This was a great week for all three high school levels. We took on the Maquoketa Cardinals for this weeks non-district match up. Maquoketa has a very strong football tradition, making the play-offs the last four seasons straight. This weeks action started with the freshmen game on Thursday night. The Bobcat freshmen squad racked up 27 points on the evening as they defeated the Cardinals 27-6. The freshmen team is off to a great 2-0 start. We are very proud of their hard work and dedication to victory.
The sophomore team came out eager to avenge last weeks loss, and they did just that. Winning 14-7, and getting the team back on track was exactly what they had planned. With the sophomores sitting at 1-1 for the season, they are poised to take on West Delaware this week. Great job sophomores!
The varsity game was a tale of two halves. With a sluggish start and a good half time adjustment, mostly our attitude, we came out with the kind of fire that team captain Bryce Hoerner had hoped to instill in his teammates. With the newly instilled energy level that we needed to play with, the second half became a torrent of tackles and touchdowns.
The offensive line did their job again helping the back field grind out over 150 yards rushing. Juniors Tyler Johnson, Royce Demmer, and Ryan Kenneally are really learning their offensive line positions well and starting to come into their own. Dylan Gansen rushed for 75 yards and a score and Ben Burds ran for 74 proving to be a great 1-2 punch. What really lit up the board was the passing attack lead by junior QB Nolan Baumhover. Nolan threw for 184 yards and 3 TDs, two of the plays coming on great scrambles and fantastic catches. Brennan Koerperich, Shane Bouska, and Riley Pfeiler all had TD receptions. A great balance of pass and run kept Maquoketa on their heals, but the offense wasn't the only thing keeping them on their heals.
Coach Butler's defense held the Cardinals to 124 total yards of offense. The stout defense was lead by Bryce Hoerner (12 tackles on the night) and Will Mayne (9 tackles on the night). While they stuffed up the middle, the pass was locked down with 4 interceptions. Austin Hosch, Bryce McAndrew, Brennan Koerperich, and Riley Pfeiler all picked off one pass on the evening.
I was very pleased with our ability to overcome some first half adversity. The boys never lost focus of the task at hand, which was to win! This win puts us at 1-1 on the season and springboards us into next weeks district match-up with our Highway 20 rivals West Delaware.
Go Bobcats!
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