By John George
Perham used a dominant defensive effort Friday night in Crookston to pick up their first win of the year, 15-0.
The Yellow Jacket defense didn't let Crookston move the ball all night, holding the Pirates to minus-20 yards rushing, and 68 yards in total offense.
Five Crookston drives were three plays of fewer and they had six drives of 10 yards or less. The Pirates only good offensive possession was a 10-play, 46-yard drive late in the second quarter that resulted in a missed field goal.
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The Jackets got all the points they needed the first time they touched the ball. Perham took the opening kick-off and went 80 yards on 12 plays, capping the drive with a five-yard?touchdown run by Nathan Schmitz.
The Yellow Jacket offense put up some impressive numbers, but were only able to get into the end zone twice. Their second score came in the fourth quarter on a five-yard pass from Ben Bucholz to Alex Phelps.
Bucholz finished 14-for-24 for 179 yards. Four receivers caught three passes each, with Ben Waldon leading the team with 42 yards.
The Jackets had 106 yards on the ground, led by Schmitz, who gained 76 yards on 17 carries.
Perham's final score came on a safety with two minutes to play when Crookston's snap on a punt attempt went out of the back of the end zone.
It's Perham's third straight win over Crookston (0-3, 0-2 HOL?North). The Pirates last win was in the 2004 Section 8AAA playoffs.
Back up North
The Yellow Jackets (1-2, 1-0 HOL?North) will head north again this week when they play at East Grand Forks on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m.
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After going winless in 2007, the Green Wave start this year 0-3. After losses to Staples-Motley, Park Rapids to begin the season, EGF was shutout by Pequot Lakes last week, 31-0.
Perham has beaten East Grand Forks the last two seasons, including a 34-8 victory in East Grand Forks last year.
Friday, September 12
Perham 15, Crookston 00
Perham 6-0-0-9--15
Crookston 0-0-0-0-- 0
First Quarter
Per--Nathan Schmitz 5 run (kick failed) 6:16
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Fourth Quarter
Per--Alex Phelps 5 pass from Ben Bucholz (N. Schmitz kick good)?7:07
Per--Safety (Crookston snap through endzone on punt attempt) 2:20
Perham Crook
1st Downs 17 6
Rush--yds 40-106 23 (-20)
Pass yds 179 88
Return yds 16 61
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Comp--Att-In 14-24-0 11-19-0
Sacks-yds 6-40 1-16
Punts-ave 4-35.2 4-28.5
Fbles-lost 5-1 2-1
Pen-yds 3-19 4-20
3rd Downs 4-12 2-10
4th Downs 2-4 0-2
Possession 28:58 19:02
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Individual Statistics
Rushing--N. Schmitz 17-76-1; Charlie Schmitz 3-17; Bucholz 13-14; Chris Scheidecker 1-3; Phelps 1 (-1).
Passing--Bucholz 14-24-0, 179 yds, 1 TD
Receiving--Ben Waldon 3-42; Ben Karsnia 3-27; C. Schmitz 3-24; Phelps 3-21-1; Scheidecker 1-33; Tim Herrmann 1-32.
Defense--Andrew Muer 10 Tkl, 5 Sacks; C. Schmitz 6 Tkl; Herrmann 5 Tkl; Waldon 3 Tkl, Int; Altstadt 3 Tkl, Sack; Dreyer 2 Tkl, Sack, Fum Rec; Sazama Sack; Bucholz Int.
HOL?North Conf. All
Roseau 1-0 2-1
Park Rapids 1-0 2-1
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Pequot Lakes 1-0 1-2
Perham 1-0 1-2
Crookston 0-2 0-3
East Grand Forks 0-2 0-3
HOL?Classic Conf. All
Warroad 2-0 3-0
Breckenridge 2-0 2-1
Pelican Rapids 1-0 3-0
Staples-Motley 1-1 2-1
West Central Area 0-1 1-2
D-G-F 1-1 1-2
Wadena-Deer Creek 0-1 0-3
Thief River Falls 14, Park Rapids 13
Roseau 34, West Central Area 21
Pequot Lakes 31, East Grand Forks 0
Warroad 17, D-G-F 14
Pelican Rapids 40, Staples-Motley 0
Breckenridge34, Wadena-Deer Creek 7
