Last Friday, GHS Football traveled to Centerville, and really did have a great game.
“A 20-37 loss is tough knowing we had several opportunities to win this game,” said head coach Jerry Weiland. “We started the game slow and that cost us. With five turnovers and 12 penalties for 32 yards makes it hard for a team to win.”
However, Coach Weiland said there are were three things to be really positive about from the Centerville game, and listed them.
“First: We fought back and outscored Centerville in the second half,” he said. “That is a sign of leadership stepping up and making a difference, a don’t quit attitude. Secondly: even with the 5 turnovers, we accumulated 279 yards of offense. Thirdly, we also found a rotation of some younger players that gives us a chance to get a break for some of our upper classmen. This allows all the players to be fresher and able to increase our intensity on both sides of the ball.”
After two touchdowns for Centerville in the first quarter, Cole Jessen was able to run the ball in for a four-yard touchdown and Tyler Erikson kicked it in for an extra point. Centerville scored again, but for the entire second quarter, Garretson defense was able to keep them in check and there was no score from either team. In the third quarter James Buckenberg made a 28-yard run after a return kick to score again for CHS. However, GHS’s Jackson Arend caught a 74-yard pass from Cole Jessen to make a touchdown for the Blue Dragons, with Erikson getting us another kick point. And in the fourth quarter, Treyton Decker also caught a 13-yard pass from Jessen bringing us to the final score.
Overall, the boys were playing more competitively. Gaining a total of 279 yards vs CHS 344 yards, and had roughly the same passing yards 146 to 148 respectively. Garretson also had much better down efficiency than CHS, with 56 percent 3rd down efficiency vs Centerville’s 33 percent and a 67 percent 4th down efficiency vs Centerville’s 57 percent.
“Homecoming is a big week for us as we set up to play Canastota at 7:00 Friday night,” said coach Weiland. “We look forward to support for all the homecoming activities this week and a full grand stand supporting the Blue Dragons on Friday night.”
