By Chad Koenen

Publisher

The New York Mills Eagles came out on the short end of a 27-0 loss to Lake Park-Audubon on Friday night. 

After a scoreless first quarter, LPA got on the scoreboard with just 3:33 left in the second quarter when Mac Voth found the end zone on an 18-yard run. The kick was good to leave the score at 7-0 heading into halftime.

Unfortunately, LPA scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to pull away for good when Eli Carlson found Brody Hanson on a 25-yard touchdown pass to make the score 13-0. 

Austin Francis scored on a four-yard run and Mac Voth scored on another Carlson touchdown pass, this time from 58-yards out to make the score 27-0 in favor of the Raiders.

The Eagles picked up just 134 yards of total offense in the game as they went just 1-12 on third downs and 3-6 on fourth down attempts. A majority of the damage for the Eagles was done through the air as they collected 74 yards of passing on 10-19 attempts, while getting just 60 yards rushing in the game. The Eagles also collected eight penalties for 86 yards and turned the ball over two times.

On the positive side they controlled the clock by holding a 29:21 to 18:39 advantage in time of possession. 

Creed Mursu went 10-19 passing for 74 yards and an interception, while Everett Ruther rushed 19 times for 54 yards and caught four passes for 31 yards to lead the charge. 

The loss drops the Eagles to 0-5 on the season as they will look to rebound this week with a road game against the Menahga Braves. The Braves come into the game with a record of 3-2 overall as they average 24.8 points per game on offense, while surrendering 23 points per game on the defensive end of the field.

Last week the Braves were able to get the best of the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines by a score of 28-0 for the third win of the season. They also have wins against Maple Lake by a score of 42-12 and Frazee by a score of 14-12. Their two losses came at the hands of Lake Park-Audubon by a score of 35-22 and Parkers Prairie by a score of 56-18.

NY Mills is averaging 5.6 points per game on offense, while giving up 32.6 points per game on defense. 

PASSING (comp-att-yds-td-int)- Creed Mursu 10-19-74-0-1

RUSHING (att-yds)- Everett Ruther 19-54, Ryder Davis 7-11, Creed Mursu 5-2, Tony Nichols 3-(-)3

RECEIVING (rec-yds)-  Everett Ruther 4-31, Blake Hiltner 2-16, Grason Meyer 1-13, Tony Nichols 2-7, Carlyle Tumberg 1-7

TACKLES (tackles-assists) Everett Ruther 4-3, Ryder Davis 2-4, Tony Nichols 3-2, Jacobey Wilhelmi 3-1, Creed Mursu 2-2, Wessten Simpson 2-1, Sean Dresser 2-0, Carlyle Tumber 0-2, Grayson Meyer 0-1, Blake Hiltner 0-1, Isaac Geiser 0-1, Reed Rastedt 1-0