COLMAN – Colman-Egan overcame an early deficit to beat De Smet 34-12 in a Dakota Valley Conference football game Friday night.
The Bulldogs grabbed a 12-0 advantage as Colt Wilkinson hit Tory Holland for a 29-yard touchdown and Rett Osthus added a 1-yard scoring plunge.
The Hawks’ Eli Bowen found the end zone from a yard out later in the first to cut the lead in half.
Colman-Egan took control after that.

Bowen had a 3-yard TD rush and added the two-point conversion in the second quarter. Ryan Voelker caught a 27-yard touchdown toss from Nate Tolley later in the period. Chase Hemmer’s two-point conversion run made it 22-12.
Hemmer had TD rushes of 15 yards in the third quarter and 24 yards in the fourth to help the Hawks seal the deal.
Colman-Egan racked up 297 yards on 42 rushes.
Bowen ran 19 times for 138 yards and Hemmer added 106 yards on 10 attempts. Both players hit paydirt twice.
Dalton Voelker (sack) and Hemmer both recorded 12 tackles defensively, while Noah Anderson (sack) made 11 stops and Cole Hannasch tallied 10.
Colman-Egan (4-0, 2-0) is open this week before playing host to Alcester-Hudson on Friday, Sept. 27.