DARLINGTON - Senior running back Kameron Blosch rushed for 216 yards on 12 carries and had four total touchdowns to power the Redbirds to a 40-6 win over Boscobel Friday.
With its fourth straight win, Darlington (4-5) clinched a playoff berth. The Redbirds lost five consecutive games to start the season, but reversed their fate the second half.
"I'm very proud of the kids," Darlington coach Scott Zywicki said. "It would have been easy to just give up after we lost our first five games and didn't play like we were capable of playing. It would have been easy to doubt ourselves and our system. In the second half, we have been playing excellent football the last four weeks."
Darlington's Kolbe Ubersox had a 9-yard touchdown run about midway through the first quarter. Blosch had 56 and 40-yard TD runs to give the Redbirds a 20-0 lead in the second quarter.
Darlington junior Blake Whalen hooked up with Blosch on an 80-yard TD pass and Ubersox on a 29-yard TD pass to give the Redbirds a 34-0 lead at the half. Whalen completed 3 of 5 passes for 117 yards with two touchdowns. The Redbirds racked up 487 total yards and gashed the Bulldogs for 370 rushing yards.
NG-Monticello 40,
Cambridge 13
NEW GLARUS - The New Glarus-Monticello football team dominated the line of scrimmage and junior running back Zach Feller rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown to help power the Knights to a win over Cambridge.
With the win, New Glarus Monticello (6-3, 3-1 Capitol South) clinched a share of the conference title with Cambridge and Belleville.
New Glarus-Monticello senior fullback Tanner Jelle rushed for 96 yards on 16 carries and scored twice. Quarterback Jared Carney completed 2 of 4 passes for 55 yards and a 43-yard TD pass to senior Cullen Brooks in the third quarter.
Jelle had a 3-yard TD run with 8 minutes, 20 seconds left in the first quarter to help the Knights take the lead. Feller scored on an 8-yard run with 28 seconds left in the first to give the Knights a 13-0 lead.
Carney had a 1-yard TD run midway through the second quarter to extend the Knights' lead to 19-0. New Glarus-Monticello freshman Nathan Streiff had an interception he returned 35-yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Black Hawk 58,
Shullsburg 7
SOUTH WAYNE - Black Hawk senior Brody Milz rushed for 134 yards and had four touchdowns, and junior teammate Colby Argall ran for 108 yards on seven carries and scored twice. Both Milz and Argall eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing milestone.
"We are happy for the boys," Black Hawk coach Cory Milz said. "This senior group has had a lot of accomplishments and made the playoffs all four years. One of their major goals was to win conference. As coaches you never like to just focus on that. They definitely deserve that."
Black Hawk (9-0, 7-0 Six Rivers), ranked fifth in the Associated Press small school division state poll, rushed for a total of 380 yards. Black Hawk's Rece Shelton had 53 rushing yards and one touchdown and Kyle Lovelace added 39 rushing yards on five carries and scored once.
Both Jaylen Rufenacht and Shelton had interceptions for the Warriors.
Evansville-Albany 49,
Big Foot 0
EVANSVILLE - Senior Zach Mielke passed for 228 yards and tossed three touchdowns to help Evansville-Albany rout Walworth Big Foot.
Mielke completed 8 of 12 passes and had a big game for the Blue Devils who improve to 6-3. Evansville-Albany running back Tony Paschal rushed for 82 yards on 13 carries and scored once.
The Blue Devils got on the board on Sam Urquhart's 20-yard TD run in the first quarter. Mielke then tossed a 64-yard TD pass to Logan Katzenmeyer later in the first quarter to give the Blue Devils a 14-0 lead. Mielke then connected with Sulley Geske on an 11-yard TD pass late in the first quarter to extend the Blue Devils lead to 21-0. Evansville-Albany scored three more touchdowns and led 42-0 at the half.
Evansville-Albany's Sam Haegele had four receptions for 131 yards and one touchdown.
East Troy 34,
Brodhead-Juda 0
BRODHEAD - East Troy quarterback Jacob Dessart rushed for 302 yards and had two touchdowns to lead the Trojans to a shut out over Brodhead-Juda.
With the win, East Troy clinched a playoff berth. East Troy's Dylan Jakscht ran for 75 yards on 21 carries and scored three times.
Brodhead-Juda running back Jeffrey Williams rushed for 80 yards on 18 carries. Marco Bueno had 79 yards on 20 carries. The Cardinals were plagued by three turnovers.
Pecatonica-Argyle 54,
Necedah 0
BLANCHARDVILLE - Pecatonica-Argyle forced five turnovers and rolled past Necedah in the regular season finale.
With the win, Pecatonica-Argyle finishes the regular season 7-2 overall and 5-2 in the Six Rivers. The Vikings, despite some late-season injuries, finished third in the conference behind Black Hawk and second-place Potosi (6-1).
With its fourth straight win, Darlington (4-5) clinched a playoff berth. The Redbirds lost five consecutive games to start the season, but reversed their fate the second half.
"I'm very proud of the kids," Darlington coach Scott Zywicki said. "It would have been easy to just give up after we lost our first five games and didn't play like we were capable of playing. It would have been easy to doubt ourselves and our system. In the second half, we have been playing excellent football the last four weeks."
Darlington's Kolbe Ubersox had a 9-yard touchdown run about midway through the first quarter. Blosch had 56 and 40-yard TD runs to give the Redbirds a 20-0 lead in the second quarter.
Darlington junior Blake Whalen hooked up with Blosch on an 80-yard TD pass and Ubersox on a 29-yard TD pass to give the Redbirds a 34-0 lead at the half. Whalen completed 3 of 5 passes for 117 yards with two touchdowns. The Redbirds racked up 487 total yards and gashed the Bulldogs for 370 rushing yards.
NG-Monticello 40,
Cambridge 13
NEW GLARUS - The New Glarus-Monticello football team dominated the line of scrimmage and junior running back Zach Feller rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown to help power the Knights to a win over Cambridge.
With the win, New Glarus Monticello (6-3, 3-1 Capitol South) clinched a share of the conference title with Cambridge and Belleville.
New Glarus-Monticello senior fullback Tanner Jelle rushed for 96 yards on 16 carries and scored twice. Quarterback Jared Carney completed 2 of 4 passes for 55 yards and a 43-yard TD pass to senior Cullen Brooks in the third quarter.
Jelle had a 3-yard TD run with 8 minutes, 20 seconds left in the first quarter to help the Knights take the lead. Feller scored on an 8-yard run with 28 seconds left in the first to give the Knights a 13-0 lead.
Carney had a 1-yard TD run midway through the second quarter to extend the Knights' lead to 19-0. New Glarus-Monticello freshman Nathan Streiff had an interception he returned 35-yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Black Hawk 58,
Shullsburg 7
SOUTH WAYNE - Black Hawk senior Brody Milz rushed for 134 yards and had four touchdowns, and junior teammate Colby Argall ran for 108 yards on seven carries and scored twice. Both Milz and Argall eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing milestone.
"We are happy for the boys," Black Hawk coach Cory Milz said. "This senior group has had a lot of accomplishments and made the playoffs all four years. One of their major goals was to win conference. As coaches you never like to just focus on that. They definitely deserve that."
Black Hawk (9-0, 7-0 Six Rivers), ranked fifth in the Associated Press small school division state poll, rushed for a total of 380 yards. Black Hawk's Rece Shelton had 53 rushing yards and one touchdown and Kyle Lovelace added 39 rushing yards on five carries and scored once.
Both Jaylen Rufenacht and Shelton had interceptions for the Warriors.
Evansville-Albany 49,
Big Foot 0
EVANSVILLE - Senior Zach Mielke passed for 228 yards and tossed three touchdowns to help Evansville-Albany rout Walworth Big Foot.
Mielke completed 8 of 12 passes and had a big game for the Blue Devils who improve to 6-3. Evansville-Albany running back Tony Paschal rushed for 82 yards on 13 carries and scored once.
The Blue Devils got on the board on Sam Urquhart's 20-yard TD run in the first quarter. Mielke then tossed a 64-yard TD pass to Logan Katzenmeyer later in the first quarter to give the Blue Devils a 14-0 lead. Mielke then connected with Sulley Geske on an 11-yard TD pass late in the first quarter to extend the Blue Devils lead to 21-0. Evansville-Albany scored three more touchdowns and led 42-0 at the half.
Evansville-Albany's Sam Haegele had four receptions for 131 yards and one touchdown.
East Troy 34,
Brodhead-Juda 0
BRODHEAD - East Troy quarterback Jacob Dessart rushed for 302 yards and had two touchdowns to lead the Trojans to a shut out over Brodhead-Juda.
With the win, East Troy clinched a playoff berth. East Troy's Dylan Jakscht ran for 75 yards on 21 carries and scored three times.
Brodhead-Juda running back Jeffrey Williams rushed for 80 yards on 18 carries. Marco Bueno had 79 yards on 20 carries. The Cardinals were plagued by three turnovers.
Pecatonica-Argyle 54,
Necedah 0
BLANCHARDVILLE - Pecatonica-Argyle forced five turnovers and rolled past Necedah in the regular season finale.
With the win, Pecatonica-Argyle finishes the regular season 7-2 overall and 5-2 in the Six Rivers. The Vikings, despite some late-season injuries, finished third in the conference behind Black Hawk and second-place Potosi (6-1).
