o. 1 Velva ousts Heart River
VELVA -- No. 1-ranked Velva did exactly was it was expected to do Saturday afternoon against Heart River: win and win big.
The Aggies (9-0) scored 40 unanswered points as they cruised to a 47-13 victory over the Cougars, the No. 4 seed from Region 4, in the first round of the Class A football playoffs.
"They're much, much better than I thought," Heart River head coach Dave Hendrickson said. "They're so physical and just an excellent football team. I don't know how you're going to beat them."
Velva's Collin Kittelson rushed for three touchdowns in the first quarter (1, 18 and 4 yards) while Jon Mack added touchdown runs of 42 and 7 yards in the second quarter. Ty Bruner added a 20-yard TD run in the third quarter.
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Heart River (5-4) didn't score until Seth Ewoniuk's 2-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. The sophomore running back finished with 122 yards on 17 carries.
Velva didn't let up though. Bruner returned the ensuing kick 90 yards for a touchdown.
Heart River senior Dalton O'Brien caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Jarek Haverluk to wrap up the scoring.
HR 0 0 0 13 -- 47
Velva 20 14 6 7 -- 47
V-Collin Kittelson 1 run (Ty Bruner kick)
V-Kittelson 18 run (Bruner kick)
V-Kittleson 4 run (kick failed)
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V-Jon Mack 42 run (Bruner kick)
V-Mack 7 run (Bruner kick)
V-Bruner 20 run (kick failed)
HR-Seth Ewoniuk 2 run (Mitch Krebs kick)
V-Bruner 90 kick return (Bruner kick)
HR-Dalton O'Brien 20 pass from Jarek Haverluk (kick failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: HR, Ewoniuk 17-122, Haverluk 7-22, Pat Tangen 5-15.
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PASSING: HR, Haverluk 6-18-4 78.
RECEIVING: HR, Dalton O'Brien 4-62, Tangen 1-16, Ewoniuk 1-0.
