{"id":233126,"date":"2021-08-26T22:56:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T03:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=233126"},"modified":"2021-08-26T22:57:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T03:57:31","slug":"paint-bucket-stays-at-vcsu-vikings-24-jimmies-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=233126","title":{"rendered":"Paint Bucket Stays at VCSU, Vikings 24 Jimmies 7"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"Valley City \u00a0<\/strong> (VCSU<\/a>) \u2014 <\/strong>The Valley City State University Vikings took a 24-0 lead and held off the University of Jamestown football team 24-7 Thursday night in the 74th Paint Bucket Game.<\/p>\n

Final Score<\/strong>: VCSU 24, Jamestown 7
\nRecords: <\/strong>UJ 0-1, VCSU 1-0
\nLocation: <\/strong>Shelly Ellig Field at Lokken Stadium<\/p>\n

HOW IT HAPPENED<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Quarter: <\/strong>After the Jimmies were held to a three-and-out on their opening possession, VCSU went 43 yards on 10 plays but stalled at the UJ 3-yard line. The Vikings settled for a 20-yard Nico Magana field goal to take a 3-0 lead with 6:51 left in the first.<\/p>\n

Another three-and-out followed by a 12-yard punt gave the Vikings excellent field possession at the Jimmie 30-yard line. On the first play of the drive, Jalen Pfeifer connected with Jacob Gottenborg on a 30-yard touchdown pass, and Magana’s extra point made it 10-0 VCSU with 3:57 remaining.<\/p>\n

VCSU forced a Jimmie punt and took over on the UJ 42 with 1:34 to play in the quarter, but the Jimmies held true and kept the Vikings off the board.<\/p>\n

Second Quarter:<\/strong>\u00a0UJ sustained a six-play, 20-yard drive early in the second, but had to punt for the fourth straight series. The Vikings began their first drive of the quarter with a nine-yard completion from Pfeifer to Benjamin Dumond. Following an incomplete pass, a four-yard run by Joshua McKnight moved the chains. A block in the back penalty pushed the Vikings backwards, and a Colin Kok<\/a> (SO\/Williston, N.D.) sack on third-and-11 resulted in a loss of six yards. Jamestown got the ball back at their own 49 yard line with 7:30 before halftime.<\/p>\n

The Jimmies’ next drive lasted just three plays before their fifth punt of the half. A 46-yard pass from Pfeifer to Michael Cornelious on second-and-3 moved VCSU down to the Jimmie 30. Two plays later, a pass for Cornelious was broken up by Rob Anderson<\/a> (FR\/Alexandria, Minn.) in the end zone. Faced with fourth-and-3, the Vikings turned to Justice Bice, and the running back went around right end for a gain of ten. The next two VCSU plays totaled negative-two yards, and the Jimmie defense came up with a turnover as Hershell Jefferson<\/a> (FR\/Pensacola, Fla.) picked off a Pfeifer pass intended for Cornelious to end the Viking drive.<\/p>\n

Jamestown turned in its longest drive of the half, covering\u00a0 63 yards, with the big play coming on a 27-yard pass from Cade Torgerson<\/a> (JR\/Billings, Mont.) to Marcus Giles<\/a> (JR\/Coon Rapids, Minn.). An eight-yard pass to Steve Justice<\/a> (SO\/Henderson, Nev.) and an 11-yard completion to Micah Madyun<\/a> (FR\/Ramsey, Minn.) pushed the Jimmies into the red zone for the first time. On third-and-10, Torgerson was flushed out of the pocket and appeared to have rushing room up the right side, but was tripped up by Sal Avila for just a one-yard gain. Faced with a fourth-and-nine situation and just eight seconds before the half, the Jimmies went for a 33-yard field goal. The kick went wide left, and the half ended 10-0 in favor of VCSU.<\/p>\n

Third Quarter: <\/strong>The Vikings started the second half with the ball and were hampered by a personal foul penalty that resulted in a punt. On second-and-11 on the ensuing drive, Torgerson hit Javon Bowie-Monteiro<\/a> (JR\/Sacramento, Calif.) in stride for a 32-yard gain, moving the Jimmies up to the VCSU 49. Jamestown went for it on fourth-and-5, but Torgerson’s pass to Bowie-Monteiro came up a yard short and VCSU took over on downs.<\/p>\n

Pfeifer led VCSU to the end zone with 6:24 in the third quarter, completing a 30-yard pass to Cornelious on third-and-9 to extend the lead to 17-0. The quarterback turned in runs of 11 and 10 yards on two separate third downs, and converted another first down on a 23-yard pass to Dumond.<\/p>\n

Jamestown marched down the field thanks to a 33-yard Torgerson completion to Isaiah Roebuck<\/a> (FR\/Marana, Ariz.), then a Vikings pass interference and roughing the passer penalty got the Jimmies to the VCSU 10. An illegal snap penalty on third-and-10 pushed the Jimmies back five yards, and on fourth-and-15, Torgerson’s pass intended for Bowie-Monteiro sailed high out of the back of the end zone, giving VCSU the ball on downs.<\/p>\n

Fourth Quarter:<\/strong> Pfeifer ended the third quarter with a 35-yard dart to Dumond to put VCSU at midfield, but Jordan Olson<\/a> (JR\/Prior Lake, Minn.) came up with UJ’s second interception of the game, picking off a pass intended for Dumond at the UJ 5 yard line. VCSU responded with an interception of their own as Ashton Raquino tipped a Torgerson pass into the waiting arms of Jerrod Williamson. One play later, Pfeifer found Bice on a 25-yard scoring pass, and the Magana extra point made it 24-0 with 13:03 to play.<\/p>\n

The Jimmies got on the board with 7:12 remaining with a defensive touchdown. Jed Rantz<\/a> (FR\/Arroyo Grande, Calif.) stripped Joshua McKnight at the UJ 43, and Olson scooped up the loose ball, going 57 yards to the end zone. The extra point by Noah Vogelpohl<\/a> (FR\/Dayton, Minn.) made it 24-7.<\/p>\n

Key Stats: <\/strong>Torgerson finished 20-of-46 passing for 214 yards\u2026Roebuck, Giles, Justice, Madyun, and Frankie Ingraldi<\/a> (FR\/Colorado Springs, Colo.) each caught three passes\u2026Roebuck had 45 yards receiving, followed by Bowie-Monteiro with 36 and Giles with 35\u2026Jamestown was held to -7 yards on 17 carries\u2026Ethan Helton<\/a> (FR\/Wildomar, Calif.) led the defense with eight total tackles, while Kok, Olson, and Anderson all had seven.<\/p>\n

Up Next: <\/strong>The Jimmies will have a bye week before opening GPAC conference action September 11 against Mount Marty (S.D.) University in the first game in newly renovated Charlotte and Gordon Hansen Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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