SIOUX CITY — It was chilly. It was moist. It was windy.
It didn’t matter to the Fort Dodge soccer crew.
The Dodgers tuned out the depressing circumstances Friday at Olsen Stadium on the campus of Morningside College, placing on a clinic within the trenches and defensively in a 48-6 drubbing of Class 4A, District 1 foe Sioux Metropolis West.
Sophomores Dreshaun Ross and Noah Daniel rushed for 119 yards a bit within the first half as Fort Dodge (4-4 total, 2-2 within the district) caved within the Wolverines (0-8, 0-4) with a flurry of second-quarter factors. The Dodgers rushed for 267 yards and picked up 15 first downs by the intermission, with West limping into the locker room at negative-3 yards from scrimmage and behind 34-0.
“We did what we got here right here to do,” FDSH head coach Nik Moser stated. “We needed to get in, get out and care for enterprise successfully and effectively.
“It was good to get Dreshaun again (after lacking practically two video games with an ankle damage), and we needed Noah to be extra concerned in our gameplan. He ran the ball with a goal. We’ve got two gifted sophomores there, and our offensive line set the tone by controlling the road up entrance.”
The Dodger protection recorded eight tackles for loss within the first half alone, relentlessly harassing Wolverine quarterback Honest Douglas and his West teammates. Fort Dodge was already up 28-0 late within the second quarter earlier than the Wolverines had been capable of lastly transfer the chains for the primary time.
Senior cornerback Grant Williams returned an interception 51 yards for a rating within the final landing earlier than the break, and Dodger teammate Jesse Egli – one other sophomore – did the identical on the opening play of the third interval from 27 yards out to invoke the continual clock rule.
Senior Ty Adams had a 29-yard TD reception from junior Royce Pederson. Daniel hit paydirt twice – from 4 and 52 yards out – and Ross reached the top zone as effectively.
“We needed to ascertain the run at the beginning, and we had been at (practically 10 yards per carry from the starters), so it was good to be the extra bodily, assured crew,” Moser stated. “Our purpose was to come back over right here, get higher and have enjoyable doing so. Get our swagger again, so to talk. I’d say we completed that.”
Senior Malaki Pettigrew scored the primary varsity landing of his profession on an 8-yard jet sweep cross from Pederson halfway via the third interval. Dodger reserves performed the overwhelming majority of the second half.
West had 31 carries for simply 24 yards. The Wolverines didn’t full a single cross till halfway via the fourth quarter, and managed solely 79 yards of complete offense.
Now Fort Dodge turns its consideration to the 2023 dwelling finale towards Spencer (2-6, 2-2). The Tigers, who’ve performed one of many more durable schedules in 4A, routed Storm Lake final night time for his or her second consecutive win by a ultimate of 61-0.
“They’re significantly better than their document signifies, and so they’ve crushed us the final two years,” Moser stated. “We’d like to complete with a profitable season. Our seniors have talked all yr lengthy about being tradition changers. It is a nice alternative now for them to exit and go away their mark on Senior Evening at Dodger Stadium.”
Friday’s contest was performed in a gentle mist, with winds sometimes gusting over 20 miles per hour and temperatures within the upper-40s.
FD SCW
First Downs 18 6
Rushes-Yards 37-289 31-24
Passing 9-15-0 2-13-2
Passing Yards 110 55
Complete Offense 399 79
Punts-Avg. 1-34.0 5-37.5
Fumbles-Misplaced 2-1 1-0
Penalties-Yards 10-80 7-75
Fort Dodge 6 28 14 0 – 48
SC West 0 0 0 6 – 6
Scoring Abstract
Fort Dodge – Dreshaun Ross (4-yard run), 6:31 left first quarter. Go failed.
Fort Dodge – Ty Adams (29-yard cross from Royce Pederson), 9:35 left second. Parker Schillerstrom kick.
Fort Dodge – Noah Daniel (4-yard run), 5:48 left second. Schillerstrom kick.
Fort Dodge – Daniel (52-yard run), 3:24 left second. Pederson cross to Cal Hartman.
Fort Dodge – Grant Williams (51-yard interception return), 1:33 left second. Kick blocked.
Fort Dodge – Jesse Egli (27-yard interception return), 11:45 left third. Schillerstrom kick.
Fort Dodge – Malaki Pettigrew (8-yard cross from Pederson), 5:42 left third. Schillerstrom kick.
West – Tavien Manning (14-yard cross from Honest Douglas), 7:23 left fourth. Run failed.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Speeding – Fort Dodge: Dreshaun Ross 11-119, Noah Daniel 12-119, Jamarius Gibbs-Inexperienced 2-17, Tyler Jacklowsky 6-16, Brayden Reimers 3-13, Grant Williams 1-9, Royce Pederson 1-3, Workforce 1-(minus-7). SC West: Shamar Harrell 9-22, Honest Douglas 6-8, Jayson Joseph 4-4, Christian Castro-Garcia 1-(minus-2), Calex Banta 11-(minus-8).
Passing – Fort Dodge: Royce Pederson 9-14-0-110, Brayden Reimers 0-1-0-0. SC West: Honest Douglas 2-10-0-55, Turner Pleasure 0-3-0-0.
Receiving – Fort Dodge: Malaki Pettigrew 3-32, Ty Adams 1-29, Noah Daniel 1-22, Tytrell Mosley 4-21. SC West: Tavien Manning 2-55.
