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Jutras injured, status unknown

By MICHAEL LINNELL Sports Editor, mlinnell@minotdailynews.com

Minot State University's Ryan Jutras spent the second half of Saturday's 6-2 loss to Black Hills State on the sidelines in a sling.

The sophomore quarterback didn't play a down in the second half and his immediate future is not known, according to MSU head coach Mike Sivertson.

“We came into the halftime locker room and I was told that he would not be playing in the second half,” Sivertson said. “That is all I know right now.”

Sivertson did not indicate what the injury was, but it appeared to be Jutras' throwing arm. He was 7 of 12 for 88 yards in the first half. He was replaced by freshman Jon Meier, who finished with 65 yards on 9-of-18 passing.

MSU's linebacker Shaun Sideras did not start but played most of the game. Sideras suffered an ankle sprain the first week, but looked to be nearly full speed. The Beavers' backup wideout Silas Sneed did not suit up for the game

MSU defense

not happy

While the MSU defense only gave up one scoring drive and just 217 total yards, both Sivertson, who serves as the defensive coordinator, and defensive lineman Chase Spencer were disappointed.

“We did some good things up front, but we didn't get it done when we needed to,” Sivertson said referring to the one BHSU drive. “In a game like this, you can't have that one breakdown.”

“It is a team game and we failed as a team,” Spencer added. “Regardless of what the defense does.”

Kickoff creates controversy

Black Hills kicker Rocky Stevens is widely regarded as the best kicker in the Dakota Athletic Conference. Until Saturday, Stevens had the only points the Yellow Jackets had scored all season.

Against the Beavers, however, he didn't score a single point. That doesn't mean that he wasn't involved in a big play in the game.

The Yellow Jackets kicked a high, short kick to the left side of Minot's front line to start the second half. As the two teams converged, the Yellow Jackets were able to out jump MSU for the apparent onside kick recovery.

But, an alert MSU player signaled for a fair catch. When the converging players piled up, BHSU was called for illegal contact with a fair catch. After a discussion, MSU was awarded the ball.

Not that unique

While the 6-2 final score seems more common as a baseball score than a football score, it wasn't the only game played Saturday to achieve the final. NCAA Division III Ursinus College, Penn. defeated I-AA La Salle University, Penn. 6-2 Saturday. In fact, three teams finished with just two points as Winona State, Minn. recorded just a safety against the University of North Dakota, Whittier College, Calif., scored just two points against Carthage College, Wis.

It wasn't the lowest scoring game of the week either. Pace University, N.Y. defeated Stonehill College, Mass. 7-0.