A play-by-play of last night's big win for the Streeters gridiron team

EARLY IN THE GAME...
Sauk's Pete Sprengler gets a fumble recovery - Blake Johnsrud coughs it up - SC ball on the Lakers' side of the field.

1st Mainstreeters' carry of the night goes to Michael Knoblauch for 2 yards.

Austin breaks open and gets inside the 10 yard line, first down and goal to go. Penalty flag, holding on Sauk Centre wipes out the gain.

penalty costs them close to 50 yards.

2nd and 15 at the 48 yard line of the SC field.

*INT by Minnewaska's Nathan Snyder catches a deflected pass. Minnewaska ball near midfield.

LAKERS BALL -
1st-10 - Blake Johnsrud 6 yard rush.

2nd-4 - big gain to the Sauk Centre 25-yard line. TD saving tackle by Terrance Ellis. 24 yard rush by Minnewaska

1st-10 - knocked out of bounds at the 6-yard line with a big run of 19 yards.

1st-goal at the 6 - Minn. penalty - HOLDING

1st-goal at the 19 - 0 yd gain

2nd -19 - INC PASS in end zone

3rd -19 - 7:31 left in the 1st quarter - fading pass into end zone but caught OOB. INC PASS

4th -19 - INC pass into end zone - TURNOVER on downs.

SC BALL AT its own 19 yard line with 7:18 on clock...
1st-10 - LOSS of yards

2nd - Mike K gets the ball past the 20 yard line - 5 yard pickup

3rd-9 - counter - Austin past the 35 - open to midfield - then he's tackled by Ostrander at the Minnewaska 29 yard line. HUGE GAIN for his first carry that counts. Pickup of 51 yards.

1st-10 - Pat K scrambles out of collapsed pocket for 5 yards

2nd-5 - Mike K runs for 4+ yards

3rd-1 - Austin Landkamer - met at the scrimmage line - measurement! ball near Lakers' 19. Chains are stretched out and it shows 4 to 5 inches left to get 1st down.

4th-1 with only inches with over 4:00 on the clock - TIMEOUT SC with 3:43 left - Mike K turns the corner and gets a block from Dillon Kohorst on the right side to gain 3 yards.

1st-10 at the Lakers' 16 - inside handoff, misdirection, Ellis gets the ball and then a TD !!!!!! 16 yard touchdown with misdirection to the left. 3:13 to go. 80 yards in 8 plays - SC goes for a PAT kick attempt - Josh Buschette to kick but SC forced to blow a timeout. PAT no good for a 6-0 lead.

SC holds and forces Lakers to a punt.

Sauk ball from their own 42-yard line with 1:00 left in Q1.
1st-10 -
2nd and ?

Ellis up the middle gets the first down into Minnewaska territory to end the first quarter.

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2nd quarter begins...
Seth Otte earned a huge pass completion to make it goal to go. 44 yards! Sauk's 5th first down of the night.

1st-goal at the 4 - R. Austin scores! his 3rd carry, he now has 60 yards. go for 2 pts. Patrick in the shotgun, Austin carries it in for 2 points. 14-0 with 11:40 left in Q2. 58 yard drive in 4 plays!

LAKERS BALL - they get a 1st down...and then another first down on a big gain.
Blake Johnsrud gets a third 1st down and moves down to the SC 14 yard line.

Sam Long in for a touchdown on 3rd and short from 8 yards out - Lakers score with 8:27 left. Score is now 14-7 in favor of Sauk Centre.

ELLIS gets kickoff - knocked out near 35 yard line after a nice return.

1st-10 - Austin wrapped up for a slight loss.

2nd-11 and...SC ENDS UP PUNTING

Minnewaska ball after a 16-yard punt at the SC 48 yard line with 6:43 left in the half...they turn the ball over on downs.

SC is driving in 2nd quarter

Pat K is sacked for 1st time of the night with a 14-yard loss.

4th down - SC will punt after getting 1 first down on a brief drive that ended at the SC 23'

Punt goes to the Minnewaska 43-yd line. 43-yard punt

LAKERS ball ...just shy of midfield at their own 43' line.

Lakers reception inside the 10 yard line - 1:38 to go.

PENALTY - false start on Lakers - on first down and goal.

1st- long - Jeff? Pooler - far corner of end zone - secures grab with his toes on the edge. PAT kick is blocked to make it 14-13 with 1:05 left in the first half.

HALFTIME - Sauk Centre 14, Minnewaska Area 13.

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FIRST HALF STATS:
9-7 first downs in favor of Minnewaska Area.
205-142 total yards in favor of Lakers
rush 138 - 67 air for Minnewaska
96 rush - 46 air for Sauk Centre
29 to 25 plays from scrimmage in favor of Minnewaska Area.
3 punts total combined, 2 turnovers with one apiece early in the game.

SC offensive breakdown:
17 rushes for 96 yards on the ground. 46 through the air.
R. Austin 4 carries for 60 yards with a 4-yd TD run.
Ellis ran 3 times for 30 yards and a 16-yd TD run.
Pat K was passing 4-of-8 for 36 yards with 0 TD and 1 INT on a deflected ball.
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3rd quarter begins with Sauk Centre's ball...
R. Austin blasts down to the 4-yard line **GETS to 100 yards rushing!

1st-goal at 4 - Austin wrapped up with 2 yard loss

2nd-6 - Mike K wrapped up after a short gain inside the 4

3rd- 3 - R. Austin gets to the outside - he turns and gets in for a touchdown! He was met at the goal line but was able to plunge through after laying a big hit on a Lakers defender.

8:27 after a no good PAT kick - 20-13 lead in the 3rd quarter

Drive went 62 yards in 6 plays to open the 3rd quarter

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Lakers' ball from their own 30 yard line -
1st-10 - (-2 loss)
2nd-12 - 9 yard pick up. LOSS OF LIGHTS IN PRESS BOX AND SCOREBOARD.
7:45 left in the 3rd quarter
3rd-4 - Blake tries to turn the corner but Sam Fischer pursuit keeps them shy of 1st down.
4th-3 - PUNT good punt - Ellis grabs at 25 yard line - Ellis dropped at 29-yard line for SC. 38-yard punt with a 4-yard return.

Sauk Centre ball at their own 29 after forcing Lakers to go 3-and-out in their first drive of the second half! 6:52 IN Q3

1st-10 - big play changes field position. Swing pass to Terrance Ellis - Ellis breaks into Lakers territory at the Lakers' 36 yard line. 35-yard reception.

1st-10 - LOOSE BALL - IT FLIES AROUND - LAKERS' RECOVERY NEAR MIDFIELD AROUND L-44.

Lakers' ball...at their own 44 yard line - 6:24 to go

1st-10 - TWO INC PASSES ON LONG PASS ATTEMPTS

3rd down and 10 - overthrown - tipped - INTERCEPTED - Seth Otte picks off deflected ball at the Sauk Centre 43-yard line. with around 6:00 left

SC ball at their own 43 -

1st-10 - Austin gains 1/2 yard
2nd - 9 - Austin wrapped up with a 1 yard gain

3rd-8 - Seth Otte converts on 3rd down with a big reception. his 3rd catch of the night for 9 yards and a first down. SC's 12th first down. They are 2-for-5 on 3rd down conversion.

1st-10 - Loss on rush by Austin carry

2nd-12 - small gain

3rd-11 - 3:30 left in the third quarter - tipped ball INC PASS - good defensive coverage.

4th-11 - PUNT - R. Austin punt trying to pin Minnewaska deep. Snap low, Austin punts a nice shot to the 14 ... Lakers return it out close to the 30 yard line with a decent return by Jeff Pooler. 34-yard punt with a 16-yard return.

Lakers' ball...at their own 30 yard line -

1st-10 - they get driven back...Minnewaska needs 18 yards to get a first down with 2:20 left. Clock stopped.

INC PASS on 3rd and 18 - INC pass
4th-18 - PUNT - bounces out of bounds near midfield.

SC ball...with great field position - 29-yard punt

1st-10 at the 50-yard line with 2:13 to go in Q3 -9 yard gain on pass to Ellis - Pat K is 7-of-12 for 99 yards in passing in the game

2nd-1 at Minnewaska 40-yard line - Austin outside running inside the 25-yard line and runs into 2 defenders - 15-yard gain

1st-10 - Ellis is open and picks up 11 yards
1st-10 - .....................................
Austin gets 5 yards.

Then: Austin gets stood up near the line of scrimmage as the 3rd quarter ends. They are inside the 10-yard line with 3rd and medium range to go for 1st down -
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20 to 9 advantage on plays ran in the 3rd quarter to Sauk Centre

4th quarter begins - with Sauk Centre threatening for a score

3rd- 8 - Austin gets a pitch and inside the 5-yard line -

4th and 2 - Sauk Centre takes the 2nd timeout of the 2nd half. at the Minnewaska 5' line.

Sauk Centre improves to 2-for-2 on 4th-down conversions.

Ellis gets a pitch and shifts left, gets 2 yard - close but not sure about getting the 1st down -

1st-goal at the Lakers' 3 - Pat K quarterback sneak - gets 1 1/2 yards

2nd-goal at the Lakers 1.5-yard line - Pat K sneak again - he goes in standing up on the right side of the offensive line. 1-yard TD run. 26-13 with PAT coming. 2-pt conversion - no good so Sauk leads 26-13 with 10:35 left in the game.

Lakers' ball...BUT
Sauk Centre strips the ball away (Devon Fischer recovery) - Blake Johnsrud loses the ball for the 2nd time of the night. 3rd turnover on Minnewaska.

Sauk Centre ball
1st-10 - Ellis is taken down in the backfield

2nd - INC pass

3rd down and 13 - Lakers try stunting but they are called offsides

3rd down and 8 - at the Lakers' 25-yard line - 7 yard gain by R. Austin

4th-1 - INCHES - around the Lakers' 17 yard line - QB Pat K is stacked up at the line of scrimmage, initial surge but then he's stood up - he's short.

Lakers' ball...they get a 4th-down defensive stop to stay in the game - football at Lakers' 18.

1st-10 - Lakers have only 2 yards of offense in the second half so far. INC pass - PENALTY - ROUGHING THE PASSER against Sauk Centre. (Late hit on QB) so 1st down automatic with a 15-yard penalty

1st-10 - at the Lakers' 33 - INC pass (7:39 left in the game)

Minnewaska passing is only 0-for-6 so far in the second half with one INT

2nd-10 at their 33 - inside handoff with nowhere to go - Blake Johnsrud struggling for yards

3rd-12 - **Minnewaska has NO YARDS of second half offense at this point! - QB out of shotgun, a catch is no good by Travis Moen near the 45-yard line with an immediate tackle by Dillon Kohorst - INC pass is the ruling as the ball was separated from Moen.

4th-12 - PUNT - bounces inside to the 31-yard line. 36-yard punt

Sauk Centre ball...with 6:43 left in the game.

1st-10 at the Sauk Centre 31 - 2 yard gain

2nd-8 - 1 yard gain

3rd-7 - R. Austin gets a handoff, breaks tackles, wrapped up around the 48-yard line. Was a "no-gainer" but Austin turns it for a first down by keeping the feet going. 14-yard gain

1st-10 at the Sauk Centre 48-yard line as the game moves under 5:00 remaining

1st-10 - Austin gets 2 yards... he has 18 rushes for 146 yards with 2 TDs! so far

2nd-8 - Ellis taken down behind line of scrimmage

3rd- 9 - 1-yard gain after Austin is taken down by about 7 guys.

4th-8 - (3:38 left and Minnewaska calls a timeout to preserve clock) - PUNT by R. Austin is end over end. Return is out past the 20 and close to the 30. 41-yard punt by R. Austin. Lakers return out to the 28-yard line for an 18-yard return (Lakers' Sam Long)

Lakers' ball...with 3:20 left from their own 28-yard line -

1st-10 - 4 yard gain by Jeff Pooler on a pass completion by Andrew Ostrander.

2nd-7 - 2:58 left in the game with the clock stopping - INC pass

3rd-7 - INC pass goes into defensive coverage

4th-7 - Ostrander lining up under center. He scrambles out of trouble. He gets a 1st down but loses the football as he was going down. The ball was knocked away. Sauk Centre recovers it! at the Minnewaska 43-yard line.

a 1st down achieved goes in the book for Minnewaska. 9 yard run by QB Andrew Ostrander. It's their 3rd lost fumble of the night

Sauk Centre ball...they need to get one first down and they'll win!!

1st-10 - R. AUstin no gain

2nd-10 - (2:10 to go in the game) - SO FAR IN SECOND HALF: Sauk has 30 rushing plays and 5 passing plays. Minnewask has 10 passing and 7 run plays since halftime.

2nd-10 - Ellis moves up field to inside the 40 to the 38-yard line. 5-yard rush for Ellis

3rd-5 - R. Austin gets inside the 30-yard line and gets a 1st down. to the 27-yard line!!!

1st-10 ...........game winds down.

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Minnewaska had only 10 yards in the second half. They earned it on a play where they coughed up the ball in the closing minutes of the game.

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324 to 217 in offensive total yardage.
182 Sauk Centre to 12 for Minnewaska in 2nd half
SC had 16 first downs in the game - Lakers had 11 1st downs. 9 in the first half.
147 yards rushing for Minnewaska
Sam Long had 95 yards rushing for the game. Minneaska had 7 rushing plays in the second half. Blake J. was 11 rushes for 22 yards. OUCH. Sauk Centre really went after him.

5-30 on penalties for Lakers.
Lakers were -2 in the turnover column. They got 2 recoveries but gave up 3 fumbles and 1 INT.

(INT by Seth Otte early in the 3rd quarter)

Sauk Centre offensive breakdown for the game:
225 yards rushing on 51 carries. 99 yards passing. 142 rushing and 82 rushing half to half.

R. Austin 21 rushes for 156 yards!
T. Ellis 11 rushes for 62 yards! 2 catches for 44 yards
M. Knoblauch was held to 21 yards rushing on 10 carries
P. Knoblauch 8 rushes for (-14) with 2 QB sacks.

64 plays from scrimmage to 46 for Minnewaska in the game

P. Knoblauch was 7-of-13 in passing with biggest gain was a 44-yarder to Seth Otte to set up the 2nd score of the night. 7-13-99-0-1 were his #s.

Otte, Ellis, Austin, Dillon Kohorst caught passes.

Only 2-15 penalties for Sauk Centre in the game!

~RO

Streeters win!

Terrence Ellis streaks down field in tonight's win. Ellis put together another great night running the ball. The fleet-footed senior scored for Sauk and helped lead them tot heir first win of the 2011 season, a 26-13 win over Minnewaska.

Great job by the Mainstreeters tonight, beating Minnewaska 26-13 for their first win of the season.
Sauk played well on both sides of the ball and got touchdown runs from Terrence Ellis, Patrick Knoblauch and Roosevelt Austin.
Patrick Knoblauch hooked up with Seth Otte for a long pass to lead to Sauk's first TD by Austin, who leads the squad and continues to put up solid numbers.
Otte also had a great diving catch for a Streeter first down and made a nice defensive play to break up a long pass on a Minnewaska threat.
On defense, Sam Fischer, Darin Bushard, Devan Fischer and Pete Sprengeler all came up with big plays for Sauk to keep the Lakers at bay.
A great win for a good group of kids. Hopefully they can carry it over into next week.
Good job Streeters!
We'll get some photos up on the website and check next week's Herald for a game recap.

Mainstreeters football takes an early 6-0 lead against Minnewaska!

Terrance Ellis scored on a 16-yard touchdown run on a misdirection play to put Sauk Centre ahead 6-0 with 3:13 on the clock.

On the next defensive series, the Mainstreeters held and forced the Lakers to punt with 1:00 left in the first quarter.

**Update late in the first half...Sauk Centre is ahead 14-7, but Minnewaska has the ball with goal to go inside the Mainstreeters' 10-yard line.

HALFtime: Sauk Centre 14, Minnewaska Area 13. The Streeters blocked a PAT kick on the Lakers' second touchdown.

Final score: Sauk Centre 26, Minnewaska Area 13. The Lakers were limited to 10 yards of offense in the second half!

Area football results on Sept. 23:
Rockford 6, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 2
Browerville 41, West Central Area 6
Willmar 34, Sauk Rapids-Rice 16
Montevideo 56, Albany 49 (Unbelievable!)
Holy Family Catholic 17, New London-Spicer 6
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 20, Lac qui Parle Valley 6
Osakis 48, United North Central 8
Barnesville 50, Upsala/Swanville Area 6
Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity 29, Bethlehem Academy 6
Ortonville 42, Hancock 32
Paynesville Area 28, Melrose Area 12
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 20, Wadena-Deer Creek 8
Benson 39, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 28
Royalton 21, Ottertail Central 14

Kickoff is at 7 tonight at O'Gara Field

Sauk Centre and Minnewaska Area, two teams searching for their first win of the season, square off in Sauk Centre tonight in a West Central North Conference game.

If you can't make it to the game, check back here tonight for updates throughout the game.

Mainstreeters volleyball sweeps Albany - Swimming and Diving dominates MA/CA/MA

The Mainstreeters volleyball team won games one and two by identical 25-20 scores. They led 23-11 in game two before the Albany Huskies went on a 7-0 run to make it interesting.

In game three, the Mainstreeters jumped all over Albany, and in a matter of just five minutes, they led 10-1 after Macy Weller and Kendra Zenzen each earned solo ace blocks. The Mainstreeters won game three 25-12!

To start the final game, Macy Weller's kill made it 3-1 and started an 8-0 run that blew it open. Albany was struggling mightily with ball control and the Mainstreeters were making them pay. Jena Klaphake's ace serve put the Maroon up 7-1, a point that was followed by a kill through a block by Zenzen.

Senior Ashley Gruber was selected as the Gerard's Player of the Game. About her play tonight, Coach Klaphake commented, "Ashley is such a great athlete. She's very smart and doesn't hurt us with mistakes when she's on the floor. She implemented our game plan and was a big reason why we beat Albany tonight."

The Mainstreeters swimming and diving team won big over Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta/Minnewaska Area. They are now 5-0 in head-to-head competition this year.

Read more on the Streeters performances in the next issue of the Sauk Centre Herald.

Exciting action in store for Mainstreeter fans in Sauk Centre tonight

On tap tonight at the Sauk Centre high school are two events featuring conference clashes in volleyball and swimming and diving.

The Mainstreeters volleyball team hosts rival Albany in a key West Central North Conference battle between teams given the nod in the preseason as top competitors for the conference crown. Albany (9-3 overall) trails Sauk Centre (11-2 overall) by one match in the standings.

Down the hall from the gymnasium at the pool, the Mainstreeters swimming and diving team will duel with Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta/Minnewaska Area beginning at 6 p.m.

While I've got your attention, I should tell you about an exciting chance for Mainstreeter fans who don't live in our area to listen to Friday night's football game against Minnewaska Area. You can hear it via the internet by going to the Smooth Magic 107 website. Smooth Magic of Glenwood streams all its high school sports coverage online. Visit www.kmgk1071.com

Also, the Sauk Centre cross country teams will run at the Milaca Mega Meet on Saturday at 10 a.m.

West Central North Conference volleyball standings as of Sept. 21:
Sauk Centre (4-0)
Albany (3-1)
Melrose Area (3-1)
Minnewaska Area (1-2)
New London-Spicer (1-3)
Paynesville Area (0-5)

Swimming and diving squad wins at Rocori

The Mainstreeters are now 5-0 in dual meet competition this season after earning a big 114-72 win at Rocori.

The swimming and diving team is in action on Thursday night this week, when they host conference rival Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta/Minnewaska Area for a 6 p.m. match.

Mainstreeters girls' tennis rebounds from yesterday's loss with a close win over New London-Spicer

Final on the home courts today: Sauk Centre 4, New London-Spicer 2. One of the doubles matches was rained out with Sauk Centre leading in sets, according to Coach Jarvi.

The match will count as a conference win for the Mainstreeters, who are now 11-5 overall.

Action shown from the 2-dubs and 3-singles matches today...


The Mainstreeters next play at Osakis on Thursday this week (4:30 p.m.) against a state-ranked 12-0 Silverstreaks team that is favored to win Section 6A.

Mainstreeters girls' tennis suffers big loss at Melrose Area - Volleyball sweeps Paynesville

The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters girls' tennis team lost for the second time of the season to I-94 rival Melrose Area in a West Central North Conference match tonight. The final score was 6-1 in favor of the host Dutchmen, who effectively clinched the conference title outright with the win.

Coach Jarvi reported that the Mainstreeters had their chances in three of the six losses but couldn't pull off a win in any of them.

See more on the girls' tennis team in this week's Sauk Centre Herald issue, hitting the newsstands on Wednesday afternoon.

In a non-conference match at Paynesville, the Mainstreeters volleyball team won 3-0 to improve to 11-2 overall. They host Albany on Thursday night in a conference match.

Mainstreeters swimming and diving takes 5th at Park Rapids

The Mainstreeters tallied 220 team points at the Park Rapids Area Invitational on Saturday, good for fifth place out of seven teams at the meet.

Mainstreeters volleyball takes 11th at Sauk Rapids-Rice Invite

At a 16-team volleyball invitational on Saturday, the Mainstreeters volleyball team finished 11th after going 2-2 on the day. They are now 10-2 overall, including a 3-0 mark in the West Central North Conference.

Match results for the Mainstreeters were:
Little Falls 29, 28 - Sauk Centre 27, 26
Sauk Centre 25, 25 - Holdingford 15, 15
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 21, 25, 19 - Sauk Centre 25, 18, 17
Sauk Centre 2, Kimball Area 0 (11th place match)

Up next: a trip to Paynesville Area to face the Bulldogs (0-9) in a non-conference match on Monday, Sept 19. B/C-squad action begins at 6 p.m. with the varsity to follow. This is a change from the initial season schedule, which had this match scheduled for Sept. 26. Paynesville will have Homecoming coronation that night, so the match was moved ahead one week.

~RO