No. 5-ranked Harlan defeats Atlantic 42-7
By Drew Herron - NT Sports Editor / Oct. 19, 2013
HARLAN – No. 5-ranked Harlan scored on its first three possessions and found the end zone five times in the first half to carve out a business-like victory over Atlantic Friday night at Merrill Field.
HCHS topped the Trojans 42-7 to move its record to 5-0 (7-1 overall) and maintain its grip atop District 1.
“Harlan is a very good team, and they are well coached,” Atlantic head coach Nick Ross said afterwards. “I would have liked to see us play a little better, I think we are capable of that. But they are good at exploiting your weaknesses, and they did a good job of that tonight.”
The loss is the seventh in a row for the Trojans, who drop to 1-7 and 0-5 in District 1.
Harlan led from the onset, taking the opening drive 73 yards on 10 plays to strike first when Cyclones’ QB Adam Juhl hit senior Allan Hopp on a nine-yard touchdown reception just a little less than four minutes in.
Juhl completed two more touchdown passes and Harlan scored two more on the ground in the opening half to build a 35-point lead before the halftime break. Juhl finished the first half 16-of-23 for 215 yards, and HCHS added another 75 yards on the ground through the first two quarters.
With Atlantic geared up to shut down the middle of the field, Harlan moved the ball effectively along the sidelines and the flats, and took what the Trojans’ defense gave them.
“Their quarterback did a good job of hurting us on the edges,” coach Ross says.
“That’s something we need to improve, it’s definitely something we will work on.”
Late in the third quarter, Juhl hit sophomore wide out Sam McLaughlin on a 17-yard strike that drove Harlan ahead 42-0 and capped off the Cyclones’ scoring for the night.
With 7:53 remaining, Atlantic broke the shutout when senior tailback Jake Dvorak scored a touchdown from one yard out for the Trojans.
Trojans’ junior quarterback Joe Walker competed 7-of-15 pass attempts for 146 yards, and threw no interceptions. On the ground, Dvorak carried the ball 13 times for 41 yards and a touchdown.
Walker’s seven completions went to four different receivers.
Dvorak caught three passes for 31 yards, and Tristen Benn hauled in two for 44 yards. Matthew Mills and Zen Gross each also caught a pass each.
Atlantic will close out the season next week at Glenwood. The Rams are coming off a 28-17 victory over Lewis Central Friday.
#iahsfb #atlantictrojans
No comments:
Post a Comment