MOORHEAD, Minn. — Hamline football lost to Concordia-M'head 56-10 on Saturday. The Pipers scored all 10 of their points in the second quarter and were held scoreless after halftime.
The Pipers picked up an early first down on a Cobbers pass-interference penalty and another on
Daylen Cummings' 10-yard completion to
Aiden Herz, but the opening drive stalled before
Kieran Barrientos punted from the Pipers' 35. The Cobbers converted their first possession into points when Jax Mattern hit Davion Henderson for a 50-yard touchdown at 10:51, and Mitchell Druley's extra point made it 7-0. After the Pipers punted again, the Cobbers drove 73 yards, including Nick Walter's 43-yard pass to Jed Klang, before Mattern found Grant Mages for a 4-yard touchdown at 5:56 to make it 14-0. A short Pipers punt set up the Cobbers at the Pipers' 35, and Mason Hughes finished that drive with a 2-yard touchdown run at 1:18 before Cummings' 14-yard completion to
Ty Burgoon moved the Pipers to their 49 as the first quarter ended with the Cobbers ahead 21-0.
The Pipers moved into Cobbers territory on the first play of the second quarter when
Daylen Cummings hit
Tristan Falkowski for 36 yards, and Barrientos later converted a 29-yard field goal at 12:44 after a touchdown was nullified by penalty, making it 21-3.
Robert McCoy intercepted Nick Walter at the Cobbers 34 at 6:53, and the Pipers converted the takeaway three plays later on Cummings' 31-yard touchdown pass to Falkowski before Barrientos' PAT made it 21-10. The Cobbers answered with a 10-play, 65-yard drive, moving inside the 10 on an 18-yard completion to Ron Gallegos before Jax Mattern found Grant Mages for a 7-yard touchdown at 1:19 and Mitchell Druley's PAT made it 28-10. In the final minute, the Cobbers used a short field after a Pipers punt, but a holding penalty erased a touchdown at 0:00 and McCoy sacked Mattern on the last play, leaving the score 28-10 at the end of the second quarter.
The Cobbers used a 64-yard opening drive in the third quarter before Nick Walter hit Alejandro Sanchez for a 15-yard touchdown at 10:24, and Mitchell Druley's kick made it 35-10. The Pipers picked up eight yards on consecutive
Jah Simmons-Dabney runs on their first series, but an illegal-formation penalty wiped out a third-down completion and
Elijah Stepp's 6-yard catch left the Pipers a yard short before Barrientos punted. The Cobbers drove 58 yards on their next possession, keeping the ball after
Eric Denhardt forced a fumble out of bounds and converting fourth-and-1 before Walter found Jed Klang for an 11-yard touchdown at 4:03 to make it 42-10. After another Pipers punt, Walter's 40-yard completion to Klang set up Carter Scheeler's 5-yard touchdown run at 0:49, and
DeAndre Smith returned the ensuing kickoff 30 yards before
Daylen Cummings' 10-yard completion to Falkowski ended the third quarter with the Cobbers ahead 49-10.
The Pipers opened the fourth quarter by converting fourth-and-2 on
Elijah Stepp's 4-yard run and later moving inside the Cobbers 30 on
Daylen Cummings' 22-yard completion to Smith, but
Kieran Barrientos' 43-yard field goal try was blocked by Ethan Larson and recovered by Christopher Lopez for a touchdown at 12:30. Mitchell Druley added the kick for a 56-10 Cobbers lead, and the Pipers' next possession ended with Barrientos' 37-yard punt after a three-play series. The Cobbers drove from their 39 to the Pipers 30, where McCoy stopped Justin Anderson for no gain on fourth-and-1 at 7:22 to give the Pipers the ball back.
Joseph McCarthy moved the Pipers across midfield on the ensuing drive, including a 13-yard rush and a 12-yard completion to Smith, before a fourth-down incompletion at the Cobbers 34; the Cobbers later punted, and
Pharrell Brown carried twice before the game ended with the Cobbers winning 56-10.
Cummings completed 20 of 36 passes for 189 yards and one touchdown without an interception. Falkowski caught four passes for 80 yards and a touchdown. McCoy recorded four tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and one interception.
Elijah Stepp rushed for 26 yards on seven carries and added four receptions for 29 yards.
The Pipers are 1-4 overall and 0-4 in conference play. The Cobbers are 5-0 overall and 4-0 in conference play.
Up next, the Pipers host Carleton for the Tackle Cancer Game on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 7 PM, at Klas Field in St. Paul, Minn.
