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Benson Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Fighting Saints

The Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (Kerkhoven, MN) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Benson (MN) by a score of 41-0.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Benson	0	0	0	0	0
KMSHS	7	14	13	7	41

Final score provided by C. Kallstrom.

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Matchup Info

Game Stats

Benson (23-24)

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (23-24)

Benson

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	3	9	37	.333	12.3	0	1	24	7.4
13	Alex Claussen (Jr)	3	9	37	.333	12.3	0	1	24	7.4

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	2	4	74	.500	37.0	1		60	135.4
2	Jared Cortez (Sr)	2	4	74	.500	37.0	1		60	135.4

Benson

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	6	-10	-1.7	0		0
13	Alex Claussen (Jr)	6	-10	-1.7	0	0	0

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	25	341	13.6	93	2	4
2	Jared Cortez (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
3	Carter Auspos (Sr)	4	117	29.3	55	1	1
4	Trey Gunderson (So)	3	9	3.0	10	0
5	Colton Noble (So)	2	-3	-1.5	-1	0
20	Jett Olson (Jr)	14	213	15.2	93	1	3
32	Taytan Nielsen (Fr)	1	5	5.0	5	0

Receiving

Benson has not entered any receiving stats.

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	2	74	37.0	60	2
3	Carter Auspos (Sr)	1	14	14.0	14	1
11	Malaki Lee (Sr)	1	60	60.0	60	1

Benson

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
13	Alex Claussen (Jr)	1	1

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	2	2
2	Jared Cortez (Sr)	1	1
4	Trey Gunderson (So)	1	1

Benson

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	-10					-10
13	Alex Claussen (Jr)	-10					-10

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	341	74	415
3	Carter Auspos (Sr)	117	14	131
4	Trey Gunderson (So)	9		9
5	Colton Noble (So)	-3		-3
11	Malaki Lee (Sr)		60	60
20	Jett Olson (Jr)	213		213
32	Taytan Nielsen (Fr)	5		5

Benson

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	-10	37		27
13	Alex Claussen (Jr)	-10	37		27

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	341	74	74	415
2	Jared Cortez (Sr)	0	74		74
3	Carter Auspos (Sr)	117		14	131
4	Trey Gunderson (So)	9			9
5	Colton Noble (So)	-3			-3
11	Malaki Lee (Sr)			60	60
20	Jett Olson (Jr)	213			213
32	Taytan Nielsen (Fr)	5			5

Tackles

Benson has not entered any tackles stats.

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	31	39	70	9.0
1	Hunter Engelke (So)		1	1
1	Luisao Padilla (Jr)		1	1
2	Jared Cortez (Sr)	1		1
3	Carter Auspos (Sr)	3	2	5	2.0
4	Trey Gunderson (So)	2	4	6
5	Colton Noble (So)		1	1
8	Talen Riley (So)	1		1
10	Quin Peterson (Sr)	4	1	5
11	Malaki Lee (Sr)	1	3	4
14	Landen Bratsch (Sr)	1		1
18	Logan Duke (Sr)		1	1
20	Jett Olson (Jr)	5	3	8	2.0
21	Colin Peters (Fr)		1	1
22	Logan Rudningen (Jr)	1	5	6	1.0
23	Wyatt Auge (Fr)	1		1
24	Conner Auge (Sr)	2	3	5	1.0
31	Ashton Deike (So)	1		1
32	Taytan Nielsen (Fr)	3	2	5
57	Daniel Overcash (Jr)	1		1
59	Travian Nash (Jr)		1	1
69	Owen Kidrowski (Sr)	1	6	7	2.0
69	Clayton Olson (Jr)		1	1
72	Aaron Jones (Jr)	3	3	6	1.0

Sacks

Benson has not entered any sacks stats.

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks
	Team Totals	3.0
3	Carter Auspos (Sr)	1.0
11	Malaki Lee (Sr)	1.0
72	Aaron Jones (Jr)	1.0

Defensive Statistics

Benson has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Fmb Rec
	Team Totals	1	1
8	Talen Riley (So)	1
18	Logan Duke (Sr)		1

Kickoffs

Benson has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	6	272	45.3	58
1	Luisao Padilla (Jr)	6	272	45.3	58

Points

Benson has not entered any points stats.

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	36	4	40
1	Luisao Padilla (Jr)			4	4
3	Carter Auspos (Sr)	2	12		12
11	Malaki Lee (Sr)	1	6		6
20	Jett Olson (Jr)	3	18		18

PATs and Field Goals

Benson has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	4	1.0					4
1	Luisao Padilla (Jr)	4	4	1.0					4

Touchdowns

Benson has not entered any touchdowns stats.

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	4	2	6
3	Carter Auspos (Sr)	1	1	2
11	Malaki Lee (Sr)		1	1
20	Jett Olson (Jr)	3		3

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Game Story

Minnesota High School Football - Benson routed by Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

September 8, 2023: Kerkhoven, MN 56252

The Benson football team (Benson, MN), was ripped 41-0 in Friday's league challenge with the host Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints (Kerkhoven, MN)

The Fighting Saints (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Browerville/Stacey Family HomeSchool/Lafreniere HomeSchool (Browerville, MN). The come into the Mid Northwest - Gopher-Gold challenge with a 2-0 record. In their last challenge, Browerville/Stacey Family HomeSchool/Lafreniere HomeSchool trounced Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City, MN), 30-24, in a league challenge.

The now sport a 0-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa for a Mid Northwest - Gopher-Gold challenge on Friday, September 15. Benson will meet a Jaguars team coming off a 44-14 league win over West Central Area/Ashby (Barrett, MN). The Jaguars record now stands at 2-0.

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Benson 0, KMSHS 0

Posted @ 6:29p
Game Attendance
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 6:29p
Field Conditions
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 6:29p
Weather Conditions
Weather Conditions Fair

Posted @ 6:29p
0 - 0

Start of Game
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg1st Quarter
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg kicking off to Benson.

Posted @ 6:59p
0 - 0

Punt
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg1st Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Benson has punted to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg has the ball on their own 7-yard line. Benson 0, KMSHS 0

Posted @ 7:06p
0 - 6

Rushing Touchdown
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - #20 Jett Olson with a 92 Yd Rushing TD. Benson 0, KMSHS 6

Posted @ 7:07p
0 - 7

Made Point After
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - #15 PAT Good. Benson 0, KMSHS 7

Posted @ 7:08p
0 - 7

Punt
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Benson has punted to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg has the ball. Benson 0, KMSHS 7

Posted @ 7:14p
0 - 7
B
Fumble Recovery
Benson1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Benson recovered a fumble by Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg and has the ball on their own 30-yard line. Benson 0, KMSHS 7

Posted @ 7:20p
0 - 7

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Benson 0, KMSHS 7

Posted @ 7:30p
0 - 7

Punt
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg2nd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Benson has punted to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg has the ball on their own 25-yard line. Benson 0, KMSHS 7

Posted @ 7:30p
0 - 13

Rushing Touchdown
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg2nd Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - #20 Jett Olson with a 4 Yd Rushing TD. Benson 0, KMSHS 13

Posted @ 7:35p
0 - 14

Made Point After
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg2nd Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - #15 PAT Good. Benson 0, KMSHS 14

Posted @ 7:36p
0 - 14

Turnover on Downs
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Benson has turned possession over on downs. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg has the ball on their own 40-yard line. Benson 0, KMSHS 14

Posted @ 7:47p
0 - 20

Passing Touchdown
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg2nd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - #2 Jared Cortez 60 Yd pass completed to #11 Malaki Lee for a TD. Benson 0, KMSHS 20

Posted @ 7:49p
0 - 21

Made Point After
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg2nd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - #15 PAT Good. Benson 0, KMSHS 21

Posted @ 7:49p
0 - 21

Turnover on Downs
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg2nd Quarter Under a minute
Benson has turned possession over on downs. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg has the ball on their own 28-yard line. Benson 0, KMSHS 21

Posted @ 8p
0 - 21
B
Punt
Benson2nd Quarter Under a minute
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg has punted to Benson. Benson has the ball on their own 16-yard line. Benson 0, KMSHS 21

Posted @ 8:04p
0 - 21

Halftime
Halftime
Benson 0, KMSHS 21

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Posted @ 8:06p
0 - 21

Start of 3rd Quarter
Benson3rd Quarter
Benson to kick off to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

Posted @ 8:23p
0 - 27

Rushing Touchdown
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg3rd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - #3 Carter Auspos with a 33 Yd Rushing TD. Benson 0, KMSHS 27

Posted @ 8:29p
0 - 28

Made Point After
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg3rd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - #15 PAT Good. Benson 0, KMSHS 28

Posted @ 8:29p
0 - 28

Fumble Recovery
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg3rd Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - #18 Logan Duke recovered a fumble by Benson and has the ball on Benson's 40-yard line. Benson 0, KMSHS 28

Posted @ 8:38p
0 - 34

Rushing Touchdown
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg3rd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - #20 Jett Olson with a 1 Yd Rushing TD. Benson 0, KMSHS 34

Posted @ 8:40p
0 - 34

Missed Point After
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg3rd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - PAT Missed. Benson 0, KMSHS 34

Posted @ 8:41p
0 - 34

Punt
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg3rd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Benson has punted to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg has the ball on their own 40-yard line. Benson 0, KMSHS 34

Posted @ 8:46p
0 - 34
B
Fumble Recovery
Benson3rd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Benson - #10 recovered a fumble by Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg and has the ball on Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg's 35-yard line. Benson 0, KMSHS 34

Posted @ 8:48p
0 - 34

Turnover on Downs
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg3rd Quarter Under a minute
Benson has turned possession over on downs. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg has the ball on their own 42-yard line. Benson 0, KMSHS 34

Posted @ 8:54p
0 - 34

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Benson 0, KMSHS 34

Posted @ 8:55p
0 - 40

Rushing Touchdown
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - #3 Carter Auspos with a 45 Yd Rushing TD. Benson 0, KMSHS 40

Posted @ 8:57p
0 - 41

Made Point After
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - #15 PAT Good. Benson 0, KMSHS 41

Posted @ 8:58p
0 - 41

Interception
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg4th Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg - #8 Talen Riley intercepts a Benson pass and has the ball on their own 40-yard line. Benson 0, KMSHS 41

Posted @ 9:06p
0 - 41
B
Punt
Benson4th Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg has punted to Benson. Benson has the ball on their own 41-yard line. Benson 0, KMSHS 41

Posted @ 9:12p
0 - 41

End of Game
Final
Benson 0, KMSHS 41

Posted @ 9:16p

Benson @ KMSHS Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 8, 2023 @ 7p

The Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (Kerkhoven, MN) varsity football team won Friday's home conference game against Benson (MN) by a score of 41-0.

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Rankings & Records

Benson (23-24)

MN	Class
264	46

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
2-7	2-6	1-2	1-4	0-1	.222	.250	118	320

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (23-24)

MN	Class
178	27

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
5-4	4-2	4-2	1-2	.556	.667	214	114

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Benson	0	0	0	0	13.1
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	6.4	6.0	3.4	6.8	23.8

Team Stat Comparison

Benson		Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
-1.7	Rushing Yards Per Game	191.6
18.0	Passing Yards Per Game	71.1
5.9	Receiving Yards Per Game	83.7
16.3	Total Yards Per Game	262.7
0.9	Tackles Per Game	40.6
0.0	Sacks Per Game	2.0
0.0	Points Per Game	22.6

Team Leaders

Benson		Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	National Avg.
#13 Alex Claussen-5.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	#20 Jett Olson139.1	20.6
#13 Alex Claussen54.0	Passing Yards Per Game	#2 Jared Cortez92.3	50.5
#18 Grant Gunlogson16.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	#33 Hunter Kallstrom60.3	17.5
#13 Alex Claussen61.3	Total Yards Per Game	#20 Jett Olson152.9	36.9
#14 Cole Oehlberg4.0	Tackles Per Game	#3 Carter Auspos6.1	2.7
#1 Noah Goossen0	Sacks Per Game	#33 Hunter Kallstrom1.0	0.2
#1 Noah Goossen0	Points Per Game	#20 Jett Olson8.9	2.1

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Benson	2-5		Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	3-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/15/23	Benson	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa	(L) 58-17	10/18/23	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa	(L) 20-7
9/22/23	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle	Benson	(W) 33-0	9/29/23	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle	(W) 37-6
9/29/23	Benson	Browerville/Stacey Family HomeSchool/Lafreniere HomeSchool	(L) 20-14	9/15/23	Browerville/Stacey Family HomeSchool/Lafreniere HomeSchool	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	(W) 21-6
10/6/23	Benson	West Central Area/Ashby	(L) 36-21	9/22/23	West Central Area/Ashby	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	(W) 34-6
10/12/23	Upsala/Swanville	Benson	(L) 52-0	10/6/23	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	Upsala/Swanville	(L) 20-14
10/18/23	Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City	Benson	(L) 57-13	10/13/23	Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	(L) 30-26
10/24/23	Benson	Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City	(W) 20-19

Record Breakdown

B Benson (23-24)		Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (23-24)
2-7	Overall	5-4
2-6	League	4-2
0-1	Non-League	1-2
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
2-5	Common Opponent	3-3
1-2	Home	4-2
1-4	Away	1-2
0-1	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
2-7	In-State	5-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0