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Elk River Brainerd

Elks

Warriors

The Brainerd (MN) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Elk River (MN) by a score of 39-35.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Elk River	7	14	14	0	35
Brainerd	14	3	8	14	39

Final score provided by J. Sanders.

Recap
Box Score
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Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

Elk River (23-24)		Brainerd (23-24)
66	Total Plays	62
22	First Downs	24
4	Penalties	6
20	Penalty Yards	30

Game Stats

Brainerd (23-24)

Elk River

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	2	4	82	.500	41.0	2	1	58	95.8
6	Owen Van drehle (Sr)	2	4	82	.500	41.0	2	1	58	95.8

Brainerd

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	19	31	253	.613	13.3	3	65	119.4
2	Eli Hoelz (Sr)	18	29	220	.621	12.2	2	32	108.4
5	Sean Holbrook (Sr)	1	2	33	.500	33.0	1	33	135.4

Elk River

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	58	412	7.1	58	2	3
0	Logan Bunker (Sr)	18	130	7.2	29	1	2
3	Brecken Keoraj (Jr)	12	42	3.5	18	0	0
6	Owen Van drehle (Sr)	9	84	9.3	40	0	0
22	Tony Billman (Sr)	2	-2	-1.0	3	0	0
28	Gavin Schmidt (Jr)	17	158	9.3	58	1	1

Brainerd

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	23	148	6.4	49		1
5	Sean Holbrook (Sr)	19	110	5.8	23	1	0
81	Colin Fanjoy	4	38	9.5	26	0	1

Elk River

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	2	82	41.0	58	2
28	Gavin Schmidt (Jr)	2	82	41.0	58	2

Brainerd

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	4	45	11.3	28
5	Sean Holbrook (Sr)	1	13	13.0	13
81	Colin Fanjoy	3	32	10.7	15

Elk River

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
6	Owen Van drehle (Sr)	1	1

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Brainerd has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Elk River

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	412	82	86	580
0	Logan Bunker (Sr)	130			130
3	Brecken Keoraj (Jr)	42		67	109
6	Owen Van drehle (Sr)	84			84
22	Tony Billman (Sr)	-2			-2
28	Gavin Schmidt (Jr)	158	82	19	259

Brainerd

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	IR	Total
	Team Totals	148	45	0	193
5	Sean Holbrook (Sr)	110	13		123
81	Colin Fanjoy	38	32		70

Elk River

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	412	82	82	494
0	Logan Bunker (Sr)	130			130
3	Brecken Keoraj (Jr)	42			42
6	Owen Van drehle (Sr)	84	82		166
22	Tony Billman (Sr)	-2			-2
28	Gavin Schmidt (Jr)	158		82	240

Brainerd

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	148	253	45	401
2	Eli Hoelz (Sr)		220		220
5	Sean Holbrook (Sr)	110	33	13	156
81	Colin Fanjoy	38		32	70

Elk River

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	19	43	62
0	Logan Bunker (Sr)	4	4	8
0	Carsyn Kleffman (Fr)	3	6	9
1	Gavin Kerns (Jr)	1		1
4	Jackson Freeman (So)	1	1	2
4	Nick Shade (Sr)	4	4	8
6	B. Hickman (Jr)		3	3
6	Owen Van drehle (Sr)	2	2	4
16	Brayden Hilyar (Jr)		2	2
17	Josh Shade (Jr)	1	3	4
22	Tony Billman (Sr)	1	2	3
25	Liam Marsh (Jr)		2	2
28	Gavin Schmidt (Jr)		2	2
42	Gavin Dolan (Jr)	2	3	5
65	Conner Newhouse (So)		2	2
71	Collin Newhouse (Sr)		1	1
84	Charlie Olson (Jr)		2	2
99	Nick Montik (Jr)		4	4

Tackles

Brainerd has not entered any tackles stats.

Elk River

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Hurs
	Team Totals	6
22	Tony Billman (Sr)	4
28	Gavin Schmidt (Jr)	1
99	Nick Montik (Jr)	1

Sacks

Brainerd has not entered any sacks stats.

Elk River

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Caus
	Team Totals	6	1
1	Gavin Kerns (Jr)	1
4	Nick Shade (Sr)	2
25	Liam Marsh (Jr)	1
28	Gavin Schmidt (Jr)	1	1
42	Gavin Dolan (Jr)	1

Brainerd

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	0	0			0	0	1	0	0
0	Dilan Sypnieski (Sr)	0	0			0	0	1	0	0

Elk River

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	5	265	53.0	58
14	Carter Bloom (Sr)	5	265	53.0	58

Kickoffs

Brainerd has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Elk River

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	1	40	40.0	40	0
14	Carter Bloom (Sr)	1	40	40.0	40	0

Brainerd

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	1	38	38.0	38	0
44	Izayah Schultz	1	38	38.0	38	0

Elk River

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	3	86	28.7	50	86
3	Brecken Keoraj (Jr)	2	67	33.5	50	67
28	Gavin Schmidt (Jr)	1	19	19.0	19	19

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Brainerd has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Elk River

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	30	0	0	5	35
0	Logan Bunker (Sr)	2	12	0			12
14	Carter Bloom (Sr)					5	5
28	Gavin Schmidt (Jr)	3	18	0			18

Brainerd

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6	0			6
81	Colin Fanjoy	1	6	0			6

Elk River

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	5	1.0	0	0		0	5
14	Carter Bloom (Sr)	5	5	1.0	0	0		0	5

PATs and Field Goals

Brainerd has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

Elk River

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	3	2	0	5
0	Logan Bunker (Sr)	2			2
28	Gavin Schmidt (Jr)	1	2	0	3

Brainerd

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1	0	0	0			1
81	Colin Fanjoy	1	0					1

Elk River's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Brainerd's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Game Story

Minnesota High School Football - Brainerd nips Elk River

September 8, 2023: Brainerd, MN 56401

In Friday's non-league match, the host Brainerd Warriors football squad scored a close 39-35 victory over the Elk River Elks.

In their next game, the Warriors clash with the Pillager Huskies (Pillager, MN) in a non-league match, on Saturday, September 9. Brainerd will attempt to move on its 2-0 season record. The Huskies enter the match with a 0-2 record after their 26-20 league loss to Wadena-Deer Creek (Wadena, MN).

The Elks (0-2) will now prepare for their match against St. Francis (St. Francis, MN). The Fighting Saints enter the non-league match with a 0-2 record. In their last match, St. Francis was nudged by Spring Lake Park (Spring Lake Park, MN), 14-13, in a non-league match.

Check In
3rd Quarter
28 - 17 The scorer has checked in. Elk River 28, Brainerd 17

Posted @ 8:39p
Game Attendance
3rd Quarter
Attendance At least 1,000

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Field Conditions
3rd Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

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Weather Conditions
3rd Quarter
Weather Conditions Fair

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28 - 23

Rushing Touchdown
Brainerd3rd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Brainerd - Rushing TD. Elk River 28, Brainerd 23

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28 - 25

Two Point Rush Completed
Brainerd3rd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Brainerd - Rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. Elk River 28, Brainerd 25

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34 - 25

Rushing Touchdown
Elk River3rd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Elk River - Rushing TD. Elk River 34, Brainerd 25

Posted @ 8:48p
34 - 25

Missed Point After
Elk River3rd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Elk River - PAT Missed. Elk River 34, Brainerd 25

Posted @ 8:48p
34 - 25

Update
Elk River3rd Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Elk River - 4th down, ~2 minutes to go, ball on their own 40-yard line. Elk River 34, Brainerd 25

Posted @ 9:15p

Elk River @ Brainerd Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 8, 2023 @ 7p

The Brainerd (MN) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Elk River (MN) by a score of 39-35.

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Rankings & Records

Elk River (23-24)

MN	Class
46	12

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
4-7	2-2	3-2	1-5	.364	.500	359	359

Brainerd (23-24)

MN	Class
19	7

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
8-2	4-1	4-1	4-1	.800	.800	388	177

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Elk River	11.6	9.1	7.5	4.5	32.6
Brainerd	12.3	11.3	9.0	3.5	38.8

Team Stat Comparison

Elk River		Brainerd
374.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	15.3
13.5	Passing Yards Per Game	28.5
16.5	Receiving Yards Per Game	15.9
387.6	Total Yards Per Game	43.8
54.2	Tackles Per Game	-
0.3	Sacks Per Game	-
32.6	Points Per Game	1.4

Team Leaders

Elk River		Brainerd	National Avg.
#28 Gavin Schmidt102.5	Rushing Yards Per Game	#5 Sean Holbrook110.0	20.6
#6 Owen Van drehle13.5	Passing Yards Per Game	#2 Eli Hoelz220.0	50.5
#28 Gavin Schmidt13.3	Receiving Yards Per Game	#81 Colin Fanjoy73.0	17.5
#28 Gavin Schmidt115.8	Total Yards Per Game	#2 Eli Hoelz220.0	36.9
#0 Carsyn Kleffman7.5	Tackles Per Game	-	2.7
#59 Jaxon Shackle1.0	Sacks Per Game	-	0.2
#28 Gavin Schmidt10.9	Points Per Game	#81 Colin Fanjoy6.0	2.1

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Elk River	1-1		Brainerd	1-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/15/23	St. Francis	Elk River	(W) 27-16	10/18/23	Brainerd	St. Francis	(W) 42-16
10/18/23	Elk River	Alexandria	(L) 34-30	9/29/23	Alexandria	Brainerd	(L) 35-21
				11/3/23	Brainerd	Alexandria	(L) 24-19

Record Breakdown

Elk River (23-24)		Brainerd (23-24)
4-7	Overall	8-2
2-2	League	4-1
0-4	Non-League	3-0
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-1	Common Opponent	1-2
3-2	Home	4-1
1-5	Away	4-1
0-0	Neutral	0-0
2-1	Playoff	1-1
4-7	In-State	8-2
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0