
This made it a 32-0 lead for Lower Brule with 5:07 to play in the third quarter.Įnd of the 3 rd Quarter | Lower Brule 32 Tiospa Zina 0 It was set up by a 34-yard connection from Thigh to LaRoche that put the Sioux into close range. Lower Brule would drive down the field and score on a one-yard touchdown pass from Thigh to Marley Carpenter. The Wambdi received to start the second half, but the Sioux’s defense pushed them into a quick three-and-out. On the next play, Thigh hit LaRoche for a 64-yard touchdown. Lane Gray gave the Sioux the ball back late in the first half when he intercepted a Renville pass. Thigh then ran it in from three-yards out and Lower Brule increased their lead, 16-0, at the 7:52 mark of the second quarter.īoth defenses stiffened up for the next couple of drives, putting a lot of pressure on each opposing offense. Gavin Thigh then hit Brian LaRoche Jr for 25-yards to get the Sioux inside their opponents five-yard line. The Sioux were able to drive the ball deep into Wambdi territory early in the second quarter, but an incompletion on fourth led to the turnover on downs.ĭeep in their own territory, and after a large loss, Tiospa Zina played for enough room to punt. Tiospa Zina’s opening drive garnered a couple first downs, but it stalled at midfield.Įnd of the 1 st Quarter | Lower Brule 8 Tiospa Zina 0

Nunpa Kirkie would score from 3-yards out to cap off the drive, putting the Sioux up 8-0 within the first four minutes. The Sioux were led by three passing touchdowns from quarterback Gavin Thigh and stifling defense throughout the contest. The Lower Brule Sioux defeated the Tiospa Zina Wambdi 46-0 in the 9B All Nations Football Conference championship game on Friday night at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion.
