Black Hills State football is set to host the 138th Black Hills Brawl against South Dakota Mines at Lyle Hare Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m.
The Yellow Jackets defeated Colorado Mesa on a game-winning 50-yard field goal last weekend, winning 25-23. This week, BHSU received votes on the Week 4 AFCA Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll for the third time in program history, and last received votes in week of 6 last season.
Yellow Jackets Ranked
Through four games this season, BHSU ranks top-20 nationally in 10 different statistical categories, including a tie for first in red zone offense (100%) sixth in 4th down conversion percentage (83.3%), ninth in blocked kicks (3), 14th in passing offense (285.8), 15th in total offensive first downs (95), 16th in team passing efficiency (171.9), 17th in time of possession (33:06) and 18th in total offense (447.8).
Among individual ranks,
Tanner Clarkson sits eighth in the nation in total offense (323.5), 10th in passing touchdowns (11), 11th in passing yards (1,130), 12th in passing efficiency (173.1) and passing yards per game (282.5) and 24th in completion percentage (65.3%).
Hasaan Williams is sixth in the nation in receiving yards this year (418), eighth in receiving touchdowns (5) and 10th in receiving yards per game (104.5).
Nolan Susel ranks seventh in the nation in total points scored (42) and total touchdowns (7), eighth in the nation in scoring (10.5) and 15th in rushing touchdowns (5).
Coleman Chapman's average of two field goals per game ranks him third in the nation, and he's 17th in field goal percentage (88.9).
South Dakota Mines
SD Mines is 2-2 this year after a 7-4 finish to last season. The Hardrockers beat Valley City State 31-14 to open the year before losing to (RV) Truman State 28-24 in week two. In week three they lost to Colorado Mesa 38-30 but are coming off a week four win last weekend over New Mexico Highlands, 42-7.
SDSMT has had one of the strongest defenses in the RMAC so far this season, currently tied for first in the nation having not allowed a fourth down conversion yet. They are also ninth in total defense (227.2), 10th in the nation in first down defense (49) and 16th in passing yards allowed (140.8).
Series History
This will be the 138th Black Hills Brawl, continuing one of the longest running NCAA rivalries in the nation. BHSU is 61-65-11 all time in the series, first playing in 1900, but is 28-12 over the Hardrockers since 1987
Currently at 137 games, the Black Hills Brawl between Black Hills State and South Dakota Mines is the most played rivalry series at the NCAA DII level, and fourth-most in any division nationwide behind Lafayette vs. Lehigh (158 games), Yale vs. Princeton (144) and Yale vs. Harvard (138).
Tickets
Tickets and Will Call open 2 hours prior to kickoff (4 p.m. MT). To purchase tickets, please go online
here and order them now to avoid lines on game day.
Coverage
Yellow Jacket fans can catch Steve Ammerman on KDSJ 980 AM/103.5 FM, or live online at https://listen.streamon.fm/kdsjam. Ammerman is the voice of the Yellow Jacket Athletics and can be heard for every football, and women's and men's basketball game throughout the year.
A live video stream of the game can be viewed free at rmacnetwork.com/bhsu.
YELLOW JACKETS' LAST TIME OUT
Black Hills State football used a game-winning 50-yard field goal in the final seconds of what had been a back-and-forth game to move past Colorado Mesa, 25-23, Saturday afternoon.
The Yellow Jackets (3-1, 2-0 RMAC) fought for all 60 minutes in a game that had eight lead changes and saw neither team lead by more than seven points.
Coleman Chapman finished the day with four 30+ yard field goals. Along with his 50-yard game winner, he also booted through kicks of 33 yards, 36 yards and 48 yards, totaling 167 yards.
Tanner Clarkson completed 26 of 42 passing attempts for 247 yards and two touchdowns. He also had nine carries for 18 yards.
Hasaan Williams hauled in a game-high 10 catches, while
TJ Chukwurah and
Jamin Wurtz each had receiving touchdowns. Wurtz's score came on his lone reception of the day for 25 yards, and Chukwurah made two catches for 39 yards.
On the ground,
Nolan Susel tallied 77 yards on 14 attempts, including a long run of 29 yards in the fourth quarter.
Cameron Goods had 12 rushes for 54 yards.
Defensively,
Nicc Quinones had a big takeaway in the fourth quarter with an interception that he returned 23 yards. He also finished with a tackle.
Ryder Blair led the team with seven tackles, and
Aaron Thiele made six.
Cooper Brown and
Jayden Marquez each had five tackles.
The Yellow Jacket defense stalled CMU's opening drive, but the Mavericks would score on their next one using an 84-yard reception to take a 7-0 lead.
BHSU answered with a 48-yard field goal from Chapman to make it 7-3 midway through the first before moving ahead 10-7 in their final drive of the first quarter on a 25-yard touchdown pass to
Jamin Wurtz in the back on the end zone.
The game remained 10-7 until midway through the second when CMU used a 9-yard touchdown pass to re-take the lead, 14-10.
As time ticked down in the opening half, the Yellow Jackets would use a 4-minute, 8-play drive that ended in a 36-yard
TJ Chukwurah touchdown catch and run to move in front 16-14 at the break.
In what was a quiet third quarter, BHSU found a way to add on to their lead with Chapman's second field goal of the day, a 33-yarder, to build the lead to 19-14 which held into the fourth.
The Mavericks weren't done, though, finding the end zone to move back on top 20-19 with 9:02 left to play.
Then a few minutes later, the Yellow Jackets offense once again got into field goal range, leading to a 36-yard field goal from Chapman to make it 22-20 in favor of BHSU with 4:04 remaining.
CMU's following drive was cut short thanks to an interception by
Nicc Quinones who ran down an overthrown deep ball before returning it 23 yards.
BHSU went 3-and-out on their ensuing drive, though, giving CMU the opportunity to re-take the lead. But while the Mavericks were able to kick a go-ahead field goal and move ahead 23-22, two crucial BHSU timeouts left 38 seconds on the clock for the Yellow Jacket offense.
The final drive for BHSU saw a quick first down using an 11-yard pass to Susel who got out of bounds to stop the clock. Then Clarkson rushed six yards and got out of bounds, before two more quick passes, each to McKibbin for 12 yards and three yards put the Yellow Jackets at the CMU 33 with six seconds to go.
Chapman lined up for the 50-yard game winner and sent the ball through the uprights, all but sealing the victory for BHSU, 25-23.
HARDROCKERS' LAST TIME OUT
The South Dakota Mines football team traveled south for a long bus trip at New Mexico Highlands. The Hardrockers were certainly not weary from the trip, as they were up for the matchup, scoring early and often and getting a dominant defensive performance.
On the first drive of the game, the Hardrockers went down the field in just over three minutes with Johannsen ending a 7-play, 75-yard drive on a 17-yard scamper.
Neither team would score again until late in the second quarter when Johannsen would finish off an identical 85-yard drive this time on 8 plays and a 10-yard run.
Moments later, the Hardrockers would get a stop defensively and get the ball back for the offense at the New Mexico Highlands 12-yard line.
Two Ty Harris rushes later and South Dakota Mines was up 21-0 after a converted PAT and that would be the score heading into the second half.
The Hardrockers would punch it in again on their first drive of the second half with Johannsen finding Mason Galbreath for 13 yards to complete a 10-play, 60-yard drive.
Later, the Hardrockers would score again on Johannsen's legs, this time from 19 yards out, increasing the lead to 35-0 after three.
In the fourth, each team would score with the Hardrockers getting 7 from Dawson Dunbar for his first collegiate touchdown, while New Mexico Highlands would break the shutout with 1:54 to go.
South Dakota Mines moved to 2-2 with the 42-7 victory.
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