2 games, 2 shutouts for Solon football after 33-0 pasting of Iowa City Regina

SOLON — Two games in, both against highly-ranked opponents with potent offenses, and nary a point surrendered.

It's safe to say Solon football is rolling into district play.

Junior tailback Hunter Kula bouned back from an early turnover with 208 rushing yards and two touchdowns as the Class 3A No. 10 Spartans used a 27-point second quarter and routed 1A No. 1 Iowa City Regina, 33-0, Friday night at Spartan Stadium.

'We like to think we play hard and pretty tough and disciplined within our schemes,' Solon Coach Kevin Miller said. 'I thought tonight we did that, especially on defense.'

Solon (2-0) blanked then-2A No. 2 Mount Vernon last week in another rivalry game, 19-0.

After a scoreless first quarter with Regina, the Spartans broke through with a six-play, 74-yard drive capped by an 18-yard Kula TD scamper.

'We just came back out stronger,' Kula said. 'We started to see they were getting tired, so we just punched it right up the gut.'

A quick Regina punt put Kula and the Spartans on the move again. Solon converted two 4th-down conversions on a 76-yard drive, the second of which was a two-yard swing pass from quarterback Cam Miller to Coal Flansburg for a 14-0 lead.

On Regina's first play of the ensuing possession, Solon defensive back Jack Stahle deflected a Michael Conlon pass into the arms of teammate Adam Bock, and the linebacker raced 28 yards to the right corner of the end zone and the rout was on, 20-0.

'Our two inside linebackers are pretty good players,' Miller said. 'Those guys are pretty stout inside.'

The 5-foot-6 Kula used his height to his advantage with a blinding 79-yard TD run just 30 seconds before halftime.

'It helps me hide behind my line,' Kula said. 'Then I just pop out and they don't even know I'm coming.'

Miller finished with 126 yards passing and two touchdowns, plus 54 yards on the ground as the Spartans totaled 406 yards as a team. Ben Krutzfeldt caught four passes for 107 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown.

Iowa commit Tyler Linderbaum blocked two punts for the Spartans, and helped limit Regina to 112 total yards.

Isaac Vollstedt ran for 51 yards for Iowa City Regina (0-2), which has now lost three-straight games dating back to last season's 1A state championship game. The Regals stuffed Solon last year, 34-0.

'They've got a great football team,' Regina Coach Marv Cook said. 'They get after it. They play physical. We've got a lot of work ahead of us.'

Solon opens the 3A-5 slate next week at Keokuk, while Regina hosts Wapello.

Solon 33, Iowa City Regina 0

AT SOLON

ICR SOL

First downs 9 13

Rushes-yards 25-96 42 - 280

Passing-yards 16 126

Comp-att-int 5-15-1 8-14-0

Punts-avg. 8-25.6 1-30.0

Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1

Penalties-yards 7-60 7-85

Iowa City Regina 0 0 0 0—0

Solon 0 27 0 6—33

SOL—

Hunter Kula 18 run (Adam Bock kick)

SOL—

Coal Flansburg 2 pass from Cam Miller (Adam Bock kick)

SOL—

Adam Bock 28 interception return (kick failed)

SOL—

Hunter Kula 79 run (Adam Bock kick)

SOL—

Ben Krutzfeldt 13 pass from Cam Miller (kick failed)

RUSHING—I.C. Regina: Isaac Vollstedt 14-51, Patrick Clark 1-11, Jacob Phillips 1-0, Michael Conlon 8-28, Ryan Schott 1-6; Solon:

Hunter Kula 24-208, Adam Bock 4-11, Coal Flansburg 1-0, Cam Miller 9-54, Mason Stahle 4-7.

PASSING—I.C. Regina: Michael Conlon 5-15-1-16; Solon:

Cam Miller 8-14-0-126.

RECEIVING—I.C. Regina: Jacob Phillips 1-3, Alec Wick 2-3, Jayden Kies 1-5, Patrick Clark 1-5; Solon:

Coal Flansburg 1-2, Ben Krutzfeldt 4-107, Adam Bock 3-17.

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