The Ottertail Central defense shut down the Crookston offense on Friday night, holding the Pirates to just 90 yards on 42 plays and blanking the home team 32-0. OTC compiled 324 yards of total offense, with 250 rushing yards and 74 passing yards on 60 offensive snaps.
Tanner Arndt passed for 74 yards and a pair of touchdowns, completing 8-of-11 passes, and ran for 70 yards on 9 carries, while Brady VanErp caught 6 passes for 66 yards and a pair of TD’s. VanErp also had a 54 yard interception return for a third touchdown.
Arndt and VanErp connected on a 23 yard touchdown pass in the first quarter as the Bulldogs took a 6-0 lead. That score stood up until halftime.
In the second half, Arndt scored on a 33 yard run, followed by a 3 yard TD run by Drew Durbin and a two-point conversion run by Tyson Misegades, giving OTC a 20-0 lead. Those two rushing touchdowns were followed by the interception by VanErp and the Bulldogs led 26-0 after three quarters of play.
In the fourth quarter, VanErp hauled in a 25 yard pass from Arndt to put the final score at 32-0.
Durbin ran for 63 yards on 14 carries, Mason Hammer had 58 yards on 10 attempts and Calvin Stueve finished with 41 yards on 5 carries. Defensively, Drubin, Stueve, Wyatt Severson and Kayne Cameron each recovered a fumble as OTC forced five turnovers in the game.
The Bulldogs (2-2) will now face Staples-Motley on Thursday at 7:00pm in Alexandria. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Staples on Friday night.
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