Hayfield football team edges out Southland

Published 11:14 pm Wednesday, October 19, 2016

The Hayfield football team held off Southland 26-23 in a regular season finale Wednesday night.

Drew Olive threw for 117 yards and a pair of TDs for Hayfield (3-5 overall) in the win and Morgen Moreno ran for 117 yards as he had 62 receiving yards and one TD.

Southland (3-5 overall) had a late drive stall out due to a holding penalty in the loss.

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“We just couldn’t stop them off tackle,” Southland head coach Shawn Kennedy said. “I felt that Hayfield has one of the best offensive and defensive lines that we’ve faced all year. They’re big, they’re strong and they’re athletic.”

Both teams will open the Section 1A playoffs 7 p.m. Tuesday.

HAYFIELD STATS

Rushing: Morgen Moreno, 18-for-117; Sutton Schultz, 13-for-104, 2 TDs; Jordan Sullivan, 3-for-22; Jake Risius, 4-for-14

Passing: Drew Olive, 7-for-13, 117, 2 TDs

Receiving: Moreno, 2-for-62, TD; Schultz, 2-for-25; Adam Fjerstad, 2-for-25; Sullivan, 1-for-5, TD

SOUTHLAND STATS

Rushing: Lee Wilson, 11-for-97, TD; Carl Mueller, 9-for-65; Parker Brigham, 7-for-41; Colton Mandt, 3-for-16; Jared Landherr, 1-for-2; Carter Schmitz, 1-for-0

Passing: Mueller, 3-for-11, 65

Receiving: Landherr, 1-for-46, TD; Brigham, 1-for-15, TD