 4-ranked Bison took a 27-0 lead at halftime en route to a 41-14 win over No. 3-ranked Heart River on Saturday on a snow-covered field at the Bison Sports Complex during the Class 1A playoff quarterfinals.

Stetson Carr compiled two touchdowns in the first half — one through the air to Nate Leintz, the other on the ground for 4 yards. Carr finished with 15 carries for 242 yards, while going 4 of 9 for 43 yards.

Earlier this year, the Cougars (8-2) took advantage of a Hazen team that was without standout tailback Briar Bornemann winning 28-20.

Bornemann supplied an 11-yard run in the second quarter and posted a 90-yard kick return for a touchdown in the third quarter. The junior running back had 17 carries for 122 yards.

The Cougars first touchdown was on a 35-yard pass from Tyson Kudrna to Seth Ewoniuk. Cole Hecker added a five-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Ewoniuk had 14 carries for 74 yards, capping his career as his school’s all-time leading rusher.

Cole Hecker added 16 carries for 69 yards. Kudrna went 2 of 4 for 26 yards and no interceptions.

Hazen’s Nate Leintz only had five carries, but he scored two touchdowns.

The Bison (8-2) now travel to face No. 1-ranked Stanley-Powers Lake for the Class 1A semifinals on Saturday.

HR 0 0 7 7 — 14

Hazen 14 13 14 0 — 41

First quarter

H–Stetson Carr 4 run (Hunter Fears kick)

H–Nate Leintz 1 run (Fears kick)

Second quarter

H–Briar Bornemann 11 run (kick failed)

H–Leintz 5 pass from Carr (Fears kick)

Third quarter

H–Bornemann 90 kick return (Fears kick)

HR-Seth Ewoniuk 20 pass from Tyson Kudrna (Krebs kick)

H–Hunter Steffen 10 run (Fears kick)

Fourth quarter

HR–Cole Hecker 5 run (Krebs kick)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING: HR, Seth Ewoniuk 14-74, Cole Hecker 16-69, Cole Hlebechuk 4-19. H, Stetson Carr 15-242, Briar Bornemann 17-122, Hunter Steffen 4-44, Nate Leintz 5-20.

PASSING: HR, Kudrna 2-4-0 26. H, Carr 4-9-1 43.

RECEIVING: HR, Ewoniuk 1-20, Isaiah Marschner 1-6. H, Tyler Wasem 1-21, Dominick Opp 1-16, Connor Doll 1-4, Leintz 1-2.

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