Cougars win big over Mead

By Clare Wiltse

Sports Contributor

The Cougars made quick work of the Mead Raiders as they jumped to a 22-0 first quarter lead.  36 second quarter points paved the way to a 70-30 win.

Cougars defeat Mead. Photo credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

LDNE has a 2-0 record while Mead suffered their second loss of the year.

The Cougar offense took only three plays to put up points.  Alex Brehmer broke loose for a 52 yard score.  They followed up with a seven play drive with Brehmer going in from three yards out.  Following a lost fumble on their third try they got a 47 yard ;run from Brehmer to move out to a 22-0 lead.

Northeast scored on all five of their second period possessions. Quarterback Alex Brehmer connected with Marcus Hegy for a 28 yard score.  He followed that with a 50 yard  run and a 14 yard pass to Dakota Riecken.  Chevy Henneman finished off the period with a 70 yard kickoff return and a 5 yard run.

Northeast marched 50 yards on their opening drive of the second half.  On their fifth play Brehmer scored from ten yards out.

The Cougars followed with a take away as Dakota Riecken recovered a fumble caused by a Henneman’s hit on a Raider receiver.  Coach Maresh went to the reserves as Henneman took over at quarterback.   On his second play he scored from 25 yards.

It was another big offensive night for Northeast.  They rushed for 378 yards on 44 carries.  Brehmer had 233 and Henneman 124.  Brehmer completed 4 of 5 passes for 72 yards.

The defense gave up only 184 yard on the ground and 98 yards through the air.  It was a real team effort as line backers Chevy Henneman and  Dakota Riecken were the top tacklers with ten and nine stops respectively, but Bobby Simpson, Marcus Hegy, Charles Webb, Shane McCulloch, and Jon Christiansen were in on at least five tackles. Henneman, Simpson, Hegy, McCulloch, and Peeden had sacks.