PATCH GROVE — With its 14-6 win over River Ridge (4-2, 2-2 Six Rivers) on Friday, Sept. 22, Black Hawk-Warren (6-0, 4-0) picked up its fourth conference victory, securing a spot in the playoffs. Despite the win, Warrior head coach Desmond Breadon knew his team had more in the tank.
“I let the players know we are now playoff eligible, but got a lot of work to do before playoffs happen,” Breadon said. “Overall I was really pleased with how we played, but we can’t leave points on the field in big games like we did tonight. Twice we were inside the 10-yard line and got behind the chains because of quarterback-center exchanges with the wet conditions.”
River Ridge scored first on a 71-yard TD pass from Brandon Davis to Matthew Nies. The extra point was unsuccessful, leaving the door open for Black Hawk-Warren. With 12 seconds left in the first half, Eli Schliem connected with Bryce VanRaalte for a 6-yard TD pass. The Warrior XP also failed, leading to a 6-6 tie at halftime.
Black Hawk-Warren took the lead midway through the third quarter on a 5-yard rushing TD by Lane Marty. Schliem’s 2-point conversion pass to Owen Seffrood was successful for a 14-6 lead. The defense held for the remainder of the game to pull out the victory.
Schliem led the team in the air and on the ground. The junior had 49 passing yards with one TD and 186 rushing yards. Seffrood tallied another 114 rushing yards, while Marty had the lone rushing TD. Defensively, Piercen Mahoney hauled in an interception.
Black Hawk-Warren, ranked No. 8 in Division 7, faces off against Potosi-Cassville, ranked No. 10 in Division 7, on Saturday, Sept. 30 for the Warriors’ homecoming game. The Chieftains have one loss on the season and sit one game behind the Warriors in conference.
“This week is going to be a monstrous game with Potosi[-Casville] for homecoming,” Breadon said. “They’re the best team we’ll see yet this season, and it’s going to take everything we have to beat them. We have to continue to improve this week and get deeper as a team.”
POTOSI-CASSVILLE 65, PECATONICA-ARGYLE 6
CASSVILLE — Although Talen Havens’ 29-yard TD run put the Vikings within two points of the Chiefs early in the first quarter, Potosi-Cassville scored 57 unanswered points for the 65-6 victory on Friday, Sept. 22.
Pecatonica-Argyle gave up 543 rushing yards with five TDs from Eli Adams. On their own offensive end, the Vikings tallied 222 total yards of offense. Quarterback Max Godfrey was 15-for-32 passing for 152 yards with one interception. Martin Anderson completed his only pass for seven yards. On the ground, Godrey and Havens combined for 63 yards. Defensively, Nathan Burkeland had 11 tackles and one forced fumble.
BRODHEAD-JUDA 47, DODGEVILLE 7
DODGEVILLE — With a 41-0 lead at halftime, Brodhead-Juda rolled to a 47-7 victory over Dodgeville on Friday, Sept. 22.
Four players accounted for all of the Cardinal offense. Gabe Bockhop was 2-for-2 passing with two TDs. On the ground, he had a 36-yard rushing TD. Isaac Saunders and Brody Riese added on two more rushing TDs. In the air, Gunner Boegeli and Saunders had one TD each. Dodgeville scored in the fourth quarter on a 50-yard TD pass from Braden Jabs to Noah Pittz.
LAKE MILLS 20, NEW GLARUS-MONTICELLO 0
NEW GLARUS — The Knights were shut out for the second week in a row, as Lake Mills bested New Glarus-Monticello 20-0 on Friday, Sept. 22. The L-Cats scored in the first quarter on a 24-yard TD pass from Tyler Wollin to Matthew Stenbroten. The Knight defense held the L-Cats scoreless for two quarters, before Lake Mills extended its lead with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
Max Marty finished 12-for-28 passing for 109 yards and one interception. His main target was Cade Thayer, who had 57 yards on four receptions. On the ground, Lawrence Vasquez led the team with five carries for 33 yards.
NGM’s Week 7 game against Big Foot has been canceled due to low numbers and injuries on the Chiefs’ end. Instead of a football game, Big Foot will celebrate homecoming with a soccer game against Monroe, which will be pushed back from its original date on Thursday.
In other local football, Parkview-Albany fell to Cuba City 40-0.
