HIGHLAND — Black Hawk senior Colby Argall entered Week 8 just 37 yards away from breaking the school’s career rushing record of 3,462 set by former teammate Brody Milz.
It’s safe to say that the record is now all-Argall.
The Warrior running back blitzed past Highland’s defense all night to the tune of 293 yards and four touchdowns on 23 carries, leading his team to a 36-12 victory and the Six Rivers crown for the season.
Argall opened the scoring in the second quarter with a 1-yard plunge into the end zone and added a 5-yard score before the half that helped put Black Hawk ahead 16-0 at the break.
In the third quarter, quarterback Kyle Lovelace ran it in from 7-yards out to make it 22-0 before Highland’s Spencer Linscheid responded with a 20-yard TD pass to Drew Hennessee. Argall then burst free for a 43-yard score to make it 30-6 before Hennessey sent a pass Linscheid’s way from 10-yards out.
Argall capped the scoring in the fourth with a 2-yard touchdown run.
The Warriors (7-0, 6-0) finished the night with 373 yards rushing on 40 carries while holding Highland to 84 yards rushing on 30 carries. Highland (4-4, 2-4) was 14 of 30 passing for 167 yards.
Black Hawk’s final game of the regular season is against Shullsburg (3-5, 1-5) in Week 9. A win would give Black Hawk an outright conference championship while a loss would allow Pecatonica-Argyle (7-1, 6-1) a co-championship. Black Hawk beat Pec-Argyle 8-6 in Week 4. Pec-Argyle defeated River Ridge in Week 8 20-6 and plays Hurley in a nonconference game in Week 9.
New Glarus-Monticello 35, Waterloo 6
NEW GLARUS — The Glarner Knights used a 23-point first half to put away the winless Pirates in Week 8.
Connor Siegenthaler scored from one-yard out with 4:02 left in the first quarter to put NGM on the board. Siegenthaler added another one-yard touchdown run and then threw a 5-yard TD pass to Trevor Gassman to make it 23-0 at the break. Also scoring for the Glarner Knights was a safety on a tackle by Nathan Streiff.
In the third quarter, Darris Schuett punched in a run from six-yards out to make it 29-0 with 7:24 left in the frame. Waterloo scored their only touchdown with 3:36 left in the third. Siegenthaler later threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Strok with 5:09 left in the fourth for the game’s final score.
Schuett finished the game 5 of 13 passing for 87 yards while Siegenthaler was 4 of 5 for 26 yards. Schuett had 60 yards rushing to lead the way as the Glarner Knights collected 222 yards on the ground and 335 yards of total offense. The NGM defense held Waterloo to just 83 yards in the game.
The Knights (4-4, 2-1 Capitol South) became playoff eligible with the win and travel to Cambridge (8-0, 3-0) in Week 9.
Darlington 12, Iowa-Grant 2
LIVINGSTON — The Redbirds opened the game with a 48-yard touchdown run by Carson Evenstad with 8:00 left in the first quarter and never looked back.
With field conditions limiting many options, the Redbirds returned to a punishing ground attack, carrying the ball 46 times for 211 yards. Evenstad led the way with 22 carries for 127 yards. Kolbe Ubersox had 38 yards on 13 carries and a TD with 11:53 left in the second quarter.
Iowa-Grant’s only score came on a safety with 4:29 left in the third quarter. Iowa-Grant, which had the only three turnovers in the game, finished the night with just 145 yards of offense, including 86 rushing yards on 29 carries and 59 passing yards on 7 of 28 passing.
Brodhead-Juda 42, Big Foot 6
BRODHEAD — The Cardinals picked up a much-needed win in Week 8 thanks to solid play down the stretch.
Brodhead-Juda led 14-6 after the first quarter and 21-6 at halftime.
Big Foot collected 248 yards of offense against Brodhead-Juda.
The Cardinals (3-5, 3-5 Rock Valley) then scored 21-unanswered points in the second half to help keep their slim playoff chances alive. A road game at McFarland (8-0, 8-0) is a must-win game for the Cardinals in any tie-breaker scenario make the postseason field.
McFarland 48, Evansville-Albany 0
EVANSVILLE — The Spartans dominated the Blue Devils (0-8, 0-8 Rock Valley), jumping out to a 35-0 lead at halftime thanks to three Evansville-Albany turnovers, including a Pick-6 before the end of the first.
McFarland punished the Blue Devils all night, holding the home team to just 95 yards of total offense. The Spartans had 296 yards of total offense, including 223 on the ground.
Tysen White had 102 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries while Jeremiah Price-Johnson had 73 yards on 12 carries with three touchdowns.
Evansville-Albany’s Tyr Severson was 7 of 9 passing for 57 yards. Seven different Blue Devils carried the ball for a collective 49 yards on 27 carries. Matt Forster’s 46 yards on 13 touches led the way.
