Around Iowa Prep Gridirons – Week 7, 2010
October 15
( Released by the IHSAA and written from current history as well as from media and coach’s reports)
WINNING STREAKS EXTENDED: Iowa City, City High and St. Albert, Council Bluffs, defending state champions in 4A and 1A respectively, upped their current win streaks to 21 games, while the 2009 8-player champion Armstrong-Ringsted upped its streak to 16 games. Iowa City, City High popped MVC rival Wahlert, Dubuque, 35-7. St. Albert stopped Treynor, 27-16, while Armstrong-Ringsted rushed past Twin River Valley, Bode, 61-12. South Central Calhoun, which won 13-straight a year ago in taking its second straight Class A title as Southern Cal whitewashed Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto, 55-0 for its 20th straight win class 2A.
REGULAR SEASON WIN CHAINS: Among those continuing win streaks of regular season games were: Clear Lake (30) who blanked Webster City, 35-0 in a battle of undefeated teams; North Tama, Traer (29) with a 42-0 triumph over Don Bosco, Gilbertville; Emmetsburg (26) who strolled past Sibley-Ocheyedan, 61-19; Iowa City, City High (26); West Branch (23) was idle; Marion (22) who defeated Central Clinton, De Witt, 33-7; and Lenox (21) who won a 41-18 battle with Adair-Casey. North Fayette and Dowling Catholic registered their 20th straight regular season triumph.
DISTRICT/CONFERENCE VICTORY STRINGS: Harlan Community extended its district win string to 54 games with a crushing 63-7 victory over Red Oak. That ties Madrid (1994-2001)for the fourth longest in state history with Madrid. HCHS also has the third best streak at 56, 1985-1992. St. Albert, Council Bluffs (31) with their victory over Treynor; Bishop Heelan, Sioux City (30) with a 45-10 win over Denison-Schleswig; Solon (27) with a 22-7 decision over Williamsburg; while Iowa City, City High win was their 26th straight conference “W”. Madrid and Clear Lake defeated Earlham and Webster City respectively to move to 24 straight league wins.
LOSING STREAKS SNAPPED: Essex and Clarke Community, Osceola tasted the fruits of victory and ended double digit losing skids. Essex’s 32-12 triumph over South Page, College Springs ended a 21-game losing streak while Clarkes snapped a 14-game skid at the expense of Shenandoah, 29-16
34 TEAMS STILL WITHOUT A LOSS: 39 teams went into the weekend without a loss and that number fell to 31 compared to 33 each of the past two seasons. Four teams that lost fell at the hands of another unbeaten team.
4-A (6): Bettendorf (7-0); Cedar Falls (7-0);Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (7-0); Dowling Catholic, WDM (8-0); Iowa City, City High (7-0); and Linn-Mar, Marion (7-0)
3-A (5):Carlisle (7-0); Clear Lake (7-0); Marion (7-0);Pella (7-0); and Union, La Porte City (7-0)
2-A (4): North Fayette, West Union (7-0); Regina, Iowa City (7-0); Sigourney-Keota (7-0); and South Central Calhoun (7-0).
1-A (8): Aplington-Parkersburg (7-0); Emmetsburg (7-0); Logan-Magnolia (7-0); North Cedar, Stanwood (7-0); Starmont, Arlington (7-0); St. Albert, Council Bluffs (7-0); West Branch (6-0); and Woodward-Granger (7-0);
A (5): Madrid (7-0); Newman Catholic, Mason City (7-0); North Tama, Traer (7-0); Rockford (8-0); and WACO, Wayland (7-0)
8-P (6): Armstrong-Ringsted (7-0); Fremont-Mills (Tabor (7-0); Lenox (7-0); Moravia (7-0); Northeast Hamilton, Blairsburg (8-0); and Preston (8-0)
PLAYOFF QUALIFIERS: In keeping with past practices, the IHSAA will release the 2010 Playoff Field on the Internet, the evening and early morning of Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23. They will appear on our website first as soon as qualifiers and pairings are conformed and approved by the Board of Control. Nothing official will be done in prior thus allowing our staff to check and double check numbers. It is imperative that host schools call us with the final score of their game so we proceed. The score list on our website is the ONLY source for the official play-off standings that we generate. That is why it is critical that errant scores either by report or our entry error be corrected. In past weeks we have had a few scores that were in overtime not reported as such and OTs impact the tie-breaker criteria. With 175-177 scores each week, the correct score is critical to the 192 schools that hope to make the post season.. To correct a score on our list, please E-mail blegg@iahsaa.org with the right information.
DO THE MATH: Dowling Catholic’s CONNER BRAVARD dashed 84 and 43 yards for touchdowns en rout to a 210 yard performance and added 112 yards passing and one more score for 322 yards total offense in a 42-0 win over Johnston. . . Ottumwa’s BEN KRAMER passed for 147 yards and rushed for 184 yards as the Bulldogs turned back Des Moines Lincoln. He also picked off a Lincoln pass deep in Ottumwa territory in the final 25 seconds. . . Clear Lake’s diminutive quarterback Ozzie Adams scored twice, rushed for 90 yards and passed for 114 in the Lions’ 35-0 conquest of previously unbeaten Webster City. . . Clear Creek-Amana’s Dillon Villhauer had 434 all-purpose yards as he hit on 25 of 40 passes for 328 yards and five TDS and also rushed for 106 yards and another score in a 59-26 conquest of Benton Community.
NEW STATE MARK: Coon Rapids-Bayard’s Michael Schwenk continued to own the airways in Western Iowa. In an 85-13 win over Charter Oak-Ute he established a new state meet record with 9 touchdown passes, breaking the old mark of 8 by Dan Dacken of Sentral, Fenton against Harris-Lake Park in 2001. That gives him 103 career TD strikes, also a state record and fifth best on the NFHS national lists. For the game he was 19 of 21 for 326 yards. He currently has 5,490 career passing yards and 423 completions (second all-time and fifth nationally). Three of his scoring passes were to Jacob Esdohr who moved to 32 (fourth best all-time), with 20 this season (also fourth best). He also blasted a 45-yard field goal – his second over 40 yards this fall
CAREER CLIMBERS: SCHYLER BARDOLE of East Greene (56-8 winners over Walnut) reached a couple of milestones last night. He rushed for 195 yards in 12 carries to move his career total to 4,028 (fourth best all-time), while scoring four TDS and 28 points. His TD total is now at 85, also fourth best all-time and his career points goes to 554 fifth best all-time. . . Harlan Community’s TRENT WENDT was perfect on nine extra point attempts and swelled his career total to 165, as he closes in on an Iowa mark of 170 set by Ottumwa’s Andrew Hanson at 170, 2001-04. He has 186 points by kick (fifth best all-time), moving past four players including HCHS graduate Billy Cundiff (179) and Jamie Martin (184).
OFFENSIVE-MINDED: Logan-Magnolia unleashed a 552 yard offensive effort, featuring 467 ground yards in a 62-7 dash past Underwood. It was the fourth time in seven games that the Panthers have scored 60 or more points. Five different players found the end zone against the Eagles with Marrick Loftus 128 yards and two scores showing the way . . .STANTON rolled up 502 yards and had 13 players with rushing yardage in a 74-14 rout of Villisca. . . MORAVIA got six players in the TD Act in a 80-34 shoot out with Melcher-Dallas. BRACKEN SMITH scored four times – twice on runs, once on a pass reception and one more on an interception return. The Mohawks put up 579 yards total offense including 377 on the ground. . . St. Mary’s, Remsen and Laurens-Marathon had a wild 51-50 shoot-out won by St. Mary’s, but not before Laurens-Marathon’s aerial circus kept it close. Alex Runneberg clicked on 20 of 35 passes for 319 yards and five TDs, with Austin Stumbo grabbing 10 balls for 234 yards and four scores. . . North Sentral Kossuth’s JORDAN RICKE had a banner night in a 55-11 smack down of Ruthven-Ayrshire. Ricke had four rushing TDS and added a kick-off and punt return to his body of work. . . Meskwaki Settlement’s Stacy Youngbear led the Warriors to a 56-20 win over Seymour with six touchdowns. He grabbed four TD aerials from Vincent Lasley (225 yards and 5 TDs) and added two rushes into the end zone
OH, WHAT A RUSH: TREVOR BOUMA exploded for 362 rushing yards, including touchdown dashes of 83, 68 and 63 yards in Gehlen Catholic’s 38-28 win over Woodbury Central. . . JERED KUBERSKI slashed for 390 yards on 26 carries for four touchdowns and also caught a TD pass in Davis County, Bloomfield’s 52-21 victory over West Burlington/Notre Dame. . . . ZACK BRUCE of Davenport West piled up 306 yards in a 1 13-9 loss to Clinton . . . CHRIS SCHLUEGER rambled for 321 yards and three TDs to lead West Hancock to a 48-14 victory over Belmond-Klemme. . . ALEX CARR rushed for 289 yards and four scores but it was not enough as Cedar Rapids Washington dropped a 42-35 overtime decision to Linn-Mar. . . .Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln sparingly used AUSTIN EBERTOWSKI who responded with 235 yards and five touchdowns (14, 1, 66, 50, and 60 yards), all in the first half, on only eight carries in a 48-9 rout of cross town rival Thomas Jefferson. . . Gilbert’s CORY MORRISSEY was the essence of a workhorse in the Tigers 21-13 victory over Collins-Maxwell-Baxter. He carried a whopping 44 times for 258 yards and three TDs as the Tigers snapped the Raiders’ 17-game home winning streak. . .Columbus Catholic, Waterloo got 249 yards and two TDs from LAMAR SAYLES as the Sailors stopped New Hampton, 35-14 with 28 unanswered points. . . VINNIE WHIPPLE led Eagle Grove to a 42-20 win over Ogden as he powered for 263 yards and two touchdowns. . . WES BURNSIDE of Union community scored three times and rushed for 234 yards in a 43-28 triumph over Epworth, Western Dubuque. . . ANDREW McCUNE ripped of 251 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries as Woodward-Granger stayed unbeaten with a 40-0 verdict over Woodward Academy. . . TYLER LENOX rambled for 191 yards and three TDS as Tripoli socked CAL, Latimer, 74-6 . . . JAKE GRECO pounded out 190 yards and two score in North Fayette’s 21-14 win over Sumner-Fredericksburg. . . SCOTT PAULUS and MIKE SEIBERT rushed for 177 and 143 yards respectively and combined for five rushing TDs as Rockford, who scored on its first eight possessions, ripped North Butler, 54-8. . . JAKE GENTILE banged out 191 yards on 26 carries and scored three times as St. Albert, Council Bluffs dodged upset minded Treynor, 27-16. . .
AIR AFFAIRS: MARK ATWAR came up big for Linn-Mar in a 42-35 overtime win against Cedar Rapids Washington. He completed 13 of 19 passes for 189 and four TDs including the game winner and also rushed for a score. . . Garner-Hayfield had JACE ENGSTLER throw for 5 TDs and 344 yards and JOSH THOMPSON went over the 2,000 yard receiving mark for a career with three TD grabs and 163 yards, but it was for naught as Aplington-Parkersburg bolted to a 44-34 triumph. . . GRADY GALLAGHER and his teammates kept Woodbury Central in a score fest with Gehlen Catholic (won by the Jays, 38-28), Gallagher was 24 for 41 through the airways for 319 yards and three TDs . . . CONNOR GOLDEN continued to power Beckman, Dyersville with his arm, as he completed 21 of 30 attempts for 298 yards in a 35-13 triumph over MFL, MarMac. . . West Fork’s SETH TUTTLE hit on 22 of 30 aerials for 5 TDs and 287 as the War Hawks popped AGWSR, 32-12. . . PAUL JACOBSON connected on 10 of 18 passes for 224 yards and two TDs and also added two more end zone visits on rushes as Bishop Heelan defeated Denison-Schleswig, 45-10 . . . KYLE NIKKEL clicked on 15 of 23 passes for 4 TDs and 227 yards; two of TDs were to Trey Hugen, who also booted six PATS in a 48-21 victory over Colfax-Mingo. . . Southeast Polk’s super sophomore KYLE STARCEVICH hit on 15 of 25 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for another as the Rams downed Indianola 52-14. . . AUSTIN HANCOCK fired three TD passes – two to Dylan Douglas – while adding two rushing TDs (31 and 1 yard) as Lenox bolted past Adair-Casey, 41-19. . . GAVIN GLENN passed for two TDs and ran for another as he put up 205 aerial yards in ADM, Adel’s 20-13 triumph over Newton. . . North Tama’s BRENDOM BOERM fired four TD passes and wound up with 213 aerial yards as the Redhawks blanked Don Bosco, Gilbertville, 42-0. . . DILLON ANDERSON passed for 252 yards and two touchdowns as the Raiders beat Midland, Wyoming, 48-36. . .
END ZONE REPORT: Starmont’s 37-28 win over Turkey Valley in a battle of unbeatens was keyed by a 183 yard rushing effort and three TDs by Vinnie Otdoerfer. . . CONNOR O’BREIN led Wapsie Valley to a 62-7 waltz past North-Linn with 204 rushing yards and four TDs. . . . Madrid’s JEREMY JOHNSON led a rushing attack that churned out 403 yards with 188 and five TDs as the Tigers stormed past Earlham, 68-13 . . . Ventura got four TDs and 222 rushing yards from RYAN SCHMITZ in a 40-6 victory over Janesville. . . CRAIG JOHNSON dashed for 172 yards and four TDs as Maquoketa blanked Anamosa, 48-0. . . LOGAN WILLIAMS rushed for 179 yards and four scores as Vinton-Shellsburg defeated Center Point-Urbana, 52-17. . .
ANDREW UTTERBACK scored three times and rushed for 166 yards as Sigourney/Keota stayed undefeated with a 35-7 win over Mediapolis. . . COLTON STORLA scored three rushing TDs to help Marion to a 33-7 win over Central Clinton, DeWitt . . . JOSH OSBORN of Burlington carried 12 times for 169 yards and two TDs and also caught a scoring aerial in a 48-12 win over Davenport North
IN THE NICK OF TIME: Dallas Center-Grimes scored three times in the fourth quarter to for Perry into overtime, where BEAU BERKLEY came through with his second 20-yard field goal for a 27-24 win.
EIGHT IS ENOUGH: Ankeny Christian Academy’s Tim Olejniczak had four scoring rushes and fired four TD passes in a 71-16 victory over Mormon Trail. His game totals were not available, but he now has 60 career rushing TDs and 78 TD passes (fourth best all-time).
CAN’T BE ANY BETTER: Preston’s David Jacobs tied a state mark for the longest return of an interception as he had an 80-yard return for the Trojans, who went on a 61-26 win over West Central, Maynard in an 8-player game.
FOR THE DEFENSE: VAN METER returned two fumbles for scores in a 63-6 journey past Martensdale-St. Marys. . . LEWIS CENTRAL held Atlantic to minus seven yards rushing in a 32-0 victory. . . NORTH SCOTT forced Assumption Davenport into three turnovers in the second half and converted each into points for a key 29-13 MAC triumph