Truelson’s air attack leads Huskies to season opening win
Behind a strong air attack by quarterback Brayden Truelson, the Owatonna Huskies opened the shortened football season with a 35-28 victory over Rochester Mayo Saturday night in Owatonna.
Truelson completed 18 of 25 pass attempts for 242 yards on the evening. He scored two touchdowns in the game. Payton Beyer, Matt Seykora and Tanner Hall each scored one touchdown.
The Huskies went into the fourth quarter trailing Mayo 28-21. But Owatonna came back with two touchdowns in the final quarter to come out on top 35-28.
Senior Tanner Hall led the Huskies in rushing with 79 yards followed by Truelson with 18 yards.
In receiving, Beyer grabbed seven catches for 115 yards.
Owatonna’s defensive attack was led by G. Achterkirch with 12 tackles, including nine solo sacks. Zach Stransky picked up eight tackles in the game.
The Huskies travel to Rochester John Marshall for an afternoon contest Saturday at 1 p.m.
GAME SUMMARY
Huskies 35, Rochester Mayo 28
Owatonna 7 14 0 14—35
Rochester 0 14 14 0—28
PASSING Com-Att Yds. TD Int.
Brayden Truelson 18-25 242 1 1
RUSHING No. Yds. Avg. TD
Brayden Truelson 9 18 2.0 2
Matt Seykora 2 3 1.5 1
Tanner Hall 19 79 4.2 1
RECEIVING No. Yds. Avg. TD
Payton Beyer 7 115 16.4 1
Caleb Vereide 3 34 11.3
Connor Budach 2 36 18.0
Jack Titchenal 2 26 13.0
Tanner Hall 4 31 7.8
TACKLES Solo Assist Total
G. Achterkirch 9 3 12
Zach Stransky 4 4 8
Cole Earles 2 3 5
Connor Budach 4 1 5