STORY CITY, Ia. — The Roland-Story Norsemen football team returned to the gridiron on Friday Night, as they hosted the Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs in Class 2A, District 4 action at Kerry Van Winkle Field. Roland-Story entered at 4-2 and ranked #10 in Class 2A, while Hampton-Dumont-CAL also entered at 4-2.
Hampton-Dumont-CAL opened the game with a sustained drive, but a Brody Kilstofte interception gave the Norsemen the ball, as they would drive deep into Bulldog territory, but were eventually forced to settle for a 31-yard field goal from Myles McIlrath to put the Norse up 3-0. HD-CAL was forced to punt on their ensuing drive, as Roland-Story’s drive went to the air, ending with a Colin Willis 13-yard touchdown pass to Ben Mazyck to give the Norse an 11-0 lead. Following another HD-CAL punt, Roland-Story went back to the air, this time Colin Willis went deep to Ben Mazyck for a 48-yard touchdown pass to give the Norsemen an 18-0 lead. Roland-Story would score three times more in the first half, on a 45-yard touchdown run by Fiston Carlson, a 13-yard touchdown pass from Colin Willis to Luke Thoreson, and a 19-yard pass from Willis to Landry Thoreson, as Roland-Story led 37-0 at the halftime break.
Action in the 2nd half would be quieter, as the Norsemen did punch in a touchdown run on a 1-yard fullback dive to senior lineman Chance Georgius, as Roland-Story added onto the lead at 44-0. Hampton-Dumont-CAL did get on the board in the 2nd half on a 1-yard touchdown run by Luke Showalter, to bring the final score to 44-8.
Colin Willis put together an efficient day through the air, going 15-for-21 for 218 yards and 4 touchdowns, as senior tailback Fiston Carlson had 11 carries for 154 yards and a touchdown. Luke Thoreson caught 4 passes for 32 yards and a score, as senior linebacker Tucker Hawkins led the Norse defense with 5.5 tackles.
Roland-Story football returns to action Friday Night, as they make the trip to northeast Iowa to take on the Oelwein Huskies for their regular season finale in Class 2A, District 4 action, with kickoff at 7 PM.