Northeast Comes From Behind to Beat Emerson-Hubbard

By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

The Northeast football team made a major come back as they defeated Emerson-Hubbard 54-50 before a Homecoming crowd.  They trailed 50-30 going into the final quarter.  The Cougars held the Pirates scoreless while scoring three touchdowns along with the all important PATs to get the win.  The final score came on a 68 yard pass from Montana Riecken to Jon Christiansen.

Northeast jumped out to a 22 to 8 first quarter lead, but the next two quarters belonged to Emerson-Hubbard.  The Pirate outscored Northeast 42 to 8.

Both team scored 7 times, but Emerson-Hubbard was turned back the Cougar defense on the PAT three times.  Northeast got three touchdown runs from both  Riecken and Marcus Hegy and a TD reception by Jon Christiansen.   Hegy  added one PAT run while Riecken got two.  Northeast got six more points from two PAT passes to Tyler Kroger and one to Jayden Vetick.

The Cougars rushed for 313 yards, but they were well below their average with only 4.5 yard per carry.  Montana Riecken gained 124 yards on 29 carries.  Marcus Hegy rushed 34 times for 162 yards. Benny Estrada added 23 yards and Jon Christiansen gained 4.

Northeast threw seven passes.  Montana Riecken completed four.  Jayden Vetick caught one for 10 yards.  Jon C gained  84 yards on three receptions.

Riecken was the star on defense with 19 tackles , 2 TFLs.  His interception in the  fourth quarter allowed the Cougars to run out the clock. Jon Christiansen had 14, Tyler Kroger 12, and Marcus Hegy 11. Cole Christoffersen had a blocked punt.

The Cougar put themselves in a District championship game with the win.  They have a record of 5-2 with a 4-0 mark in district action.  On Thursday,  they travel to Wynot for the regular season finale.  The Blue Devils are 6-1 and also 4-0 in the district.

Defense Tackles

Solo   Asst   Total TFL
Marcus Hegy 7 4 11 0
Jayden Vetick 0 7 7 0
M. Riecken 6 13 19 2
Dustin Burgett 0 1 1 0
Benny Estrada 1 0 1 0
Tyler Hardeman 1 4 5 0
Bren Shatto 2 7 9 0
Nick Ronnfeldt 1 2 3 0
J. Christiansen 5 9 14 1
Tyler Kroger  5 7 12 0

E-H 8 22 20 0 -50
LDNE 22 0 8 24 -54