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The St. Edmond football team put on a show for their fans here Friday night inside Dodger Stadium. Before the first quarter had even expired, the Gaels had scored four touchdowns and recorded a safety as they picked up a district-opening 70-14 victory over Collins-Maxwell. Senior Klay Baker ...

Dodgers respond big at MC

MASON CITY — The Fort Dodge football team accomplished its main goal here on Friday night. Yes, the Dodgers defeated Mason City by a final of 35-17 to retain the Decker Sporting Goods Trophy for the 19th time in 20 seasons. This wasn’t just about taking down an arch rival, though. Head coach Nik Moser’s squad was bound and determined to get its edge back, playing with the kind of purpose that proved last week’s performance wasn’t at all indicative of the way the season would go. “We wanted to be the more physical football team from the start,” Moser said. “That was the ...

Jaguars roll past Eagles

EAGLE GROVE — Southeast Valley cruised to a 64-0 victory over Eagle Grove on Friday night. The Jaguars (1-1 overall) were led on the ground from Brady Hanson. The senior ran for 186 yards and three touchdowns. Hanson scored from seven, 55 and 72 yards out. Cale Vansickle had touchdown runs of one and 57 yards. He threw 16 and 27 yard touchdown passes to Gauge Jones. Casey Hanson threw a 20 yard touchdown to Colin Johnson.

Two in a row for Cougars

MANSON — The Manson Northwest Webster football team moved to 2-0 on the season with a 20-8 victory here Friday night over Ogden. Kamden Birkey rushed 28 times for 175 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the Cougars. The senior found the end zone in the first quarter from six yards out and added his second score from 10 yards out before halftime. Logan Moline connected with Broc Patzner in the third on an 11-yard scoring strike to make it 20-0 in favor of MNW. Moline finished with 42 yards passing as Mason Anderson had two catches.

Garrigan runs for 330 yards

ALGONA — This game was a turning point for Bishop Garrigan a year ago — this time it was a statement. The defending champions (2-0 overall, 1-0 in district) opened eight-man, Division 2 play with a 41-6 victory over West Bend-Mallard. The Golden Bears had 408 yards of total offense, running for 330. Trayton Cink ran for 157 yards and three touchdowns. He had trips to the end zone for 13, 55 and four yards. Ethan Marso had 47 yards on the ground, including touchdowns of 12 and 2. Charlie McGregor ran in a 43-yard score in the fourth quarter. Cole Fehr had the lone touchdown from ...

Algona blitzes Forest City

FOREST CITY — Algona hit full throttle from the first whistle and never looked back. The Bulldogs (2-0 overall) scored 41 points in the first quarter and blew out Forest City (0-2) 61-36. The Bulldogs had a 48-7 lead when they pulled their starters, but the Indians cameback with their first string players. After 28 points from Forest City, Algona’s starters returned for one more score. The Bulldogs had 312 yards through the air. Iowa State recruit Alex Manske threw for three touchdowns and ran for another. He had 239 yards through the air in the first half. Evan Allie had an ...