Blue Jays Drop Home Opener To Velva
The Stanley Blue Jays hosted the Velva-DAG Aggies on Friday, Sept. 5 in their home opener.
This was a game that the Aggies controlled with the Blue Jays holding their own in the first quarter as Velva put just one touchdown on the board. They put three more touchdowns on the board in the second quarter to hold a 30 to 0 lead at the halftime break. They scored one more time each in the third and fourth quarters to finish the game with a 44-0 victory.
The Blue Jays had 75 yards of total offense, including 32 passing and 43 rushing yards. The Aggies had 360 total yards, including 134 passing and 226 rushing yards. On defense, the Blue Jays capitalized on three fumble recoveries.
Individual stats for the Blue Jays were as follows:
Passing: Kane Reep completed 4 of 11 passing attempts for 32 yards with 1 interception.
Rushing: Kayden Uran, 11 carries for 30 yards; Kane Reep, 3 carries for 8 yards; Hunter Warta, 8 carries for 5 yards; Ben Hynek, 1 carry for 2 yards; and Regan Gustafson, 1 carry for -2 yards.
Receiving: Austin Kanenwisher, 1 catch for 18 yards; Ben Hynek, 1 catch for 8 yards; and Colter Fladeland, 1 catch for 6 yards.
Defense: Hunter Warta, 11 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries; Carter Goettle, 9 tackles; Ben Hynek, 8 tackles; Logan Longmuir, 7 tackles; Kayden Uran, 7 tackles; Jevon Johnson, 5 tackles; Denim Dunham, 5 tackles; Oscar Garcia, 4 tackles; Brayden Fritel, 4 tackles; Ace Johnson, 3 tackles; Regan Gustafson, 3 tackles; Colter Fladeland, 2 tackles; Ashton Peterson, 1 tackle; Kolton Longmuir, 1 tackle, 1 sack; Levi Uran, 1 fumble recovery.
Stanley 0 0 0 0 - 0
Velva 8 22 8 6 - 44
Up Next: The Blue Jays will play the Tioga Pirates on Friday, Sept. 12 with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. at the Lyne Enget Field. While the game was originally scheduled in Tioga,