Division 6

Bonduel 41, Belleville 14

BONDUEL — Belleville saw its season come to an end in Level 2 on Friday, Oct. 30. After a three-hour bus ride to the northeastern part of the state, the visiting Wildcats took an early 7-0 lead in the opening quarter. However, the advantage didn’t last long as Belleville (8-3) found itself trailing 21-14 at halftime. In the second half, the top-seeded Bears (11-0) put the hammer down, out-scoring the Wildcats 20-0.

The Wildcats, regular season co-Eastern Suburban champions, gained 229 yards of offense, including 157 through the air. However, senior QB Rayden Taylor was intercepted three times.

Taylor threw a touchdown pass to Charley Spiegel, and Jackson Foley had 41 rushing yards and a TD. Brody Funseth had four catches for 80 yards, both team highs.

Dylan Kremer had a fumble recovery on defense, while Landon Yarbough had an interception, a sack and two total tackles for a loss. Marcus Hebgen led the Wildcats with 10 total tackles.

The other two teams from the Eastern Suburban still in the playoffs for Level 2 — Pardeeville and Cambridge — also lost.

Division 7

Ithaca/Weston 18, Black Hawk/Warren 16

ITHACA — The Warriors saw a 16-point lead in the third quarter fall to the wayside against top-seeded Ithaca/Weston on Oct. 30.

Joe Ketchpaw hauled in a 16-yard TD pass in the second quarter and Dax Paquin added a 9-yard score early in the third to put BHW (6-5) ahead 16-0, following a pair of two-point conversions. That’s when the Bulldogs (10-0) finally responded, with Caden Keller catching two TD passes in the third quarter to bring it to 16-12. In the waning minutes of the fourth quarter, Ithaca/Weston scored for a third time on a 10-yard pass from Jacob Keller to Liam Rowin.

Paquin finished the night with 171 yards rushing on just 18 carries (9.5 ypc). QB Beau Poidnar was 7 of 12 passing for 84 yards with two interceptions.

Jacob Keller was 13-for-21 through the air for 193 yards and three TDs. Spencer Nelson had 61 yards rushing to lead the Bulldogs, while Caden Keller had eight grabs for 89 yards, and added an interception on defense.

While BHW finished fourth in the Six Rivers Conference, six of the eight teams made the postseason, with four advancing to Level 2. BHW and Potosi/Cassville (8-3) both lost this past week, with co-champions Iowa-Grant (9-2) and River Ridge (10-1) each advancing to Level 3.