'Beeters Rolling as they Rock Shelby 54-14 in Impressive Northern C Win

The Chinook Sugarbeeters have looked very impressive the first two weeks of the High School Class C Eight-player Football season. After knocking off Park City at home in week one, the 'Beeters headed to Shelby Friday night to take on the Coyotes in a huge conference clash.

It may be just the first conference game of the season for either team, but it will surely have an impact on potential post season seeding. The two teams were picked as the co-favorites to finish on top of the 'B' Subdivision of the Northern C.

The Sugarbeeters took the field and dominated, scoring on the opening possession and never looking back in a lopsided 54-14 win over a very good Shelby Coyote football team.

The 'Beeters were methodical in their opening possession mixing in the run with the pass. Junior Tyler Schoen moved the ball to the 11 yard line with a nice run. Junior Quarterback Levi Jensen then found senior Tight End Oskar Pula for a nine yard gain to the two yard line. Schoen then punched it in the end zone with 7:10 left in the opening quarter for a 6-0 'Beeter lead.

Senior Drake Berreth made a nice move on the ball to intercept the Shelby pass and give the ball back to the offense. The 'Beeters were forced to punt, but got the ball right back after forcing the Coyotes to turn the ball over on downs.

The 'Beeters started the second quarter with the ball on the Coyote 31 yard line and needed just one play to score. Jensen dropped back in the pocket and found Berreth for a spectacular 31 yard scoring strike to put Chinook up 12-0.

Junior Flint Annis ended the ensuing Shelby drive with a huge sack on fourth down. Moments later Schoen picked up a huge block from senior Wyatt Dunbar and junior Daniel MacLeod to find the end zone from nine yards out. Jensen ran in the conversion to put the 'Beeters up 20-0 with 7:45 left in the half.

Jensen then intercepted a tipped ball on defense for the 'Beeters. Wasting little time, the offense moved the ball down the field in just :45 scoring on a 13 yard pass from Jensen to Berreth. The pair connected for the conversion and Chinook led 28-0.

The Coyotes found a little rhythm and put a pair of drives together to cut the deficit to 28-14. The defense forced the Coyotes into a turnover on Downs late in the half giving the ball back to the offense with just :25 on the clock.

The quick strike 'Beeter attack needed just :18 and two plays to score. Jensen and Berreth hooked up for a big gain to the Coyote 25 yard line. They then connected on a 25 yard scoring strike where

Berreth made another amazing catch. Jensen then found senior Toby Niederegger for the conversion and a 36-14 'Beeter halftime lead.

The 'Beeters and Coyotes exchanged possessions to start the second half. Berreth then made a shoestring catch for his second interception of the game. Jensen and Schoen each carried for a nice gain before Jensen found the corner and then paydirt for a 22 yard scoring run to give the 'Beeters a 42-14 advantage.

With 4:50 left in the third quarter, Jensen and Berreth hooked up again, this time for a 17 yard touchdown pass, the pairs third of the game. With the score the lead ballooned to 48-14.

The 'Beeters scored once more in the fourth quarter, finishing the game the way they started, with a long methodical drive. After several runs from Jensen and Schoen, Niederegger hauled in an 11 yard touchdown pass from Jensen to provide the final points of the contest in a 54-14 Chinook win.

Jensen was impressive all night long. In just his second Varsity start the nimble quarterback completed 17-31 passes for 171 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. In his two starts he has thrown for nine touchdowns with zero interceptions. Jensen also ran the ball for 114 yards and a score as well.

Schoen carried the ball 20 times for 92 yards and a pair of scores for the 'Beeters. Berreth had seven receptions for 103 yards and three touchdowns. Niederegger finished with five catches for 40 yards and a score while Pula caught two balls for 28 yards and a touchdown.

Defensively Berreth was again impressive in the secondary, picking off two more balls in the contest giving him five interceptions in just two games. Berreth also recorded 10 tackles on the night.

Schoen led the 'Beeter defense with 13 total tackles in the game giving him 31 for the season. Pula was a dominate force from his defensive end position. The senior reeked havoc all night long in the Coyote backfield with a sack, 11 quarterback hurries and four balls batted down. Junior Daniel MacLeod had six quarterback hurries himself while junior Flint Annis had eight tackles and three hurries.

'Beeter Head Coach Mike Jones was very pleased with his teams effort, "This game was a great win for the program. I know the boys were motivated by the last couple games with Shelby and they prepared very well for this game." The trenches were huge for the 'Beeters, "I think that our offensive and defensive lines were great in this win. They really dominated the line of scrimmage which freed up the skill guys to create in the open field."

Jones credits the teams preparation for the win Friday night, "Overall this was a great game for us, from the first practice all the way through the last snap. Our entire team put time in on film and everyone did their job this week. I think the coaching staff as a whole really came up with a good game plan and the boys were able to execute as well as make some adjustments in game."

The Sugarbeeters will be at home this Friday to renew their old Class B rivalry with the Harlem Wildcats. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m.