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Taute and Ash continue to Lead CLC to victories at Brainerd

Sat, September 26, 2009 - Posted by Coach Johnson

CLC remains unbeaten (Excerpts from CLC sports)
By NATHAN BROWN
Sports Writer
Some days are better than others.

Despite not having one of their better days offensively, the Central Lakes College Raiders pulled out a grueling 17-7 win over the Itasca Vikings during homecoming Saturday. The Raiders were dominant early as Colt Gatzemeyer orchestrated 116 first-quarter yards, including a seven-play, 48-yard touchdown drive highlighted by Gatzemeyer connecting with Tyler Erickson on a fade route from the 11 to put the Raiders up 7-0.

Early in the second quarter, Gatzemeyer appeared to have the Raiders primed to put the game away as he conducted the Raiders’ third drive deep into Viking territory. A sack on third-and-long left him injured, which restricted his mobility and ability to pinpoint the remainder of his passes. Faced with a long third down with less than 2 minutes remaining in the first half, the Raiders returned to the fade route as Gatzemeyer connected with Erickson. Following a block by Kevin Beehler, Erickson was off to the races resulting in a 40-yard gain and the day’s longest play from scrimmage.

Five plays later, Dennis Taute received a pitch to the right side, side-stepped one Viking, stiff-armed another, and spun his way in around a third defender to cap-off the 9-play, 82-yard drive, giving the Raiders a 14-0 halftime lead.

Taute carried the ball 24 times for 99 yards and one touchdown. He has eclipsed 90-yards rushing in each of the past three games. Taute’s running was accompanied by the dynamic duo of Gatzemeyer to Erickson, who connected five times for 62 yards as the Raiders marched off 246 total yards.

The Raiders will put their 4-0 record on the line as they travel to face the Rochester Yellowjackets Saturday.

Central Lakes adds another win, Taute, Ash and Wright Help bring the Victory

Mon, September 14, 2009 - Posted by Coach Johnson

Central Lakes College surprises No. 20 Mesabi

VIRGINIA - Quarterback Colt Gatzemeyer passed for 158 yards and two touchdowns and Dennis Taute rushed for 97 yards to help the Central Lakes College Raiders sting the 20th-ranked Mesabi Norse 16-8 in non-division play Saturday.

Felipe Castro kicked a 23-yard field goal to open CLC’s scoring. Gatzemeyer threw second-quarter touchdown passes of 30 yards to Dustin Kramer and 28 yards to Alex Leach.

“This was a strong test for us as Mesabi was nationally ranked, undefeated and coming off a state championship,” Raiders coach Greg Medeck said. “We responded well by winning the game on the road. There are many aspects that we would like to improve on and start seeing our football team get better each week.

“Next weekend we host a tough Itasca team for our homecoming.”

The victory raised CLC’s overall record to 3-0 while admistering Mesabi its first loss.
Andrew Hallberg and Kyle Hedlund recovered fumbles for the Raiders, who led 16-0 in the second quarter.
“With third and goal at the 1-yard line we fumbled, which led to a large swing of momentum as Mesabi went 99 yards, mostly on two big pass plays, to cut the lead to 16-8 at half,” Medeck said.
“It stayed that way the rest of the game as both defenses remained tough,” Medeck added. “We saw some nice things from our passing game in the first half. Dennis Taute had another strong showing, rushing for nearly 100 yards for the second consecutive game.

“Kyle Crozon and Jordan Moll both recorded great days on defense, with more than 10 tackles apiece as well as a sack each. Karl Hunt had a great interception that he returned to the Mesabi 3-yard-line.”

Central Lakes 3 13 0 0 - 16
Mesabi 0 8 0 0 - 8

CLC scoring plays
First quarter

Felipe Castro 23 FG
Second quarter
Dustin Kramer 30 pass from Colt Gatzemeyer (kick failed)
Alex Leach 28 pass from Gatzemeyer (Castro kick)

Team statistics
Rushing: CLC 39-106, M 142
Passing: CLC 11-19-1-158, M 126
Total yards: CLC 264, M 268