The Brodhead-Juda football team overcame some costly turnovers to knock off Lakeside Lutheran 28-21 in a WIAA Division 4 state quarterfinal on Saturday.
With the win, Brodhead-Juda (10-2) will advance to the state semifinals next week and will play Wrightstown. There will be a new state champion in Division 4 after Wrightstown beat defending champion Kewaunee 36-12.
Brodhead-Juda senior quarterback David Earleywine tossed a 41-yard TD pass to Levi Frost to give the Cardinals a 21-14 lead late in the third quarter.
It was a wild fourth quarter. When it looked like the Cardinals would extend the lead midway through the fourth quarter, disaster struck. Brodhead-Juda senior Jesse DeLorme lost his second fumble of the game and the Warriors recovered at their own 2-yard line. Brodhead-Juda senior Trenton Jordan intercepted a pass and returned it 33-yards to the Warriors' 7-yard line. Two plays later, DeLorme plunged in for a 1-yard TD to give the Cardinals a 28-14 lead with 4 minutes, 25 seconds left.
Lakeside Lutheran's Caleb Gartner caught a 31-yard TD pass with 3:15 to go to cut the Cardinals' lead to 28-21. The Warriors tried an onside kick, but the Cardinals recovered and were able to run out the clock.
For more coverage of the game, check out Monday's Monroe Times.
With the win, Brodhead-Juda (10-2) will advance to the state semifinals next week and will play Wrightstown. There will be a new state champion in Division 4 after Wrightstown beat defending champion Kewaunee 36-12.
Brodhead-Juda senior quarterback David Earleywine tossed a 41-yard TD pass to Levi Frost to give the Cardinals a 21-14 lead late in the third quarter.
It was a wild fourth quarter. When it looked like the Cardinals would extend the lead midway through the fourth quarter, disaster struck. Brodhead-Juda senior Jesse DeLorme lost his second fumble of the game and the Warriors recovered at their own 2-yard line. Brodhead-Juda senior Trenton Jordan intercepted a pass and returned it 33-yards to the Warriors' 7-yard line. Two plays later, DeLorme plunged in for a 1-yard TD to give the Cardinals a 28-14 lead with 4 minutes, 25 seconds left.
Lakeside Lutheran's Caleb Gartner caught a 31-yard TD pass with 3:15 to go to cut the Cardinals' lead to 28-21. The Warriors tried an onside kick, but the Cardinals recovered and were able to run out the clock.
For more coverage of the game, check out Monday's Monroe Times.
