REDSKINS OPEN 2024 SEASON WITH 20 POINT VICTORY
By Staff
LITTLE RIVER – After losing most of their 2023 offense to graduation, the Little River football team came into the season opener Friday at Chase County with questions that were answered to the tune of a 20-point, 42-22 victory.
(Photo by Erin Wohletz)
The Redskins got on the scoreboard first when senior Logan Renken sprinted in from 53 yards out to give Little River an early 8-0 edge.
After Chase County scored on a 35-yard run, sophomore Jaren Garrison scooted to the end zone from 27 yards which after the failed two-point conversion, gave the Redskins a 14-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Little River began to pull away in the second quarter when Garrison scored again, this time on a four-yard run and senior Kyler Bergkamp caught a 12-yard scoring pass from Renken to give the Redskins a comfortable 28-8 advantage at the halftime break.
The two teams exchanged scores in the third quarter with Renken diving into the end zone from four yards out for Little River to give the visitors a36-16 lead heading into the final quarter where they exchanged scores again to give Little River the final 42-22 victory.
Like the scoreboard, Little River dominated the stat sheet by picking up 25 first downs to just 13 for the Bulldogs while outgaining them 374 yards in offense to 246. It was a clean game as neither team had any turnovers, but the Bulldogs were flagged 13 times for a total of 54 yards in penalties.
Individually, Logan Renken ran the offense from the quarterback spot where he completed just one pass for 12 yards and a score while running for a game high 189 yards on 23 totes and three more touchdowns. Jaren Garrison, just a sophomore, rambled for 140 yards and two scores on 21 carries.
Defensively, Bergkamp along with sophomore Jhett Ewertt led the Redskins with 11 tackles each. Bergkamp recorded 10 solo stops while Ewertt had seven.
Next up for the Redskins will be their 2024 home debut on Friday, September 13 when they play host to Rural Vista.
LITTLE RIVER REDSKIN FOOTBALL at Chase County
Friday, September 6
SCORING:
LITTLE RIVER = 14-14-8-6 = 42; Chase County = 8-0-8-6 = 22.
1ST QUARTER =
REDSKINS = Logan Renken on a 53-yard run (2-Point Conversion Good) 8-0
Chase County – Scored on a 35-yard run (2-Point Conversion Good) 8-8
REDSKINS = Jaren Garrison on a 27-yard run (Kick No Good) 14-8
2nd QUARTER =
REDSKINS = Jaren Garrison on a 4-yard run (2-Point Conversion No Good) 20-8
REDSKINS = Kyler Bergkamp on a 12-yard pass play from Logan Renken (2-Point Conversion Good) 28-8
3rd QUARTER =
REDSKINS = Logan Konen on a 4-yard run (2-Point Conversion Good) 36-8
Chase County = Scored on a 37-yard run (2-Point Conversion Good) 36-16
4th QUARTER =
Chase County = Scored on a 6-yard run (2-Point Conversion Failed) 36-22
REDSKINS = Logan Renken on a 7-yard run (2-Point Conversion Failed) 42-22
TEAM STATS:
LITTLE RIVER Chase Cty
1st Downs 25 13
Total Offense (Plays/yds) 56/374 48/246
Passing (att/comp/yds) 1/5/12 9/13/107
Rushing (att/yds) 52/362 27/139
3rd Downs (made/att) 4/7 3/8
4th Downs (made/att) 2/3 1/3
Fumbles Lost 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Penalties (#/yds) 3/13 13/54
LITTLE RIVER INDIVIDUAL STATS :
PASSING (comp/att/yds) = Logan Renken – 1/5/12
RUSHING (att/yds) = Logan Renken – 23/189; Jaren Garrison - 21/140; Loqan Shubert - 9/33
RECEIVING (rec/yds) = Kyler Bergkamp – 1/12
DEFENSE (tkls/solo/ast/sacks/tfl) = Kyler Bergkamp – 11/10/1/0/0; Jhett Ewertt – 11/7/4/0/0; Jaren Garrison – 6/5/1/0/0; Chris Norez – 1/1/0/0/0; Kal-El Robinson – 5/2/3/0/0; Ruxton Birdson – 2//2/0/0/1; Logan Schubert – 3/1/2/0/0; Hunter Sneath – 2/1/1/0/0/0; CJ Herzog – 1/0/1/0/0; Blayne Baldetti – 1/0/1/0/0; Jaxson Konen – 3/0/3/0/0; Team – 4/2/2/0/0.
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(The Staff covering McPherson County Activities can be reached by email at macks.people.places@gmail.com)
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