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Barnesville Spoils Detroit Lakes Homecoming 28-13

By Zeke Fuhrman Oct 8, 2022 | 2:03 AM

Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) – A festive Homecoming Week for Detroit Lakes wrapped up at Mollberg Field on Friday night with the Barnesville Trojans defeating the Lakers 28-13.

The Lakers, who have now dropped back-to-back games after a 4-0 start to the season, struggled offensively against a stout Barnesville team that is ranked #4 in the state in Class AA and features a defense that entered the game only allowing an average of two points per game.

After losing quarterback Caden Strand to a broken ankle in a 35-21 loss to Pequot Lakes last week, sophomore Nick Buboltz got his first varsity start at quarterback.

Barnesville scored on their opening drive of the game, which was kept alive after a third-down personal foul (horse-collar tackle) on a sack of Owen Riddle made a fourth and long from deep in Barnesville territory a first down from mid-field. John Roller scored from five yards out to give the Trojans a 7-0 lead…a lead they would never give up.

In the second quarter, Barnesville drove down to the Laker red zone, where the Laker D stood firm enough to force a fourth and goal from the three. The Trojans brought in their big package, with 6’3, 265 tight end Tate Inniger under center. Inniger threw a pass that was tipped at the line of scrimmage but somehow found its way into the arms of Isaac Maneval for the touchdown and a 14-0 lead. The Lakers threatened to put points on the board on their final drive of the first half, but a fourth-down conversion pass by Buboltz at the Barnesville 30 was incomplete.

The Lakers started the second half with the ball, but their first drive stalled inside the Barnesville 30-yard line again on a failed fourth-down conversion. Barnesville would punt the ball back to Detroit Lakes following their next drive, pinning the Lakers inside their 10-yard line. The Lakers would go three-and-out and punt the ball back to Barnesville, but a Charlie Kalina punt only netted 28 yards. The Lakers’ defense forced a fumble, recovered by Cade Jackson to give the ball back to Detroit Lakes to end the third quarter.

Facing a fourth and one, the Lakers offense took a delay of game penalty, which backed them up five yards. They then attempted a fake punt, which fell incomplete to set up Barnesville up with great field position. The Trojans took full advantage, with Andrew Pederson scoring a two-yard touchdown to take a 21-0 lead with 7:18 left in the game.

The Lakers offense would finally figure out the Barnesville defense in the third quarter, with the offensive line helping senior Ethan Carrier break off a 55-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit back to 14 points, 21-7. Carrier finished the game with 12 carries for 100 yards and a touchdown.

 

Buboltz would attempt the onside kick on the ensuing kickoff, which was nearly recovered by the Lakers. Instead, the Trojans milked the clock, eventually scoring again…another touchdown by Pederson for a 28-7 lead.

In the closing seconds of the game, Mason Carrier connected with Breck Winter on a 30-yard touchdown as time expired to get the Lakers their second touchdown of the quarter and made the score look a little more respectable in a 28-13 loss.

 

 

 

With the loss, the Lakers fall to 4-2 as they prepare for 0-6 Park Rapids next Friday for their final regular season home game. Barnesville improves to 6-0 and will face 0-6 Staples-Motley.

SCORING SUMMARY

BHS – 7 7 0 14 – 28

DL – 0 0 0 13 – 13

SCORING PLAYS

Q1-

BHS – 7:52 Roller 5-yd TD run (XP GOOD), 7-0

Q2-

BHS – 9:47 3-yd TD pass Inniger to Manegal (XP GOOD), 14-0

Q3-

BHS – 7:18 Pederson 2-yd TD run (XP GOOD) 21-0

DL – 5:59 E. Carrier 55-yd TD run (Buboltz XP good) 7-21

Q4-

BHS – 1:27 Pederson 21-yd TD run (XP GOOD) 28-7

DL – 00:00 30yd TD pass M. Carrier to Winter 13-28

OTHER SCORES:

Section 8AAA scores-

St. Cloud Apollo 6, Delano 41

#6 ROCORI 28, Willmar 33

Little Falls 6, Zimmerman 34

#5 Becker 35, Monticello 12

Region and Conference scores-

Bertha-Hewitt 14, #6 Verndale 50

Hillcrest Lutheran 40, Sebeka 34

NCE-U/H 12, #3 Fertile-Beltrami 40

Win-E-Mac 42, BGMR 14

Lake Park-Audubon 16, Polk County West 14

Breckenridge 36, West Central Area 45

Ada-Borup-West 33, Warroad 22

Menahga 14, #3 New York Mills 8

Bagley 18, Wadena-Deer Creek 22

Fosston 12, #4 Mahnomen-Waubun 33

Ottertail Central 49, Staples-Motley 6

Frazee 13, Thief River Falls 44

#1 DGF 26, Hawley 20

Osakis 42, Perham 0

Pelican Rapids 30, Park Rapids 13

Pequot Lakes 61, Pillager 18

Fergus Falls 26, Roseau 8

Alexandria 15, Sartell-St. Stephen 6

Bemidji 20, Buffalo 19

Moorhead 21, Elk River 55

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