Week 7 HS football weekend roundup

It was a tough week for the Wausau West, D.C. Everest and Wausau East football teams while Edgar continues to roll in the Marawood/CWC and Mosinee, Merrill and Tomahawk stays atop the Great Northern.

In the Wisconsin Valley Conference the Wausau West football team saw their hopes of a league title take an almost fatal blow on Friday when the Warriors lost at Marshfield 40-22 in a game heard on 98.9 WXCO. The game turned during a short period at the end of the 2nd quarter and start of the 3rd quarter when three Wausau West turnovers turned a 7-7 tie into a quick 25-7 lead for Marshfield that wouldn’t be threatened. Haiden Carlson paced the Tigers (3-4 overall, 3-1 WVC) with 174 yards on 19 carries including two touchdowns. West (4-3 overall, 3-2 WVC) got a good night on the ground from Cooper Depuydt, who rushed for 119 yards on 19 carries and a TD. The win lifts Marshfield into a second place tie in the conference with SPASH, one game behind first place D.C. Everest.

The Evergreens are still perfect in the conference at 4-0 but saw their overall record fall to 4-3 on Friday as Chippewa Falls came into Stiehm Stadium and beat D.C. Everest 35-14. A 4-0 edge in the turnover battle aided the Cardinals, who improved to 3-4 overall and are 1-3 in the Big Rivers Conference. Everest running back Corbin Enzenroth had another big night on the ground with 30 carries for 156 yards and a touchdown. However Everest had a tough time slowing down the Chippewa Falls rushing game as they finished with 221 yards as a team.

SPASH stopped a 2 game losing streak with a 49-21 win over Eau Claire North. The Panthers (5-2 overall, 3-1 WVC) put up nearly 700 yards of total offense in the game with quarterback Trent Breitbach hitting on 20 of 26 passes for 375 yards and three touchdowns and running back Tucker Phillips 169 yards on 17 carries with three scores.

Wisconsin Rapids remains winless while Eau Claire Memorial won their first game of the season in the Old Abes’ 29-20 win over the Red Raiders in Eau Claire on Friday night. Aaron Gundlach completed 18 of 31 passes for 202 yards and 3 TD’s while adding 64 yards on the ground on 10 attempts for Memorial (1-6 overall, 1-3 WVC).

In the Great Northern Conference it was a three-way tie for first place going into the weekend and it would stay that way after Mosinee, Tomahawk and Merrill all recorded wins. Mosinee (5-2 overall, 4-1 GNC) rolled past Rhinelander (3-4, 2-3) 41-14 on Friday. QB Treve Stoffel gained 168 yards rushing on 12 carries with 2 touchdowns while adding 11/15 passing with 138 yards and a TD.

Tomahawk bounced back from their first loss of the season last week to Mosinee by going into Medford and winning 24-14. Tomahawk (6-1, 4-1 GNC) got 98 yards rushing and 59 yards passing from QB Jett Reilly to drop Medford to 2-5 overall and 2-3 in the GNC while hurting the defending conference champions playoff hopes.

Merrill extends their win streak to four in a row with a 31-14 victory over Wausau East in a game heard on 98.9 WXCO. The Bluejays (5-2 overall, 4-1 GNC) broke a scoreless tie on a 59 yard touchdown pass from Cole Rudie to Keylin Allen and then used running back Kanin Jahnke to wear down the Lumberjacks defense. Jahnke had 30 rushes for 173 yards and two touchdowns for Merrill. Wausau East (2-5, 1-4) got 117 yards rushing and a 76 yard TD run from Iain Stahel.

Lakeland stays one game behind the leaders in the GNC and snaps a two game losing streak with a 21-7 win at Antigo on Friday night. The Thunderbirds (5-2 overall, 3-2 GNC) took the lead immediately on a Tyson Redman kickoff return for a touchdown and never trailed. Antigo falls to 1-6 overall and 0-5 in the conference.

In the CWC-Large Stratford and Amherst continue to lead the way. Stratford in 5-0 in the conference and 5-2 overall after beating Marathon (3-4, 2-3) 35-6 on Friday night. The Brady Berg to Colton Breit combination was key for the Tigers as Berg hit on 8 of 11 passes for 216 yards and 3 touchdowns with Breit catching 3 of those passes for 124 yards and 2 TD’s.

It was much tougher for Amherst as the Falcons needed a late interception to hold on for a 27-21 win at Weyauwega-Fremont. Michael Glodowski ran for 1 touchdown and threw another, a 16 yard connection to Sully Perkins on 4th and 11, to lift Amherst to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in the CWC. Amherst never trailed but, after W-F scored with 2:35 left to cut the deficit to 27-21, had to find a final defensive stop after the Warhawks recovered an onside kick. Carter Birdyshaw was 9 of 22 passing for 116 yards, 1 TD and 2 interceptions for the Weyauwega-Fremont (3-4 overall, 1-4 CWC).

Wittenberg-Birnamwood moved back over the .500 mark at 4-3 overall and 3-2 in the CWC after beating Colby 52-33. Kaden Yaeger ran for 189 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. Luke Hannula led Colby (1-6 overall, 0-5 CWC) with 179 yards rushing and a TD.

Spencer/Columbus (3-4 overall, 2-3 CWC) went on the road Friday and upset Loyal/Greenwood (4-3, 2-3) 26-16 to hand the hosts a third straight loss after starting the season at 4-0. The Rockets got 190 yards rushing on 32 attempts with 2 touchdowns from Jack Hoeper while Kaleb Hilgemann caught three passes for 121 yards and 2 touchdowns.

There is now just one undefeated in conference play in the Marawood/CWC after the weekend action. Edgar stays perfect at 7-0 overall and 5-0 in the league after winning 55-0 at Iola-Scandinavia (2-5, 1-4). Maverick Butt made the most of his 7 rushing attempts with 124 yards and 4 touchdowns but it remains the defense that sparks the Wildcats, who allowed just 68 yards of total offense. Through seven games Edgar has allowed just 14 points for a 2 points per game defensive average.

Abbotsford drops out of a share of first place in the Marawood/CWC after losing 42-0 at Auburndale. The Eagles (6-1, 4-1 Marawood/CWC) took charge early and led 35-0 at the half as Nathan Van Wyhe put up 224 yards rushing on the night on just 11 carries with 2 TD’s. Chase Boller had 9 rushes for 55 yards for Abbotsford, who fell to 5-2 overall and 4-1 in the conference.

Pittsville keeps their playoff hopes alive and delivers a blow to Assumption’s postseason hopes with a 30-6 win in Wisconsin Rapids on Friday. Dawson Luther ran the ball 18 times for 90 yards and 3 touchdowns for Pittsville (2-5 overall, 2-3 Marawood/CWC). Assumption is also 2-5 overall and 2-3 in the conference.

Pacelli received a conference forfeit with Rosholt this week and added a non-conference game with Aurora Catholic Central of Illinois. It turned into a tough Saturday for the Cardinals (2-5 overall, 2-3 conference) as Aurora Catholic Central came away with a 41-6 victory. Zane Phillis had 90 yards rushing on 20 attempts to pace Pacelli.

After a week off the Newman Catholic football team was ready to go on Friday as the Cardinals celebrated Homecoming with a 48-6 win over Port Edwards (1-7 overall, 1-5 CWC-8). Newman got big nights from running back Eli Feit and QB Michael Fox. The freshman Feit ran the ball just 6 times but gained 185 yards and scored three touchdowns in addition to adding 54 yards receiving and a TD. Fox hit on 10 of 11 passes for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns for Newman (5-2 overall, 4-2 CWC-8).

Also in the CW-8, Marion-Tigerton (6-1, 6-0) moved into solo first place with a 57-24 win over Tri-County (5-2, 5-1). Braylon Mielke had 188 yards on the ground with 4 touchdowns for Marion-Tigerton.

Also in 8-Player football on Friday Athens lost a high scoring affair at Phillips 52-40. Athens falls to 5-2 on the season despite a big night rushing by Evin Passehl, who had 204 yards on the ground on 35 carries with 4 touchdowns.