#1 BOLD Bolts Past Maple Lake: Game Recap
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MAPLE LAKE, MINN— Our Prep Redzone Minnesota Game of the Week took us to Irish Country Stadium to watch Minnesota’s #1 ranked team in 1A in the BOLD Warriors (4-0) to take on 2A Maple Lake Irish (0-4). Even though BOLD was banged up with 2025 QB Jack Gross Jack Gross 6'3" | QB BOLD | 2025 State MN out, the Warriors were able to take care of business offensively with four key touchdowns by another 2025 RB prospect that really caught our eyes with his game on Friday night. Check out our game recap below!
1st Quarter
Around the 6:12 mark of the first quarter, after getting their first touchdown swiped by an illegal shift call, the durable 2025 rushing attack of Kaden Fischer took it in from 14 yards out for the BOLD Warriors for his first of several touchdowns of the night. The Warriors were able to convert on the two-point conversion too. BOLD 8, Maple Lake 0.
2nd Quarter
After one of the first few throws we saw during the game to BOLD 2023 playmaker Stevie Mcmath Stevie Mcmath 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR BOLD | 2023 MN for a 35-yard reception to the Irish 5-yard line, it was yet again Kaden Fischer that finished out the Warriors drive by a 1-yard dive up the middle for another BOLD touchdown around the 10:37 mark of the 2nd quarter. The Warriors, this time, were unsuccessful on the 2-point conversion. BOLD 14, Maple Lake 0.
The BOLD Warriors were able to get another big play from TE Ryan King Ryan King 6'2" | 190 lbs | WR BOLD | 2023 MN of 50 yards deep into the Maple Lake Irish territory but the Maple Lake defense led by 2023 LB Riley Hall Riley Hall 6'1" | 200 lbs | RB Maple Lake Public Schools | 2023 MN was able to get a key stop on the Warriors on deep in Irish territory to hold the score as 14-0 into halftime from Irish Country Stadium. BOLD 14, Maple Lake 0. Halftime
3rd Quarter
No scoring; however, the play of Maple Lake RB/LB Riley Hall Riley Hall 6'1" | 200 lbs | RB Maple Lake Public Schools | 2023 MN showed a ton of consistency on both ends of the ball, especially in the 3rd quarter for the Maple Lake Irish.
4th Quarter
Maple Lake got another huge stop early in the 4th quarter by DB Edward Neu, but unfortunately, the Irish were not able to make waves on the defensive momentum of Neu and Riley Hall Riley Hall 6'1" | 200 lbs | RB Maple Lake Public Schools | 2023 MN . Later on a big BOLD drive, right in front of me around the sidelines, BOLD 2025 RB Kaden Fischer seals the edge and ran in it for his 3rd touchdown of the evening. BOLD 20, Maple Lake 0.
Later in the quarter, BOLD got an exceptional punt from 2023 Ryan King Ryan King 6'2" | 190 lbs | WR BOLD | 2023 MN , who pinned his punt with good hangtime and a solid roll down the Maple Lake 3-yard line. With operating again with a short field off the Maple Lake punt, Kaden Fischer got touchdown number four, and his durability came out. I wish I had a video of his lowered shoulder on the 2-point conversion as the 5’10 190 pounds packed a punch to put the Warriors up 28-0. BOLD 28, Maple Lake 0.
With just a few ticks left in the game, the Maple Lake Irish got on the board with a pretty-looking touch pass from 2023 QB Jarrett Faue found 2023 WR Logan Salmela with an impressive catch in the end zone. Even though Maple Lake ended up in the loss column, I love how much this team fought their tail off against BOLD for the entirety of the game. BOLD 28, Maple Lake 6. Final
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