Beresford

Seahawks

Last Week

The Seahawks headed west last Saturday to take on Lead-Deadwood in the Prospector Bowl. After clinging to an 8-7 halftime lead, BEE pulled away in the second half for a 32-14 win.

The Seahawks struggled to finish drives offensively in the first half. After receiving the opening kickoff, BEE found themselves in the redzone after just four plays. However, a holding penalty backed them up and the Seahawks ended up turning the ball over on downs. After forcing a 3-and-out on Lead-Deadwood's first offensive possession, the Seahawks drove inside the Golddiggers 40 yard line and turned the ball over on a fumble. The Golddiggers took advantage, scoring on a 61 yard TD run just two plays later to take a 7-0 lead. BEE answered late in the 2nd quarter with 15-play, 81 yard drive capped off by a 10 yard TD run by Macklen Weber to take an 8-7 lead into the half.

The Seahawks defense forced turnovers on four consecutive Lead-Deadwood drives to start the second half. BEE's offense finally started gaining some traction and finishing drives, scoring on a 3 yard run by Macklen Weber to start the second half scoring. Later in the third, Holden Wollmann found a wide open Jaxx Kurtenbach in the endzone for a 35 yard TD pass to make the score 24-7 heading into the fourth. Kurtenbach scored again in the final quarter on a 4 yard TD run. The Golddiggers tacked on a late score to make the final 32-14.

Macklen Weber led BEE offensively with 127 rushing yards and 2 TDs on 21 carries. KJ Ripley rushed 13 times for 58 yards. Holden Wollmann completed 3-of-6 passes for 54 yards and a TD, and rushed for 50 yards on 11 carries. Jaxx Kurtenbach finished with 6 carries for 25 yards and a TD and one reception for 35 yards and a score.

Defensively, Jason Zeeb led with 9 tackles and 4 tackles for loss. Kean Stevenson had 7 tackles, 1/2 sack, a tackle for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Creighton Klumb added 6 tackles and 1/2 sack. And Holden Wollmann had 6 tackles, a fumble recovery and an interception. Braeden Nebelsick also had an interception.

Lead-Deadwood was led by Zade Seaman who rushed for 147 yards on 14 carries, with 111 of those rushing yards coming on his two scoring runs of 50 and 61 yards. Cruz Mollman rushed 14 times for 41 yards. Beau Wichterman completed 3-of-8 passes for 41 yards and 2 interceptions.

BEE had 321 yards of total offense (267 rushing, 54 passing). Lead-Deadwood finished with 239 yards of offense (198 rushing, 41 passing). The Seahawks had 19 first downs to the Golddiggers 9. BEE improves to 1-1, Lead-Deadwood falls to 0-3.

This Season

Through the first two games of the season, BEE has outscored it's opponents 45-42, or an average of 23-21 points per game. The Seahawks have 545 yards of total offense (272.5 per game), 387 rushing (193.5 per game) & 158 passing (79 per game). The defense has allowed 677 yards of total offense (338.5 per game), 303 rushing (151.5 per game) & 374 passing (187 per game).

Holden Wollmann leads the way offensively for the Seahawks. The Junior QB has completed 10-of-22 passes for 157 yards and a TD, adding 153 rushing yards and 2 TDs on 26 carries. Macklen Weber has carried the ball 27 times for 141 yards and 2 TDs and has 4 receptions for 77 yards.

Defensively for BEE, Jason Zeeb leads the way with 20 tackles, 4 for loss. Kean Stevenson is next with 17 tackles, 2 for loss, 1/2 sack, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble. Wollmann has 12 tackles, an interception, a fumble recovery and 5 pass break-ups. Riley Weber is 4th with 9 tackles and a fumble recovery. Creighton Klumb and Macklen Weber round out the top 5. Klumb has 8 tackles, a tackle for loss, and 1/2 sack. Weber also has 8 tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack, an interception and a forced fumble.

Last Week

The Watchdogs lost their first game of the season last Friday to McCook Central/Montrose, 20-7. MCM got on the board first in the opening quarter on a 4 yard run and led 7-0 after one. Beresford answered back with a yard scoring run by Ashton Oberle to give the Watchdogs their first, and only lead of the night at 8-7. MCM tacked on a 7 yard TD pass later in the second quarter to take a 14-7 lead into the half. The Fighting Cougars pulled away in the fourth on a 4 yard touchdown run.

For Beresford, Ashton Oberle completed 18-of-30 passes for 158 yards and an interception. His top target was Malachi James who hauled in 5 receptions for 50 yards. The Watchdogs struggled to run the ball, with Jax Fickbohm their leading rusher at just 14 yards on 9 carries.

MCM completed 4-of-12 passes for 40 yards with one TD and an interception. As a team, they rushed for 226 yards on 55 attempts. The Fighting Cougars finished with 266 yards of total offense.

For Beresford, the Watchdogs had 161 total yards of offense with 158 of that passing yards. They rushed for only 3 yards in the loss. Beresford fell to 2-1 while MCM picked up their first win of the season and improved to 1-2.

This Season

Beresford comes into tonight's game with a 2-1 record. Season results so far:

Opponent

Aug 23

Aug 30

Sep 06

@ Baltic

@ Parker

MCM

Result

Opponent W-L

W 40-8

W 34-12

L 7-20

0-3

2-1

The Watchdogs have outscored opponents 81-40, or an average of 27-13.

Ashton Oberle (5'9", 152 lbs) has completed 58-of-88 passes for 598 yards and 7 TDs with 6 INTs. The Sophomore QB also has 96 rushing yards and 3 TDs. Oberle threw for 227 yards and 5 TDs in the Watchdogs win over Parker.

Senior RB Jax Fickbohm (5'10", 160lbs) has the most carries for Beresford with 25, but that has only amounted to 60 yards. There is no doubt Oberle's favorite receiver is the junior Malachi James (6'2", 170 lbs). James has 18 receptions for 253 yards and 4 TDs.

Beresford is averaging 264 yards per game with 64 yards rushing and 199 passing average per game. They are giving up an average of 250 yards per game, 145 rushing and 105 passing. Turnovers have been a problem so far this season for the Watchdogs with 9 so far this season.

Previous Match-Up

It took a touchdown in the final minutes and a game sealing interception, but the Seahawks were able to outlast Beresford in the 2021 11B semi-finals in Bridgewater, 28-21.

BEE receiving the opening kickoff and after getting a first down, stalled at midfield and punted the ball away. The Watchdogs were unable to gain a yard on the following possession and punted back to the Seahawks' Koby Kayser who returned the kick 43 yards to the Beresford 15. Three plays later Kaden Klumb connected with Kayser on a 14 yard screen pass for the first points of the game and BEE led 6-0 with 5:53 left in the first. The Watchdogs answered right back, completing a 58 yard TD pass on the second play of the following drive to take a 7-6 lead. BEE took the next possession down to the Watchdog 41 yard line when Klumb connected with a wide open Hunter Bailey down the middle on a 3rd and 11. That gave the Seahawks a 13-7 lead after one quarter.

BEE's defense held strong and forced another 3-and-out by Beresford to start the second quarter. After a holding penalty to start the drive, the Seahawks were facing a 3rd and 20 from their own 29 yard line when Klumb completed a 12 yard pass to Bailey. Beresford was penalized with a roughing the passer on the same play which gave BEE a first down and the Seahawks took advantage, scoring 6 plays later on a 4 yard run by Kayser. That gave BEE a commanding 20-7 lead midway through the 2nd quarter. Unfazed, Beresford chewed up the rest of the half on a long 16-play, 86 yard drive that was capped off by a 2 yard TD pass from Tate VanOtterloo to Michael Shegrud to make the score 20-14 at the half.

The third quarter was uneventful as both offenses struggled and the defenses forced punts. The Seahawks had the ball to start the 4th quarter on Beresford's 21 yard line looking to extend their lead. The Watchdogs stuffed BEE for no gain on 1st and 2nd downs and sacked Klumb on 3rd to force another punt. The Watchdogs started their next drive with 9:32 left in the final quarter and had another long methodical drive that went 84 yards over 13 plays that was capped off by a 4 yard TD run by Peyton Fridrich. That gave Beresford a 21-20 lead with 3:53 left in the game. A few plays into the Seahawks next drive, things were not looking good. After a penalty and a sack, BEE was looking at a 3rd and 27 from their own 25 yard line. That's when Klumb completed a 38 yard strike to a wide open Sutton Arend to not only give BEE a 1st down, but put them inside the Beresford 40 with just under 2 minutes remaining. Two plays later it was Arend again with a big play, this time it was to take the lead as Klumb connected on a 28 yard TD pass. That gave the Seahawks a 28-21 lead after the 2 point conversion with just 1:45 remaining. On the first play of Beresford's following drive, Jay Storm came up with the game sealing interception off Beresford's VanOtterloo and the Seahawks were able to get a 1st down to seal the win and run out the clock.

Klumb completed 6-of-8 passes for 147 yards and 3 TDs. Kayser rushed for 116 yards and 1 TD on 22 carries. Arend caught 2 passes for 66 yards and a score. Storm caught 2 passes for 26 yards.

Defensively, Klumb led with 9 tackles. Bailey chipped in 8 tackles. Arend also finished with 8 tackles and a tackle for loss. Clay Hohn added 7 tackles and Kayser had 4 tackles.

For Beresford, VanOtterloo completed 9-of-14 passes for 142 yards and 2 TDs. Fridrich carried the ball 24 times for 118 yards and a TD. Shegrud caught 4 passes for 42 yards.

The Seahawks had 292 total yards of offense (145 rushing, 147 passing). Beresford had 271 yards of offense (129 rushing, 142 passing).

Game Bits

BEE is 7-1 all time against Beresford, with the Seahawks outscoring the Watchdogs 246-90, or an average of 31-11 points per game.

The forecast at kickoff tonight in Beresford at 7pm calls for clear skies, a temperature of 78 degrees and winds out of the southeast around 10 mph.
The Watchdog Foundation will be serving freewill donation tailgate meal starting at 5:30 pm.

A link for livestreaming of tonight's game can be found on our home page!
The Seahawk JV team is off to a 1-1 start and will host Beresford on Monday in Bridgewater at 4:30 pm. The JH team is 2-0 and will travel to Beresford on Tuesday for a 4:30 pm game.