Vermilion South Dakota — Sophomore Austin Simmons passed for 171 yards and quarterbacked two touchdown drives in leading Team White to a 21-16 win against Team Red in South Dakota’s Spring Game Friday night inside the Dakota Dome.
White scored touchdowns on three of its first five possessions and led 21-3 near the midpoint of the second quarter. The game’s most explosive offensive play was an 87-yard catch by senior captain Brandt Van Roekel. The wide receiver from Boyden Hull Rock Valley set up a 4-yard touchdown run by Ethan Falaniko less than three minutes into the game.
Nearly 2,000 fans were in attendance to watch the Coyotes’ 15th and final practice of the spring season. The game consisted of two 10-minute quarters, a five-minute third quarter, and a six-minute fourth quarter.
The teams, drafted by captains earlier in the week, combined to run 97 plays for 535 yards. Red outgained White 277-258, but two interceptions, including one by Ben Garlock on the final play of the game, helped determine the winner.
