EDGERTON — Brodhead-Juda (1-0, 0-0 SWC) jump-started its season with a 46-7 Week 1 win over Edgerton (0-1, 0-0 Rock Valley) in Friday, Aug. 18. The difference came in the run game, where the Cardinals compiled 297 yards compared to the Crimson Tide’s 145 yards. In fact, six of Brodhead-Juda’s seven touchdowns came on the ground.
Blake Matthys broke the stalemate with seven minutes left in the first quarter, running four yards to the end zone. Gabe Bockhop added on with an extra-point kick for a 7-0 lead. Nearly four minutes later, Bockhop took it himself, 46 yards down the field, for another touchdown and subsequent extra point.
Up 14-0 to start the second quarter, the Cardinals kept their foot on the gas. Bryce McIntosh ran 30 yards for a touchdown within the first 30 seconds. Brodhead-Juda added another score on with 18 seconds left in the half — a 20-yard touchdown pass from Bockhop to Gunner Boegli. Bockhop connected with Brody Riese on the 2-point conversion for a 28-0 lead at halftime.
Brodhead-Juda scored twice in the third quarter, too. Bockhop and Dane Huffman rushed 21 and 12 yards, respectively, for touchdowns. Both of Bockhop’s extra points were unsuccessful.
Edgerton got on the board midway through the fourth quarter, as Cole Langer threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Jack Fox. An extra point by Noah Knilans put the Crimson Tide with 33 at 40-7, but the Cardinals closed the game out with another rushing touchdown from Huffman. Edgerton’s defense kept Bockhop out of the endzone on the 2-point conversion, making for a 46-7 final score.
At quarterback, Bockhop was 3-for-8 for 46 yards and one touchdown. On the ground, he ran for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Matthys, McIntosch and Huffman had a rushing touchdown each. Boegli caught three passes, one for a touchdown.
NEW GLARUS-MONTICELLO 22, CAMBRIDGE 12
CAMBRIDGE — After just one regular-season win and a Week 10 victory last season, New Glarus-Monticello (NGM) opened its 2023 campaign with a 22-12 road win over Cambridge on Friday, Aug. 18.
The Bluejays got on the board first with a 10-yard TD run and extended their lead to 12-0 in the second half. Down but not out, the Knights responded with 22 unanswered points — 15 in the second half alone — to secure the win.
With just over four minutes left in the half, Max Marty, who holds the school’s all-time passing record, connected with Lawrence Vasquez in the corner of the end zone. The duo scored again in the third quarter, giving NGM the lead for good. Vasquez caught a short pass from Marty, broke three tackles and ran to the end zone. A successful 2-point conversion put the Knights up 15-12.
Near the ten-minute mark in the fourth quarter, senior Jake Roth intercepted a pass from Matt Buckman. On the ensuing drive, Leyton Milhbauer received a block from Charlie Sarbacker and ran untouched to the end zone for a 22-12 final.
Marty led the offense both in the air and on the ground, passing for 164 yards with three TDs and rushing for 89 additional yards. Sarbacker was the next leading rusher with six carries for 40 yards. In the air, Vasquez caught four passes for 79 yards and two TDs. Defensively, Sam Perkins recorded a sack and Roth an interception.
BLACK HAWK-WARREN 52, NORTH FOND DU LAC 8
SOUTH WAYNE — With two rushers over 100 yards, the Warriors (1-0, 0-0 Six Rivers) ran over the Orioles (0-1, 0-0 Flyway) 52-8 on Friday, Aug. 18. Led by Owen Seffrood and Lane Marty, Black Hawk-Warren tallied 279 rushing yards compared to North Fond du Lac’s 153 yards.
Marty opened the game with a 14-yard rushing TD, followed by a 2-point conversion by Seffrood. With ten seconds left in the first quarter, Eli Schliem gave the Warriors a 16-0 lead with a 24-yard TD run and 2-point conversion by Seffrood.
Schliem picked up in the second quarter where he left off in the first, scoring twice. The first was an 11-yard run, followed up seven minutes later by a 24-yard TD pass to Seffrood. Only one of Seffrood’s 2-point conversions were successful.
Just over a minute into the second half, Seffrood ran for his own touchdown and followed it up with a 2-point conversion for a 38-0 lead. North Fond du Lac avoided the shutout with a 43-yard TD pass. Zach Seidschlag connected with Jackson Goldapske, and the 2-point conversion was successful for a 38-8 game.
The Warriors responded quickly, as Lane Marty scampered to the end zone just over a minute later. Schliem’s 2-point conversion run was successful. In the fourth quarter, Jacob Woodruff got in on the scoring with a TD run. The 2-point conversion was unsuccessful, leading to a 52-8 final.
Schliem finished 3-for-8 passing with one TD. On the ground, Seffrood had 12 carries for 108 yards and one TD. Marty also rushed for over 100 yards, with 15 carries for 127 yards and two TDs. Another six Warriors carried the ball. Schliem completed passes to three different receivers — Seffrood, Bryce VanRaalte and Andrew Figi — with Seffrood catching a TD pass. Figi brought in two interceptions on defense, while Riley Mosley recovered a fumble.
Although happy with the win, head coach Desmond Breadon knows his team has a tough schedule ahead.
“I was happy with the win, but told the players that there’s a lot we need to improve if we want to accomplish our goals this season,” he said. “We had a lot of guys step up and a lot of options for things we can do on both sides of the ball even though we don’t have big numbers.”
FALL RIVER-RIO 33, PARKVIEW-ALBANY 11
ORFORDVILLE — Despite scoring first, the Vikings (0-1, 0-0 SWAL) fell to the Pirates (1-0, 0-0 Trailways) 33-11 on Thursday, Aug. 17 in their opening week of the 2023 season.
After a scoreless first quarter, Nil Calvo put Parkview-Albany on the board with a 33-yard field goal. A pair of rushing touchdowns from Aiden Price and AJ Treinen put Fall River-Rio ahead 13-3, though.
The Pirates extended their lead to 19-3 in the third quarter with a 75-yard rushing TD from Max Samplawski. Fall River-Rio pulled away 33-3 with two more touchdowns. Parkview-Albany’s Caleb Smith capped the game with a four-yard touchdown run, followed by a 2-point conversion pass to Louis Nath for a 33-11 final.
The Vikings’ Aiden Crane was 8-for-16 passing with three interceptions. His top receiving target was Mathias Treinen, who had five catches for 27 yards. On the ground, Kamron Parker had 29 carries for 95 yards, followed by Smith with 10 carries for 66 yards.
WATERLOO 36, PECATONICA-ARGYLE 6
BLANCHARDVILLE — With just 82 total yards of offense, Pecatonica-Argyle (0-1, 0-0 Six Rivers) fell to Waterloo (1-0, 0-0 Eastern Suburban) 36-6 on Friday, Aug. 18.
The Pirates took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter with two touchdown runs from Ben Ugorji — the first a 26-yard rush midway through the quarter and the second a seven-yard gain with just 13 seconds left. Cal Hush kicked both extra points.
With the half winding down, Talen Havens scampered 13 yards for a touchdown. Max Godfrey’s 2-point conversion run was unsuccessful. Although the Vikings got on the board, they gave the momentum back to the Pirates immediately with a safety just 20 seconds later.
Benny Marshall kicked off the second half with a 10-yard touchdown run, followed by an extra point from Hush. With just under four minutes left in the third quarter, Hush connected with Dakota Sturgill for a 17-yard TD pass.
Ugorji, who opened the game with a rushing touchdown, ended the game on a one-yard rushing TD. The kick from Hush was good for a 36-6 final.
Godfrey was 6-for-15 passing for 38 yards. In his lone pass, Dallas Havens was 1-for-1 for 12 yards. Three Vikings rushers tallied positive yards: Talen Havens (37 yards), Nathan Burkeland (10 yards) and Godfrey (one yard). Talen Havens was also the most-targeted receiver, catching three passes for 31 yards.
