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Minnewaska Area vs Melrose Area

September 19, 2025 • Melrose Area High School

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Minnewaska Area	0	0	7	19	26
Melrose Area	7	12	0	6	25

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Quarter

time	team	description	Score
	Melrose Area	Pass, TOUCHDOWN from B. Elfering to C. Theiler for a 8-yard gain Extra Point by B. Elfering	0 - 7

2nd Quarter

time	team	description	Score
	Melrose Area	Run, TOUCHDOWN by B. Elfering for a 3-yard gain Two Point Conversion Run unsuccessful	0 - 13
	Melrose Area	Pass, TOUCHDOWN from B. Elfering to J. Rieland for a 40-yard gain Two Point Conversion Run unsuccessful	0 - 19

3rd Quarter

time	team	description	Score
	Minnewaska Area	Run, TOUCHDOWN by A. Adams for a 4-yard gain Extra Point by J. Kolstoe	7 - 19

4th Quarter

time	team	description	Score
	Melrose Area	Pass, TOUCHDOWN from B. Elfering to S. Stangler for a 31-yard gain Two Point Conversion Pass from B. Elfering unsuccessful	7 - 25
	Minnewaska Area	Run, TOUCHDOWN by A. Adams for a 59-yard gain Extra Point by J. Kolstoe	14 - 25
	Minnewaska Area	Run, TOUCHDOWN by K. Dickens for a 3-yard gain Two Point Conversion Pass unsuccessful	20 - 25
	Minnewaska Area	Pass, TOUCHDOWN from M. Gruber to T. O'neil for a 71-yard gain Two Point Conversion Pass unsuccessful	26 - 25

Passing

Name	C	Att	Yd	TD	Int	Rate
Total	4	10	154	1	0	120.8
Marc Gruber #2	4	10	154	1	0	120.8

Passing

Name	C	Att	Yd	TD	Int	Rate
Total	9	25	152	3	1	80.3
Brecken Elfering #6	9	25	152	3	1	80.3

Rushing

Name	Att	Yd	Yd/Att	TD
Total	42	264	6.3	3
Marc Gruber #2	3	-7	-2.3	0
Miles Wildman #10	7	35	5	0
Kearri Dickens #21	17	91	5.4	1
Asante Adams #26	15	145	9.7	2

Rushing

Name	Att	Yd	Yd/Att	TD
Total	41	199	4.9	1
James Rieland #3	1	26	26	0
Brecken Elfering #6	18	68	3.8	1
Jayden Coenen #11	1	1	1	0
Samuel Stangler #23	21	104	5.0	0

Receiving

Name	Rec	Yd	Yd/Rec	TD
Total	4	154	38.5	1
Tristan O'Neil #1	3	125	41.7	1
Miles Wildman #10	1	29	29	0

Receiving

Name	Rec	Yd	Yd/Rec	TD
Total	9	152	16.9	3
Carson Theiler #2	2	20	10	1
James Rieland #3	5	95	19	1
Teague Dusha #7	1	6	6	0
Samuel Stangler #23	1	31	31	1

Kicking

Name	FGM	XPA	XPM
Total	0	0	0

Kicking

Name	FGM	XPA	XPM
Total	0	1	1
Brecken Elfering #6	0	1	1

Defensive

Name	Tck	TTck	Sck	FF	Int
Total	0	0	0	0	1
Miles Wildman #10	0	0	0	0	1

Defensive

Name	Tck	TTck	Sck	FF	Int
Total	22	66	1	0	0
Eric Braun #0	2	3	0	0	0
Carson Theiler #2	0	0	0	0	0
James Rieland #3	0	0	0	0	0
Carsyn Worms #4	0	0	0	0	0
Jackson Mayers #5	4	7	0	0	0
Teague Dusha #7	3	11	0	0	0
Riley Elfering #9	5	12	0	0	0
Micah Wiechmann #16	2	13	0	0	0
Austin Eggert #24	2	4	0	0	0
Isaak Wiechmann #54	1	2	0	0	0
Brady Goihl #64	1	5	0	0	0
Zachary Rieland #68	1	3	0	0	0
Dominic Hoppe #69	1	6	1	0	0

Passing	Minnewaska Area	Melrose Area
Completions	4	9
Attempts	10	25
Completion Percent	40%	36%
Yards	154	152
Average Yards	15.40	6.08
Touchdowns	1	3
Interceptions	0	1
Quarterback Rating	120.83	80.33
Passing Yards	154	152
Games Played	1	1

Rushing	Minnewaska Area	Melrose Area
Attempts	42	41
Yards	264	199
Average Yards	6.29	4.85
Touchdowns	3	1
Fumbles Lost	0	0
Two Point Conversions	0	0
Rushing Yards	264	199
Games Played	1	1

Receiving	Minnewaska Area	Melrose Area
Receptions	4	9
Yards	154	152
Average Yards	38.50	16.89
Touchdowns	1	3
Two Point Conversions	0	0
Yards After Catch	0	0
Receiving Yards	154	152
Games Played	1	1

Defensive	Minnewaska Area	Melrose Area
Solo Tackles	0	22
Assisted Tackles	0	44
Tackles	0	66
Sacks	0	1
Fumble Recoveries	0	1
Interceptions	1	0
Forced Fumbles	0	0
Blocked Kicks	0	2
Safeties	0	0
Interception Touchdowns	0	0
Fumble Touchdowns	0	0
Blocked Kick Touchdowns	0	0
Touchdowns	0	0
Passes Defended	0	0
Tackles For Loss	0	4
Games Played	1	1

Punt Returning	Minnewaska Area	Melrose Area
Returns	0	0
Fair Catches	0	0
Yards	0	0
Average Yards	0	0
Touchdowns	0	0
Games Played	1	1

Kick Returning	Minnewaska Area	Melrose Area
Returns	0	0
Yards	0	0
Average Yards	0	0
Touchdowns	0	0
Games Played	1	1

Punting	Minnewaska Area	Melrose Area
Punts	0	0
Yards	0	0
Average Yards	0	0
Touchbacks	0	0
Not Returned Past 20	0	0
Games Played	1	1

Kicking	Minnewaska Area	Melrose Area
Tens Attempted	0	0
Tens Made	0	0
Twenties Attempted	0	0
Twenties Made	0	0
Thirties Attempted	0	0
Thirties Made	0	0
Forties Attempted	0	0
Forties Made	0	0
Fifties Plus Attempted	0	0
Fifties Plus Made	0	0
Field Goals Attempted	0	0
Field Goals Made	0	0
Field Goal Percent	0%	0%
Extra Points Attempted	0	1
Extra Points Made	0	1
Extra Points Percent	0%	100%
Games Played	1	1

Team Offensive	Minnewaska Area	Melrose Area
First Downs	0	16
Third Down Attempts	0	15
Third Down Conversions	0	4
Third Down Conversion Percent	0%	26.67%
Fourth Down Attempts	0	6
Fourth Down Conversions	0	3
Fourth Down Conversion Percent	0%	50%
Possession Time	0	0
Penalties	0	4
Penalty Yards	0	15
Yards	418	351
Games Played	1	1