Knights fall to Bellevue

By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor

  STANWOOD — Bad weather Friday night forced the postponement of North Cedar’s home game with state-ranked Bellevue last week. Heavy rain and lightning caused major problems in the Northern part of Cedar County, making it impossible to hold a football game. The two teams rescheduled the contest to Saturday, October 6 in the afternoon. There, the Comets used a 22-point outburst in the first quarter to secure a 29-6 win. Bellevue improved to 6-1 and 3-0 in district play. North Cedar fell to 1-6 and 0-3 in district play. The Comets are ranked No. 3 in the latest Associated Press Class 1A poll.

  Bellevue scored three first quarter touchdowns to take control of the football game. A 24-yard touchdown pass from Lucas Tennant to Trevor Hager was the first touchdown of the game for either team. Trey Daugherty ran the two-point converison in to give Bellevue an 8-0 lead. Later, two Ben Parker 2-yard scoring runs and Ty Kloser PAT kicks set the score at 22-0 Comets.

  Bellevue extended their lead to 29-0 after three quarters. A Tennant 3-yard run was the only score in the quarter.

  North Cedar got on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter, scoring their only points of the game. There, a Ethan Sahr to Braden Wink 7-yard pass prevented the Knights from being shutout. North Cedar has not been shutout in any of their seven games so far this season.

  Belle held Brody Hawtrey to 27 yards on 17 carries. Logan Thimmes led Knight rushers with 50 yards on 15 carries. Ethan Sahr passed for 106 yards and a touchdown and Thimmes led Knight receivers with four receptions for 43 yards.

  Defensively, Alex Woodward and Tyler Thurston led North Cedar with 8 and 7 tackles. Thimmes and Sahr added 6.

  Ben Parker rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns to lead Bellevue. Tennant passed for 108 yards on seven completions and had a touchdown pass. Three Comets had two receptions. Defensively, Riley Konrardy led Bellevue with 15 tackles while Junior Tennant had 12 andd Parker had 10.

  Ethan Sahr has passed for 852 yards and 9 touchdowns in seven games. Logan Thimmes and Brody Hawtrey have rushed for 656 and 525 yards. Thimmes has rushed for 7 touchdowns and Hawtrey three scores. Hawtrey lead North Cedar in receptions with 14 and Tyler Alexander leads in receiving yards with 170 through seven games. Five Knight receivers have over 100-yard receiving.

  Defensively, Thimmes leads North Cedar with 65 tackles while Tyler Thurston has 59.

  The Blazers come to town this week with a record of 1-2 in district 4 and 3-4 overall. The Blazers have lost two in a row coming into week 8 with back-to-back losses to Bellevue and Cascade. Beckman has a high point total of 41 points, scoring in their only district win against Northeast, 41-14 on September 21.

  Seamus O’Connor has passed for 837 yards and four touchdowns and Owen Grover leads Beckman in rushing with 919 yards and 9 touchdowns on the ground. Shawn Deutmeyer and Jackson Feldman are the leading receivers, each with 15 receptions. Deutmeyer leads in receiving yards with 293. Grover leads the Blazer defense with 75 tackles and Evan Wulfekuhle has 66.

  The Knights will hit the road for their final 2018 game next week when they travel to Northeast to play the Rebels.


Quarter Scores:

1 2 3 4 Final

Bellevue 22 0 7 0 29

North Cedar 0 0 0 6 6


Scoring Summary:
1st Qtr - B - Trevor Hager 24-yard pass from Lucas Tennant (Trey Daugherty run)

1st Qtr - B - Ben Parker 2-yard run (Ty Kloser kick)

1st Qtr - B - Ben Paker 2-yard run (Ty Kloser kick)

3rd Qtr - B - Lucas Tennant 3-yard run (Ty Kloser kick)

4th Qtr - NC - Braden Wink 7-yard pass from Ethan Sahr (Two-Point Pass Failed)

Individual Statistics (North Cedar):
Rushing: Bellevue - Ben Parker 21-108, Lucas Tennant 4-24, Harrison Haynes 2-22, Jacob Waller 1-1. North Cedar - Brody Hawtrey 17-27, Logan Thimmes 15-50, Ethan Sahr 6-(-10), Tyler Jackson 1-1.

Passing: Bellevue - Lucas Tennant 7-for-16 108 yards 1 TD, 2 INT’s. North Cedar - Ethan Sahr 13-for-21 106 yards 1 TD, 2 INT’s.

Receiving: Bellevue - Harrison Haynes 2-39, Trey Daugherty 2-35, Trevor Hager 2-26, Jacob Walter 1-8. North Cedar - Logan Thimmes 4-43, Tyler Jackson 3-21, Gage Walshire 3-18, Brody Hawtrey 2-17, Jonathan Scheer 1-7.

Defensive Statistics:
Tackles (S-A-T):
Bellevue - Riley Konrardy 7-8 15, Junior Tennant 5-7 12, Ben Parker 3-7 10, Lucas Tennant 6-1 7, Brandon Kafer 2-4 6, Max Jackson 2-3 5, Jacob Waller 3-1 4, Logan Maders 1-2 3, Trevor Hager 2-0 2, Issac Carter 1-0 1, Luke Giesemann 1-0 1, Payton Grover 1-0 1, Lucas Kneif 0-1 1.

North Cedar - Alex Woodward 4-4 8, Tyler Thurston 3-4 7, Logan Thimmes 2-4 6, Ethan Sahr 5-1 6, Jonathan Scheer 3-2 5, Gage Walshire 2-3 5, Brody Hawtrey 3-0 3, Brady Barcum 0-2 2, Brennen Kreel 0-1 1, Keon McCullough 1-0 1, Kole Murray 0-1 1, Jaxon Sander 0-1 1, Braden Wink 0-1 1.

Tackles For Loss: Bellevue - Junior Tennant 5, Brandon Kafer 2, Ben Parker 1, Jacob Waller 1. North Cedar - Alex Woodward 2, Tyler Thurston 1, Logan Thimmes 1, Brady Barcum 1.

Sacks: Bellevue - Junior Tennant 2, Jacob Waller 1. North Cedar - Alex Woodward 1.

Interceptions: Bellevue - Lucas Tennant 2-15 yards. North Cedar - Ethan Sahr 1, Keon McCullough 1.

Kicking Statistics:
Kick-Offs: Bellevue - Tyl Kloser 5-270 yards. North Cedar - Tyler Thurston 2-59.

Kick-Off Returns: Bellevue - Riley Konrardy 1-0, Ben Parker 1-0. North Cedar - Keon McCullough 3-60.

Punts: Bellevue - Lucas Tennant 1-59 yards, 59.0-ave. North Cedar - Tyler Thurston 5-89, Brody Hawtrey 1-39.

Punt Returns: None.