WAHPETON – After a slow start, Jamestown Blue Jays Football, in the 2025 season opener, rallied in the second half behind a stout running game, a strong defense and a crucial special teams play.

Liam Frey rushed for 132 yards and two second half touchdowns Friday as Jamestown defeated Wahpeton 23-12 at Frank Vertin Field at Earl “Skip” Bute Alumni Stadium.

Frey scored a nine-yard touchdown with 8:40 left in the third quarter, ending a 40-yard drive which was set up by a nine-yard punt by Wahpeton.  A Chase Traut extra point gave the Blue Jays their first lead at 7-6.

At the end of Wahpeton’s next possession, Braden Hemminger blocked a punt deep in the Huskies’ end.  Frey then batted the ball toward the end zone, where Jaeger Roemmich recovered for a touchdown and Jamestown’s lead was 13-6.

Frey rushed for a three-yard score just over a minute into the fourth quarter for a 20-6 Jamestown advantage.

Wahpeton’s Treyton King threw his second touchdown pass of the game, a 36-yarder to Cooper Koolmo with 5:58 remaining and the Huskies were within 20-12.

Traut provided the final points with 58 seconds left with a 24-yard field goal.

King threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Brayden Steffens for a 6-0 Wahpeton lead in the first quarter.

Jamestown quarterback Brady Nenow, in his first start, passed for 149 yards and rushed for 20.

Jamestown	0	0	13	10	23
Wahpeton	6	0	0	6	12

FIRST QUARTER
Wahpeton – Treyten King 36-yard TD pass to Brayden Steffens (XP missed) 2:58 – 6-0 Wahpeton – 10 plays, 83 yards, 5:21 – Key play: Michael Petersen 22-yard run, King 18-yard pass to Steffens

THIRD QUARTER
Jamestown – Liam Frey 9-yard TD run (Chase Traut XP) 8:48 – 7-6 Jamestown – 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:50 – Key plays: Brady Nenow 14-yard pass to Jaeger Roemmich, Frey 13-yard run
Jamestown – Braden Hemminger blocked punt recovered by Roemmich in end zone (XP missed) 7:25 – 13-6 Jamestown

FOURTH QUARTER
Jamestown – 3-yard TD run (Chase Traut XP) 10:46 – 20-6 Jamestown – 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:14 – Key plays: Nenow 17-yard pass to Will Bennett for 1st down, Nenow 16-yard pass to Roemmich for 1st down, Frey 23-yard run
Wahpeton – King 27-yard TD pass to Cooper Koolmo (2-point conversion missed) 5:58 – 20-12 Jamestown – 5 plays, 77 yards, 5:58 – Key play: Petersen 14-yard run for 1st down
Jamestown – Traut 24-yard FG 0:58 – 23-12 Jamestown – 8 plays, 55 yards, 5:00 – Key plays: Aiden Skari 20-yard KO return, Frey 13-yard run, Frey 24-yard run

Individual Statistics

RUSHING
Jamestown – Frey 18-132-2 TD, Nenow 8-20, Bennett 6-19, Cephy Sayler 2-(-4), Gradin Thorlakson 1-(-17)
Wahpeton – Petersen 18-80, King 16-43

PASSING
Jamestown – Nenow 17-30-149
Wahpeton – King 15-25-181-2 TD

RECEIVING
Jamestown – Brannen Kahler 4-20, Roemmich 3-63, Sayler 3-28, Kale Verke 3-12, Tucker Allen 2-9, Bennett 1-17, Frey 1-0
Wahpeton – Steffens 5-93-TD, Koolmo 5-60-TD, Isaiah Bruechert 3-16, Petersen 2-12

	Jamestown	Wahpeton
First Downs	18	15
Rushing	35/150	34/123
Passing	149	181
Total Yds	299	304
Att/Comp/Int	17/30/0	15/25/0
Punts/avg	2/31.0	5/18.6
Fumbles/lost	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yds	5/47	6/45
Time of possession	21:56	26:04