Broncos Beat Mount Marty on Last-Second Field Goal
(Yankton, SD) – Trailing most of the game, the Broncos tied up the game at 20 with 6:31 left, and won it on a 40-yard field goal by freshman Colton Willmott with a second remaining, 23-20.
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Team Stats
Mount Marty
| Game Statistics | Hastings | Mount Marty |
|---|---|---|
| Passing Yards | 175 | 269 |
| Rushing Yards | 182 | 67 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of Poss. | 22:45 | 37:14 |
(Yankton, SD) – Trailing most of the game, the Broncos tied up the game at 20 with 6:31 left, and won it on a 40-yard field goal by freshman Colton Willmott with a second remaining, 23-20.
Neither team scored in the first half with both teams forcing punts, in addition to Mount Marty getting an interception and Hastings getting a fourth down stop, thanks to a great pressure from junior Tywan January.
Junior defensive lineman Marquise Keeten forced a fumble early in the second quarter to get the ball back, but Mount Marty took it away again two plays later. After a Lancer punt, a 60-yard run by junior Dalton Armbruster got the Broncos down to the Lancer 15. Hastings would be forced to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Willmott to go up 3-0.
Mount Marty went up 7-3 on a touchdown with under two minutes left in the first half. On Hastings' first play of their drive, sophomore quarterback Jarrett Synek connected with junior wide receiver Jake Weidinger for a 61-yard gain down to the Lancer 10. Hastings had their dive stall out at the three, leading to a 20-yard field goal by Willmott to trail 7-6 at the break.
In the second half, Mount Marty scored a touchdown on their first drive to go 13-6, as they failed on their two-point try. Hastings responded with an eight-play, 76-yard drive, capped off with a 26-yard touchdown run by Armbruster to tie it at 13.
The Lancers' next drive took almost seven minutes, as they went down and scored a six-yard touchdown with 7:07 left in the game to lead 20-13. On the second play of Hastings' next drive Synek found senior wide receiver Eli Nappe for a 48-yard touchdown, tying the game at 20 with 6:23 remaining.
Mount Marty put together an efficient drive, getting down to the Hastings 11 in seven plays. On third-and-15, they set up a fourth-and-three. The Lancers opted to try a 28-yard field goal with less than three minutes left, but freshman Hudson Devlin blocked the attempt.
Synek and Armbruster led the Broncos down the field with a solid run game and short passing attack. On third-and-seven from their own 44, Synek connected with Nappe for 13 yards, then found senior Quaesean Hill for a 15-yard reception.
With 25 seconds left from the Lancer 28, Hastings was called for a holding penalty. Mount Marty returned the favor with a pass inference call, setting up the Broncos at the 23 yard line. With five seconds left, Willmott was sent in to take the game-winning kick. After a Lancer timeout, Willmott's line-drive kick sailed past the Lancer pass rush and right through the uprights to win it, 23-20.
Hastings had 182 yards rushing as part of their 357 total yards of offense. Armbruster had 12 carries for 128 yards, and a touchdown. Synek was 7-11 for 154 yards and a touchdown. Weidinger had two catches for 71 yards and Nappe had three catches for 64 yards. Senior defensive back Marcus Dustin led the Broncos with 12 tackles and a fumble recovery.
Up next, Hastings will host Dordt on Saturday, November 1 at 1pm on Senior Day.
