INDIANOLA - Josh Rekers passed for two touchdowns and ran for another Saturday as Coe defeated Simpson, 35-21, in an Iowa Conference game before 3,873 fans in Indianola.

The game was tied, 14-14, at halftime when Rekers and the Kohawks went to work. Rekers hit Josh Rekers with a 50-yard touchdown pass for a 21-14 lead and connected with Dan Kopp for an 18-yard score.

Rekers also scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter as Coe exploded for 21 points in the stanza and grabbed a 35-14 advantage before Simpson (3-3, 0-3) could respond.

Rekers hit 21 of 31 passes for 273 yards and no interceptions. Lenstra scored on a 5-yard run to give him two touchdowns for the afternoon. Sam Lahr ran for 94 yards and began the scoring with a 6-yard run.

Coe (3-3, 2-1) will host Central next Saturday.

COE 35, SIMPSON 21

Coe          Simp

First downs                  24            15
Rushes-yards            47-131       32-143
Passing yards             273           190
Comp-Att-Int            21-31-0     19-34-1
Fumbles-lost               3-1           1-1
Punts-avg.               4-37.3        4-38.3
Penalties-yards           6-38         3-20

Coe             7   7  21  0 - 35
Simpson      0  14   7  0 - 21

Scoring plays

COE - Sam Lahr, 6 run (Brandon Abbas kick)
COE - Nick Lenstra 5 run (Abbas kick)
SIM - Ethan Calvert 1 run (Drew Jensen kick)
SIM - Dylan Berkey 18 run (Jensen kick)
COE - Lenstra 50 pass from Josh Rekers (Abbas kick)
COE - Dan Kopp 18 pass from Rekers (Abbas kick)
COE - Rekers 1 run (Abbas kick)
SIM - Walker Holland 55 pass from Berkey (Jensen kick)

Individual Statistics

Rushing

Coe - Lahr 21-94, Storla 8-45, Rekers 7-6, Ferring 3-6, Lenstra 1-5, Glenn 1-minus 3, Heitland 2-minus 1, Team 4-minus 21.

Simpson - Berkey 10-62, Calvert 15-51, Kenny 7-30.

Passing

Coe - Rekers 21-31-0, 273 yards.
Simpson - Berkey 19-34-1, 190 yards.

Receiving

Coe - Lensing 5-70, Heitland 4-39, Lenstra 3-63, Lahr 3-40, Kopp 2-24, Doermann 1-18, Phillips 1-10, Roach 1-6, Stanford 1-3.