SCOOPED UP — Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman linebacker Jackson Madsen (7) scoops up a fumble by Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda as Jaguar teammate Hunter Grathwohl (1) eyes the loose football during 9-Man action Friday night in Truman. (Photo courtesy of Susan Petrowiak)

TRUMAN — The Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman Jaguars reached the halfway mark of their regular season on Friday night by hosting the Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Coyotes in a prep football game.

GHEC/Truman head coach Alex Roorda and his coaching staff have the Jaguars holding a 3-1 overall record after dominating the Coyotes, 36-6.

“We wanted to establish the run,” Roorda said. “Ultimately we shut down their run. They were big, but our speed helped us run the ball.”

The Jaguars also used a tough defense, forcing the Coyotes into three turnovers. GHEC/Truman blocked a punt that resulted in a safety and finished with six quarterback sacks with more than a dozen tackles for loss.

“Our defense was outstanding tonight,” Roorda said. “They were quick to the ball.”

They had a shutout until the Coyotes scored on the final play of a game, Aiden Lorenzen’s 7-yard run.

For the Jaguars, quarterback Kaiden Musser had a solid game, rushing for 100 yards on 17 carries with three touchdowns, plus he completed 9 of 33 passes for 50 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. He accounted for each of the Jaguars’ five TDs.

Running back Kayden Loeschen rushed for 103 yards on 19 attempts for the Jaguars.

After a scoreless opening quarter, Musser hit Hunter Grathwohl on a 1-yard TD pass with 11:56 left in the second quarter. They missed the two-point conversion.

The Jaguars tacked on a second touchdown in the second quarter. Musser scampered 10 yards for the score and he completed the 2-point conversion pass to Luke Kester to make it 14-0 with 3:13 left before the half.

Kester intercepted a pass to set up the Jaguars with a short field.

Musser had a 12-yard touchdown run with 2:11 left in the third quarter. They failed on the two-point conversion, but led 20-0.

The Jaguars’ defense made a big play early in the fourth quarter. Musser blocked a punt and the ball rolled out of the back of the end zone for a safety to make it 22-0.

On the ensuing possession, Musser ran down the sideline 24 yards for another touchdown, but he missed on the 2-point conversion pass. With 7:51 left in the fourth quarter, the Jaguars built a 28-0 lead.

Late in the fourth quarter, Musser connected with Carter Brudelie on a 5-yard touchdown pass, plus hit Loeschen for the 2-point conversion pass to make it 36-0 with 3:26 remaining in the game.

The Jaguars had a shutout, but they were whistled for a defensive penalty, giving the Coyotes one untimed down. The Coyotes didn’t reach 100 total yards of offense until the final drive of the game.

Next for the Jaguars (3-1) is a their homecoming game against the Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Knights at 7 p.m. next Friday in Granada.

HLO 0 0 0 6– 6

GT 0 14 6 16–36

Scoring Plays

2nd Quarter

GT–Kaiden Musser 1 yard pass to Hunter Grathwohl (two-point conversion failed), 11:56.

GT–Kaiden Musser 10 yard run (Kaiden Musser pass to Luke Kester for two-point conversion), 3:13

3rd Quarter

GT–Kaiden Musser 12 yard run (two-point coversion failed), 2:11.

4th Quarter

GT–Safety, 9:10.

GT–Kaiden Musser 24 yard run (two-point conversion failed), 7:51.

GT–Kaiden Musser 5 yard pass to Carter Brudelie (Kaiden Musser pass to Kayden Loeschen for two-point conversion), 3:26.

HLO–Aiden Lorenzen 7 yard run, 0:00.0.

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Martin County West 14, Adrian Area 7 — Undefeated midway through the regular season.

Running back Carver Rohman accounted for all of the Mavericks’ point production during a narrow 14-7 defensive-oriented victory over the Dragons on Friday night in Sherburn.

After a scoreless opening quarter, the Dragons claimed a 7-0 lead when Breyer Hieronimus zipped a 55-yard touchdown pass to Quentin Wolf and Peda Zeba kicked the ensuing PAT kick with 10:31 remaining in the second quarter.

Rohman and the Mavericks needed only one snap on offense to counter with six points. Quarterback Zach Anderson connected on a 70-yard scoring strike to Rohman before the PAT kick failed, leaving MCW trailing 7-6.

Rohman, however, staked the Mavericks to a seven-point lead they would not relinquish with 6:53 left in the second quarter. Rohman took a direct snap in the wildcat offense and crossed the goal line from 22 yards out. Rohman then added the 2-point conversion run for a 14-7 lead.

Joseph Forsberg topped the Mavericks’ ground game with 61 yards on 19 carries, Anderson gained 37 yards on eight totes and Rohman chipped in 36 yards on seven handles.

Anderson completed 2 of 4 passes for 75 yards, with Wyatt Williamson added a 5-yard reception.

Williamson led MCW’s defensive performance by making a dozen tackles, while Max Olson delivered 11 stops, including one quarterback sack.

Rohman contributed eight tackles to the blue-and-black attac, while Rylan Cutler chipped in six stops.

Martin County West (4-0) travels to Johnson Field in New Ulm next Friday night for a game against New Ulm Cathedral.

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Blue Earth Area 42, Le Sueur-Henderson 7 — The Bucs rebounded from their only loss of the season last week to defeat the Giants 42-7 on Friday night in Le Sueur.

The Bucs used a 30-point second quarter to ice the game.

Parker Meyers scored three touchdowns on runs of 2, 34 and 29 yards, respectively, while quarterback Ashton Lloyd threw scoring strikes to Jack Norman and Abe Kokos for Blue Earth Area.

Caleb Langager scored the Bucs’ final touchdown, running in from five yards out late in the fourth quarter.

Meyers finished with 96 yards rushing on just seven attempts, while Lloyd completed 13 of 20 passes for 155 yards.

Kokos caught a team-high four passes for 64 yards and Norman had three receptions for 61 yards. Meyer also had three receptions for 21 yards to go with his rushing yards.

On defense, Norman and Ethan Oppedal each intercepted a pass and the Bucs held the Giants to only 141 total yards of offense.

BEA led 6-0 after Meyers’ 2-yard run at the 6:35 mark of the opening quarter.

Meyers scampered 34 yards for a touchdown with 11:50 left to get things started in the 30-point second-quarter explosion.

Meyers also added a two-point conversion run to make it 14-0.

Lloyd hit Norman for a 41-yard touchdown pass with 9:32 left in the second quarter, but the two-point conversion attempt failed, giving the visitors a 20-0 advantage.

With 1:14 left before the half, Meyers ran 29 yards for a touchdown, plus Lloyd connected with Norman for the two-point conversion and it was 28-0.

Lloyd threw four yards to Kokos for the final touchdown of the second quarter. Lloyd also hit Norman for the two-point conversion pass to give the Bucs a 36-0 halftime lead.

Talen Schwandt ran 15 yards for a touchdown to get the Giants on the board with 6:57 left in the third quarter. Ethan Hathaway kicked the extra point.

Blue Earth Area (3-1) plays host to Sibley East next Friday night at Wilson Field.

BEA 6 30 6 0–42

LSH 0 0 7 0– 7

Scoring Plays

1st Quarter

BEA–Parker Meyers 2 yard run (extra point is blocked), 6:35.

2nd Quarter

BEA–Parker Meyers 34 yard run (Parker Meyers two-point conversion run), 11:50.

BEA–Ashton Lloyd 41 yard pass to Jack Norman (two-point conversion failed), 9:32.

BEA–Parker Meyers 29 yard run (Ashton Lloyd two-point conversion pass to Jack Norman), 1:14.

BEA–Ashton Lloyd 4 yard pass to Abe Kokos (Ashton Lloyd two-point conversion pass to Jack Norman), 0:04.

3rd Quarter

BEA–Caleb Langager 5 yard run (extra point failed), 2:28.

LH–Talen Schwandt 15 yard run (Ethan Hathaway extra point), 6:57.