High School Football: Ervasti leads top ranked Verndale to undefeated regular season

BRANDON — Gideon Ervasti rushed for 243 yards and three touchdowns on 43 carries as Nine-Man’s top ranked Verndale Pirates defeated the Brandon-Evansville Chargers 26-20 Wednesday, Oct. 20.

Ben Brownlow scored a touchdown and ran for 56 yards as Verndale finished the regular season with an undefeated 8-0 record.

The Pirates will receive a bye in the first round of their section playoffs and will play their first playoff game Saturday Oct. 30 at 2:00 in Verndale.

Verndale 8 6 6 6 -- 26

Brandon-Evansville 0 12 0 8 -- 20

First quarter

V-Gideon Ervasti 1 run (Ben Brownlow run) 2:11

Second quarter

BE-Punt return Tyler Bitzen 57 (run failed) 6:53

BE-Bitzen fumble return for a touchdown (run failed) 4:58

V-Brownlow 1 run (run fail) 0:58

Third quarter

V-Ervasti 2 run (run failed) 8:10

Fourth quarter

V-Ervasti 8 run (run failed) 8:33

BE-Carter White 9 pass from Titus Fuller (Fuller run) 2:48

Team statistics

Rushes-yards: V 62-315, BE 28-125

Pass comp-att-int-yds: V 1-2-0-13, BE 3-9-0-32

Total offense: V 65-328, BE 37-157