Brandon-Evansville (3-1) scored fourteen fourth quarter points on the way to a 22-6 win over Ortonville (2-2) on Friday night in Brandon.
"Great team win tonight,” said Brandon-Evansville Head Coach Tim Pattrin. “We had some guys go down and had some young players really step up to fill their shoes. This was a great way to celebrate homecoming and now it's time to shift our focus to a physical Wheaton team."
Ortonville struck first on a 10 yard touchdown pass, taking a 6-o with 4 minutes left in the second quarter, however, B-E got a one yard TD run from Kobe Reiland with just thirty seconds remaining in the half. The two-point conversion run by Tyler Bitzan lifted the Chargers into an 8-6 lead at the break.
Photo credit - Lisa Hynes
Following a scoreless third quarter, the Chargers took control with a 5 yard touchdown pass from Reiland to Xavier Grussing with 7 minutes to play and a 23 yard TD run by Bitzan with only two minutes left on the clock. Reiland connected with Titus Fuller on a two-point conversion pass after the Bitzan touchdown, putting the final score at 22-6.
Brandon-Evansville compiled 331 total yards on the night with 299 coming on the ground. The Chargers had two players go over the century mark, Bitzan (23 carries, 163 yards) and Cade Carlson (18 carries, 112 yards). Reiland was 3-for-9 throwing the ball for 32 yards. Defensive leaders were Mike Cochran (10.5 tackles, 1.5 sacks), John Roers (6.5 tackles), Bitzan (6 tackles), Kyle Schaffran (3 tackles, 1 interception), Titus Fuller (4.5 tackles, 1 interception) and Hunter Koep (3 tackles, 0.5 sacks).
Photo credit - Lisa Hynes
Photo credit - Lisa Hynes
