PICK THE WINNER CONTEST

The winner for last week was, I hate to say it Matt Norstad.  Matt your card is in the mail. 
This week we are looking at Section Champions.  Most games I believe are on Friday some on Saturday and Vikes Sunday. Deadline is 6pm Friday. If your still interested we can do state tournaments also, let me know. email your picks and total points   jnor13@hotmail.com

BA. at Blomming Prairie
Chatfield at Caledonia
Waterville at Sibley East
Lake City at Lourdes
Kasson at Faribo
Hutchinson at Glencoe
Mayo at Owatonna
Rosemount at Stillwater
Gophers vs Michigan
Vikes at Seattle _________________total points

BOMBERS ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

The Bombers victory over Concordia Saturday catapults them into the Section championship game this Saturday at St. Criox Lutheran field in West St. Paul. The Beacons scored twice in the first quarter against the Bombers. Two times quarterback Austin Moldehauer scored for the Beacons, first on a 7 yard run and then on a 10 yard run. The Beacons lead after 1 quarter 14-0, but as you know the game is 4 quarters long. In the 2nd quarter the Bombers drove down to the Beacons 15 yard line  where the drive stalls. Derek Johnson kicks a 32 yard field goal. Key play of drive 20 yard pass to Jordan Lundell plus a 15 yard roughing the passer flag on the Beacons.   Bomber 3 Beacons 14  The Bombers defense holds on the next series, as the Beacons go for a 4th and 6. Sterling Carlson stops the ball carrier short of the first down marker and the Bombers takeover at their own 43. The Bombers then march down the field, 57 yards in 11 plays. Hunter Johnson hits Lundell with a 18 yard touchdown pass. Johnson's kick was good.  Bomber 10 Beacons 14  The Beacons drive down to the Bombers 35 yard line on the next possession, but a fumbled snap is recovered by Taylor Carlson. The half ends with the score Bombers 10 Beacons 14
The second half starts with the Bombers going backward, with a 4th and 24 the Bombers punt, the Beacons take over at their 29 yard line. A fumbled snap by the Beacons is recovered by Saul Carter and the Bombers take over at the Beacon 28 yard line. It takes 6 plays for the Bombers to hit pay dirt, Hunter Johnson scores on a 5 yard touchdown run. Kick was good. Bombers take the lead 17 to 14. 3rd quarter score Bombers 17 Beacons 14     The rest of the game was back and forth as each team had their miscues. The Beacons did get to the Bomber 30 yard line twice, but they were stopped by the Bomber defense. The Bomber defense did a good job against the option offense of the Beacons. The Bombers now move on to another option team, this one is the defending state champs. The Bombers are playing with a lot of confidence, it should be a good game.

STATS
Passing
Hunter Johnson 6-12-98 yards 1TD
Rushing
Ian Althoff 23-80
Hunter Johnson 3-10 1TD
Jordan Lundell 2-7
Alex Bultena 1-11

Receiving
Jordan Lundell 4-83 1TD
Colton Sande 2-15

Team
Rushing 34-101
Passing 6-12-98

BOMBERS TO PLAY FOR SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP

The Cannon Falls Bombers will play in the section 4 Championship game. The Concordia Beacons scored the first 14 points of the game, but the never got another sniff of the end zone. The Bombers scored 17 unanswered points to defeat the Beacons in Roseville. Details and stats to follow.

DIRECTIONS TO CONCORDIA FIELD ROSEVILLE

Address for Concordia Academy football field is 565 Lovell Ave. Maybe the easiest direction, HWY 52 north to St Paul, get on 35E north, to Hwy 36 west, then exit on Dale St., then north to Lovell Street, take a right on Lovell, it should take you to the stadium.

CORRECTION ON TIME OF GAME

The correct time for the start of the Bombers and Concordia Beacons is 7 pm Saturday. Time on the Minnestoa State High School website was wrong.

PREVIEW BOMBERS VS BEACONS

The Cannon Fall Bombers play the Concordia Academy Beacons Saturday night, in the semifinals of section 4. The Beacons advanced with a win over Minneapolis Roosevelt last Wednesday night. The Beacons come in to the game with a record of 6-3. Watching film against Roosevelt and against St.Croix Lutheran which are complete opposites. One of the best and one of the worst. They cruised past Roosevelt but could not stop the St. Croix offense, The Beacons are pistol, 1 back mid line-veer team. The Bombers have to play assignment football this week. The Beacons will start 10 seniors and 5 juniors on either offense or defense. Most players play both ways. Their defense is a 5-2 defense or some would call it a 3-4 with walk up backers, either way they have 5 defensive players on the line of scrimmage. Against St Croix, after Concordia scored to start the 3rd quarter, the score was 20-7 St Croix. This will be a big challenge for the Bombers, typically they do not fare well against veer teams. If they can play assignment football and move the ball, which I think they can, against this Beacon defense the Bombers should win. Bombers 24 Beacons 21

BOMBERS ADVANCE IN SECTION PLAY

The Bombers will move on to the next round of  section play, after thumping a out manned Edison team. The Bombers scored 7 times in the first half and then gave way to the second stringers to finish the game. First drive of the game for the Bombers was a 9 play 65 yards capped off with  a 4 yard run by Jordan Lundell. Derek Johnson's kick was goods. Key plays in drive 2 twenty yard runs by Ian Althoff.  The Bombers overcame a fumble, a holding penalty and a dropped interception by the Tommies on that drive to score.  Bombers 7 Tommies 0  The first play for the Tommies, Brock Peterson intercepts a pass and returns it 30 yards to the Tommies 13 yard line. A Bomber penalty put the ball back at the 25 yard line, 7 plays later Althoff scores on a 3 yard run following lead blocker Andrew Anderson. The Bombers are successful on their fake extra point try.  Bombers 15 Tommies 0
The Tommies return the kickoff to the Bomber 49 yard line. The Bombers force another punt and start at their own 25 yard line.  1st quarter score Bombers 15 Tommies 0  The Bombers drive 75 yards in 11 plays with runs from Lundell and Althoff. Althoff finishes the drive with a 10 yard scamper behind good blocking from his line. Kick was good.  Bomber 22 Tommies 0  The kickoff is again returned to the 50 yard line. The Bomber defense forces another Tommie punt and Lundell returns it 25 yards to the Bombers 49 yard line. Two great runs by Althoff take the ball to the 7 yard line but a holding call brings the ball back to the 20 yard line. A Hunter Johnson to Lundell pass takes the ball to 9 yard line. Another Johnson pass to Alex Bultena in the end zone scores the Bombers 4th touchdown of the night. Johnson's kick was good. Bombers 29  Tommies 0   The Bombers do a better job on kick coverage this time stopping the ball carrier at the 25 yard line. First play for the Tommies Cody Meyers and hosts of  Bombers cause a fumble which is recovered by the Bombers at the Tommies 13 yard line.  Jacob Hanka was the work horse this time for the Bombers. Three carries, for the Bombers 5th touchdown of the night. Johnson's kick was good. Bombers 36 Tommies 0   The Tommies get another good return to the 35 yard line. The Bombers again force a punt. This time Lundell takes the kick and returns it 56 yards for the touchdown. Johnson's kick was good.  Bombers 43 Tommies 0   The Tommies next possession did not fair any better, as Lundell intercepts a pass at the Tommies 46 yard line. The Bombers score 5 plays later on Hanka's 9 yard run, his 2 of the night. Johnson's kick was good. Half time score  Bomber 50 Tommies 0  The second stringers played in the second half. The Bombers Nick Lorentz scored on a 5 yard run in the 3 quarter. The Tommies did score a touchdown in the 4th quarter that rounded out the scoring for the night. Final score Bombers 57  Tommies 8  The Bombers did what they should do against a team like this.  The Tommies were down to 21 players after 19 players failed to come to school that day, which made them ineligible for the game. The Bombers move on to play Concordia Academy Roseville on Saturday, game time 7:30. The Beacons are 6-3 with their win over Roossevelt on Tuesday. Look for the preview in coming days.

BOMBERS THRASH TOMMIES

 The Cannon Falls Bombers put whippun on the Edison Tommies 57 -8. The Bombers starters only lasted the first half, as they scored 50 points on the hapless Tommies. The Bombers even threw in a fake extra point try, after their second touchdown. Full details and stats tommorrow. We do know the Bombers will play this saturday at Concordia Academy in Roseville.

PICK THE WINNER

Halley won the last, pick the winners contest, perfect 9 for 9 . Good job Halley, email where to send you your Subway card. 
Remember early games this week deadline 6pm Tuesday

This Weeks contest is larger due to the playoffs.

Cotter at Stewarville
ZM at Plainview
LC vs La Crescent
Goodhue at Southland
KW at Medford
Triton vs St. Charles
Byron vs Red Wing
Lourdes vs Pine Island
Hayfield at Lewiston
Bombers vs Edison
Kasson bye
Gophers vs Purdue
Vikes vs Tampa Bay_________________total score

BOMBERS START SECTION PLAYOFFS

The Cannon Falls Bombers take on the Edison Tommies, Tuesday night at John Burch Field, game time is set at 7:00. The Bombers 5-3 in the HVL, the Tommies 1-7 in the Minneapolis City Conference. The Tommies lone win came against Minneapolis Roosevelt 25-16. Roosevelt did not win a game this year.  I'm going to throw some numbers at you, they might not mean a lot, but I have some extra time on my hands. Comparing Edison to Pine Island, The point differential in both the Edison and Pine Island team losses were 31 points per game, both teams are 1-7, the QFR for Edison is 19.1 for Pine Island is 18.8. Pine Island has played 2-4A, 5-3A, and 1-1A schools. Edison has played 1- 6A, 1-5A, 1-4A, 3-3A, 1-2A, and 1-1A schools. I guess what I'm getting at is we can not take this team for granted. They have good speed, they start 8 seniors on either offense or defense, but they also start 2 sophomores and a freshmen. They do not have a lot of depth on the team. The games I saw they seemed a little rag tag, but were able to move the football. The Bombers have to come out early and take control on the first series. They must be able to run the ball, run the ball, run the ball, the weather should be good, maybe some rain moving in. If they are slow to get started again there may not be enough time left to recover. This will be a challenge for the coaches to make sure the players are focused and ready to play from the start. If the Bombers can control the line of scrimmage and contain the QB they should win. Key will be contain the quarterback.                        Bombers 20 Edison 7

BOMBERS BEAT PANTHERS

The Cannon Falls Bombers dominated the 4th quarter last night to put away the pesky Panthers 26 - 0. Both teams exchanged punts in their first possessions. The Bombers mounted a drive down to the Panther 25 yard line with a couple of nice pass completions from Hunter Johnson to Jordan Lundell and Alex Bultena. Next play Johnson was intercepted on the 2 yard line by Panther Luke Schmidt. The Panthers moved the ball to the 30 yard line, helped by two flags on the Bombers, an offsides and the big one a running into the kicker penalty. The Panthers did have to punt and the Bombers took over at their own 40 yard line. 1st quarter score Bomber 0 Panthers 0.  The second quarter was more back a forth until the Bombers recovered a Panther fumbled punt. A Johnson to  Lundell 4 yard scoring pass put the Bombers on the board with 15 seconds left in the half.. Half time score Bombers 7 Panthers 0.  Third quarter was filled with mistakes on both sides. Neither team could finish there drives. 3rd quarter score Bomber 7 Panthers 0. The 4th quarter was all Bombers. They broke the will of the Panthers and scored 3 touchdowns. First touchdown was a 43 yard scamper by Ian Althoff. Johnson's kick was good.  Bombers 14 Panther 0.  First play for the Panther on their next series Clay Broze recovers a Panther fumble at the Panther 25 yard line. After four good hard runs by Althoff,  he scores on a 1 yard run.  Kick was no good  Score Bomber 20 Panthers 0  The Bombers defense again forces a Panther punt. The Bombers take over at the Panther 46 yard line. The starters still in for the Bombers, they flex their muscles and drive 46 yards in 10 plays capped off with a 1 yard run by Andrew Anderson. Kick was blocked  Final score Bombers 26 Pine Island 0 The Bombers will take on Minneapolis Edison Tommies next Tuesday time to be determined.

STATS

Passing
Hunter Johnson 11-18-122- 1int

Rushing
Ian Althoff 23-149-2td
Jordan Lundell 2-10
Hunter Johnson 10-50
Andrew Anderson 2-2 1td
Jacob Hanka 4-18
Alex Bultena 1-17

Receiving
Alex Bultena 5-28
Noah Callister 1-19
Jordan Lundell 4-64
Colton Sande 1-21

Team
Rushing 44-248
Passing 11-18-122


DEF
Andrew Anderson 9 tackles
Alex Brummand 3 tackles 2 sacks
Hunter Johnson 3 tackles 1 int
Clay Broze 9 tackles 2 fumbles recovered
Austin Noble 3 tackles 1 sack

BOMBERS STRUGGLE IN WIN

The Bombers made tough work of their last divisional game Friday night, beating Pine Island 26-0. It was 0-0 late in the 2 quarter when Pine Island fumbled a Bomber punt. The Bombers scored seconds before the half ended,to take a 7-0 lead into the half. I received a little flake about not getting my game preview done, before the game. If I had, I would have said the Bombers should be ahead by at least 28 points by half time. Rest the starters the second half and let the second stringers get some action, and get ready for the playoffs. Boy was I wrong, the Bombers needed a great 4th quarter to put the game away, after only leading 7-0 after the 3rd quarter. I will have full details and stats later.

PICK THE WINNERS

Wednesday games this week, dead line 6pm Wednesday

Lourdes at LaCrescent
Stewartville at Kasson
Byron at KW
Hayfield at Triton
ZM at Lake City
Cotter at Goodhue
Pine Island at Bombers
Gophers at Wisconsin
Vikes vs Arizona    total points__________________

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Lourdes conference champs
Lake City conference champs

Everybody makes the playoffs, we will continue the pick contest, I may add some of the bigger schools to the list as teams get beat.

BOMBERS NIP TIGERS

It took about 47 minutes of the game, for the Bombers to secure a victory over the Stewartville Tigers Friday night.The Bombers blocked an extra point try and recovered the onside kick to get their 4th win of the season. It was a back and forth contest for most of the first half, both teams playing conservative football.The Bombers scored with about 18 seconds to go in the first half, on a nifty 64 yard pass from Hunter Johnson to Jordan Lundell. Derek Johnson's kick was good and the Bombers went into the half leading 7 - 0. The Bombers had another scoring opportunity in the 2nd quarter, but a Johnson field goal attempt was blocked. Not many sustained drives for either team in the first half.  Score at the half  Bomber 7 Tigers 0

The second half started with the Bombers forcing a Tiger punt. They then drove down to the Tiger 25 yard line, but on 4th down play Hunter Johnson was sacked on a pass attempt. The Tigers then went 75 yards in 10 plays, and scored on a 1 yard plunge. The kick was good.   Bomber 7 Tigers 7.    Both teams then exchanged punts, but on the Bombers 2nd punt of the 3rd quarter the ball hit a Tiger player and Colton Sande recovered for the Bombers.  End of the 3rd quarter  Score Bombers 7  Tigers 7
 The Bombers drove 48 yards in 8 plays and scored on 26 yard pass from Johnson to who else Lundell. Derek Johnson's kick was good.  Bombers 14 Tigers 7  On the Bombers kickoff they made a big mistake by kicking the ball out of bounds, the Tigers started at the 35 yard line. The Tigers took just 4 plays to cover the 65 yards, last play a 16 yard touchdown catch by Will Gisler. Gisler also had a great one handed catch for 37 yards to start the drive. Kick was good.  Score  Bomber 14  Tigers 14
The Bombers next drive started at their own 39. After getting a first down they were forced to punt. Tigers started at their own 24 and on the first play and the Bombers biggest defensive play of the night, Hunter Johnson steps in front of a Tiger receiver and returns the interception 32 yards for a touchdown, with a convoy of Bombers leading the way. Johnson's kick was good.  Score with 4:10 left on the clock Bombers 21 Tigers 14
The Tigers return the kickoff to their own 27 yard line. After four straight incompletions the Bombers took over at the Tigers 27 yard line. The Bombers with about 3:55 left on the clock take the ball down to the Tigers 18 yard line. On a 4th and 2 from the 18 yard line, Johnson is tackled for a 17 yard loss, the Tigers take over at their own 35 yard line. One has to wonder why not a field goal attempt? Remember the Tigers last play they ran was a incomplete pass, but it also was a trick play, a throwback pass that didn't work. Well it worked the second time for a 40 yard gain down to the Bombers 34 yard line. 6 plays later the Tigers score on a 30 yard pass from Aaron Quandt to Conner Hanf. With 1:13 left in the game the Bombers special team comes up with play of the night, they block the extra try. Score Bombers 21  Tigers 20  The Bombers special teams also recovers the onside kick and the Bombers run out the clock.  Fine Score  Bombers 21  Tigers  20                             Next game will be Wednesday against Pine Island 7:00 start.

PICK THE WINNERS CONTEST

A tie between Josh and Brandon, with 7 wins each.  Tie breaker goes to Josh Olson with a total score of 50. Congraulations your subway card will be the mail monday.

BOMBERS STOP TIGERS

The Bombers block a Tigers extra point try, with less than 2:00 minutes to play, then recover a onsides kick, to preserve a Bombers 21 to 20 victory in Stewarville Friday night. Details and stats to follow.

PREVIEW STEWARVILLE GAME

Big game this week with the Stewarville Tigers. The Tigers come into the game with a record of 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the division. The Bomber are 3-3 overall and 1-3 in the division. A win for the Bombers will likely give them a winning record, Pine Island the last opponent is not a good team.  The Bombers will have to defend the pass this week. Stewarville comes into the game with the most passing yardage in the HVL. If you look at the stats between the two they exact opposites in rushing and passing stats. The Bomber rush for 1209 yards and pass for 735 yards, the Tigers rush for 716 yards and pass for 1213 yards. In section play it also is important, both teams sit as the third seed in their sections, staying in third will give the Bombers a home playoff game. The Bombers will have to stop the Tigers sophomore Quarterback Aaron Quandt who leads the league in yardage, but also interceptions. Will Gisler is the favorite target with 42 catches, 530 yards and 7 touchdowns. In fact Stewarville has 3 receivers in the top ten in the league. The Bombers will have to keep the pressure on Quandt, don't give him time to find his second or third receivers. The Bombers will need to try and shorten the game with the rush game. I said last week I thought the Bombers have turned the corner on their passing game, but this is a game they have to find their rushing game again, after two lackluster performances on the ground. If the Bomber can find their rushing attack and continue the new found passing attack they will win.     Bombers 24 Tigers 14

PICK THE WINNER CONTEST

This weeks pick the winner contest. Looks like some very tough games to pick.

KM at Lourdes    Conference championship on the line.

Lake City at Goodhue

Triton at Zumbrota    If ZM and LC both win, they will play next Wednesday for the championship

PI at Hayfield  Yawner 1

LaCrescent at Byron

KW at Cotter  Yawner 2

Bombers at Stewartville

Gophers vs Northwestern

Vikes at Washington

Total score Vikes and Washington________________

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PICK THE WINNER

This weeks winner of the pick the winner contest is Tim Anderson. Tim your subway card is on its way, congratulations. Check Tuesday for the next contest. Tell your friends about the contest, just pick the winners and get a subway gift card.

BOMBERS PLAY LOURDES TOUGH

The Bombers lost a scoring battle, Friday night to the Rochester Lourdes Eagles. The Bombers started the scoring when Jordan Lundell returned a Lourdes punt 89 yards for a touchdown. Derek Johnson's kick was good. Bomber 7 Lourdes 0  The Eagles scored next possession on a 64 yard QB keeper by Mark Pagel.  The Bombers stopped the 2 point play.   Bombers 7  Lourdes 6   Lourdes scored again in the first Quarter on a 5 yard run by Mckay Cartens. The Bombers again stopped the Eagles 2 point try.  Bombers 7  Lourdes 12   The Bombers then go on a nice 9 play drive and score on a 13 yard pass from Hunter Johnson to Austin Lauridson who made a great catch at the goal line. Johnson kick was good.   Bomber 14  Lourdes 12   Lourdes comes back with their own 7 play drive that's capped off with a Mckay Cartens 30 yard run for touchdown, after breaking a tackle at the line of scrimmage. This time the Eagles 2 point try is good.  Bomber 14  Lourdes 20  The Bombers answer again with a 8 play drive, capped off with a Ian Althoff 1 yard blast into the end zone. Key plays a 17 yard pass from Johnson to Colton Sande. Sande did a good job of getting yards after the catch, and Johnson scrambling for 17 yards down to the 3 yard line. Kick was blocked.  Bombers 20 Lourdes 20  Lourdes did not take long to score on their next drive. First play from scrimmage Pagel races 65 yards for a Eagle touchdown. Kick was good. Against this option offense everyone needed to follow their assignments. This is the result when it doesn't happen.   Bomber 20  Lourdes 27  The  Bombers unfortunately have a turnover at the Lourdes 30 yard line, as a Eagles defender intercepts a Johnson pass, with 2:30 to go in the half.  Pagel scores his third touchdown of the game on a 12 yard keeper. Kick was no good.  Half time score  Bomber 20  Lourdes 33

The Bombers kicked off to start the second half. The Eagles returned it to the 50 yard line, from there they march 50 yards in 10 plays, with Pagel scoring his 4th touchdown on a 4th and goal at the 1 yard line.  2 point try was no good.  Bombers 20 Lourdes 39  The Bombers answered with another drive 10 plays 73 yards, capped off with a 6 yard pass from Johnson to Alex Bultena. Johnson's kick was good.
Bombers 27  Lourdes 39  Well it didn't last long,  1 play 58 yards Kane Cartsens, yes they are twins, takes a pitch from Pagel and off to the races. Kick was good. Bombers 27  Lourdes 46  The Bombers travel 65 yards in 12 plays and take up 4:30 minutes, but Johnson is intercepted at the Lourdes 10 yard line. The Eagles know how to eat up the clock with the option, starting at their own 10 yard line with 11:30 to go, they go 73 yards in 12 plays take 9:00 minutes off the clock, when the Bombers stop them.  Final score Bombers 27  Lourdes 46  

I think this a coming out for the offense, this is what I thought we would see at the beginning. I think we have to run the ball better, than we have the last two games. Come playoff time weather can play an enormous factor in a ballgame and a ground game will be important. I came a way feeling good about the game ( I know it was a loss) they are never good, but we can build I think on this one.

Bombers play at Stewvartille next Friday.

STATS

Passing
Johnson 12-26 162 yards 2TD 2INT

Rushing
Johnson 12-67
Althoff 14-33
Bultena 1-22

Receiving
Lundell 3-32
Bultena 4-32
Sande 366
Lauridsen 2-31

Team
Rushing 32-122
Passing 12-26 161 yards

BOMBERS VS LOURDES PREVIEW

The Bombers are at home this Friday, taking on the 5-0 Lourdes Eagles. The Eagles bring in the second best rushing attack in the league. The Eagles top rusher with 539 yards is Griff Slightam a sophomore with a healthy 9.42 rushing average per carry. Next is junior Mckay Carstens with 344 yards and whopping 10.75 average per carry. Their QB is Mark Pagel with 277 passing yards per game. Lourdes will never throw the ball very often, they run the option offense, that means the Bombers will have to play good assignment football this week. It is a great offense, because not many teams run it. Which makes defending it a headache. The Bombers will have to read their keys, stay home and not chase. The Eagles are not to bad on defense either. Leader overall in total yards given up and the stingiest overall giving up points. Their are rated number 1 in class 3AAA state polls. The Bombers need to just go for it this game, fake punts, throw back pass on kick returns, double passes, reverses, flea flicker, throw the book at them. On defense stack the box, make them throw, go man, have everybody fill a gap, go get em. This is a game to throw the kitchen sink at them and hope it works. I don't think we can stand toe to toe with them and come out on top. They have only played two teams with winning records this year and just beat Byron by 7 points. I think this may be close  game, if the Bombers make their own breaks and catch the Eagles off guard, if they can't it may be a long night.

PICK THE WINNER CONTEST

Last weeks winner was Tim Anderson. This weeks picks are easy. Please put total sum of Vikes and Tennessees scores for tie breaker. Also 6 pm friday deadline. Send picks to Jnor13@hotmail.com 

Stewartville at Pine Island
Lourdes at Bombers
Byron at Kasson
Hayfield at Zumbrota
Goodhue ar Kenyon
Cotter at Lake City
La Crescent at Triton
Gophers off
Vikes home Tennessee
Total Score Vikes game____________

Good Luck