Black Hills State football rolled past Chadron State 55-19 Saturday night in the team's home opener at Lyle Hare Stadium.

The Yellow Jackets (2-1, 1-0 RMAC) posted 556 total yards of offense, and had three players with over 100 yards and multiple touchdowns.

Hasaan Williams had a record setting night, finishing with four touchdowns and 246 receiving yards on eight catches, highlighted by 72-yard, 63-yard and 50-yard touchdown receptions. Hist 246 receiving yards is the most in a game in program history, while his four touchdown catches in a game ties for first all-time.

Tanner Clarkson was outstanding under center, completing 18 of 24 passing attempts for 343 yards and five touchdowns without an interception. On the ground he had 41 net yards and a rushing touchdown to finish with six total touchdowns on the night.

Nolan Susel rushed for 138 yards on 16 carries with two touchdowns, and added a third touchdown on two catches for 13 yards.

On defense, Ryder Blair had a team-high 12 tackles while Zecheriah Rodriguez-Brown broke up three passes.

Nikolas Arnold had a sack for an 11-yard loss, Cooper Brown tallied two QB hurries, and Lovenski Simon hauled in an interception.

After CSC scored first, BHSU halted the Eagles' 2-point try to hold them to an early 6-0 lead. A couple of possessions later, though, the Yellow Jackets would get on the board and take a 7-6 lead they wouldn't relinquish on a 10-yard scramble from Clarkson who found the end zone with 5:03 left in the first.

Later, in the final seconds of the first quarter, Clarkson found Susel for a 12-yard completion to make it 14-6 through the first 15 minutes of play.

A quick 3-and-out from the defense gave the ball right back to BHSU who marched down the field before adding on with a 1-yard rush up the middle from Susel to extend the lead to 20-6 early in the second.

Another CSC 3-and-out led to a big 63-yard touchdown catch from Williams to make it 27-6, and then a Simon interception in the end zone continued to keep the Eagles off the board.

BHSU would score once more before halftime, using a 50-yard touchdown pass to Williams to extend the lead to 34-6 at the break.

Out of the locker room, CSC scored on their opening drive to make it 34-13, but the Yellow Jackets answered right back with a 72-yard bomb from Clarkson to Williams again for the touchdown and stretch the lead to 41-13.

Facing a 4th and 1 midway through the third, Susel took a direct snap 56 yards to the house, building the lead to 48-13.

One more Yellow Jacket touchdown in the fourth, a 17-yard catch by Williams, would put a bow on the win before the game went final, 55-19.

Notes

• This is the first time BHSU has beaten Chadron State in back-to-back years since winning four straight against them in 1951, 1964-66.
• BHSU averaged 7.9 yards per play, ranking second in single-game program history.
• Clarkson's five touchdown passes in a game ties him for third all-time in program history.

Up Next
The Yellow Jackets hit the road next week to take on Colorado Mesa on Sept. 23 at 1 p.m. in Grand Junction, Colo.