The Detroit Lakes’ offense scored on its opening three drives and the Laker defense shut the door late in a 21-14 team-effort victory over Pequot Lakes Friday night at Mollberg Field. “We just had to keep plugging away and we got it done,” Laker senior defensive tackle Carson Disse said. DL’s defense was the key to the win in the second half and despite a few hiccups on offense, the Lakers found a way to win and improve to 4-1. “It’s good and we’ve got so much more room for improvement,” said Disse. The Pequot Lakes defense had their hands full trying to control the Laker running game. After last week’s 248 yard, three-touchdown performance at Park Rapids, Laker sophomore running back Ben Nordmark was in focus for the Patriot defense, but the Lakers scored twice passing the ball and were able to decoy with Nordmark to take an early lead.
Nordmark, however, got his chunks of turf rushing for a game-high 151 yards on 23 carries, his fifth 100-yard rushing game this season with a long run of 27 yards on the night. His mate in the backfield junior Carson Tunheim got the Lakers on the board at 8:15 of the first quarter on a seven-yard run. DL’s point after kick was no good. Pequot Lakes answered on the ensuing drive with a big play on fourth-and-one near midfield when Chad Christianson broke loose for a 56-yard score. A CJ Borleis kick gave Pequot Lakes their only lead of the game at 7-6. The lead was temporary as DL drove down the field and went up 14-7 on a 27-yard hookup to Jacob Richter from quarterback Josh Bollig and Bollig found Isaac Cihak for the conversion. Bollig and Richter connected again at 7:52 of the second quarter from eight yards out to put the Lakers up 21-7. The final DL drive of the half ended on fourth down and goal from the 10-yard line in the waning seconds. A third attempt to Richter from Bollig was incomplete in the back of the end zone. The Patriot defense stiffened in the second half not allowing any points and the Laker offense was flagged with penalties at key points in drives to hamper progress. The Laker defense responded with two interceptions by Kai McLeod and Josh Bollig, along with back-to-back drive-busting sacks to win the game late. Christianson had the only score of the second half, his second of the game, on a three-yard run over left tackle to cut the Laker lead to 21-14 with 9:55 remaining in the third quarter. Christianson was an effective target in the passing game, especially on third down, to add 49 yards receiving to his 83 yards rushing on 15 carries and two touchdowns. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2021258","attributes":{"alt":"Cameron Erb (3) Jacob Richter (10)","class":"media-image","height":"289","title":"","width":"480"}}]] However, the Detroit Lakes defense came up with big play after big play to deny the Patriots a third score. McLeod negated a Pequot chance to tie with an interception of Borleis at the Laker 16-yard line late in the third quarter at 2:32. Pequot Lakes threatened early in the fourth quarter on fourth and eight from the Laker 23. A bad snap got under Borleis in the shotgun formation and after scrambling he was picked off by Bollig in the red zone to end the threat with 9:44 to play. The Laker offense sputtered picking up four flags, two that negated first downs on the drive, and punted the ball back with 4:49 left on the clock. The final Pequot push reached the Laker nine-yard line for first-and-goal, but a motion penalty backed up the Patriots five yards. The Lakers strung out a Chirstianson run for a loss of two yards after an incomplete pass to set up third and goal from the 16. Isaac Cihak blitzed and sacked Borleis for a huge 14-yard loss and Pequot was down to a final attempt on fourth down and goal from the 30. Carson Disse corralled Borleis to ice the game with a sack allowing Bollig to kneel under center for the win. “Holy cow, the coaches told us we’re getting in there; I told my other defensive tackle we’re going, this is time, and we got it done,” said Disse. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2021262","attributes":{"alt":"Josh Bollig","class":"media-image","height":"384","title":"","width":"480"}}]] Bollig completed six passes of 13 attempts for 104 yards and two TDs. He rushed nine times for 32 yards. Richter had four grabs for 56 yards and two TDs; Matt Haire made another big play hauling in a 38-yard pass on his lone reception. Borleis was 10-19 passing, including a stretch of seven for eight in the second half for a game-high 158 yards and two interceptions. Detroit Lakes outgained the Patriots 334-287. The Lakers combined to rush for 230 yards, and held Pequot Lakes to 106 on the ground. Detroit Lakes did not turn the ball over in the game. Travis Mosher and Carter Schwan led the defense with five tackles each. The Patriots fall to a record of 3-2 overall and have lost four straight to the Lakers. DL (4-1) travels to Perham (3-2) next Friday, Sept. 25. The Yellowjackets squeezed by the Panthers in Park Rapids 16-15 Friday night. “It’s going to be a big game; we’ll see how it goes,” Disse said. The Lakers won a hard fought battle in Perham last season by a score of 9-7. Laker results Pequot Lakes at Detroit Lakes, Mollberg Field, Friday, Sept. 18. PL 7 0 7 0 - 14 DL 14 7 0 0 - 21 Scoring: 1st quarter DL – Tunheim 7 run, kick failed PL – Christianson 56 run, Borleis kick DL – Jacob Richter 27 pass from Josh Bollig, Isaac Cihak run 2nd quarter DL – Richter 8 pass from Bollig, Andrew Dahl kick 3rd quarter PL – Christianson 3 run, Borleis kickThe Detroit Lakes’ offense scored on its opening three drives and the Laker defense shut the door late in a 21-14 team-effort victory over Pequot Lakes Friday night at Mollberg Field. “We just had to keep plugging away and we got it done,” Laker senior defensive tackle Carson Disse said. DL’s defense was the key to the win in the second half and despite a few hiccups on offense, the Lakers found a way to win and improve to 4-1. “It’s good and we’ve got so much more room for improvement,” said Disse. The Pequot Lakes defense had their hands full trying to control the Laker running game. After last week’s 248 yard, three-touchdown performance at Park Rapids, Laker sophomore running back Ben Nordmark was in focus for the Patriot defense, but the Lakers scored twice passing the ball and were able to decoy with Nordmark to take an early lead. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2021256","attributes":{"alt":"Ben Nordmark","class":"media-image","height":"352","title":"","width":"480"}}]] Nordmark, however, got his chunks of turf rushing for a game-high 151 yards on 23 carries, his fifth 100-yard rushing game this season with a long run of 27 yards on the night. His mate in the backfield junior Carson Tunheim got the Lakers on the board at 8:15 of the first quarter on a seven-yard run. DL’s point after kick was no good. Pequot Lakes answered on the ensuing drive with a big play on fourth-and-one near midfield when Chad Christianson broke loose for a 56-yard score. A CJ Borleis kick gave Pequot Lakes their only lead of the game at 7-6. The lead was temporary as DL drove down the field and went up 14-7 on a 27-yard hookup to Jacob Richter from quarterback Josh Bollig and Bollig found Isaac Cihak for the conversion. Bollig and Richter connected again at 7:52 of the second quarter from eight yards out to put the Lakers up 21-7. The final DL drive of the half ended on fourth down and goal from the 10-yard line in the waning seconds. A third attempt to Richter from Bollig was incomplete in the back of the end zone. The Patriot defense stiffened in the second half not allowing any points and the Laker offense was flagged with penalties at key points in drives to hamper progress. The Laker defense responded with two interceptions by Kai McLeod and Josh Bollig, along with back-to-back drive-busting sacks to win the game late. Christianson had the only score of the second half, his second of the game, on a three-yard run over left tackle to cut the Laker lead to 21-14 with 9:55 remaining in the third quarter. Christianson was an effective target in the passing game, especially on third down, to add 49 yards receiving to his 83 yards rushing on 15 carries and two touchdowns.
However, the Detroit Lakes defense came up with big play after big play to deny the Patriots a third score. McLeod negated a Pequot chance to tie with an interception of Borleis at the Laker 16-yard line late in the third quarter at 2:32. Pequot Lakes threatened early in the fourth quarter on fourth and eight from the Laker 23. A bad snap got under Borleis in the shotgun formation and after scrambling he was picked off by Bollig in the red zone to end the threat with 9:44 to play. The Laker offense sputtered picking up four flags, two that negated first downs on the drive, and punted the ball back with 4:49 left on the clock. The final Pequot push reached the Laker nine-yard line for first-and-goal, but a motion penalty backed up the Patriots five yards. The Lakers strung out a Chirstianson run for a loss of two yards after an incomplete pass to set up third and goal from the 16. Isaac Cihak blitzed and sacked Borleis for a huge 14-yard loss and Pequot was down to a final attempt on fourth down and goal from the 30. Carson Disse corralled Borleis to ice the game with a sack allowing Bollig to kneel under center for the win. “Holy cow, the coaches told us we’re getting in there; I told my other defensive tackle we’re going, this is time, and we got it done,” said Disse. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2021262","attributes":{"alt":"Josh Bollig","class":"media-image","height":"384","title":"","width":"480"}}]] Bollig completed six passes of 13 attempts for 104 yards and two TDs. He rushed nine times for 32 yards. Richter had four grabs for 56 yards and two TDs; Matt Haire made another big play hauling in a 38-yard pass on his lone reception. Borleis was 10-19 passing, including a stretch of seven for eight in the second half for a game-high 158 yards and two interceptions. Detroit Lakes outgained the Patriots 334-287. The Lakers combined to rush for 230 yards, and held Pequot Lakes to 106 on the ground. Detroit Lakes did not turn the ball over in the game. Travis Mosher and Carter Schwan led the defense with five tackles each. The Patriots fall to a record of 3-2 overall and have lost four straight to the Lakers. DL (4-1) travels to Perham (3-2) next Friday, Sept. 25. The Yellowjackets squeezed by the Panthers in Park Rapids 16-15 Friday night. “It’s going to be a big game; we’ll see how it goes,” Disse said. The Lakers won a hard fought battle in Perham last season by a score of 9-7. Laker results Pequot Lakes at Detroit Lakes, Mollberg Field, Friday, Sept. 18. PL 7 0 7 0 - 14 DL 14 7 0 0 - 21 Scoring: 1st quarter DL – Tunheim 7 run, kick failed PL – Christianson 56 run, Borleis kick DL – Jacob Richter 27 pass from Josh Bollig, Isaac Cihak run 2nd quarter DL – Richter 8 pass from Bollig, Andrew Dahl kick 3rd quarter PL – Christianson 3 run, Borleis kickThe Detroit Lakes’ offense scored on its opening three drives and the Laker defense shut the door late in a 21-14 team-effort victory over Pequot Lakes Friday night at Mollberg Field. “We just had to keep plugging away and we got it done,” Laker senior defensive tackle Carson Disse said. DL’s defense was the key to the win in the second half and despite a few hiccups on offense, the Lakers found a way to win and improve to 4-1. “It’s good and we’ve got so much more room for improvement,” said Disse. The Pequot Lakes defense had their hands full trying to control the Laker running game. After last week’s 248 yard, three-touchdown performance at Park Rapids, Laker sophomore running back Ben Nordmark was in focus for the Patriot defense, but the Lakers scored twice passing the ball and were able to decoy with Nordmark to take an early lead. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2021256","attributes":{"alt":"Ben Nordmark","class":"media-image","height":"352","title":"","width":"480"}}]] Nordmark, however, got his chunks of turf rushing for a game-high 151 yards on 23 carries, his fifth 100-yard rushing game this season with a long run of 27 yards on the night. His mate in the backfield junior Carson Tunheim got the Lakers on the board at 8:15 of the first quarter on a seven-yard run. DL’s point after kick was no good. Pequot Lakes answered on the ensuing drive with a big play on fourth-and-one near midfield when Chad Christianson broke loose for a 56-yard score. A CJ Borleis kick gave Pequot Lakes their only lead of the game at 7-6. The lead was temporary as DL drove down the field and went up 14-7 on a 27-yard hookup to Jacob Richter from quarterback Josh Bollig and Bollig found Isaac Cihak for the conversion. Bollig and Richter connected again at 7:52 of the second quarter from eight yards out to put the Lakers up 21-7. The final DL drive of the half ended on fourth down and goal from the 10-yard line in the waning seconds. A third attempt to Richter from Bollig was incomplete in the back of the end zone. The Patriot defense stiffened in the second half not allowing any points and the Laker offense was flagged with penalties at key points in drives to hamper progress. The Laker defense responded with two interceptions by Kai McLeod and Josh Bollig, along with back-to-back drive-busting sacks to win the game late. Christianson had the only score of the second half, his second of the game, on a three-yard run over left tackle to cut the Laker lead to 21-14 with 9:55 remaining in the third quarter. Christianson was an effective target in the passing game, especially on third down, to add 49 yards receiving to his 83 yards rushing on 15 carries and two touchdowns. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2021258","attributes":{"alt":"Cameron Erb (3) Jacob Richter (10)","class":"media-image","height":"289","title":"","width":"480"}}]] However, the Detroit Lakes defense came up with big play after big play to deny the Patriots a third score. McLeod negated a Pequot chance to tie with an interception of Borleis at the Laker 16-yard line late in the third quarter at 2:32. Pequot Lakes threatened early in the fourth quarter on fourth and eight from the Laker 23. A bad snap got under Borleis in the shotgun formation and after scrambling he was picked off by Bollig in the red zone to end the threat with 9:44 to play. The Laker offense sputtered picking up four flags, two that negated first downs on the drive, and punted the ball back with 4:49 left on the clock. The final Pequot push reached the Laker nine-yard line for first-and-goal, but a motion penalty backed up the Patriots five yards. The Lakers strung out a Chirstianson run for a loss of two yards after an incomplete pass to set up third and goal from the 16. Isaac Cihak blitzed and sacked Borleis for a huge 14-yard loss and Pequot was down to a final attempt on fourth down and goal from the 30. Carson Disse corralled Borleis to ice the game with a sack allowing Bollig to kneel under center for the win. “Holy cow, the coaches told us we’re getting in there; I told my other defensive tackle we’re going, this is time, and we got it done,” said Disse.
Bollig completed six passes of 13 attempts for 104 yards and two TDs. He rushed nine times for 32 yards. Richter had four grabs for 56 yards and two TDs; Matt Haire made another big play hauling in a 38-yard pass on his lone reception. Borleis was 10-19 passing, including a stretch of seven for eight in the second half for a game-high 158 yards and two interceptions. Detroit Lakes outgained the Patriots 334-287. The Lakers combined to rush for 230 yards, and held Pequot Lakes to 106 on the ground. Detroit Lakes did not turn the ball over in the game. Travis Mosher and Carter Schwan led the defense with five tackles each. The Patriots fall to a record of 3-2 overall and have lost four straight to the Lakers. DL (4-1) travels to Perham (3-2) next Friday, Sept. 25. The Yellowjackets squeezed by the Panthers in Park Rapids 16-15 Friday night. “It’s going to be a big game; we’ll see how it goes,” Disse said. The Lakers won a hard fought battle in Perham last season by a score of 9-7. Laker results Pequot Lakes at Detroit Lakes, Mollberg Field, Friday, Sept. 18. PL 7 0 7 0 - 14 DL 14 7 0 0 - 21 Scoring: 1st quarter DL – Tunheim 7 run, kick failed PL – Christianson 56 run, Borleis kick DL – Jacob Richter 27 pass from Josh Bollig, Isaac Cihak run 2nd quarter DL – Richter 8 pass from Bollig, Andrew Dahl kick 3rd quarter PL – Christianson 3 run, Borleis kickThe Detroit Lakes’ offense scored on its opening three drives and the Laker defense shut the door late in a 21-14 team-effort victory over Pequot Lakes Friday night at Mollberg Field.“We just had to keep plugging away and we got it done,” Laker senior defensive tackle Carson Disse said.DL’s defense was the key to the win in the second half and despite a few hiccups on offense, the Lakers found a way to win and improve to 4-1.“It’s good and we’ve got so much more room for improvement,” said Disse.The Pequot Lakes defense had their hands full trying to control the Laker running game.After last week’s 248 yard, three-touchdown performance at Park Rapids, Laker sophomore running back Ben Nordmark was in focus for the Patriot defense, but the Lakers scored twice passing the ball and were able to decoy with Nordmark to take an early lead.
Nordmark, however, got his chunks of turf rushing for a game-high 151 yards on 23 carries, his fifth 100-yard rushing game this season with a long run of 27 yards on the night.His mate in the backfield junior Carson Tunheim got the Lakers on the board at 8:15 of the first quarter on a seven-yard run. DL’s point after kick was no good.Pequot Lakes answered on the ensuing drive with a big play on fourth-and-one near midfield when Chad Christianson broke loose for a 56-yard score. A CJ Borleis kick gave Pequot Lakes their only lead of the game at 7-6.The lead was temporary as DL drove down the field and went up 14-7 on a 27-yard hookup to Jacob Richter from quarterback Josh Bollig and Bollig found Isaac Cihak for the conversion.Bollig and Richter connected again at 7:52 of the second quarter from eight yards out to put the Lakers up 21-7.The final DL drive of the half ended on fourth down and goal from the 10-yard line in the waning seconds. A third attempt to Richter from Bollig was incomplete in the back of the end zone.The Patriot defense stiffened in the second half not allowing any points and the Laker offense was flagged with penalties at key points in drives to hamper progress.The Laker defense responded with two interceptions by Kai McLeod and Josh Bollig, along with back-to-back drive-busting sacks to win the game late.Christianson had the only score of the second half, his second of the game, on a three-yard run over left tackle to cut the Laker lead to 21-14 with 9:55 remaining in the third quarter.Christianson was an effective target in the passing game, especially on third down, to add 49 yards receiving to his 83 yards rushing on 15 carries and two touchdowns.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2021258","attributes":{"alt":"Cameron Erb (3) Jacob Richter (10)","class":"media-image","height":"289","title":"","width":"480"}}]]However, the Detroit Lakes defense came up with big play after big play to deny the Patriots a third score.McLeod negated a Pequot chance to tie with an interception of Borleis at the Laker 16-yard line late in the third quarter at 2:32.Pequot Lakes threatened early in the fourth quarter on fourth and eight from the Laker 23. A bad snap got under Borleis in the shotgun formation and after scrambling he was picked off by Bollig in the red zone to end the threat with 9:44 to play.The Laker offense sputtered picking up four flags, two that negated first downs on the drive, and punted the ball back with 4:49 left on the clock.The final Pequot push reached the Laker nine-yard line for first-and-goal, but a motion penalty backed up the Patriots five yards.The Lakers strung out a Chirstianson run for a loss of two yards after an incomplete pass to set up third and goal from the 16. Isaac Cihak blitzed and sacked Borleis for a huge 14-yard loss and Pequot was down to a final attempt on fourth down and goal from the 30.Carson Disse corralled Borleis to ice the game with a sack allowing Bollig to kneel under center for the win.“Holy cow, the coaches told us we’re getting in there; I told my other defensive tackle we’re going, this is time, and we got it done,” said Disse.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2021262","attributes":{"alt":"Josh Bollig","class":"media-image","height":"384","title":"","width":"480"}}]]Bollig completed six passes of 13 attempts for 104 yards and two TDs. He rushed nine times for 32 yards.Richter had four grabs for 56 yards and two TDs; Matt Haire made another big play hauling in a 38-yard pass on his lone reception.Borleis was 10-19 passing, including a stretch of seven for eight in the second half for a game-high 158 yards and two interceptions.Detroit Lakes outgained the Patriots 334-287. The Lakers combined to rush for 230 yards, and held Pequot Lakes to 106 on the ground.Detroit Lakes did not turn the ball over in the game.Travis Mosher and Carter Schwan led the defense with five tackles each.The Patriots fall to a record of 3-2 overall and have lost four straight to the Lakers. DL (4-1) travels to Perham (3-2) next Friday, Sept. 25.The Yellowjackets squeezed by the Panthers in Park Rapids 16-15 Friday night.“It’s going to be a big game; we’ll see how it goes,” Disse said.The Lakers won a hard fought battle in Perham last season by a score of 9-7.Laker resultsPequot Lakes at Detroit Lakes, Mollberg Field, Friday, Sept. 18.PL 7 0 7 0 - 14DL 14 7 0 0 - 21Scoring:1st quarterDL – Tunheim 7 run, kick failedPL – Christianson 56 run, Borleis kickDL – Jacob Richter 27 pass from Josh Bollig, Isaac Cihak run2nd quarterDL – Richter 8 pass from Bollig, Andrew Dahl kick3rd quarterPL – Christianson 3 run, Borleis kickThe Detroit Lakes’ offense scored on its opening three drives and the Laker defense shut the door late in a 21-14 team-effort victory over Pequot Lakes Friday night at Mollberg Field.“We just had to keep plugging away and we got it done,” Laker senior defensive tackle Carson Disse said.DL’s defense was the key to the win in the second half and despite a few hiccups on offense, the Lakers found a way to win and improve to 4-1.“It’s good and we’ve got so much more room for improvement,” said Disse.The Pequot Lakes defense had their hands full trying to control the Laker running game.After last week’s 248 yard, three-touchdown performance at Park Rapids, Laker sophomore running back Ben Nordmark was in focus for the Patriot defense, but the Lakers scored twice passing the ball and were able to decoy with Nordmark to take an early lead.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2021256","attributes":{"alt":"Ben Nordmark","class":"media-image","height":"352","title":"","width":"480"}}]]Nordmark, however, got his chunks of turf rushing for a game-high 151 yards on 23 carries, his fifth 100-yard rushing game this season with a long run of 27 yards on the night.His mate in the backfield junior Carson Tunheim got the Lakers on the board at 8:15 of the first quarter on a seven-yard run. DL’s point after kick was no good.Pequot Lakes answered on the ensuing drive with a big play on fourth-and-one near midfield when Chad Christianson broke loose for a 56-yard score. A CJ Borleis kick gave Pequot Lakes their only lead of the game at 7-6.The lead was temporary as DL drove down the field and went up 14-7 on a 27-yard hookup to Jacob Richter from quarterback Josh Bollig and Bollig found Isaac Cihak for the conversion.Bollig and Richter connected again at 7:52 of the second quarter from eight yards out to put the Lakers up 21-7.The final DL drive of the half ended on fourth down and goal from the 10-yard line in the waning seconds. A third attempt to Richter from Bollig was incomplete in the back of the end zone.The Patriot defense stiffened in the second half not allowing any points and the Laker offense was flagged with penalties at key points in drives to hamper progress.The Laker defense responded with two interceptions by Kai McLeod and Josh Bollig, along with back-to-back drive-busting sacks to win the game late.Christianson had the only score of the second half, his second of the game, on a three-yard run over left tackle to cut the Laker lead to 21-14 with 9:55 remaining in the third quarter.Christianson was an effective target in the passing game, especially on third down, to add 49 yards receiving to his 83 yards rushing on 15 carries and two touchdowns.
However, the Detroit Lakes defense came up with big play after big play to deny the Patriots a third score.McLeod negated a Pequot chance to tie with an interception of Borleis at the Laker 16-yard line late in the third quarter at 2:32.Pequot Lakes threatened early in the fourth quarter on fourth and eight from the Laker 23. A bad snap got under Borleis in the shotgun formation and after scrambling he was picked off by Bollig in the red zone to end the threat with 9:44 to play.The Laker offense sputtered picking up four flags, two that negated first downs on the drive, and punted the ball back with 4:49 left on the clock.The final Pequot push reached the Laker nine-yard line for first-and-goal, but a motion penalty backed up the Patriots five yards.The Lakers strung out a Chirstianson run for a loss of two yards after an incomplete pass to set up third and goal from the 16. Isaac Cihak blitzed and sacked Borleis for a huge 14-yard loss and Pequot was down to a final attempt on fourth down and goal from the 30.Carson Disse corralled Borleis to ice the game with a sack allowing Bollig to kneel under center for the win.“Holy cow, the coaches told us we’re getting in there; I told my other defensive tackle we’re going, this is time, and we got it done,” said Disse.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2021262","attributes":{"alt":"Josh Bollig","class":"media-image","height":"384","title":"","width":"480"}}]]Bollig completed six passes of 13 attempts for 104 yards and two TDs. He rushed nine times for 32 yards.Richter had four grabs for 56 yards and two TDs; Matt Haire made another big play hauling in a 38-yard pass on his lone reception.Borleis was 10-19 passing, including a stretch of seven for eight in the second half for a game-high 158 yards and two interceptions.Detroit Lakes outgained the Patriots 334-287. The Lakers combined to rush for 230 yards, and held Pequot Lakes to 106 on the ground.Detroit Lakes did not turn the ball over in the game.Travis Mosher and Carter Schwan led the defense with five tackles each.The Patriots fall to a record of 3-2 overall and have lost four straight to the Lakers. DL (4-1) travels to Perham (3-2) next Friday, Sept. 25.The Yellowjackets squeezed by the Panthers in Park Rapids 16-15 Friday night.“It’s going to be a big game; we’ll see how it goes,” Disse said.The Lakers won a hard fought battle in Perham last season by a score of 9-7.Laker resultsPequot Lakes at Detroit Lakes, Mollberg Field, Friday, Sept. 18.PL 7 0 7 0 - 14DL 14 7 0 0 - 21Scoring:1st quarterDL – Tunheim 7 run, kick failedPL – Christianson 56 run, Borleis kickDL – Jacob Richter 27 pass from Josh Bollig, Isaac Cihak run2nd quarterDL – Richter 8 pass from Bollig, Andrew Dahl kick3rd quarterPL – Christianson 3 run, Borleis kickThe Detroit Lakes’ offense scored on its opening three drives and the Laker defense shut the door late in a 21-14 team-effort victory over Pequot Lakes Friday night at Mollberg Field.“We just had to keep plugging away and we got it done,” Laker senior defensive tackle Carson Disse said.DL’s defense was the key to the win in the second half and despite a few hiccups on offense, the Lakers found a way to win and improve to 4-1.“It’s good and we’ve got so much more room for improvement,” said Disse.The Pequot Lakes defense had their hands full trying to control the Laker running game.After last week’s 248 yard, three-touchdown performance at Park Rapids, Laker sophomore running back Ben Nordmark was in focus for the Patriot defense, but the Lakers scored twice passing the ball and were able to decoy with Nordmark to take an early lead.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2021256","attributes":{"alt":"Ben Nordmark","class":"media-image","height":"352","title":"","width":"480"}}]]Nordmark, however, got his chunks of turf rushing for a game-high 151 yards on 23 carries, his fifth 100-yard rushing game this season with a long run of 27 yards on the night.His mate in the backfield junior Carson Tunheim got the Lakers on the board at 8:15 of the first quarter on a seven-yard run. DL’s point after kick was no good.Pequot Lakes answered on the ensuing drive with a big play on fourth-and-one near midfield when Chad Christianson broke loose for a 56-yard score. A CJ Borleis kick gave Pequot Lakes their only lead of the game at 7-6.The lead was temporary as DL drove down the field and went up 14-7 on a 27-yard hookup to Jacob Richter from quarterback Josh Bollig and Bollig found Isaac Cihak for the conversion.Bollig and Richter connected again at 7:52 of the second quarter from eight yards out to put the Lakers up 21-7.The final DL drive of the half ended on fourth down and goal from the 10-yard line in the waning seconds. A third attempt to Richter from Bollig was incomplete in the back of the end zone.The Patriot defense stiffened in the second half not allowing any points and the Laker offense was flagged with penalties at key points in drives to hamper progress.The Laker defense responded with two interceptions by Kai McLeod and Josh Bollig, along with back-to-back drive-busting sacks to win the game late.Christianson had the only score of the second half, his second of the game, on a three-yard run over left tackle to cut the Laker lead to 21-14 with 9:55 remaining in the third quarter.Christianson was an effective target in the passing game, especially on third down, to add 49 yards receiving to his 83 yards rushing on 15 carries and two touchdowns.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"2021258","attributes":{"alt":"Cameron Erb (3) Jacob Richter (10)","class":"media-image","height":"289","title":"","width":"480"}}]]However, the Detroit Lakes defense came up with big play after big play to deny the Patriots a third score.McLeod negated a Pequot chance to tie with an interception of Borleis at the Laker 16-yard line late in the third quarter at 2:32.Pequot Lakes threatened early in the fourth quarter on fourth and eight from the Laker 23. A bad snap got under Borleis in the shotgun formation and after scrambling he was picked off by Bollig in the red zone to end the threat with 9:44 to play.The Laker offense sputtered picking up four flags, two that negated first downs on the drive, and punted the ball back with 4:49 left on the clock.The final Pequot push reached the Laker nine-yard line for first-and-goal, but a motion penalty backed up the Patriots five yards.The Lakers strung out a Chirstianson run for a loss of two yards after an incomplete pass to set up third and goal from the 16. Isaac Cihak blitzed and sacked Borleis for a huge 14-yard loss and Pequot was down to a final attempt on fourth down and goal from the 30.Carson Disse corralled Borleis to ice the game with a sack allowing Bollig to kneel under center for the win.“Holy cow, the coaches told us we’re getting in there; I told my other defensive tackle we’re going, this is time, and we got it done,” said Disse.
Bollig completed six passes of 13 attempts for 104 yards and two TDs. He rushed nine times for 32 yards.Richter had four grabs for 56 yards and two TDs; Matt Haire made another big play hauling in a 38-yard pass on his lone reception.Borleis was 10-19 passing, including a stretch of seven for eight in the second half for a game-high 158 yards and two interceptions.Detroit Lakes outgained the Patriots 334-287. The Lakers combined to rush for 230 yards, and held Pequot Lakes to 106 on the ground.Detroit Lakes did not turn the ball over in the game.Travis Mosher and Carter Schwan led the defense with five tackles each.The Patriots fall to a record of 3-2 overall and have lost four straight to the Lakers. DL (4-1) travels to Perham (3-2) next Friday, Sept. 25.The Yellowjackets squeezed by the Panthers in Park Rapids 16-15 Friday night.“It’s going to be a big game; we’ll see how it goes,” Disse said.The Lakers won a hard fought battle in Perham last season by a score of 9-7.Laker resultsPequot Lakes at Detroit Lakes, Mollberg Field, Friday, Sept. 18.PL 7 0 7 0 - 14DL 14 7 0 0 - 21Scoring:1st quarterDL – Tunheim 7 run, kick failedPL – Christianson 56 run, Borleis kickDL – Jacob Richter 27 pass from Josh Bollig, Isaac Cihak run2nd quarterDL – Richter 8 pass from Bollig, Andrew Dahl kick3rd quarterPL – Christianson 3 run, Borleis kick
