Prep Football: Wolverines claw past Pirates, 20-12

Mitchell Andrews—who had 106 yards rushing on 20 attempts—rumbled for two touchdowns to help Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley escape the Verndale Pirates 20-12 in a Pheasant Conference game Friday night.

Andrews gave the Wolverines the 6-0 lead with a 20-yard scamper in the first quarter and scored the only touchdown of the second half with a one-yard run.

After Pirate quarterback Nathan Bart found wide receiver Kyle Booth for a 24-yard TD pass to tie the game up at the start of the second quarter, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley responded with a 25-yard TD run from Chalmer Combellick. The conversion run from Kasey Karsky gave the Wolverines an eight-point lead, 14-6.

The Pirates quickly answered when Jacob Perius returned the ensuing kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown, but the Pirates’ conversion pass fell incomplete, allowing the Wolverines to carry the 14-12 lead into halftime.

Verndale finished with 117 total yards on offense. Cody Yungbauer rushed for 62 yards on 18 carries and also caught one pass for 43 yards. Bart completed two passes for 67 yards in the game.

Defensively, the Pirates were led by Dan Kneisl, who notched a team-high 22 tackles and sacked the quarterback once in the loss. Yungbauer added 14 tackles with Tim Kern and Colton Moyer each collecting 13.
Verndale (1-6) hosts Lincoln HI at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley at Verndale on October 15
Wolverines 20, Pirates 12
CGB 6 8 6 0—20
Verndale 0 12 0 0—12
First Quarter
CGB—Mitchell Andrews 20 run (pass fail)
Second Quarter
V—Kyle Booth 24 pass from Nathan Bart (pass fail)
CGB—Chalmer Combellick 25 run (Kade Karsky run)
V—Jacob Perius 85 kick off return (pass fail)
Third Quarter
CGB—Karsky 1 run (run fail)
Team Stats
Rushes-Yards: V 29-50; CGB 66-291
Pass Comp-Att-Int-Yards: V 2-9-0-67; CGB 2-5-1-33
Total Offense: CGB 324, V 117
First Downs: V 6; CGB 18
Penalties-Yards: V 4-25; CGB 2-20
Individual Stats
Rushing: V—Cody Yungbauer 18-62; CGB—Mitchell Andrews 20-106, Chalmer Combellick 15-67, Justin Seifert 17-78
Passing: V—Nate Bart 2-9-0-67
Receiving: V—Yungbauer 1-43, Kyle Booth 1-24
Defensive: V—Dan Kneisl 22 tackles, one quarterback sack; Yungbauer 14 tackles; Tim Kern 13 tackles; Colton Moyer 13 tackles; Booth one quarterback sack; Dustin Motschenbacher one interception