The Briar Cliff football team suffered a 30-3 season-opening loss to Waldorf Saturday in Forest City, Iowa. 
 
The Warriors put points on the board on their first drive of the game and never looked back, outscoring the Chargers 23-0 in the first half.
 
BC held the Warriors scoreless in the third quarter of the game and gave up just one score in the fourth quarter. The Chargers were unable to score themselves until the fourth, when Jonathan Branner's field goal accounted for the Cliff's only points of the game. 
 
Dawson Forcella rushed for 60 yards on 15 attempts. Tim Brown led the Charger receivers with six catches for 67 yards. Aaron Okoro was not far behind with 56 receiving yards. 
 
On the defensive end, MJ Montgomery recorded eight tackles with 1.5 sacks for 14 lost yards and 2.5 total tackles for loss. 
 
Luke Davies registered 223 passing yards and was held to 20 completions on 41 attempts. 
 
Waldorf quarterback Jordan Cooper threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns. His top target, Dominick Watt, had seven catches for 141 yards and one TD. Defensively Austin Steele had eight tackles. 
 
"I am really proud of the way our guys competed for four quarters," said head coach Shane LaDage. "We were a couple plays away on each side of the ball from making it a closer game. Credit to Waldorf and Coach Finley for a great win. They're a talented team and well coached. I'm looking forward to seeing our fans at Memorial next Saturday."
 
The Chargers will return to Sioux City to host Doane at Memorial Field next Saturday at 1 p.m.