Since last week’s loss to the Roland-Story football team, No. 10 (Class 3A) Nevada captured an impressive home win over Albia Friday at Story City’s Kerry Van Winkle Field.
The Norwegians kept the Blue Demons off the scoreboard, winning 21-0 to improve to 2-2 and start 1-0 in 2A District 7 play.
The Roland-Story volleyball team suffered a tough three-set loss to Nevada on Sept. 15 at Story. The 25-15, 25-20, 25-22 loss dropped the Norwegian to 0-2 in the Heart of Iowa Conference.
The Norwegian dropped both games in a triangular in Gilbert on September 12. They fell 25-13, 25-16 to North Polk and lost 25-23, 25-21 to Gilbert.
Roland-Story also went 2-3 at the Forest City Invitational Saturday in Forest City to put its season record at 8-8 overall.
The Norwegians in St. Ansgar took on (21-12, 21-18) and defeated Central Springs, winning 21-15, then losing 21-18 then rallying to win the game 16-14. They lost to Clarion-Goldfield-Dows (21-5, 21-15), Forest City (22-20, 21-19) and Webster City (21-13, 21-14).
The Norwegian girls cross country team competed at the Mike Carr Invitational in Huxley on September 12th. The girls finished sixth out of 11 teams in Class B with 176 points and the boys finished 10th out of 10 schools with 255 points.
Here’s what we learned from Roland-Story’s high school track and field performances last week:
Defense is spectacular for Roland-Story in homecoming win
The Roland-Story football team overcame running back Albia Gage Oddo’s 220-yard run Friday night to keep the Blue Demons off the scoreboard.
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“Our defense did a tremendous job all night,” Roland-Story coach Matt Finn said. “We were bending, but not breaking. Albia did a great job of controlling possession, but I think our athleticism was on full display with our big plays and it put us in a good position to control the game.”
Sophomore Charlie Watts was Roland-Story’s star defensively. After missing the Nevada game with an illness, he had 15.5 tackles, 11 solo stops and two sacks against Albia.
Kale Land had seven tackles, Thomas Tjaden had 5.5 and Aaron Peyton and Gavin Carpenter had five tackles. Tjaden also had 1.5 sacks and Peyton had half a sack.
Good balance keys offensive success
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The Norwegians got two touchdowns on the board in the first quarter and added another in the second before turning the defense upside down in the second half.
A well-rounded attack helped Roland-Story take control of the game in the first half. Norsemen quarterback Hesston Johnson completed 5 of 10 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns and Roland-Story also rushed for 165 yards.
Dillon Lettow was Roland-Story’s big-play man with three catches for 150 yards and two touchdowns, including a 91-yard score. Kale Land added a 38-yard reception.
Jonovan Wilkson was Roland-Story’s other big weapon on Friday. Wilkinson had 133 yards and a touchdown on just 11 carries and also caught a pass for 22 yards.
Back on the road
Roland-Story hits the road this week after a two-game homestand against Chariton (2-2, 0-1) in a 2A District 7 matchup. On the same subject : The United States is not one of the best places to live: here’s why.
Chariton fell to No. 5 West Marshall last week 28-7 in its district opener.
“We’ve really been playing every play like the score doesn’t exist, so of course we have things we can clean up,” Finn said. “We will look at our half-time process and attacking game plan and make sure we can put the two parts together in the coming weeks.”
The game between the Norsemen and the Chargers starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Reynolds Field in Chariton.
Roland-Story 21, Albia 0
Albia 0 0 0 0
Roland-Story 14 7 0 0 — 21
Rushing: Albia — Gage Oddo 43-220. Roland-Story — John Wilkinson 11-133.
Passing: Albia — Justin Keller 1-2-0-17. Roland-Story — Hesston Johnson 5-10-2-210.
Catcher: Albia — Lance Helm 1-17. Roland-Story — Dillon Lettow 3-150.
Tackles: Albia – Keller 8. Roland-Story – Charlie Watts 15.5.
Sacks: Albia — Devin Kimball 1. Roland-Story — Thomas Tjaden 1.5.
Fumble recoveries: Albia — Landen Simpson 1.
Catching: Albia — Luke Wynn 1, Wyatt Sinclair 1.
Volleyball team struggles against tough foes
The Roland-Story volleyball team had a tough week against quality opposition.
North Polk is ranked 13th in 4A and Nevada is ranked 11th in 3A. Forest City is out of the 3A standings after finishing 15th.
In the loss to Nevada, Kamryn Land had five kills and Grace Dowling and Madelyn Risdal each had four. Ali Charlson had 14 digs, Ali Charlson had 13 assists and Alynn Solberg had four blocks.
Risdale had eight kills and Dowling had seven in the loss for Gilbert. Land finished with 16 digs, Dowling and Risdal each had 11 and Faber had eight with two blocks.
Charlson had 18 assists and Risdal had two aces.
In the loss against North Polk, Charlson had 16 assists and 11 digs and Risdale had nine kills.
Forest City tournament statistics were not available at press time.
Claire Truesdell leads R-S girls at Mike Carr Invitational
Claire Truesdell just missed a top-10 finish in Class B for the Roland-Story girls at the Mike Carr Invitational.
Truesdell finished 11th overall with a 5-mile time of 21 minutes, 8.6 seconds. Solon’s Kayla Young won the Class B girls title in 19:27.9 and Ballard’s Paityn Noe, a top 3A runner, was the fastest overall, winning Class A in 17:45.4.
Lauryn Kilstofte placed in the top 20 for Roland-Story in 18th place with a time of 21:38.7. Makenna Carlson placed 35th in 23:00.9, Brooke Thompson placed 47th in 24:31.0 and Faith Springer placed 65th in 27:16.7.
Evan Voga finished 33rd in Division B with a time of 19:23.3 as the top runner for the Roland-Story boys. Lucas Wuebker came in 53rd in 20:05.4, Luccas Hart 55th in 20:54.0, Nolan Rhoad 62nd in 21:24.7 and Colten Lucchesi 66th in 22:15.3 to round out the boys scoring.
Des Moines Christian’s Aaron Fynaardt won the Class B boys individual title in 15:59.1, becoming the fastest individual in both classes.
