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Cardinals claim thriller against Allen; move to 6-1

RANDOLPH — A late Cardinals’ score lifted Randolph to a 32-26 nail-biting win over Allen here Friday night.

Running back Alex Schmit ran the ball in from four yards out with just 22 seconds left on the clock to give Randolph the go-ahead score.

It was the third touchdown of the night for the senior who punched it in from one-yard for his team’s first score of the night, and ran it in from 53-yards to extend Randolph’s lead in the second quarter.

Schmit led his team with 15 carries for 98 yards and three touchdowns on the night. He was countered by Allen’s running back Kyle Smith having another 200+ yard night on the ground, his second of the season.

Smith’s 22 carries for 242 yards and four scores kept Allen in the game most of the night, as the Allen running back was the only Eagle to find the end zone.

Coming into the week, Bloomfield, Randolph, and Allen were all back-to-back-to-back in the NSAA Wildcard Standings for Class D2. The win over Allen propelled Randolph into third place in the standings. The wildcard recognition has not extended to the ratings by the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star, where the team is rated 10th and eighth, respectively.

This week, Randolph closes out the regular season by traveling to Wausa on Thursday night. The Vikings are 2-5 on the season and have not won a game in Wausa yet this season. Randolph is 3-0 on the road this year.

Allen 0 6 14 6 — 26

Randolph 12 8 0 12 — 32

 

First Quarter

R (6:47): Alex Schmit 1-yard touchdown run. Two point conv. no good.

R (2:07): Justin Haselhorst 4-yard touchdown run. Two point conv. no good.

Second Quarter

A (10:59): Kyle Smith 58-yard touchdown run. two point conv. no good.

R (7:07): Alex Schmit 53-yard touchdown run. Two point conv. good on Justin Haselhorst run.

Third Quarter

A (6:51): Kyle Smith 65-yard touchdown run. Two point conv. no good.

A (1:30): Kyle Smith 22-yard touchdown run. Two point conv. pass by Kobe Kumm to Kyle Smith good.

Fourth Quarter

R (7:22): Carter Schnoor 68-yard touchdown pass to Justin Haselhorst. Two point conv. no good.

A (5:04): Kyle Smith 1-yard touchdown run. Two point conv. no good.

R (0:22): Alex Schmit 4-yard touchdown run. Two point conv. no good.

 

Allen Randolph

Total Off. 370 342

Passing Yds 22 159

Rushing Yds 348 183

Penalty Yds 4-40 4-30

First Downs 15 18

 

PASSING

Randolph - Carter Schnoor, 8-12 159 yards 1 TD. Allen - Kobe Kumm, 2-7 22 yards; Lukas Oswald, 0-1.

RUSHING

Randolph - Alex Schmit, 15-98 3 TD; Justin Haselhorst, 19-70 1 TD; Carter Schnoor, 10-11; Keaton Backhaus, 1-4. Allen - Kyle Smith, 22-242 4 TD; Noah Carr, 6-54; Anthony Isom, 10-27; Kobe Kumm, 10-25.

RECEIVING

Randolph - Justin Haselhorst, 4-109 1 TD; Alex Schmit, 2-27; Keaton Backhaus, 2-23. Allen - Kyle Smith, 2-22.

TACKLES

Randolph - Brandon Bloomquist, 16; Justin Haselhorst, 10; Carter Schnoor, 8; Alex Schmit, 8; Avery Bermel, 7; Ethan Olson, 5; Cadein Villwok, 4; Keaton Backhaus, 4; Colby Wather, 2. Allen - Brogan Jones, 21; Kyle Smith, 15; Josh Grone, 10; Devin Hoesing, 9; Anthony Isom, 9; Isaac Verzani, 8; Devin Twohig, 7; Noah Carr, 5; Steven Cooks, 5; Joshua Olesen, 1.

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