Bluejay Football
Pierce High Bluejays Dominate the Arlington Eagles
By Lauren Ueding
The Pierce High football team dominated the Arlington Eagles at Arlington’s field on Friday, Sept. 8, with a final score of 53-16.
During the first quarter of the game, the Bluejays took a huge lead by scoring 27 points while the Eagles ended the first quarter with eight points.
The second quarter was another amazing scoring quarter for the Bluejays who scored 20 points while the Eagles did not score a point.
The third quarter was yet again another good quarter, as the Bluejays scored six points while the Eagles did not even score at all again.
Then in the final quarter, the Bluejays did not score anything and the Eagles scored eight, making the final score 53-16.
Leading the way offensively was senior Keenan Valverde who had 124 rushing yards, while sophomore Peyton Kruntorad had 80 rushing yards. Also gathering rushing yards for the Jays were Turner Wolfe with 52, Benjamin Bolling with 36, Brenden Bolling added 34, Gavin Sullivan had 22. Rounding out the rushing yards were Champion White, who added 19, Kaiden Fritz with 13, Ryder Theisen with four and Brock Collison added two.
Senior Lucas Scrivner had 30 receiving yards.
Valverde and White scored 12 each, while Br. Bolling, Caleb Newman, Kruntorad, and Be. Bolling scored six each. In addition Nils Rostad added 5 PATs.
On the defensive side, Fritz, Zach Meier, and Bryce Lindstrom had four solo tackles. Followed by Valverde with three solo tackles.
“I think tonight was good. Everyone got to play and that's always important and everyone practices all week so we like to see them all play,” said head coach Darin Suckstorf.
The next game will be held at Omaha Roncalli Catholic on Friday, Sept. 15.
Bluejays Shut Out the Shamrocks
By Peyton Kruntorad
On Tuesday, Sept. 5, the Bluejays journeyed to Columbus to face the Shamrocks in a JV football thriller, and as a result of the hard work and dedication, the Bluejays battled their way to a 22-0 victory.
In the first half, the Bluejays put up 14 points, and held the Shamrocks to zero points.
Moving into the second half, Pierce put up eight more points, and Scotus was still scoreless.
Scoring two touchdowns for the Bluejays was Colter Anderson. Turner Wolfe punched it in for one touchdown. Peyton Kruntorad and Payton Cederburg each scored a 2-point conversion.
Dayton Watts also came down with an interception.
Head jv coach Grant Doerr states, “For being the first jv game, I thought the boys played well. They played hard and were able to execute the offense. We hadn't spent a lot of time on defense so it was good to see them get better throughout the game.”
“We came out strong in the first half and held them to zero points,” junior Chase Rasmussen, a running back, states. “Overall we played really good defense and made some good plays offensively.”
The jv football team will host Battle Creek Monday, September 18, starting at 5 p.m.
