FINAL
Dordt defeats Hastings 61-21
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Dordt Defender football team was a 61-21 road winner on Saturday afternoon in Hastings, Nebraska, running its record to 4-0 on a day where temperatures topped 90 degrees to finish September.
The Defenders scored seven touchdowns and had four field goals on a day where they punted twice and had one turnover. Dordt started the scoring with a 75 yard drive, highlighted by a
Kaden Harken reception over the middle for 34 yards and
Preston McCoy did the honors with an eight yard run to put Dordt up.
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After the teams traded punts the Broncos got a 75 yard touchdown pass to tie the game but Dordt's answer came on the next drive and
Evan Jordahl caught a 25 yard pass to put Dordt up for good with 2:54 left in the quarter.
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Dordt added a
Brendan Pieper touchdown run of 31 yards to extend the lead and
Stephen Leinen provided two field goals on Dordt's next two possessions to give Dordt a 27-7 halftime lead. Leinen's field goal right before the half went a school record 58 yards and also broke a 20-year old GPAC record.
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Hastings was forced to punt on their first possession of the second half and
Nick Wellen rolled up the sideline for a 52 yard score on Dordt's first offensive play to make it 34-7.
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Dordt's next two scores were Leinen field goals from 47 yards and
Daniel Dickerson added a one yard run for a 47-7 lead near the end of the third quarter.
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Hastings got a score in the fourth quarter but Dordt had a response with Harken getting a pass from
Ty Clemens. The freshman made one tackler miss and got a block to spring him for 61 yards and an interception returned for a
Thomas Walder touchdown gave the Defenders a 61-14 lead before the visitors settled for a 61-21 win.
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THE NUMBERS
- Dordt rolled up 394 yards on the ground and allowed 76.
- Dordt passed for 263 yards and held Hastings to 200.
- Nick Wellen led the rushing attack with 100 yards on nine carries.
- Kolson Kruse ran for 88 yards on nine carries and was 14-25 passing for 180 yards.
- Brendan Pieper went 75 yards on eight carries and Daniel Dickerson had 11 carries for 54 yards.
- Sean Medlock ran six times for 48 yards.
- Kaden Harken had 95 yards of offense on two catches and Eli Boldan had four catches for 53 yards.
- Evan Jordahl and Konner Knauf each had three grabs with Jordahl getting 42 yards.
- Six players caught multiple passes for Dordt.
- Tyler Wieringa had eight tackles-seven of them solo and he had 2.5 tackles for loss.
- Jordan Gall and Derek Paup each had one sack.
- Dordt's defense limited Hastings to 17 first downs.
- Dordt is now 4-0 overall and in the GPAC. Hastings slides to 3-3 overall and 2-3 in the conference.
NEXT
Dordt will host Midland on Saturday, October 7.
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