Friday, Oct. 3, 2014

 MELROSE DUTCHMEN FOOTBALL

The Melrose Dutchmen rallied for a 21-18 win over Montevideo on homecoming. Melrose scored at the end of the half to cut into a 12-0 deficit. A touchdown pass to Anthony Welle with no time on the clock, plus Colton Meyer's PAT made the score 12-6.  Melrose took the lead at 13-12 in the third quarter On Zack Pierskalla's 61-yard run.  The Dutchmen 18-13 in the fourth.  It then had a defensive stand, forced a safety, and got the ball back in time for a game winning pass from Matthew Beste to Blake Gerads with 27 seconds left to win the game. Read more of the game in the Oct. 8 issue of the Melrose Beacon.

Video highlights of the game can be seen at http://youtu.be/q-zcFyhCIok.

 

Standings Through Oct. 3 WCC Standing	WCC	Year
Paynesville	6-0	6-0
BOLD	5-1	5-1
Melrose	4-2	4-2
Montevideo	4-2	4-2
ACGC	3-3	3-3
MA/C-A	3-3	3-3
Sauk Centre	1-5	1-5
YME	1-5	1-5
Benson	0-6	0-6
Section 6AAA	6AA	Year
NL-S	2-0	3-1
Melrose	2-0	4-2
Montevideo	1-1	4-2
Rodwood Valley	0-0	4-3
MA/C-AS	0-2	3-3
Annandale	0-1	0-6
Litchfield	0-1	0-6