RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The Hardrocker football team hosted Truman State on Saturday in their home opener.
Truman State was able to get the jump on the Hardrockers early in this one scoring touchdowns on their first drive and shortly after on a fumble on touchdown passes from Nolan Hair to Tate Crane and Chris Kerr. Late in the first quarter, the Hardrockers would bounce back with a seven play 70-yard drive.
Mason Galbreath had two catches on the drive, with
Jeremiah Bridges also connecting with
Jayden Johannsen for a 38-yard pickup to cut the Bulldog lead to 13-6.
The Bulldogs would go into halftime with a 20-6 lead after Kerr and Hair would connect for another touchdown in the second quarter.
After an uneventful third quarter, Truman State would expand the lead to 27-6 early in the fourth before the Hardrockers would come storming back towards the end of the quarter with a 14-play 70 yard drive and an 11 play 99-yard drive conducted by
Spencer Zur to bring the Hardrockers within seven, 27-20, but the Hardrockers would not recover an attempted onside kick virtually ending it and sending the Hardrockers to 1-1 heading into RMAC play next week.
Notes – The Hardrockers were led in passing by
Spencer Zur with 187 yards and two touchdowns after coming into the game in the third quarter…
Jeremiah Bridges and
Isaiah Eastman continue to torch defenses as they each had nine receptions with Bridges gaining 106 yards and Eastman gaining 84 and a touchdown each…
Mason Galbreath added five receptions for 90 yards…Defensively, the Hardrockers were stout once again despite giving up 27 points, they allowed just seven in the second half and a total of 337 yards…
Casey Knutsen led that side of the ball with ten tackles.
Up Next – The Hardrockers move to 1-1 on the season with their next game coming on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Colorado Mesa for the RMAC opener. That game is scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. start. Follow
www.gorockers.com or the @HardrockerFB twitter feed for more information including where to follow the game.
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.
