NORTHWOOD, Iowa &045; The Northwood-Kensett Vikings opened the season as expected, with a lop-sided victory, shutting out visiting Sheffield-Chapin-Meserby-Thornton 34-0 Friday night.

The Vikings dominated, rolling up 373 yards to the visitors’ 159, outrushing SCMT 326-58. N-K led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter and 21-0 after three periods.

Ben Schipull scored first, on a 22-yard run, and went on to total 104 yards rushing on 12 carries. Eric Parker, who scored the Vikings’ second touchdown on a 34-yard interception return, ran 10 times for 72 yards. Parker completed all three of his passes for 47 yards, one each to Cody Hanson, Preston Davidson and Schipull.

Jake Madsen and Tim Fierova scored in the fourth quarter.

Kelvin Hendrickson led the N-K defense with 16 tackles. Kyle Waller and Ryan Weisert each had 11 tackles. Parker and Hendrickson had interceptions.

The Vikings host Lake Mills this week.

SCMT

0

0

0

0 &045;

0

N-K

14

0

7

13 &045; 34

First Quarter

NK &045; Schipull 22 run (PAT failed)

NK &045; Parker 32 interception return (Schipull run)

Second Quarter

No scoring

Third Quarter

NK &045; Madsen 9 run (Haberman kick)

Fourth Quarter

NK &045; Fierova 2 run (pass failed)

SCMT

NK

First downs10

18

Rushing yards58

326

Passing yards101

47

Total yards159

373

Pen.-yards1-10

8-45

Turnovers2

1

Individual Statistics

Rushing &045; NK, Schipull 12-104, Parker 10-72; SCMT, Miller 12-38;

Passing &045; NK, Parker 3-3-0, 47.