Bottineau tight end Trasen Pollman (center) catches a touchdown pass in the first quarter against Nedrose. Alex Eisen/MDN

Aug. 28 marked the second week of the high school football season in North Dakota. Below are capsule game summaries for nine local contests across the region. The game recap for Rugby at Des Lacs/Burlington and Minot High at Mandan can be online at minotdailynews.com.

Two more local games will be played on Saturday: Carrington vs. Bishop Ryan at Nedrose, 7 p.m. and Drake-Anamoose at Alexander, 3 p.m. Also, the Stanley at Tioga contest scheduled for Friday night was postponed with a makeup date set for Monday, Aug. 31.

Class A

Bottineau 22, Nedrose 18

NEDROSE — Bottineau (1-1) snapped an 18-game losing streak with the tight victory over Nedrose (0-2). The Braves led 8-6 after one quarter, and that lead held until the intermission.

Nedrose gained a 12-8 advantage, but Nate Olson and Nevin George linked up for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. After that score, Bottineau led 14-12.

Ethan Miller scored a three-yard rushing touchdown for Nedrose with under four minutes to play, but Bottineau’s Gabriel Deschamp all but sealed the victory with a touchdown run of his own. A successful two-point pass from Nate Olson to Trasen Pollman put the game on ice.

Deschamp’s touchdown came with 1:13 remaining in the game.

Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn 20, Kenmare/B/BC 12

WESTHOPE — Wyatt Lemay’s 15-yard run gave the Sioux (2-0) their first score of the game against Kenmare/B/BC (0-1). After WNG added a successful two-point conversion, Lemay broke off another touchdown run.

Easton Andel and Elijah Kelly snagged interceptions for the Sioux. Heading into the break, WNG led 14-0.

Blaine Stevens caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Jalyn Derr, and the Sioux held a 20-0 lead early in the third quarter. Kenmare/B/BC’s Caleb Erickson snagged an 11-yard touchdown pass, and the Honkers recovered the onside kick attempt.

Andrew Christensen scored on a four-yard rush, but the Honkers did not recover the onside kick. The Sioux hung on for the 20-12 victory.

Southern McLean 30, Garrison/Max 10

GARRISON — Southern McLean (2-0) earned its seventh straight Mega Bowl victory on Friday night. Garrison/Max (0-2) scored all of its points in the fourth quarter.

Alexander Frederick got the scoring started with a 12-yard touchdown run. The two-point conversion was successful, and the Roughriders held an 8-0 lead after the first quarter.

Caden Germundson found Dylan Eckel for a 15-yard passing touchdown in the second quarter. The conversion failed, but Southern McLean led 14-0 at halftime.

Patrick Conoly scored on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Germundson in the third quarter. The Troopers scored on a safety and a one-yard touchdown run from Ty Iglehart in the fourth frame, but Germundson broke free for a 40-yard touchdown run.

Velva 16, Harvey/Wells County 6

HARVEY — The Aggies (1-0) scored all of their points in the first half in the win over the Hornets (1-1).

Jersey Selzler and Adam Schepp linked up for a six-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter. The ensuing two-point pass from Selzler to Hunter Suckut proved successful.

Suckut received a 14-yard touchdown pass from Selzler in the second quarter. The conversion failed, but Velva added a safety after a blocked punt in the end zone.

After a scoreless third frame, HWC’s Madden Thorson hauled in a 20-yard touchdown pass from Isaac Friese. The Hornets were unable to score on the conversion attempt, and the Aggies secured their first victory of the young season.

9-Man

Surrey 52, Benson County 8

LEEDS — Rylan Scheig threw for two touchdown passes and ran in another as the Surrey Mustangs (2-0) ran past Benson County (0-2) for a 52-8 road victory.

Surrey led 24-0 at halftime, which included a one-yard punch-in touchdown from Chris Jenner and a 76-yard pass from Scheig to Jenner with 50 seconds left before intermission.

Polum nabbed his second pick-six of the season to give the Mustangs a 40-0 lead.

Benson County scored its only touchdown on a 36-yard pass from Macyn Olson to John Fischer.

The Mustangs capped the score at 52-8 with a Brian Santa Cruz rushing touchdown with 28 seconds remaining.

Divide County 32, TGU 6

CROSBY — Lane Caraballo pounded in three rushing touchdowns and connected with Grant Kocher for an 18-yard score to carry Divide County over TGU, 32-6.

The Divide County Maroons (2-0) opened the scoring with a 52-yard touchdown burst from Logan Osvold. The longest touchdown of the game got the momentum rolling. Divide County scored the first 26 points before TGU got on the board.

The Titans (1-1) only touchdown and points of the game came courtesy of a 26-yard pass from Cy Luna to Bryce Latendresse at the end of the third quarter.

Caraballo ran in his third touchdown with a little under seven minutes to go to push the final score to 32-6.

St. John 44, Dunseith 0

ST. JOHN — St. John (2-0) got the ground game going early in the contest against Dunseith (1-1). Michael Dunn, Ethan McGillis and Tate LaFloe scored rushing touchdowns in the first quarter.

McGillis continued to roll in the second quarter and scored on a 21-yard run. Brayton Baker hauled in a 35-yard touchdown reception in that frame.

For his final act, McGillis ripped off a 71-yard touchdown run — his longest of the evening — in the third quarter. Neither team scored in the fourth.

North Prairie 52, Nelson County 12

ROLETTE — North Prairie (1-1) put its eight-point showing in Week 1 firmly in the past with a 52-point offensive explosion in Week 2 against Nelson County (0-2).

The Cougars scored two touchdowns apiece across the first three quarters and scored one more for good measure in the fourth quarter.

North Prairie running back Xavier Mitchell was unstoppable, rushing for 280 yards and five touchdowns. Quarterback Andre Elick went 5-for-6 through the air for 94 yards with a 52-yard touchdown pass to Nicholas Mears.

The Cougars racked up 406 yards of offense compared to Nelson County’s 207 yards.

New Rockford/Sheyenne 56, North Star 34

NEW ROCKFORD — New Rockford/Sheyenne (2-0) led 6-0 after one quarter, but both teams combined for a whopping 56 points in the second frame.

The Rockets tallied 36 points in the quarter, while North Star (0-2) put up 20. The second half was relatively tame by comparison, as the squads scored 14 points in each of the final two quarters. New Rockford’s Johnny Grann threw for 425 yards and six touchdowns in the contest.

Kaden Jensen snagged four of those scores and amassed 247 yards in the contest. North Star’s Jeremiah Hill rushed for 143 yards on 22 carries and added two touchdowns.

Other area scores (box scores/stats not reported): Mohall/Lansford/Sherwood def. Central McLean, 28-12; Ray/Powers Lake def. Parshall/White Shield, 58-22; Lewis & Clark/Berthold at Trenton, did not play.

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