Friday, Oct. 25, 2019

Benton 31, Vinton-Shellsburg 28

• Passing: Wyatt Bieschke, 1 for 1, 8 yards, 1 touchdown, Clay Krousie, 14 for 200, 192 yards, 2 interceptions, 1 touchdown
• Rushing: Wyatt Bieschke, 8 for 22 yards, 1 touchdown, Clay Krousie: 15 for 126 yards, 1 touchdown (27 yards), Lawrence Wallace, 21 for 142 yards. 290 yards total.
• Receiving: Jacob Brecht, 6 for 44 yards; Turner Schroeder, 8 for 148 yards, 1 touchdown; Ethan Weirather, 1 for 8 yards, 1 touchdown
• Tackles: Ian Rupp, 12 total tackles, 1 solo sack for loss; Austin Roos, 5.5 total tackles; Cade Timmerman, 5 total tackles
• Interceptions: 1 interception, 8 yard return
• PAT Kicking: Blake Osborn, 4 for 4
• Field goal kicking: Blake Osborn, 1 for 1, 33 yards
• Kickoffs: Blake Osborn, 6 for 204 yards, 3 touchbacks
• Punting: Blake Osborn, 1 for 44 yards
• Kickoff returns: Wyatt Bieschke, 1 for 18 yards; Sam Shaw, 2 for 38 yards; Ryan Tjelmeland, 2 for 11 yards
• Punt returns: Wyatt Bieschke, 1 for 2 yards
• Coach Z’s comments: Friday night had to be one of the wilder high school football games. We had to overcome a lot of adversity with some self-inflicted wounds, but credit to our kids they continued to battle and found a way to pull it out. County rivalry games will always be interesting and I think our kids did a great job of not getting panicky and just staying the course. Really proud of this group of players and coaches. Any time you can win a district title, that is a big deal and something to be proud of. Ready to continue to keep getting to play football as we prepare for a home playoff game this week against PCM.

Class 2A, District 7 scores

• Benton Community 31, Vinton-Shellsburg 28
• Nevada 27, Roland-Story, Story City 14
• West Marshall, State Center 34, Union, La Porte City 6

Standings FINAL. District, overall

1. West Marshall, State Center 4-1, 6-3
2. Benton Community 4-1, 8-1
3. Nevada 4-1, 7-2
4. Union, La Porte City 2-3, 2-7
5. Vinton-Shellsburg 1-4, 3-6
6. Roland-Story, Story City 0-5, 1-8

Class A, District 6 scores, Oct. 15, 2019

• B-G-M, Brooklyn 41, Cardinal, Eldon 0
• Belle Plaine 50, Highland, Riverside 14
• Durant 21, Pekin 14

Friday, Oct. 25, 2019

Belle Plaine 50, Highland 14

• Passing: Ben DeMeulenaere, 4 of 8, 27 yards
• Rushing: Ean Allie, 1 for 9 yards; Ben DeMeulenaere, 2 for -7 yards, 1 touchdown; Brooks DeMeulenaere, 2 for 0 yards; Luke DeMeulenaere, 13 for 187 yards, 2 touchdowns (longest 44 yards); Jaxon Kressley, 2 for 10 yards; Gerard Smith, 1 for 5 yards; Trevin Straight, 21 for 159 yards, 3 touchdowns; Connor Timm, 4 for 19 yards; Lance Van Nevel, 1 for 3 yards. 385 yards overall.
• Receiving: Luke DeMeulenaere, 1 for 22 yards; Trevin Straight, 3 for 5 yards.
• Tackles: Ethan Allie, 30 tackles (52 assists), 2 solo tackles for loss, 3 solo sacks; Ean Allie, 2 solo tackles for loss; Ben DeMeulenaere, 7 tackles; Luke DeMeulenaere, 1 solo tackles for loss and 1 solo sack; Chase Wickwire, 1 solo tackle for loss.
• Interceptions: 1 for 35 yards, 1 touchdown; Connor Timm, 1.
• PAT kicking: Xander Osbourne, 2 for 2
• Kickoffs: Brooks DeMeulenaere, 6 for 166 yards; Xander Osbourne, 2 for 54 yards.
• Punting: Ben DeMeulenaere, 1 for 30 yards.
• Kickoff returns: Gabe Sparks, 1 for 4 yards; Trevin Straight, 1 for 56 yards.
• No statistics available for Highland.
• Coach Bohlen’s comments: . I think we once again did a nice job of controlling the line of scrimmage on both sides of the football. Whenever you can post as many rushing yards as we have been it is a great tribute to the offensive line play. The hi-light of the night was senior co-captain Ethan Allie intercepting a pass and returning it for a touchdown. I know our players wanted to win the district without a loss, and they came well prepared to play every day last week in practice and the result was a decisive regular season ending victory. We drew Grundy Center in the first round of the playoffs this Friday for a home game. We lost to them early in the season and felt like we squandered away some opportunities to win that game. I am sure the guys will be working hard again in their preparation and hopefully this time we can come out on top.

District standings – FINAL

1. Belle Plaine 5-0, 7-2
2. B-G-M, Brooklyn 4-1, 8-1
3. Durant 3-2, 5-4
4. Highland, Riverside 2-3, 5-4
5. Pekin 1-4, 2-7
6. Cardinal, Eldon 0-5, 4-5