Prep Football: Hunstad, Pillager upend New York Mills 36-14

Pillager quarterback Jordan Hunstad threw New York Mills under the bus to help Huskies roll to a 36-14 Prairie Conference victory Wednesday night.

After Tanner Wegscheid scored on a two-yard run to give the host Eagles the early lead in the first quarter, Hunstad took over the drivers seat by returning the ensuing kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown. He also ran in the conversion points for the Huskies 8-6 lead and Pillager went into overdrive for the rest of the night.

The senior signal-caller—who finished with 264 total offensive yards (101 rushing, 163 passing)—later found running back Sean Nokken for a 29-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter as the Huskies carried an eight-point lead into halftime, 14-6.

Nokken scored his second touchdown of the game on a 15-yard run and Ben Manlick added a five-yard touchdown run with nine seconds left in the Huskies third-quarter outburst.

The Eagles pulled within 28-14 when Wegscheid notched his second touchdown run of the night on a five-yarder but the Huskies answered with an 18-yard run from Matt Doss with less than two minutes left to play.

New York Mills, who racked up 263 total yards of offense in the game, needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. Instead, the loss ends the Eagles season at 1-7.

Pillager at New York Mills on October 20
Huskies 36, Eagles 14
Pillager 8 6 14 8—36
NYM 7 0 0 7—14
First Quarter
NYM Tanner Wegscheid 2 run (Brandon Kupfer kick) 6:10
P—Jordan Hunstad 82 kick return (Hunstad run) 5:58
Second Quarter
P—Sean Nokken 29 pass from Jordan Hunstad (pass fail) 3:29
Third Quarter
P—Nokken 15 run (Cole Hunstad pass from Jordan Hunstad) 9:14
P—Ben Manlick 5 run (kick failed) 0:09
Fourth Quarter
NYM—Wegscheid 5 run (Kupfer kick) 4:16
P—Matt Doss 18 run (Jeff Flickinger run) 1:56
Team Stats
Rushes-Yards: NYM 33-152; P 45-264
Pass Comp-Att-Int-Yards: NYM 10-29-2-111; P 9-20-1-163
Total Offense: NYM 263; P 427
Individual Stats