Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Several records set during 7-3 campaign
Thanks to a great season, a new banner will hang in the H-M-S Event Center.
H-M-S players inspect the state participant trophy they received after losing to West Hancock in the third round of playoffs Oct. 30.
Not even a global pandemic could keep Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn from having one of its most successful football seasons in school history. The Hawks finished 4-1 in Class A District 1, won two playoff games for the first time ever and finished with an overall record of 7-3.
The 2020 team scored 356 points, which ranks it second all-time in scoring production. The defense continued its five-year string of seasons allowing fewer total points. Opponents scored 143 points, including 56 by West Hancock in the third round of the playoffs. That was the most points ever allowed by an H-M-S team.
Individual and team statistics for the season follow.
• Passing: Kooper Ebel – 29-55, 713 yards, 5 TD, 4 INT; DJ Doyle – 1-3, 25 yards, 1 INT. Team: 30-58, 738 yards, 5 TD, 5 INT.
• Rushing: Ebel – 139-946, 13 TD; Connor Dodd – 57-598, 10 TD; Travis Kamradt – 97-559, 6 TD; Keaton Graves – 91-446, 6 TD; Dawson Schiphoff – 39-201, 4 TD; Ryan Borden – 6-105, 1 TD; Doyle – 9-101, 2 TD; Trenton Vollink – 6-13; Noah Adams – 1-13; Zach Pearson – 5-10. Team: 452-2,992, 42 TD.
• Receiving: Dodd – 8-250, 1 TD; Adams – 8-216, 2 TD; Schiphoff – 7-132, 2 TD; Doyle – 2-63; Mason Brinkman – 3-39; Ethan Diehm – 1-25; Graves – 1-13. Team: 30-738, 5 TD.
• Tackles (total/solo, tackles for loss); Lance Berends – 68/55, 17.5; Ebel – 57.5/48, 6; Kamradt – 52/38, 3.5; Graves – 51/41, 11.5; Doyle – 42.5/34, 5; Schiphoff – 33.5/26, 7.5; Dodd – 36/30, 0.5; Kayl Jacobsma – 28.5/20, 3; Gabe Bronstad – 27/21, 4; Brinkman – 27/18, 4; Adams – 19/13; Landon Elwood – 12.5/10, 1.5; Bryce Ortega – 8.5/7, 1.5; Jordan Ortega – 4.5/4; R. Borden – 4/2; Keevyn Jacobsma – 3.5/2; Jesse Garcia – 3/2, 1; Adam Schierholz – 3/2; Brenton Thomas – 2/1; Vollink – 1.5/0, .5; Nick Bronstad, Taylan Elwood – 1/1; Sam Heyn, Bradley Van Beek – 1/0; Wyatt Borden – 0.5/0, 0.5. Team: 489/376, 67.5 TFL.
• Fumble Recoveries: Schiphoff – 2; Ebel, Kamradt – 1. Team: 4.
• Interceptions/Return Yards: Ebel – 5-69; Doyle – 4-78, 2 TD; Dodd – 4-91, 1 TD; Adams, Kamradt – 1-0. Team: 15-238, 3 TD.
• Kick Returns: Dodd – 10-249, 1 TD; Schiphoff – 4-87; Brinkman – 1-42; Kamradt – 1-13. Team: 16-391, 1 TD.
• Punt Returns: Dodd – 15-110.
• Kicking: Doyle – 35-871; Graves – 1-42; Vollink – 1-30. Team: 37-943.
• Punting: DJ Doyle – 22-666, 30.3 avg.
• Conversions-Points: Ebel – 8-16; Kamradt – 5-10; Dodd, Doyle, Graves – 3-6; Pearson – 1-2. Team: 23-46.
