FREMONT- The 11-0 Ord Chanticleer football team went on the road to Fremont to play the 2020 Class C2 State Championship and take on the Fremont Bergan Knights. On a beautiful day in November the Chanticleers lost the coin toss and were forced to take the ball as Bergan deferred until the 2nd half. In the first quarter of the game did not yield any points. It was a defensive battle as both teams were trying to feel each other out. The Chanticleers were poised and ready to explode as they did in the 2nd quarter scoring 3 touchdowns. The first was a 9 yard pass to Quintion Ries from Zach Smith. The second was a 22 yard interception return for a touchdown by Quintion Ries. The last touchdown was a 19 yard touchdown run by Zach Smith set up by a tipped pass from Treyton Cassell that was intercepted by Garret Kluthe. The tempo and size of the Chanticleers in the second quarter allowed the Chants to take control of the game. The defense did a tremendous job not letting the Bergan Knights score on big plays. That was something they had done all year. Going into halftime with a 21-0 lead all the Chants needed to do was finish the game and continue to play the way they were. At the beginning of the 3rd quarter, Bergan was able to drive the length of the field and score to make the game 21-7. But just like the Chants have done all year, they responded with an 11 yard touchdown run by Tommy Stevens to make it 28-7. The Chant defense would close the game out with big stops the rest of the way and with 2 minutes left to go Kelen Meyer got his 8th interception of the year to seal the win. The chants were able to line up in the greatest formation in football, the victory formation. Coach Wells added, “What a special group of players and coaches. This team answered the bell everytime and worked very hard to earn the State Championship. They are such great kids in all areas of their life and I am so proud of them. This is a special community and it takes a village to win the State Championship. I want everyone to be proud of what they accomplished. State Championships are hard to come by. The welcome home by our community was awesome!”
Quarter…..1…....2…....3…..4……..Final
Ord..……..0.......21.......7......0……...28
Bergan….........0…...7…….0…...0….......7
Team Statistics
Ord
Rushing- 246, Passing- 53, Total- 299
Bergan
Rushing- 70, Passing- 228, Total- 298
Individual Statistics
Ord
Rushing- T. Stevens 24-105, Z. Smith 22-115, Q. Ries 1-1, J. DeRiso 2-24, G. Kluthe 1-8
Passing- Z. Smith 7-12-52
Receiving- J. DeRiso 1-3, G.Kluthe 1-3, T.Stevens 4-37, Q.Ries 1-9,
Kicking- Meyer (FG 0-2) (PAT 4-4)