Sauk Prairie 39, Monroe 23
SAUK CITY — The Cheesemakers were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs with a Week 8 loss.
Playing without leading rusher Tristen Anderson, Monroe was still able to gain 326 yards of offense, including 213 on the ground. Dilon Sweeney led the way with 109 yards on 21 carries, while Ryan Roelli had 67 yards and a score. Roelli, the team’s QB, was also 4-for-10 passing for 113 yards with a score and an interception. Jace Riese had a rushing touchdown for Monroe, while senior Christian Wilson added a 43-yard TD catch.
Monroe will host Badger Small Conference champion and 10th-ranked Beaver Dam (7-1, 6-0) in Week 9.
New Glarus 56, Fennimore 14
FENNIMORE — The sixth-ranked Knights dominated the Golden Eagles in Week 8. The victory clinches a second-place finish in the SWAL behind conference champion, top-ranked and unbeaten Darlington.
QB Quinn Marty was 10-for-13 passing for 194 yards and three TDs while adding another 54 yards on the ground, including a sparkling 49-yard scamper. Brady Baer had 110 yards rushing and a TD on just six carries, including a 64-yarder. Carson Prechel had two TD runs, and Brent Weeden added another. Brayden Schmitt had three catches for 78 yards and a score. Tucker Sysko and Kamm Nehmer each had TD receptions for the Knights.
In all, New Glarus gained 417 yards of offense. Defensively, freshman Brock Weeden had a 97-yard pick-6 and six total tackles. Noah Garcia had a team-high seven tackles, while Brent Weeden finished with five tackles, three for a loss and a fumble recovery. Prechel added six tackles, two for a loss and a sack.
New Glarus hosts Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg in Week 9.
Potosi/Cassville 28, Black Hawk/Warren 22
POTOSI — In the annual 12-round knock-down, drag-out Six Rivers bruisefest, the host Chieftains came away with the narrow victory.
Potosi-Cassville closed the game with 401 yards of offense, including 269 on the ground. The Warriors, meanwhile, had 366 total yards and 262 on the ground.
Dax Paquin paced BHW with 231 yards rushing on 32 carries, including all three TDs, and added two catches for 73 yards, including a 66-yard gainer. Beau Podnar had 31 passing yards, three rushing yards and an INT for BHW. Trent Bidlingmaier was 2-for-4 in his stead with 73 yards passing and seven yards rushing.
PC QB Aaron Edge had two passing touchdowns to Drew Anderson. Hunter White had 121 yards rushing and Aimslee Tasker added 96 yards rushing and two scores.
The Six Rivers Conference has been top-heavy this season. Two weeks ago, five teams were tied for first place at 3-1 in league play. Since then, Riverdale has lost twice, and BHW has been knocked down a peg. Heading into the final week of the regular season, River Ridge (7-1, 5-1), Iowa-Grant (6-2, 5-1) and PC (6-2, 5-1) are all tied for the league lead. BHW will host fifth-ranked River Ridge in Week 9. Iowa-Grant gets Seneca/Wauzeka-Steuben (1-6, 1-5), while PC will travel to Riverdale (4-4, 3-3).
River Ridge 57, Pecatonica/Argyle 14
PATCH GROVE — The Vikings kept things close with the fifth-ranked Timberwolves in the first half. Pec/Argyle even got on the board first — a 46-yard TD run by Bo Stateler. Braydon Slater later caught a 31-yard TD pass from Martin Anderson with 9:07 left in the second quarter to keep the score even at 14-14. The Wolves went into halftime leading 20-14.
The second half, however, was a completely different story. River Ridge scored five unanswered touchdowns — including a 99-yard TD run with a minute to play by Luke Wehrle — to route the Vikings.
Anderson ended the game with 174 passing yards, 15 rushing yards and two INTs. Stateler’s lone TD run made him the team-leader in rushing yards, with Brock Erickson second with 39 yards on six carries. Luke Leonard had 88 yards on nine catches, and Slater had 53 yards on three receptions.
River Ridge collected 348 yards rushing on 39 attempts (8.9 ypc) and added another 114 passing yards. QB Blake Reynolds threw two TD passes and rushed for three more with 105 yards total on the ground.
Lourdes Academy 22, Parkview/Albany 6
OSHKOSH — The Vikings held their own against fourth-ranked Lourdes Academy at UW-Oshkosh’s Titan Stadium in Week 8.
Sophomore QB Connor Knutson had 90 passing yards and a TD, while junior Elijah Gunn led the way with 95 yards rushing on 10 carries. Casey Cole had two catches for 44 yards and a TD.
Defensively, Gunn had a team-high 10 tackles. Knutson had an interception in the secondary, and John Grenawalt recovered a fumble.
The Knights collected 340 yards of offense, with QB Brady Bauer doing most of the work. He had 114 passing yards, 95 rushing yards and three total TDs. He also had a team-high four solo tackles, including one for a loss.
The Vikings (2-6, 2-4) need a win in Week 9 over Deerfield (1-7, 1-5) to have a chance at a postseason berth.
Southwestern/East Dubuque 40, Brodhead/Juda 8
BRODHEAD — In a game of two winless teams, the Warcats held off the Cardinals in Week 8.
Boen Sherman had 85 passing yards and two scores, Lucas Foley ran for 156 yards and a touchdown on just 12 attempts, and Jack Stephenson ran for 105 yards and a TD. In all, SW/ED ran for 325 yards as a team and finished with 410 yards of offense. Defensively, Carsen Splinter had two interceptions for the Warcats, and Ryker Wall recovered a fumble.
Brodhead has one more chance to record a victory this season, as they host another winless team, River Valley, in Week 9.
