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Active Dodgers dominate D-S

DENISON — The Fort Dodge offense has scored enough points for football fans to sit up and take notice during the team’s recent four-game winning streak. The young Dodger defense, though, is starting to establish itself as a real force as the season passes its midway point. Head coach Nik Moser’s squad surrendered just 90 total yards in pitching a shutout and routing defending Class 4A, District 1 champion Denison-Schleswig by a final of 36-0 here Friday. On another gorgeous evening in front of a packed Monarch Homecoming crowd at one of the state’s most picturesque gridiron ...

Matson, Davis connect twice

HUMBOLDT — Sixth-ranked Humboldt got back on track here Friday night with a 28-10 win over Hampton-Dumont/CAL. The Wildcats (4-1 overall, 1-0 in Class 3A, District 2) handed the Bulldogs (2-3, 0-1) their third consecutive loss. Coen Matson found Valley Davis for two touchdown scores. Matson now has 11 scoring strikes this season and Davis has caught three of them. Cash McIntire and Jaxson Kirchoff both had touchdowns. It was McIntire’s second and first for Kirchoff, his sophomore teammate. Mason Van Pelt led the defense with eight tackles and an interception.

Cougars 2-0 in district

EAGLE GROVE — With a 38-0 win over Eagle Grove on Friday night, Manson Northwest Webster joins third-ranked Emmetsburg as the only unbeaten teams left in Class 1A, District 2 play. The Cougars (4-1 overall, 2-0 1A-2) picked up their second straight victory, cruising past the Eagles by a final of 38-0. Matt Condon had two touchdowns, catching a 40-yard score from Logan Moline. Condon also had a 13-yard touchdown run. Kamden Birkey reached paydirt twice, scoring on 13- and 11-yard runs. He also had a two-point conversion. Cooper Harman had an 11-yard scoring jaunt and a two-point ...

TOUGH TASK

The first quarters of the past two games have belonged to the St. Edmond football team. Back here inside Dodger Stadium on Friday night, co-No. 1 Audubon showed the Gaels what it feels like to be on the other end of that. The Wheelers scored on their first play from scrimmage as part of an ...

Three in a row for Dodgers

WATERLOO — The challenge for Nik Moser and his staff — as is the case with most football teams — is to keep his Fort Dodge squad simultaneously confident and cautious. In the short term, the Dodgers were convincing in their 40-7 victory over Waterloo East on Friday at Memorial Stadium. The question afterward, though, centered around how much better the Dodgers truly got as they passed their final pre-district test with flying colors against their old Big 8 rivals. “I’m not going to nitpick too much after a 33-point win, but we have to take positive steps forward every single ...

Area football roundup

Birkey puts on a Homecoming show for Manson NW in win MANSON — A battering ram of an offensive line plus a steady diet of senior running back Kamden Birkey sent Manson Northwest Webster to a Homecoming victory on Friday night. The Cougars (3-1 overall, 1-0 in the distirict) earned a Class 1A, District 2 victory with a 28-7 triumph over rival Pocahontas Area (0-4, 0-1) on Friday night. The visiting Indians made things difficult in the first 24 minutes, taking advantage of a Cougar fumble near midfield and marching for a touchdown. Senior quarterback Carson Bunda connected with ...