Alex Eisen/MDN Southern McLean running back Hunter Klindtworth plows through multiple South Prairie defenders to score a touchdown in the first quarter Friday evening at South Prairie. Southern McLean won the season-opener 36-0.

Aug. 21 marked the first week of the high school football season in North Dakota. Below are local capsule game summaries for seven contests across the region. The full game recap for Surrey at Lewis & Clark-Berthold can be online at minotdailynews.com.

Class A

Southern McLean 36, South Prairie 0

SOUTH PRAIRIE — An unbelievable start to the season for Southern McLean was a disastrous beginning for South Prairie. The Southern McLean Roughriders scored on its first offense play and first defense play to lead 14-0 after only 38 seconds.

Caden Germundson ran back a pick-six on the Royals’ first play from the line of scrimmage. South Prairie’s second snap was then fumbled away on their own 5-yard line. Roughriders senior running back Hunter Klindtworth punched in another touchdown on the next play.

Southern McLean’s defense kept South Prairie off the scoreboard, as the Roughriders carried that early momentum into a 36-0 shutout win on the road.

Dickinson Trinity 29, Bishop Ryan 27

DICKINSON — A safety off a sack of Nick Sanders in the end zone with 1:23 remaining in the fourth quarter allowed Dickinson Trinity to narrowly edge past Bishop Ryan.

The Titans scored the first 13 points before Jaxon Feller found the end zone late in the first quarters for the Lions. Ryan took a 14-13 lead into halftime on a 23-yard pass from Sanders to Zachary Hendrickson. The two connected again in the third quarter from 34 yards out to increase Ryan’s advantage to 21-13.

Trinity returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown, but failed on the two-point try. Sanders found Logan Merck streaking down the middle of the field to get those six points back with five minutes left in the third quarter.

Pounding in a short fullback dive plus the two-point conversion, Trinity tied the score at 27-27 with 9:10 remaining. After the Titans had a short field goal block, they managed to get the winning points on an unlikely safety sack.

Des Lacs/Burlington 18, Bottineau 0

BOTTINEAU — Des Lacs/Burlington junior running back Caleb Rist ran for two lengthy touchdowns of 70 yards and 60 yards in the first quarter.

The Lakers went into halftime up 18-0 on a 7-yard run by senior quarterback Blake Wacha. The scoring play came 30 seconds before the intermission and was set up by a bad punt snap by Bottineau.

Nobody scored in the second half to leave the final score at 18-0. It was the first coaching win for DLB first-year head coach Taylor Teske.

Rugby 14, Nedrose 6

RUGBY — The Panthers scored eight points in the first half. Their 8-0 lead held all the way through the third quarter, but the fourth quarter provided some excitement.

“The effort and energy was there all night long,” Rugby head coach Travis Risovi said. “I couldn’t ask for more from them.”

Both teams scored a touchdown apiece in the final frame.

Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn 38, Garrison/Max 8

GLENBURN — Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn jumped out to a 30-0 lead before halftime. Preston Peters’ interception helped the home team extend its lead.

The Sioux scored another touchdown with the running clock going late in the third quarter.

Garrison/Max capped the scoring with a final touchdown and two-point conversion, 38-8.

9-Man

Towner/Granville/Upham 54, Trenton 6

TOWNER — TGU quarterback Cy Luna made his mark during the season opener in Towner. Luna passed for 175 yards and ran for 155 more in the victory.

The Titans accumulated 30 points in the second quarter. The Tigers scored all six of their points in the final frame.

Luna accounted for five touchdowns in the contest. He tossed four scores and ran for another.

Minot native and former MLB umpire Gary Cederstrom was part of the officiating crew.

Ray/Powers Lake 34, Mohall/Lansford/Sherwood 14

RAY — At the end of one quarter, Ray/Powers Lake led MLS by a score of 7-2. The lead remained narrow at halftime, as the Outlaws gained a 13-8 advantage.

Ray/Powers Lake polished off the victory with 21 second-half points. The Outlaws improved to 1-0 on their home field.

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