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Roncalli forces six turnovers to fuel win over Bearcats

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Josh Schaunaman, right, runs for the end zone after picking up a fumble as Webster’s Jacob Keller (3) makes the tackle at the five yard line during Thursday night’s game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. In on the play for Roncalli are Jean Anthony Thomas, tackling Keller and at far left looking on is Brody Weinmeister (5). Photo by John Davis taken 10/5/2023
It was a full defensive effort for Aberdeen Roncalli on Thursday night. The Cavaliers forced six turnovers on their way to a 21-6 win over Webster in a Northeast Conference football game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Roncalli coach Billy Young was proud of his team’s defensive effort. “Coach (Dan) Gallagher does such a great job with our defense. He has them ready to play every week,” Young said. “There’s not a week that we step on the field where I don’t feel like our defense is prepared. Tonight was no different. We were where we were supposed to be at. We had a couple of letdowns, but that’s just football. When we needed to make a play, we made a play.” The Cavalier defense made several plays, recovering three Webster fumbles, as well as intercepting three Webster passes throughout the night. Roncalli linebacker Josh Schaunaman recovered a fumble, which almost resulted in a score, and added a late sack to help seal the win. “He fumbled it, Landon (Zikm

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