Jake Olsen’s two defensive touchdowns spark Ridgefield to 48-7 win over Prairie

BATTLE GROUND — Ridgefield struggled to find its rhythm on offense Saturday against Prairie.

Luckily, Jake Olsen was the Spudder-on-the-spot to give the Spudders the spark they need.

Olsen recovered two fumbles in the end zone for touchdowns in the first quarter as the Spudders ran away from Prairie 48-7 at District Stadium.

After the Spudders had two stalled possessions, Prairie was in punt formation from its own 12-yard line. Punter Isaac Watson was unable to corral a high snap, and Olsen was there to fall on the loose ball for an early 7-0 lead.

On Prairie’s next possession, Watson scrambled deep in his own territory to avoid the rush of Olsen and Will Andrew. As Watson turned to pass the ball from the end zone, the ball squirted out of his grip, falling backward and Olsen again fell on the ball for a touchdown.

The Spudders’ offense got into the mix late in the first quarter when Noah Stromberg pulled in a 47-yard touchdown pass from Landon DeBeaumont.

Jackson Kimball had a 67-yard reception from Deven Vigue to get Prairie within 21-7 early in the second quarter. But DeBeaumont added two more touchdown passes to give Prairie a 35-7 lead at halftime.

DeBeaumont finished 11-for-14 passing for 243 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for a score.

Cly Stephens rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown, and Stromberg had two touchdown receptions.

RIDGEFIELD 48, PRAIRIE 7

Ridgefield 21 14 13 0—48

Prairie 0 7 0 0—7

First quarter

R—Jake Olsen recovered fumble in end zone (Carson Young kick)

R—Jake Olsen recovered fumble in end zone (Young kick)

R—Noah Stromberg 47 pass from Landon DeBeaumont (Young kick)

Second quarter

P—Jackson Kimball 67 pass from Deven Vigue (Preston Hill kick)

R—Wyatt Hemmelman 63 pass from DeBeaumont (Young kick)

R—Stromberg 10 pass from DeBeaumont (Young kick)

Third quarter

R—Cly Stephens 23 run (Young kick)

R—DeBeaumont 4 run (pass failed)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Ridgefield: Stephens 11-96, DeBeaumont 4-28, Brian McLemore 2-13, Hemmelman 1-5, Demetri Jones-Morales 1-1, Jake Olsen 1-(-1), Ekolu Poki 2-(-11), Carson Young 1-(-7), Ty Rogers 1-(-1), team 1-(-17). Prairie: Vigue 12-71, Preston Hill 8-17, Taylor Gause 3-1, Tommie Vick 2-6, Sam Watts 1-4, Isaac Watson 5-(-27).

PASSING — Ridgefield: DeBeaumont 11-14-0-243. Prairie: Watson 12-19-1-72; Vigue 5-12-0-96.

RECEIVING — Ridgefield: Hemmelman 2-77, Talon Sosky 3-60, Stromber 2-57, McLemore 1-18, Vincent Dollens 1-16, Elias Farley 1-3, Stephens 1-12. Prairie: Alex Blakeslee 3-19, Tommie Vick 3-29, Jackson Kimball 3-80, Preston Hill 2-5, Riley Burke 4-18, Jackson Paris 1-10, Taylor Gause 1-7.