After trailing 6-0 after the first quarter, the Kiel football team scored three unanswered touchdowns en route to a 27-14 home victory over Howards Grove on Friday night.
Kiel had a pair of 9-yard touchdown runs from Dakota Marksman as the Raiders accumulated 301 rushing yards on a total of 38 attempts.
A key play contributing to the large amount of rushing yards the Raiders were able to gain was the 62-yard touchdown run by Aaron Field in the third quarter which put the game at 20-6 entering the final frame.
Each team scored a touchdown in the fourth with Howards grove making a two-point conversion.
| Howards Grove | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | 14 |
| Kiel | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7 | — | 27 |
First quarter
Howards – Tom Hansen 3-yard run (PAT fail)
Second quarter
KIEL – Dakota Marksman 9-yard run (PAT fail)
Third quarter
KIEL- Dakota Marksman 9-yard (Aaron Field 2 point conversion run)
KIEL – Aaron Field 62-yard run (PAT fail)
Fourth quarter
Howards – Cole McCrawl 4-yard run (2 point conversion run)
KIEL – Austin Field 22-yard run (Cole Voelker PAT)
| H | K | |
| First downs | 9 | 14 |
| Total Net Yards | 291 | 310 |
| Rushes-Yards | 34-147 | 38-301 |
| Passing | 144 | 9 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 9-14-1 | 3-6-0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 11-75 | 13-80 |
Individual statistics
Rushing — Howards Grove, Cole McCraw 15-61. Kiel, Aaron Field 12-131, Dakota Marksman 14-117.
Passing — Howards Grove, Tom Hansen 9-14-1-144. Kiel, Jack Meunier 3-9-0-47.
Receiving — Howards Grove, Everhett Johnson 4-37. Kiel, Jacob Groth 2-31.
