Pine Island blanks Austin football team – Austin Daily Herald

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Austin’s Lukas Jorgenson tries to close the edge on Pine Island’s Nicholas Thein in Art Hass Stadium Friday. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Michael Nyanneon carries the ball for the Packers Friday night. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Austin’s Jayden Rochat (58) and Jake O’Harra (27) try to push running back Keon Adams (21) forward against the PIne Island defense. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Austin’s Noah Dunlap fights for a catch against Pine Island’s Mason Jasperson. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Eli Arndt drops back to pass for the Packers. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Austin’s Rob Lllis pursues Pine Island’s Marshall Skierka. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

The Austin football team was limited to 100 yards of offense as it fell to Pine Island 48-0 in Art Hass Stadium Friday night.

Pine Island’s Nicholas Thein broke off a 60-yard TD run on the first play from scrimmage and he added first half scoring runs of nine- and five-yards as the Panthers (6-0 overall) took a 35-0 lead into halftime.

“We knew that they were a physical team,” Austin head coach Ed Schmit said. “I didn’t think we matched their physicality and their intensity at all. Too many turnovers and too many mistakes. We’ll get back to work on Monday.”

The Packers (1-5 overall) forced three turnovers in the loss as Lukas Jorgenson recovered a pair of fumbles and Dax Boverhuis intercepted a pass.

“The effort is there,” Schmit said. “You can’t knock that. It’s just that we’re down some players and with guys going both ways, you’re going to wear down some. The majority of the time, we played pretty hard.”

PI has now outscored its opponents 244-21 on the season and Austin has been outscored 281-41 on the year.

SCORING SUMMARY

PI 21  21  6  0  –  48

Austin 0    0    0  0  –  0

First quarter

(PI) Nicholas Thein 60 run (Evan Johnson kick) (1 play, 60 yards) 11:09

(PI) Owen Harstad 16 pass from Alex Knox (Johnson kick) 4:58

(PI) Thein 32 run (Johnson kick) (2 plays, 56 yards) 1:09

Second quarter

(PI) Thein 9 run (Johnson kick) (6 plays, 40 yards) 11:40

(PI) Thein 5 run (Johnson kick) (6 plays, 33 yards) 6:58

(PI) Cody Schiltz 10 pass from Alex Knox (Johnson kick) (6 plays, 85 yards) :18

Third quarter

(PI) Sorren Oberg 4 run (kick failed) (4 plays, 55 yards) 6:27

Fourth quarter

No scoring

AUSTIN STATS

Rushing: Matthew Felten, 4-for-33; Keon Adams, 9-for-2; Eli Arndt, 2-for-(-4)

Passing: Arndt, 11-for-26, 69

Receiving: Jamison Bastyr, 2-for-21; Santiago Jimenez Bocanegra, 2-for-13; Noah Dunlap, 4-for-11; Atem Achuoth, 1-for-8; Isaac Mayen, 1-for-6; 

Defense: Lukas Jorgenson, 2 fumble recoveries; Dax Boverhuis, 1 interception