Brian’s Best: Hutchinson vs. Stewartville

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two of the best Class AAAA programs in the state met Thursday night on a bitterly cold night in Lakeville for a right to go to the state semifinals. The Hutchinson Tigers took control of the game late in the first half and opened up a huge lead in the second half to defeat Stewartville 60-22. Here are the players who shined despite the cold.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hutchinson offensive line: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='383730' first='Kyle' last='Schumann']</strong> 6'2 2023, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='19007' first='Logan' last='Hoppe']</strong> 6'4 2023, <strong>Dane Thovson</strong> 2023, <strong>Hayden Smith</strong> 2023, <strong>Bennet Neppl</strong> 2024, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='242403' first='Anton' last='Kadlec']</strong> 6'3 2024, <strong>Andrew Lipke</strong> TE 2024 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Especially in the second half, the Hutch offensive line dominated the game. They wore down a tremendous front seven until the Hutch offense was ripping off four yard, five yard runs – and longer almost at will. Early on, Smith and Neppl open a hole in the middle for a first down. Neppl and Kadlec open a hole on fourth and two to keep a drive alive. Smith and Neppl were at it again opening a big hole for a run up the middle for another first down. Kadlec sealed the edge on a long touchdown run, while Smith and Thovson opened a big hole in the middle to pick up a third and long. Hoppe and Thovson opened a big hole in the red zone to get to the two. In the second half, Neppl, Kadlec, and Lipke caved in the defensive line, springing a twenty yard run. On a first and twenty five, Hoppe and Thovson caved in the line to spring a running back for a first down. Finally, Hoppe and Schumann sealed the edge for a forty yard gain.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"AJ Ladwig","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2408","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Hutchinson","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Ladwig is tall and looks more like a wide receiver but has good feet and solid speed. 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