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LAUREL - The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Blue Jays came into town Aug. 29 and spoiled the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge home opening football game and the debut of new head coach Izac Reifenrath with a 21-8 win over the young Bears to open the 2025 season for both teams.
Guardian Angels managed a score in the first three quarters on a pair of one yard plunges and a 17-yard dash to the end zone in the third frame to take a 21-0 lead.
The Bears got something going and eventually Drey Puppe hit Kyle Rasmussen for a 10-yard touchdown pass late in the third to get back to within the 21-8 final score.
Neither team would score in the fourth quarter.
Puppe had a fairly successful debut under center for the Bears completing 12-of-19 aerials for 104 yards and the 10-yard touchdown toss to Rasmussen, but LCC managed just 48 yards on the ground on 23 carries.
Tyler Boysen and Rasmussen were a pair of Puppe’s busiest targets, each hauling in four passes with Boysen accumulating 38 yards and Rasmussen 22 including the score.
Defensively, Dayton Korth was a thorn in the Blue Jays’ side getting in on 13 tackles on the night including one tackle behind the line of scrimmage. Tanner Thompson had nine stops and a tackle for loss, Drey Puppe had seven stops and a fumble recovery and Kolten Settje recorded seven tackles.
Ian Sohler had four tackles which included two behind the line and Rasmussen had a stop for a loss.
The Bears are set to move on to take on Pender Sept. 5 in Pender with the hopes of spoiling the Pendragon’s opening of their new stadium west of town.
Kick o is set for 7 p.m.
GACC 7 6 8 0 - 21 LCC 0 0 8 0-8 FIRST QUARTER GACC: 1 run, kick good. 0-7.
SECOND QUARTER GACC: 1 run, kick no good. 0-13.
THIRD QUARTER GACC: 17 run, conversion run. 0-21.
LCC: Kyle Rasmussen 10 pass from Drey Puppe, Rasmussen run. 8-21.
LCC Passing Yards: 13-20 109 LCC Rushing Yards: 23-48 Total Yards: 147
LCC Individual Passing: Drey Puppe 1219 104 1TD; Talon Carson 1-1 5.
LCC Individual Rushing: Dayton Korth 3-(-3); Tyler Boysen 2-10; Drey Puppe 11-31; Tanner Thompson 1-0; Ian Sohler 2-1; Kolten Settje 4-9.
LCC Individual Receiving: Tyler Boysen 4-38; Drey Puppe 1-5; Paxton Hoeppner 1-8; Talon Carson 1-10; Tanner Thompson 2-26; Kyle Rasmussen 4-22 1TD
LCC Tackles: Dayton Korth 13 1TFL; Tyler Boysen 1; Drey Puppe 7 1FR; Paxton Hoeppner 2; Talon Carson 2; Tanner Thompson 9 1TFL; Ian Sohler 4 2TFL; Kolten Settje 7; Kyle Rasmussen 2 1TFL.
