(Harlan) Harlan quarterback Teagon Kasperbauer’s 57-yard touchdown pass to Aiden Hall set the tone for the Cyclones 55-7 dominating performance on the road at Atlantic on Friday.
Harlan won the toss and deferred to the second half. Stephen Leinen belted the ball into the end zone for a touchback, and the Trojans started the game on their 20. In their opening drive, the Trojans picked up one first down, but the Cyclones buckled down and held the Trojans to three plays and out on the next series forcing a punt.
The Cyclones started their initial drive on their 43-yard line, and on the first play from scrimmage, Kasperbauer rifled a pass to Aiden Hall, and Hall raced into the end zone on the 57-yard play. Leinen kicked the extra point to give the visitor’s a 7-0 lead, and it was all Harlan after that.
The Cyclones piled up 416 total yards of offense, most of the production in the first half. The visitors opened up a 28-0 lead in the first quarter and scored 21-straight points in the second quarter.
Leading 7-0, Kasperbauer connected with Connor Frame on a 23-yard TD pass, Hall scored on runs of 35 and 15-yards, Joey Mosier scored on a pick-six and a 52-yard catch and run, and fullback William Henkel pounded out a four-yard TD late in the first half to put Harlan up 49-0.
Harlan Head Coach Todd Bladt went to this bench to start the second half, and with the running clock, the third quarter breezed by without a score. Back up QB. In the fourth quarter, William Arkfeld hit Caden Sears down the left sideline for a 66-yard pass play to push the Cyclones lead to 55-0.
Aidan Hall averaging 12.9 yards a carry, toted the ball just three times for 81-yards and two touchdowns on the ground, another TD through the air. Caden Sears led the Cyclones’ aerial attack with three catches for 83-yards.
The Trojans totaled 148-yards of offense, 98-passing, and 50-yards rushing. The bright spot offensively was Caden Andersen targeting Gannon O’Hara on a 73-yard pass play late in the fourth quarter. Andersen was 4-11 passing for 98 yards and one touchdown. Dante Hedrington carried the ball 17-times for 25-yards.
Harlan, now (6-0), travels to (5-1), ADM. The (1-5) Trojans take on (1-5) Knoxville in Atlantic’s homecoming game next week.
