(Guthrie Center, IA) — AC/GC overcame the heat on Friday night to beat Southwest Valley 20-7 in their Class A, District 7 opening game.
The Timberwolves won the toss and deferred so the Chargers made them pay — taking the opening drive 69 yards down the field and Morgun Nolte punched it in from 4 yards out to make it 7-0.
Southwest Valley could only get two first downs on their first two drives and the Chargers got another drive going in the 2nd quarter which was capped by a 21 yard TD run from Ryder Cline. AC/GC led 14-0 at the half.
Southwest could not move the ball on their first possession of the 2nd half and the Chargers took a short punt, started on their own 43 and moved the ball with nothing but runs. Cline got in the end zone on an 8 yard run to make it 20-0 after a missed extra point.
The Timberwolves finally got a good drive going when QB Wyatt Shires broke a 43 yard run and that set up a Kaden Greenwalt 9 yard TD to cut the lead to 20-7 but there was only 7:26 left in the game. Southwest could get no closer and the game finished like that.
AC/GC Stats
Morgun Nolte 16 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD
Ryder Cline 7 carries, 48 yards, 2 TD
Andrew Baumert 9 carries, 35 yards; 5 of 6 passing for 49 yards
Will Skram 2 carries 16 yards; 2 catches 28 yards
Southwest Valley
Wyatt Shires 13 carries, 57 yards; 6 of 17 passing for 54 yards and 1 INT
Walker Bissell 13 carries, 33 yards; 2 catches for 23 yards
Southwest Valley (2-1) 0-0-0-7 — 7
AC/GC (2-0) 7-7-0-6 — 20
