The Bulldogs drove three times in the first half but could not convert any of those drives into touchdowns. Near the end of the first half the Bulldog defense came up on another great goal line stance. They stopped the Dutchmen at the four-yard line. The Bulldogs went into halftime tied at 0-0.
The second half was much more offense-oriented. The Dutchmen came out and after the third quarter had a lead of 14-0. In the fourth quarter, the Dutchmen kept passing, as they had all night, and scored two more touchdowns before the night was over. The Bulldog offense just could not get anything going the whole night. The game ended with a score of 29-0.
Paynesville 0 0 0 0–0
Melrose 0 0 14 15–29
Individual statistics
Rushing (att-yds-TDs):
Michaelis 11-44-0; Wensmann 8-27; Aagesen 9-47-0; Spates 7- -24-0;
Receiving (rec-yds-TDs):
Mages 3-79-0;
Passing (comps-att-yds-TDs-ints):
Spates 2-9-67-0-2; Bruntlett 1-1-12-0-0; Mages 0-1-0-0-0;
Punting (att-yds-avg):
Mages 4-129-32.2;
Punt returns (att-yds-avg):
Wensmann 1- -2;
Kicking (att-yds-avg):
Mages 1-40-40;
Interceptions:
none;
Sacks:
Mages 1; Skrypek 1.
Team statistics Pay Mel
Total yards 273 442
Scrimmage yards 194 323
Return yards 79 119
Rushes–Yards 37-115 38-123
Avg/carry 3.1 3.2
Completions–Attempts 3-9 7-11
Passing yards 79 200
Avg/attempt 8.8 18.2
Total first downs 8 11
Punts–Avg yards 4-32.2 2-27.5
Returns–Avg yards 1- -2 4-10.2
Kickoffs–Avg yards 1-40 5-43.6
Returns–Avg yards 5-16.2 1-31.0
Penalties–Yards 6-44 3-28
Fumbles–Lost 3-0 0-0
Passes intercepted 0 2
Conference standings overall
Albany 2-0 4-0
Melrose 2-1 2-2
Litchfield 2-1 3-1
LPGE 1-1 3-1
Paynesville 1-2 1-3
Sauk Centre 1-2 1-3
Cathedral 0-2 0-4