Plainsmen football wins against Morrill
By Emmalee Parsley Stevens
Grant Tribune Sentinel
The Perkins County Plainsmen Football Team faced Morrill Lions on October 10 at the Perkins County home field. The Plainsman defense was in action on Friday, causing the opposing Lions to remain scoreless throughout the entirety of the game.
The game began with the Lions kicking off to Plainsmen. Shortly after, Luke Minster caught a fifty-seven yard kick return to then make a touchdown. Not long after, Preston Schwnebeck rushed the Lions to succeed a three yard touchdown. The drive continued in the first quarter with Domanic Williams, Schwanebeck, and Alex Cole all scoring touchdowns as well. In total Perkins County earned thirty eight points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Spencer Williams completed an eight yard touchdown to start. To finish the second quarter, Mason Minster completed a five yard touchdown with under a minute left.
The third quarter began with Grant Gloy recovering a fumble by the Morrill Lions. However, Plainsmen did not score for the remainder of the quarter.
In the fourth quarter, M. Minster then earned a twenty four yard touchdown bringing the score to fifty six for Plainsmen. Following the score, Jared Mirels rushed to complete the two point conversion. He then scored a ten yard touchdown and with the help of M. Minster, completed the two point conversion once again. The final score of the game was 66-0 with Plainsmen dominating the opposing team. Head Coach Brendan Geier praised the team for their success. “Our kids started the game with great intensity on both sides of the football. Morrill is a little low on numbers this year, but I thought they played hard for all four quarters. Getting off to a fast start allowed our younger kids to get plenty of playing time, which was good and will pay off for us in the future,” he said.
Next Action
The Plainsmen will play Hemmingford at Hemingford Highschool at 6 pm on October 17. “Hemingford is a very good football team. They are big, physical and play hard. We will need to have a great week of practice this week in order to be successful on Friday,” commented Geier.