The Den
Team and Individual Awards 2011 Season
Sun, November 13, 2011 - Posted by Coach Johnson
2011 Football season awards
Granite Ridge All Conference players:
Brandon Kiel Sr. QB, Jordan Ahner Sr. DE, Adam Veruink Sr. LB, Jonah Gahm Jr. RB
Honorable Mention All Conference:
Ryan Gerads Sr. WR, Dylan Quaintance Jr. OT, Bob Peterson Sr. LB, Jake Earl Sr. LB
Offensive Player of the Year - Brandon Kiel QB
Defensive Player of the Year - Adam Veurink LB
Linemen of the Year - Jordan Ahner DE
Most Improved Linemen - Dylan Quaintance OT
Most Improved Back - Jonah Gahm RB
Hustler Award - Bob Peterson G, LB
Pack Pride Award - Martin Stellmach Sr. Captain
All Section 7AAA Team Brandon Kiel QB, Jake Earl LB
Captain Awards - Jordan Ahner, Brandon Kiel, Martin Stellmach, Adam Veurink
Wolves season ends with a 44-40 loss to GNK
Sun, October 30, 2011 - Posted by Coach Johnson
A wild finish left the Wolves players and fans wondering what happened as GNK scored a TD with 3 minutes left to play in the game to take a 44-40 lead to the finish. The Wolves fell behind 8-0 as GNK returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown. The Wolves came storming back however, as they scored two unanswered TD's in the first quarter to take a 14-8 lead. Both teams scored touchdowns in the 2nd quarter to give the Wolves a 20-14 halftime lead. GNK outscored Milaca in the 3rd quarter 18-6 giving them the 30-28 lead going into the 4th quarter. The 4th quarter was a scoring flurry as the Wolves put up 12 but the Titans put up 14. Milaca held a 40-38 lead as they scored with about 3 and half minutes left in the game to take a 40-38 lead. The Wolves were playing great defense and had the Titans 4th and long and had the QB in the grasp as he put up a desperation pass to a running back in the flat who then broke a couple of tackles to score the go ahead TD. Milaca got the ball back with about 1:20 left on the clock and moved the ball down to the GNK 20 yard line as time ran out. One of the most exciting games in recent years, but the Wolves came up short as the Titans put an end to the Wolves season.
The Wovles put up some amazing numbers in the game: 498 yards total offense, 354 yds rushing, 144 yds passing
Quarterback Brandon Kiel rushed for 262 yards rushing and 4 TD's, Jonah Gahm added 89 yds
Brian Kiel had 3 receptions for 55 yds and 1 TD, Ryan Gerads had 1 reception for 16 yds and 1 TD
Section 7AAA Playoffs Set
Thu, October 20, 2011 - Posted by Coach Johnson
The 7AAA Section brackets have been set with the first round of the playoffs set for October 25th.
Milaca seated 8th will take on Greenway - Nashwauk - Keewatin at Coleraine HS at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 25th.
Full tournament brackets can be found at:
Wolves come alive in Game 8 Milaca 33 - Little Falls 22
Thu, October 20, 2011 - Posted by Coach Johnson
A great finish to the regular season moved the Wolves into the Section 7AAA playoff picture. Milaca ended the regular season with a 33 -22 win over Little Falls. The Flyers had just come from wins over Mora and Princeton. Milaca took the lead early in the game and never trailed the Flyers throughout the game. Brandon Kiel started the scoring on a 39 yd run followed by a VanSomeren kick. Jonah Gahm added another touchdown in the 1st quarter with a 15 yd run, putting the Wolves up 13-0. Milaca scored again with less than a minute left in the first half on a 27 yard pass from Kiel to Mitch Hanenburg. The Wolves held a 19-6 lead at half time. Quarterback, Brandon Kiel scored again in the 3rd quarter on a 4 yd run and in the 4th quarter on a 19 yard run. Jonah Gahm added the 2 pts to put the Wolves up 33-22.
The Wolves dominated the stats, piling up 455 yards, 340 yds on the ground and 115 in the air. Little Falls ended the game with 211 total yards.
Quick stats:
Rushing: Brandon Kiel 25 for 212 yds, 3 TD's, Jonah Gahm 17 for 123 yds
Receiving: Ryan Gerads 5 for 51 yds, Zach Hatch 2 for 18, Mitch Hanenburg 1 for 27 1 TD, Brian Kiel 1 for 19
Wolves fall to Hornets in Game 7
Sat, October 15, 2011 - Posted by Coach Johnson
Milaca started strong again in the 1st quarter stopping Big Lake on 3 consecutive drives gaining great field position. The Wolves couldn't move the ball against a very strong Hornet defense. It was indeed a defensive battle in the 1st quarter. That all changed, however, in the 2nd quarter as 3 turnovers turned into 4 Big Lake scores in the 2nd quarter to give the Hornets a 29-0 lead at half time . Both teams went scoreless in the 3rd quarter. Big Lake added its last touchdown mid way through the 4th quarter to make the score 36-0.
Wolves fall to Mustangs in Game 6
Fri, October 07, 2011 - Posted by Coach Johnson
The Wolves led 7-6 at half time of the Mora game but couldn't stop the powerful running attack of the Mustangs as they rolled up 20 points in the second half to put the Wolves away 26-14. Mora opened the game with a big run on the second play of the game down to the one yard line, but the Wolves defense held them out of the endzone. A 46 yard run by Mora's Mantel made the game 6 - 0. Milaca countered shortly after that with a 20 yd pass from Kiel to Ryan Gerads. VanSomeren added the extra point and the Wolves had a 7-6 game that would last through half time. Kiel added another TD pass to Jonah Gahm late in the 4th quarter with VanSomeren again, adding the extra point. Kiel threw for 192 yards, going 16 for 29 with two TD passes. He also rushed for 77 yards on 14 attempts. Jonah Gahm carried the ball 17 times for 57 yards.
Wolves Over Tigers 35-26
Sun, September 18, 2011 - Posted by Coach Johnson
The Milaca "Moving Company" opened holes for QB, Brandon Kiel as he rushed for 212 yards and 4 touchdowns to lead the Wolves past the Princeton Tigers on Friday, Sept. 16. Linemen, Levi Hoskins, Jordan Ahner, Dylan Quaintance, Adam Veurink, Bob Peterson and Jake Earl provided the protection for Kiel who also threw for 124 yds with one touchdown pass to brother Brian Kiel on a 15 yd pass play in the 3rd quarter. Princeton opened the scoring in the game on a 61 yd pass. Milaca was down 14-13 at half time but put up 15 points in the 3rd quarter. Ryan Gerads had 4 big receptions for 50 yds and also had a key interception in the 4th quarter to end a Princeton threat. Jonah Gahm recovered 2 fumbles, while Bob Peterson and Jake Walters each recovered a fumble.
Princeton 1 12:00 McClay 61 yd pass to Voce (Voce kick) 0 7
Milaca Wolves 1 12:00 Kiel 30 yd run (VanSomeren kick) 7 7
Princeton 2 12:00 Lindenfelser 33 yd run (Voce kick) 7 14
Milaca Wolves 2 12:00 Kiel 5 yd run (VanSomeren kick failed) 13 14
Princeton 3 12:00 McClay 22 yd pass to Jedneak (Voce kick failed) 13 20
Milaca Wolves 3 12:00 Kiel 65 yd run (Kiel pass to Kiel) 21 20
Milaca Wolves 3 12:00 Kiel 15 yd pass to Kiel (VanSomeren kick) 28 20
Princeton 4 12:00 McClay 1 yd run (McClay pass failed) 28 26
Milaca Wolves 4 12:00 Kiel 6 yd run (VanSomeren kick) 35 26