The Vikings Take a Tumble

The Hayfork High Football team won their game against the Herlong Vikings on Saturday October 30, 2021. Although Hayfork won, they did not make it to playoffs. Hayfork finished the year 4-2 in league (3rd in league), and was 4-4 overall.

Hayfork traveled to Herlong on Saturday and came away with a 40-22 victory over Herlong. Hayfork struck first on its opening drive with a 42-yard run by Dakota Mummy to take a 6-0 lead.  Herlong responded by running the ensuing kickoff back 65 yards for a TD to tie the score at 6-6.  Mummy finished the first quarter with a 30-yard TD pass to Troy Hair to go back on top 12-6. 

In the second quarter, Mummy again ran a long TD run, this time a 65-yard TD run to extend the lead to 18-6.  Herlong finished the first half with a 40-yard TD pass to bring the Vikings within 4 points: 18-14.  

Hayfork dominated the third quarter scoring on a 40-yard interception return for a TD and Noah Fielding ran in the 2-point conversion to go up 26-14.  Fielding also had an 11-yard TD run to help the Timberjacks go up 32-14.  

In the 4th quarter, Mummy scored his 4th TD of the day with a 58-yard TD run to make the score 40-14.  Herlong finished the scoring with a 60-yard TD run, and the final score was 40-22 in favor of Hayfork.

Mummy carried the ball 14 times for 159 yards and 3 touchdowns, while also throwing a TD pass. Devin Nanez carried the ball 17 times for 99 yards, while Noah Fielding carried the ball 11 times for 52 yards and a Touchdown.

Defensively, Mummy had the interception return for a touchdown.  Hayfork had 6 sacks on the day. (Mummy - 1, Andy Yang - 1, Devin Nanez - 1, Trenton Haight - 1, Matt Sampson   0.5, James Morrison - 1.5). Morrison also had a fumble recovery and Fielding led the team with 11 tackles (4 solos).

“We definitely didn't play our best," said Timberjack Coach Mike Miller. "After an emotionally draining win last week against Dunsmuir, and a 4-hour trip to Herlong, we came out flat and didn't have the intensity we had last week. Going into the offseason, we hope to retain all of the returning players and add some who didn't play this year. If we can get more kids to come out, we have the potential to be a league champion and be in contention for a section title. Overall, we had a good season.”