New Ulm running back Jacob Beranek (4) gets into the open on a carry in the second quarter against Worthington Friday at NUHS. For more photos of this event go to cu.nujournal.com

NEW ULM — Hunter Ranweiler passed for a school record 455 yards and threw six touchdown passes — all of them to Connor Foley who ended up with 279 yards in receiving yards — as New Ulm High School ran away with a 44-16 South Central District, Red Subdistrict win over Worthington Friday night at New Ulm High School.

Ranweiler fired scoring strikes to Foley of 47, 33 11, 32,11 and 16 yards.

New Ulm’s special teams got into the act for a score when Alex Portner blocked a Nathan Boneschens punt and Reece Melby recovered it in the end zone.

“They gave us the right matchups tonight,” said Ranweiler about the Eagles’ air show. “We took advantage of them. We watched film and saw guys that they would have on him [Foley] and we had the right plays called.

“We had some good things going tonight,” said Eagles’ head coach Corey Kneeshaw who unveiled his offense for the first time to New Ulm fans. “We took advantage of the match-ups that we had. You have to give it to Hunter and Connor.”

Those two teamed up for the first two touchdowns. Foley’s first score came on a 47-yard pass when he took the ball away from Trojans’ defensive back Obang Ojulu at the 25 yard line and raced into the end zone. Ojulu was victimized again on the Eagles next possession on a 33-yard scoring pass.

The blocked punt by Portner saw New Ulm ahead 19-0 after the first quarter.

Ranweiler and Foley gave the Trojans more nightmares in the second quarter hooking up for an 11-yard touchdown pass does a seemingly comfortable 25-0 lead.

Worthington scored back-to-back touchdowns late in the second quarter to cut the lead to 25-16 at halftime.

But the dynamic duo cooled any chance Worthington had of a comeback with three more touchdowns in the second half on passes of 32,11 and 16 yards.

Kneeshaw felt that his offense may have come of age in the win.

“When we went to this offense this is what we envisioned,” he said. “We were going to throw the ball a lot more this year. We passed the ball to open up the run lanes and that happened for us late in the third quarter. Those run lanes really opened up.”

Ranweiler said that the win feels good.

“It feels good to be on the other side of the scoreboard in a big 44 point offense.”

Kneeshaw thought the defense played well.

“Our defense did a phenomenal job,” Kneesaw said. “Our tackling was better. They hit us in the mouth [with two touchdowns] in the second quarter but I like the way we responded after that.”