DARLINGTON - The Darlington football team kicked off a fundraiser to add lights to Martens Field.
The Darlington School District announced a fundraiser Friday called, "Wadzy's Watts" to raise $150,000 for the construction of lights at Walter "Wadzy" Martens Field. If the fundraiser is successful, Darlington could play under the lights in 2015.
Tom Martens, the son of former Darlington coach Walter Martens for its first 35 years (1926-1960), donated $50,000 to the Darlington Touchdown Club in a halftime announcement Friday during the Redbirds' 48-0 win over Riverdale.
"Afternoon football has been a tradition in Darlington," Martens said. "It's no secret that my dad felt strongly that games should be played in the afternoon. The time has come to light Martens Field."
Darlington High School Principal and former football coach Doug McArthur, said it will cost the district about $150,000 for the school to add lights to Martens Field.
The school brought in portable lights for a homecoming game last fall as a test.
The Chieftains were no test for the Redbirds. Darlington (8-1), ranked No. 5 in the WisSports.net Coaches poll, erupted for 20 points in the second quarter. Darlington senior fullback Myles Leahy rushed for 143 yards on 15 carries and scored two touchdowns. Senior quarterback Cole McDonald tossed two touchdown passes in the second quarter to spark the Redbirds.
Evansville-Albany 27, McFarland 0
EVANSVILLE - Evansville-Albany earned a co-conference title with Jefferson after the Blue Devils' convincing win against McFarland, 27-0.
Evansville-Albany coach Ron Grovesteen said it was by no means an easy game, noting that McFarland played hard, but his team was able to stop them at every turn.
"We had a kid that caught an interception for a touchdown; that was huge," Grovesteen said.
Grovesteen said this win was a boost going into the playoffs, but every game now will be a challenge. He said he hopes his players perform like they did tonight and keep the momentum going for the playoffs.
"We played good as a team; really as a team," Grovesteen said.
Evansville-Albany (6-3, 5-1 Rock Valley North) had 395 total yards, 44 in passing and 351 yards rushing. Zach Mielke tossed five passes with three completions and one interception. Evansville-Albany had 54 rushing attempts, and Ryker Brown carried 15 of those for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Evansville-Albany lost 65 yards after nine penalties.
McFarland put up a total of 124 yards, lost one fumble and threw one interception. They had seven rushing yards and 117 passing yards.
NG-Monticello 34, Belleville 33
NEW GLARUS - The Glarner Knights edged out Belleville by one point Friday, 34-33
New Glarus-Monticello (3-6, 2-3 Capitol South) had a very steady march to the win and caught some luck when Belleville couldn't put an extra point through after their final touchdown.
The Knights had one touchdown per quarter until the fourth when they put up 14 points. Belleville was cut just short at 13 points in the fourth. This is the last game for New Glarus-Monticello, who did not earn a playoff spot.
The Knights put up 392 total yards with 121 in passing and 271 rushing yards. Quarterback Gavin Binger threw 16 passes with eight completions and three touchdowns. Binger threw one interception. Running back Trey Taylor scored one touchdown to go with 96 rushing yards. Wide receiver Tanner Hofer caught five passes for 86 yards and three touchdowns. New Glarus-Monticello had eight penalties costing them 55 yards to Belleville's three penalties. The Knights picked up three of Belleville's fumbles.
Belleville's Ryan Hayes completed 12-of-22 passes for 348 yards with five touchdowns to lead the Wildcats. Brandon Shemanski had nine receptions for 293 yards with five touchdowns.
Black Hawk 54, Highland 0
HIGHLAND - Black Hawk senior Shawn Woodruff rushed for 179 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the Warriors to a 54-0 win over Highland.
Black Hawk (6-3, 6-2 Six Rivers) rushed for 353 total yards. Black Hawk's Jacob Quinn had two touchdowns. Senior quarterback Heath Butler was 2 of 7 passing with a 10-yard TD. Butler also had a 2-yard TD run. Freshman Brody Milz had a 60-yard TD run.
River Ridge 26, Pecatonica-Argyle 8
RIVER RIDGE - Pecatonica-Argyle was limited to 163 total yards and lost its regular season finale to River Ridge 26-8.
Pecatonica-Argyle quarterback Logan Green was 7 of 18 passing for 95 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. Codie Mau rushed for 36 yards on eight carries for the Vikings.
River Ridge had two running backs with more than 100 yards. Desmond Crapp rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries and Kirk Martin rushed for 125 yards on 14 carries. Pecatonica-Argyle sophomore A.J. Hendrickson had five catches for 63 yards.
The Darlington School District announced a fundraiser Friday called, "Wadzy's Watts" to raise $150,000 for the construction of lights at Walter "Wadzy" Martens Field. If the fundraiser is successful, Darlington could play under the lights in 2015.
Tom Martens, the son of former Darlington coach Walter Martens for its first 35 years (1926-1960), donated $50,000 to the Darlington Touchdown Club in a halftime announcement Friday during the Redbirds' 48-0 win over Riverdale.
"Afternoon football has been a tradition in Darlington," Martens said. "It's no secret that my dad felt strongly that games should be played in the afternoon. The time has come to light Martens Field."
Darlington High School Principal and former football coach Doug McArthur, said it will cost the district about $150,000 for the school to add lights to Martens Field.
The school brought in portable lights for a homecoming game last fall as a test.
The Chieftains were no test for the Redbirds. Darlington (8-1), ranked No. 5 in the WisSports.net Coaches poll, erupted for 20 points in the second quarter. Darlington senior fullback Myles Leahy rushed for 143 yards on 15 carries and scored two touchdowns. Senior quarterback Cole McDonald tossed two touchdown passes in the second quarter to spark the Redbirds.
Evansville-Albany 27, McFarland 0
EVANSVILLE - Evansville-Albany earned a co-conference title with Jefferson after the Blue Devils' convincing win against McFarland, 27-0.
Evansville-Albany coach Ron Grovesteen said it was by no means an easy game, noting that McFarland played hard, but his team was able to stop them at every turn.
"We had a kid that caught an interception for a touchdown; that was huge," Grovesteen said.
Grovesteen said this win was a boost going into the playoffs, but every game now will be a challenge. He said he hopes his players perform like they did tonight and keep the momentum going for the playoffs.
"We played good as a team; really as a team," Grovesteen said.
Evansville-Albany (6-3, 5-1 Rock Valley North) had 395 total yards, 44 in passing and 351 yards rushing. Zach Mielke tossed five passes with three completions and one interception. Evansville-Albany had 54 rushing attempts, and Ryker Brown carried 15 of those for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Evansville-Albany lost 65 yards after nine penalties.
McFarland put up a total of 124 yards, lost one fumble and threw one interception. They had seven rushing yards and 117 passing yards.
NG-Monticello 34, Belleville 33
NEW GLARUS - The Glarner Knights edged out Belleville by one point Friday, 34-33
New Glarus-Monticello (3-6, 2-3 Capitol South) had a very steady march to the win and caught some luck when Belleville couldn't put an extra point through after their final touchdown.
The Knights had one touchdown per quarter until the fourth when they put up 14 points. Belleville was cut just short at 13 points in the fourth. This is the last game for New Glarus-Monticello, who did not earn a playoff spot.
The Knights put up 392 total yards with 121 in passing and 271 rushing yards. Quarterback Gavin Binger threw 16 passes with eight completions and three touchdowns. Binger threw one interception. Running back Trey Taylor scored one touchdown to go with 96 rushing yards. Wide receiver Tanner Hofer caught five passes for 86 yards and three touchdowns. New Glarus-Monticello had eight penalties costing them 55 yards to Belleville's three penalties. The Knights picked up three of Belleville's fumbles.
Belleville's Ryan Hayes completed 12-of-22 passes for 348 yards with five touchdowns to lead the Wildcats. Brandon Shemanski had nine receptions for 293 yards with five touchdowns.
Black Hawk 54, Highland 0
HIGHLAND - Black Hawk senior Shawn Woodruff rushed for 179 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the Warriors to a 54-0 win over Highland.
Black Hawk (6-3, 6-2 Six Rivers) rushed for 353 total yards. Black Hawk's Jacob Quinn had two touchdowns. Senior quarterback Heath Butler was 2 of 7 passing with a 10-yard TD. Butler also had a 2-yard TD run. Freshman Brody Milz had a 60-yard TD run.
River Ridge 26, Pecatonica-Argyle 8
RIVER RIDGE - Pecatonica-Argyle was limited to 163 total yards and lost its regular season finale to River Ridge 26-8.
Pecatonica-Argyle quarterback Logan Green was 7 of 18 passing for 95 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. Codie Mau rushed for 36 yards on eight carries for the Vikings.
River Ridge had two running backs with more than 100 yards. Desmond Crapp rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries and Kirk Martin rushed for 125 yards on 14 carries. Pecatonica-Argyle sophomore A.J. Hendrickson had five catches for 63 yards.
