AHSTW got two rushing touchdowns from Joel Becerra and RJ Harris threw and ran for a score as the Vikings came away with a hard fought 27-16 over the IKM-Manning Wolves on Friday night in Manning.  The Wolves got on the board first with a five yard touchdown pass from Jared Johnson to Ben Wegner and they tacked on the two point conversion to lead 8-0.  The Vikings responded on the next drive with an 11 play touchdown drive capped off by one of Becerra’s scores.  They kicked the PAT to make it 8-7 and that’s how the first half ended.  The Vikings had big defensive stop at the end of the first half after IKM-Manning started at the Viking 13 yard line following an interception.  The Vikings ended up forcing a turnover on downs to take the ball back with 2:24 left in the half.

The Vikings came out and took control from the opening drive of the second half. Harris capped off an 8 play drive with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Clint Robinson. The Vikings would score twice more to push their lead out to 27-8 with 7:38 left to play.  IKM-Manning tried to mount a rally and hooked up on a 54-yard touchdown pass from Johnson to Alex Heiman on the first play of the next drive.  But that would be the end of the scoring as a late fumble and turnover on downs would stop the Wolves from fighting back.

The night was plagued by serious injuries with two Vikings players taken from the premises in an ambulance and an IKM-Maning player being helped off the field with a knee injury.  The injuries dampened the spirit of a hard fought game and big win for AHSTW who moves to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the district.  IKM-Manning falls to 2-4 overall and 1-3 in the district.