LAKE MILLS — The Lake Mills football team improved to 3-2 for the season with a victory at home Friday over Belmond-Klemme.

The Bulldogs trounced the Broncos 41-0, notching 193 rushing yards and 221 passing yards for a total of 414 yards. Belmond-Klemme had 184 yards.

Lake Mills’ Jon Erickson scored on a 2-yard run and an 89-yard catch, both with successful points after by Byron McDougall, making the score 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. Hunter Kingland tossed the long pass.

Kingland’s 1-yard run brought the score to 21-0 at the half.

Taylor Nelson scored on a 32-yard pass from Kingland in the third quarter. In the fourth, Paul Pins had a 63-yard punt return for a touchdown and Andy Dahle had a 7-yard TD run.

McDougall’s only miss came on the final touchdown.

The Bulldogs benefitted from three fumble recoveries, two of them by Dahle and the other by Andrew Olsen.

 

Score by quarters

B-K 0 0 0 0 0

Lake Mills 14 7 7 13 41

 

Team statistics

Lake Mills: rushing, 193; passing, 14-16-221; first downs 14; penalties 7; punts 2; total offense 414 yards

Belmond-Klemme: rushing, 86; passing 7-14-98; first downs 7; penalties 6; punts 5; fumbles lost 3; total yards 184

 

Individual statistics

RUSHING — Lake Mills, Nathan Banwart 25-78, Andy Dahle 4-76, Jon Erickson 7-32, Peter Hagenson 1-7

PASSING — Lake Mills, Hunter Kingland 14-16-221 (2 TDs)

RECEIVING — Lake Mills, Taylor Nelson 5-80, Paul Scholbrock 4-25, Jon Erickson 1-89 (1 TD), Josh Peters 1-4, Peter Hagenson 1-13