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Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter
Lions top Cardinals
The Clear Lake Lions did
what they needed to do Friday
night. The Lions eliminated
turnovers, established an offense
and played stellar defense against
one of Class 2A’s most produc-
tive teams. That added up to
a win over district-leading and
ninth ranked Garner-Hayfield-
Ventura, 13-6. The victory cre-
ated a three-way tie for the Dis-
trict 2 title between Clear Lake,
GHV and Hampton-Dumont.
All three begin post-season
play tonight (Wednesday, Oct.
28). Based on points, GHV (7-
2, 5-1) finished as the top seed
in the district and will host New
Hampton (4-5, 3-3). As the
number two seed, Hampton-
Dumont (7-2, 5-1) will host
North Polk (5-4, 4-2). Clear
Lake (5-4, 5-1) will travel to Ap-
lington-Parkersburg (7-2, 5-1).
Estherville-Lincoln Central (3-6,
2-4) is the fourth team from the
district to move on. The Midg-
ets will be on the road to South-
east Valley (7-2, 5-1). All games
begin at 7 p.m.
Coach Jared DeVries called
Clear Lake’s Friday night win
over GHV “a character building
moment.”
“We had to lick our wounds
and get after it,” he said, refer-
ring to the team’s response to a
39-point loss the week before at
Hampton. “I was anxious to see
what kind of fight they would
come out with.”
The Cardinals came out
swinging in the first quarter.
On the first play from scrim-
mage GHV fullback Cade Baker
broke loose for 77-yards, hauling
the ball all the way to the Lion
three-yard line. Two plays later
the Cards scored on a quarter-
back keeper. The extra point was
blocked, making the score 6-0
under one-minute into the con-
test.
The Lions moved the ball
to the Cardinal 37 on their first
possession, but turned it over
on downs. It looked like GHV
might quickly return to the end
zone when the district’s leading
rusher, Connor Shaw, strung
together a series of runs that ul-
timately took the Cards to the
Lion five. Then, on third and
goal Ryan Atkinson sparked the
Lion defense. He wrapped up
Shaw for a loss, forcing a critical
fourth down. The entire Lion
defense forced an incompletion
on the next down, ending the
threat.
Pinned deep in their own
territory, the Lions couldn’t get
past the 35 and punted the ball
away. Again, the Lion defense
Clear Lake’s Zach Tatum tries to get by GHV’s Nick Joynt, as Clear Lake’s Jarod Anderson (2) provides a block. Also pictured for GHV is Gabe
Umbarger (67) and Ben Baumgard (31). -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy
Cross Country
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Clear Lake’s Carter Garrington gets a celebratory hug from Coach Troy Tysdahl. Also coming over to con-
gratulate Garrington are Coaches A.J. Feurbach and Head Coach Jarod DeVries. -Reporter photo by Chris
Barragy
came up huge, forcing Shaw to
fumble the ball. Zach Tatum
pounced and gave the Lions the
ball on the GHV 23. Tatum
ran the ball twice and the Lions
evened the score early in the sec- mance. On offense, the senior
ond quarter. Jarod Anderson’s
PAT gave Clear Lake the lead,
7-6.
Both teams struggled to
move the ball in the second
quarter, but clearly momentum
had swung to Clear Lake’s side.
The Lion defense held GHV to
a mere 12-yards in the second
quarter.
It only got tougher for the
Cards in the second half. They
ran just seven plays and had
zero yards of offense in the third interception on defense.
quarter and only 13-yards in the
fourth, finishing with 156-yards
in the game.
A 21-yard field goal by An-
derson gave the Lions a 10-6 lead
under the two-minute mark in
the third quarter.
The Lions’ swarming de-
fense pinned the Cards deep in
the own territory to start the
fourth. After Ace Walton deliv-
ered a blow to a GHV ball carrier
and Tanner Berger tipped a pass
attempt away, the Cards were
three-and-out for the sixth time
in the game.
An interception by Thomas
Storbeck had the Lions back in
business midway through the
final quarter, however the GHV
defense stopped the threat on the
three and forced another Ander-
son field goal. It was good, put-
ting the score at 13-6.
GHV still had time to tie
the score, but Berger again lev-
eled Shaw and caused him to
fumble, giving the ball back to
the Lions. Anderson missed on a
31-yard field goal attempt which
would have sealed the win, but
an interception by Tatum did the
job two plays later.
Tatum finished the game
with an overall strong perfor-
ran the ball 20 times for 63-yards. Shaw had five apiece; Ty Marth
He had one reception for nine-
yards, scored a TD, made an in-
terception, two fumble recover-
ies and punted five times for an
average of 37.4-yards. He was
credited with two assisted tack-
les.
Storbeck, filling in for the
injured Zach Lester, completed
two of eight pass attempts for
14-yards. He ran the ball 17
times for 10-yards and had one
Full back Carter Garrington
was the leading ground-gainer
for the Lions with 75-yards
on 13 carries. Parker Pitzen
rushed twice for four-yards and
Nick Eggers had one carry for
-8-yards.
Garrington was also a key
piece of the Lion defense with
four solo and one assisted tackle.
Ben Mason and Parker Pitzen
also had four solo tackles each,
with Mason also getting in on
three others. Atkinson, Walton
and Dalton Grell had three solo
tackles apiece. Garrington, At-
kinson, Walton, Pitzen and Nate
DiCamillo all had solo tackles
for losses.
The Cardinals were led on
offense by Cade Baker with
96-yards on eight attempts, fol-
lowed by Conner Shaw with
54-yards on 17 attempts. Har-
ley Forry picked up nine yards
on one attempt and quarterback
Lucas Prohaska had negative sev-
en yards on six attempts and the
team’s lone touchdown.
Leading the Cardinal de-
fensive effort was Baker with 11
tackles and two sacks, followed
by Nick Joynt with eight and
one- half tackles; Chase Theo-
bald had five and one-half tack-
les; Connor Smith and Conner
recorded five tackles and one and
one-half sacks; Tucker Datema
had four and one and one-half
sacks; Matt Sonquist recorded
three tackles and assisted on a
sack. Ben Baumgard with three
tackles and one sack; Gabe Um-
barger finished with three and
one-half sacks and Grady Um-
barger with two and one-half
tackle.
“My hats off to Clear Lake
– they came ready to play,” said
GHV Head Coach Scott Van-
Dusseldorp. “They did a nice job
containing our running game
and got a well-deserved victory.
We need to bounce back. Play-
offs are a one-and-done situ-
ation, so we have to come well
prepared.”
Coach DeVries said his
quarterback, Zach Lester, was
cleared to practice this week and
it will be a game time decision
as to who will start for the Lions
against Aplington-Parkersburg.
Likewise, Justin Sholly, who was
out last week with an ankle in-
jury, may return to the lineup.
“A-P is a talented, physical
team, but if our guys play with
intensity it will be a good game,”
said DeVries. The trip to Park-
ersburg is a bit of a homecom-
ing for the coach, who played his
high school ball at A-P. Howev-
er, he downplayed the return to
his football roots. “A-P is a spe-
cial place for me, but this is really
about the kids and I’m excited
for them and their chance to
achieve their goals and dreams.”
Class 2A, District 2 Football
Scores From 10-23
Clear Lake 13, GHV 6
Esterville L-C 48, North Union 8
Hampton-Dumont 37, Forect City 16
Osage 34, C-G-D 18
Oct. 28, 2015 • Page 15
On to State
The Clear Lake boys cross country team qualified for the State Cross Country Meet. Pictured (L-R) is:
Coach Steven Story, Kaleb Froiland, Eric Faught, Sam Pedelty, Spencer Orr, Ryan Faught, Ike Brans-
tad, Grant Dieken and Coach Nick Dimarco. -Photo courtesy of Tammy Orr
Lions claw their way to
District Championship
For the first time since 1988, the Clear Lake 12 months running nearly 1,000 miles in prepa-
boys cross country team will be returning to the ration for this meet,” said DiMarco.
State Cross Country Meet. Grant Dieken finished 17th in a time of
The Lions finished first in the field of 15 at 17:49. It was the highest Dieken has placed in
the 2A State Qualifying Meet held at Fox Ridge a race this season and he broke the 18 minute
Golf Course in Dike on Thursday, Oct. 22. barrier for the first time this year. Ryan Faught
Clear Lake sophomore Gretchen Jones also finished 18th in a time of 17:53, despite running
qualified for State as an individual for a second while ill. The coach called Faught’s effort “a very
time. gusty performance to help secure the champion-
“This is a great accomplishment after a sea- ship.”
son of hard work and dedication by the entire “Ryan’s dedication is a testimony to his char-
team,” said Coach Nick DiMarco. “The four acter,” said DiMarco.
senior captains— Ryan Faught, Kaleb Froiland, Spencer Orr placed 28th in a personal record
Sam Jones, and Spencer Orr, provided the lead- of 18:11 and Kaleb Froiland placed 30th with a
ership for our younger runners throughout the personal record of 18:12. “Spencer and Kaleb
year and stressed the importance of staying true fought extremely hard and worked together to
to our training philosophy and proper course push each other to finish so strong. Spencer and
management. The teams’ hard work paid off in Kaleb kept the placement tight and ensured the
the biggest meet of the season. Lions’ success.”
The Lions were led by freshman Eric Faught,
who placed fourth with a time of 17:02. Send off planned for State
“Eric did a great job staying with the leaders cross country qualifers
of the majority of the race and finished strong,”
said DiMarco. There will be a send off for the Clear Lake
Sam Pedelty ran a fantastic race and was Lions cross country State qualifiers on Satur-
also an individual qualifier, finishing seventh in day morning at 8:45 a.m. at high school circle
a time of 17:08. drive. The bus will be leaving at 9 a.m., traveling
“Sam continues to be a great course tactician to Fort Dodge for the State Meet. The entire
as he paces himself wisely,” said the coach. CLHS boys team and Gretchen Jones from the
Ike Branstad finished 16th in a personal re- girls squad will compete at State.
cord time of 17:43.
“Ike has shown true dedication over the past
GHV boys capture
X-C title; heading
to State Meet
Chase Smith records one of
the best times in Class 2A
With four runners finishing berth by finishing third with 98 CHASE SMITH
in the top 10, it is no surprise points. Girls Results
that the Garner-Hayfield-Ven- “The boys ran in the tough- The GHV girls finished
tura boy’s cross country team est 2A State qualifying meet in in 11th place out of 12 teams
captured the title and will be the state and they all ran very at the Class 3A girls qualifying
heading to the State Meet. well, but we need to understand meet held in Spencer.
GHV senior Chase Smith that the most important race is Humboldt won the meet
recorded one of the best per- Saturday in Fort Dodge,” said with 51 points, followed by
formances in the state with a Coach Jeff Short. “They will Sioux City Bishop Heelan with
time of 15:45, the top time be focusing on getting on the 59 points. The Cardinals fin-
for any Class 2A qualifier in balcony, which means we need ished with 281 points.
the state. Freshman Reece to finish as one of the top three “The girls ran in a very
Smith finished in 16:26, good teams. I feel that they are very tough 3A State Qualifying
for fourth place. Junior Logan focused on the goals set last Meet,” said Coach Jeff Short.
Dalbeck was sixth in 16:34 and year at the State meet, where “We had several girls run the
sophomore Ray Cataldo was they missed the balcony by one best times of the year, I feel they
10th in 16:58. place.” have progressed as much as any
The Cardinals finished the The boys will compete at team that I have coached.”
meet, held in Orange City, with the State Cross Country meet
43 points. Unity Christian was on Saturday, Oct. 31, in Fort
second with 47 points and Ea- Dodge, Iowa, at Lakeside Mu-
gle Grove also captured a State nicipal Golf Course. The race
begins at 1 p.m.
The Clear Lake and GHV boys cross country
teams will run in the State Meet on Saturday,
Oct. 31, at Fort Dodge at Lakeside Municipal
Golf Course. Class 2A boys run at 1:30 p.m.
and Class 2A girls run at 1 p.m.