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Roncalli wins defensive battle against Deuel

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Abe Kretchman, center, runs for the end zone past Groton Area’s Colby Dunker, left and Korbin Kucker, right, during last week's game at the South Dakota Army National Guard Bowl at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Kretchman scored a touchdown in Roncalli's win over Deuel on Friday night. Photo by John Davis taken 8/19/2022
CLEAR LAKE - Aberdeen Roncalli passed its first road test of the season Friday night. The Cavaliers found themselves in a typical battle against Deuel and came away with a hard-fought 14-7 Northeast Conference football victory. The two teams have historically had bruising contests that have gone down to the wire, including last year's overtime contest. "It was everything that we thought it would be in terms of physicality and how they played," said Roncalli coach Billy Young. The Cavaliers came out and dominated much of the opening half. Roncalli took the opening kick, drove down the field and scored when Abe Kretchman ran into the end zone from 18 yards out. Roncalli tacked on another score in the second period when Maddox May ran for a 3-yard touchdown. However, things began to slowly change from there as the Cardinals began to gain some momentum. An interception gave Deuel a short-field in the third quarter and the host responded with a touchdown to cut a 14-poi

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