Friday Night Lights III: ground game rules

A powerful running game propelled the B-B-E Jaguars football team to a 24-8 win over No. 9-ranked (Class 2A) Royalton in their Week Three match up. The Royals were a state entrant last year after winning the Section 7AA title.

The Jaguars led 16-0 after the first quarter and tacked on a third touchdown in the third quarter.

Their 242 yards rushing compared to just 70 for Royalton. Another key statistic: the Jaguars were 6-of-12 on third-down conversions, while the Royals were just 2-of-10 in that category. Royalton had 83 yards passing, while the Jaguars gained 24 yards through the air. B-B-E's Ryan Illies completed five passes on eight attempts in the game.

This was an impressive performance after two less-than-memorable nights in their first two games.

Below, video showing B-B-E's first touchdown of the game:


Below, video from the opening minutes of the third quarter, featuring the Jaguars stopping Royalton inside the 35-yard line on the opening drive of the second half:

The Jaguars take a 2-1 record to Browerville next Friday for their Week Four match up. The Tigers are 1-2 now after getting their first win of the season tonight by a 32-0 score over winless New York Mills.

Mid-State, Sub-District 3 scores on September 15:
Browerville 32, New York Mills 0 (at New York Mills)

Upsala/Swanville Area 24, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 14 (at Swanville, USA led 16-14 at halftime)
Parkers Prairie 28, Kimball Area 12 (at Parkers Prairie)

Area football scores in Week Three, September 15:
Barnesville 21, West Central Area/Ashby 0
Eden Valley-Watkins 20, Holdingford 6
Willmar 54, Princeton 14
Minnewaska Area 35, Montevideo 6
Dawson-Boyd 47, Lakeview 7
Zimmerman 28, New London-Spicer 7
Pierz 34, Maple Lake 7
Brandon-Evansville 47, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 6
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 26, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 25 (Tigers score 18 points in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough to pull off the win at Big Cat Stadium)
Bertha-Hewitt 38, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 18
Hancock 36, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 0
BOLD 40, Sauk Centre 7
Renville County West 50, MACCRAY 7
Osakis 27, Benson 6
Staples-Motley 27, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 6
Albany 51, Little Falls 12
Hutchinson 21, Big Lake 14
Paynesville Area 54, Rockford Area 0 (Max Weidner passed for 254 yards for the Bulldogs with 14 completions in 20 attempts)
Melrose Area 56, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 0
Minneota 53, Canby 0
Wabasso 35, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 0
Ortonville 17, Yellow Medicine East 16