Imperials Win 74-0
Once again, the Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter defense had a great showing as they only allowed the Standing Rock Warriors 28 total yards in offense. The Imperial 9-man football team traveled to Fort Yates last Friday where they racked up 74 total points while whitewashing the Warriors in the Region 4 matchup. With the win NGS improves to 7-1 while the Warriors remain winless at 0-8. NGS has secured a playoff berth as the second team in Region 4 and in the latest Class B 9-man poll they were rated fourth in the state.
The Imperials had first possession and after a tipped pass the second play of the game senior quarterback Bryce Schneider found sophomore Easten Baumgartner for a 63-yard touchdown. Schneider found senior wide receiver Jackson Piatz for the PAT and an 8-0 NGS lead. After a 3 and punt by the Warriors, two plays later Schneider scrambled down the sideline for a 64-yard touch down. Sophomore Brooks Grunefelder carried for the 2-point conversion and a 16-0 lead with just over 8 minutes left in the first stanza. The Warriors then ran three plays, gaining a rare first down on the night before Derion Dwarf was intercepted by Jackson Piatz who returned the ball to the 20-yard line. Four plays later the Imperials had their. . .