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Bangor at Ithaca Weston.
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Week number four of the high school football season, one of the hottest teams in our immediate area, the Riverdale Chieftains.
They've played extremely well, getting a couple of wins, including a victory last week over Wasika Steuben Seneca.
Here's coach Jeff Johnson.
The second quarter, we made a couple of mistakes in the first quarter.
but the way we handled the second quarter and just to complete, to dominate both sides of the ball, uh, rattle off 28 points.
That was kind of a highlight for me.
Uh, our kids, when they make mistakes, they don't get rattled.
You know, they don't fault, they don't hang their head.
They just keep moving forward.
A couple of wins out of three here so far.
And, uh, what do you think the team needs to improve upon right now, Jeff?
Uh, just consistency.
Uh, we, the second, third and fourth quarters have been very good for us in the last couple of games.
The first quarter, it wasn't like a bunch of mental mistakes.
It was just a miscue here and a miscue there.
And then we're back on defense.
The good thing is a defense held.
Wadzika did not move the ball well.
Their young team, we just kept moving forward.
So you hit the road this week.
This is a pretty tough challenge, isn't it?
Yeah, River Ridge always has good culture.
Colts Winkers runs a good program down there.
They run heavy offense with some swing pass.
built in, but we got to be on our option game this week.
I'm presuming we had a chance to see their game with Potosi Castile.
That must have been a good one
last week, wasn't it?
It was.
They did give up a safety, and they did give up a defensive touchdown.
But otherwise, it was kind of a grind on both sides, I think.
Potosi is probably the better team, but you cannot count these teams out in this league.
It's a really strong league.
And yeah, hitting the road, Six Rivers Conference.
You play some of these teams that, in my mind, they're kind of throwbacks.
You know, you've got the farming community with some really strong kids, and that's kind of, that really exemplifies, I think, what the Six Rivers has, isn't it?
Yeah, that's Southwestern Wisconsin for you, from the Six to the
Swal to the SWC to the Ridge to the scenic.
That's coach Jeff Johnson.
Riverdale is at River Ridge this evening.
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A non-conference game in the area tonight, Pitts Lancaster at Mineral Point.
Previewing this evening in
Southwest Wisconsin Conference action, Prairie Duchenne plays at Broadhead, Judah.
Platteville is at Richland Center.
Here is Hornet head coach Andy Truxell.
Prairie Duchenne, anything surprise you about them?
They're just the team to beat in the SWC.
You know, they've got a lot of veteran guys and their offensive line was physical.
They were tough.
You know, Darian Jackson in the backfield.
It's going to be a hard kid to bring
down.
You know, and we told our kids the whole week, you can't tackle that kid from the waist up.
From what, you know, how do they compare with Platteville this week's opponent?
It's, it's different.
You know, I mean, Prairie is absolutely going to run and they're going to try to own the trenches, you know, and Platteville is going to go through the air.
They're more of a spread team.
You know, the only thing that'll be a little bit different this week is I know they, they lost their all state quarterback to a broken
collarbone a couple of weeks ago.
you know, so that, that looks a little bit different.
I mean, certainly the guy that's going to step into that role this week is, is no slouch at all.
But you know, anytime you're not going against a, you know, a two or three year starter, right?
And an all state kid, I mean, that,
that absolutely helps.
But he is absolutely a run threat.
And so that's something that we've been preparing for this, this week as well.
What are some things the Hornets are doing?
Maybe changing things up a little bit here for week number four.
Yeah, I think offensively we're just on the cost.
you know, there's a lot of things that are there in the last couple of weeks that we just didn't take advantage of.
I think
our run game is strong, you know, and I think that everybody kind of knows that when they look at center, you know, and what we have to really work on is our short passing game.
You know, that timing is just not there yet.
And so we've dedicated quite a bit of time and attention to that on the short week, because we weren't
able to practice on Monday.
And then defensively, we're just young.
There's so many kids that are in new positions.
Making sure that they understand the roles and the responsibilities.
So hopefully, you know, with that, we play a little more confident and confidence comes speed.
So despite the loss last Friday, anybody stand out, you know, make improvements or anything individually you'd like to talk about.
Yeah, I was really impressed with Bronson Perkins.
You know, I think that he's come on strong as a blade.
He's got incredible field vision, you know, unable to make cuts at the line of scrimmage and just he's a kid that he'll give you on contact another two to three
yards.
you know, he'll find it somewhere, somehow, some way.
So, I mean, he had 68 yards rushing on 13 carries and a TD, you know, which was fantastic.
So on the ground game, absolutely him, uh, Isaac Gold, our left tackle had a heck of a game.
You know, that kid's really kind of coming into his own, you know, as another three year starter and just a force to be reckoned with on the left side of the offensive line.
Richland center football coach Andy Troxell, his team home against Platteville
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Perry D'Sheena brought Head Judah and Dodgeville at River Valley, the other Southwest Conference games this evening.
For River Valley, speaking on behalf of the Black Hawks, here is head coach Tyler McLean.
What went wrong in the game against Fenimore?
I think, you know, the first thing we can kind of look at right away are kind of the self-inflicted wounds.
There's a lot of penalties on our side, both offensively and
defensively, that put us in some bad spots, turnovers as well, that really hurt us.
And then probably the final spot that we really
got to keep cleaning up is just controlling that line of scrimmage on both sides of the football.
Well, you get ready for a Dodgeville game prep this week.
And this Dodgeville team is a pretty good club this year, aren't they?
Yeah, I know Coach David's in a nice job with that group over there, building their culture and developing their guys.
I mean, they're going to be a physical group.
I think it's going to be a very physical football game on Friday night.
Our job is going to have to try to match intensity with intensity.
And at the same time, we've got to try to surpass that as well.
Your team is not a real large team, especially on the line.
Do you do some things to make up for that?
We're kind of looking around to shuffle some
guys around the line, just kind of better suit to their talents and their skills.
We do move some guys around.
We try to create a little bit more misdirection with that as well.
Again, we have kind of a little bit of an inexperienced group that's now got a couple of games underneath their belt.
I'm looking to see improvement from that and grow from there.
Yeah, that's what we forget sometimes is there's quite a bit of youth out there, isn't there?
Yeah, it's been kind of something that a lot of people talk about and mention to me.
But as a group, we've told them up front, like us, our youth doesn't matter.
These
are varsity level players.
We have varsity level expectations for them.
Again, now that we kind of got a couple of games underneath our belt now, I'm seeing the areas
that we really got to improve
and focus on our process.
It's been something that's been a big
focus for us this week.
As your idea of the top team of the conference changed anything as you watched the first three weeks so the scores come in here so far from conference teams?
Again I still think it's going to be a very competitive conference.
I think Parade of Sheen has showed a lot of stuff.
I
mean obviously kind of being the returner champion as well.
I know they got a lot of guys coming back but each and every week I truly believe it's going to be a dogfight which every match up no matter who that is and what
part of the week we're in or part of the season we're in.
So what does Dodgeville do that's going to make it tough to defend?
For them, I mean, they're a heavy run team, something that we've kind of struggled a little bit stopping so far on the defensive side of it.
They got some guys up front that were going to have to neutralize and kind of win that line of scrimmage.
Obviously kind of the
same struggles we had with Fennimore when stuff gets to the outside.
We got to be willing to tackle and be able to fit.
So again, big focus for us this week and sort of the biggest area we're trying to eliminate with Dodgeville.
It's not Richland Center, but still, I think Dodgeville presents a good rivalry when you play them.
Yeah, I mean, there's a lot of connections there, I still think.
There's a couple of kids that know kids pretty well from
over there.
I think last year's result, too, where they kind of came down and punched us in the mouth and got that win there, kind of leaves a bad taste in our mouth as well.
So again, I expect a very physical, intense game and probably a great game for anybody to be coming and watching.
It should be a good one in Spring
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Coach, looking back to New Lisbon, I guess what went right for Ithaca-Weston in that game?
Our defense played incredibly well.
Your offense must have done something right.
Yeah, they had 300 yards on the ground, so that's a good problem to have.
What were the things that led to some of the good running plays?
Were you getting some good blocking?
Yeah, I felt they were a very assignment sound up front, and then I said just good hard running.
As you get ready for this week, what's the game rep, what is Bangor feature that makes them look tough?
They run a double tight, double wing offense.
They run it very, very well, so trying to figure out how to stop that.
Is that a common thing?
Do you see that very often?
No.
What they run is pretty unique
to them, and that's a huge advantage that they have.
Do you look at this as maybe one of the contenders you're facing this year on the schedule?
Oh, yeah, Bangler's always a contender to be at the top.
And looking at your team, what do you have to do this week?
What's key for the Bulldogs?
Like I said, just kind of got to build off of the early success that we've had.
They've got a lot of youth, but they've got to kind of start taking the next steps.
Yeah, at what point do you become like a upperclassman, you know, if you're a sophomore?
I mean, you know, this is the fourth game of the season.
Do you look for, you know, growth and improvement during the season?
Now, that's why I said at this point, we can't really say that we're sophomores and young anymore.
We've been doing it long enough in their spots that they kind of got to take that next step.
This week being at home, how good is that?
It would be nice if I'd be out on the field, that we put the field all together on Labor Day.
Peyton Alliance doing a thing took about three hours, but it looks pretty nice.
Yeah, there is more work when it's a home game, but still it's, you know, game prep's a little easier, isn't it?
Much better to play at home than drive an hour in 20 minutes to Bangor, yes.
Right, that's one of the longer trips.
So the team, you feel like you're kind of like back on your feet.
This team, this would be a big one.
I mean, how important is this game at this stage of the season?
It would be huge.
You kind of set the tone for playoff to start 3-0.
I guess that would win against them, what it would be.
putting us in a driver's seat to make the postseason pretty solid.
Yeah.
Is it too early to talk playoffs?
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That is Kyle Kelly.
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From Ithaca High School, hello everyone.
Welcome to tonight's broadcast as the Ithaca Western Bulldogs taking on the Bangor Cardinals this evening in a scenic plus conference matchup.
Bangor coming in with a record of one and two while Ithaca Western stands at three and all coming in.
Some stamps on Bangor as they get ready for the battle.
And of course, we have watched Bangor and Ithaca play a lot of times over the years.
Bangor with some of the same names that we've called in the past.
Maybe younger brothers, or maybe even cousins, or maybe even sons.
Max Langer, a sophomore, their leading quarterback.
He has thrown so far for 79 yards.
Leading running back is Sawyer Jacobsen, who has three touchdowns and 206 yards during the first three games.
Weston Pollock, their leading receiver, who has picked up a total of 24 yards so far.
They don't pass the ball a lot.
Leading tackler is Will Reed with 21 tackled totals through the three weeks.
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Welcome back to Ithaca.
It's senior night.
They're doing some special introductions tonight honoring seniors Quentus Banker, Liam Rowan, Ricky Thompson, also Ben Otto and Isaiah Farjan, also Bracen Boland who is in charge of the audio visual as well during the season.
So special announcements being made by Dave Banger, top at the North End zone here at Ithaca, and we're about set for game time kickoff here tonight.
Ithaca Western led by sophomore quarterback Jacob Keller.
We saw him the first week of the season, 154 yards.
He has also thrown for a touchdown, rushed for 127.
Also Spencer Nelson a sophomore with 141 yards rushing.
Those are some of the stats for the team here tonight as Ipica Weston gets set
for the battle, lights are on here and everybody that comes in says, what a night here, my goodness, it is just incredible for the fourth week of the season.
It feels very reminiscent of the opening game when you come out, it's a little muggy and the first game on the field, but it's already the fourth and one of just two here at Ithaca this year.
The Weston game was canceled earlier this season, second of the season, and there will be a couple more at Weston late this season, including their homecoming, which I believe is coming up the last week of the regular season.
So also could have some playoff implications at that point.
Van Goren on the far side of the field, and they have been, again, a good opponent for Ithaca over the years, and now Weston.
So we look forward to the game this evening.
They come in with a one and two record and really had a tough loss.
The opening night gave up a lot of points, but they were getting some players back.
They have at least one key player out.
That's Max Langhair, the sophomore quarterback who will not play tonight.
And on the other side, I think a Western has key players out, including a young man that we saw.
opening night of the season.
Liam Rowan, who is a senior and had a great night running that night, but I believe he's still maybe a couple of weeks away from getting the playing time again for Ithaca-Weston.
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Ithaca Weston introduced as seniors and then as the rest of the team and they come out with a photo of Briggs Maxwell, their teammate leading the way, the photo as they made their way to the center of the field.
And now, ready to kick off here to begin the game, Bangor will be receiving to my left Ithaca Weston kicking off to my right here as they get the clock set at 12 minutes.
and ready to roll here.
The immortal Adam Hess, the Prime Uber King, will be on the PA tonight.
And other buddies up here as well, Ken Anderson and the immortal Chad Clary, next door, one of the Ithaca Western coaches, good to see him back in the business.
Here we go, approached by Ithaca Western, this one is underway, gonna be caught by Bangor here on the near side, 10, 15.
to the 20 and more 25 all the way to the 36 yard line is the return man number 22 Owen Huffman brought down by several of bulldogs including that was Hayden Burns and also Isaiah Farge and Amistad.
So defensively for Ithaca Weston Ben Otto Hayden Burns Mason Van Coulter and Reed Wapshaw along the defensive front
Isaiah Fargent and Landon Walmer are linebackers Peyton Brown, Spencer Nelson, Jacob Keller, Quintus Banker and Caden Keller in the backfield.
Both gaps for Bangor on this opening play.
There's the snap quarterback keeps it, runs right side gaping hole first down and then some up to the 49 yard line of Bangor.
So a good run and a really big gap there.
So your Jacobson gives Bangor its first
first down this evening and the chains will move.
There is no breeze here tonight as we look at the American flag on the
far side.
Nice job with a national anthem by Kennedy Chulberg who is the music teacher here at Ithaca.
First and 10 for Bangor from the 49 their own after the quarterback and off for a counter going to the left side at about 70 yards for Elijah Krop the running back.
He got to the 45
before he is brought down by several bulldogs.
Gonna bring up second down at about four yards to go.
So the bulldog team back to the 40 yard line as they huddle up defensively, Bangor at the
Ithaca Western 46 yard line.
And they're up to the football.
Long snap count there's this snap hand running play coming right side cutting around the right cutting back across the field first down down to the 36 yard line He lies a crop running again for so far Bangor looking really good in those close gaps Nothing fancy some straight ahead football here and Bangor moving the football deeper into Ithaca Western territory here opening quarter 1038 remaining in the first Bangor
Heading to the football.
Awaiting a snap from center.
There's the snap.
QB keeping it.
Going around the left hand, got a little room.
35, down to the 30.
Inside, around to the 26.
Looks like another first down.
Bangor's starting line includes number 50, Ryan Locken.
51 will read, and 52, Rudy Hansen out of the guard.
Blake Wintold and Corey Schrader are the tackles.
Waylon Richardson, one of the wide receivers along with Gunnar Eklund, Weston Pollock, Sawyer Jacobson and Holton Reitz in the backfield and the crop lining up.
There's the snap, handoff going to Jacobson and he's going to run left side.
That was the crop, I should say.
Inside the 25, another first down.
That's
all the way to the Ithaca Weston 24 yard line.
So first in 10, Ithaca Weston
Getting
pushed back and Colter on
running up the gut there turns in for about four yards Got inside down around the 21 yard line for Sawyer Jacobson
He is a junior running back for Bangor.
We'll give him a strong four on that one.
So right now, Ithaca-Weston trying to find a combination here to slow him down a little bit.
Spencer Nelson on the stop for Ithaca-Weston.
Ducking down play right around the 21-yard line of Ithaca-Weston.
Handoff running play left side, cutting back across the field first down and more for Crop.
down around the 15 and another first down for Bangor.
So the sticks are moving on.
Bangor moving and grooving on the ground.
And it's first in 10 for Bangor.
Ball marked right around the 16 yard line of Ithaca-Weston.
A drive that started at their own 36 for the Cardinals.
They'll break Huddle and head to the line.
We'll read.
Up to do the work on the line to snap the ball.
There's the snap.
Quarterback hands up, running off left tackle, and gobbled up by Ithaca Weston after about a one-yard game.
Elijah Crop is going to be brought down, filling the gap there.
Spencer Nelson, it shows no game.
Second down for Bangor.
That's the best attempt to play so far for Ithaca Weston.
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As soon as it gets cold the windows are shut and I have my parka out of my gloves, but so far so good this season.
Second down and around 10 yards to go, 750 fumble on the play and getting back on it is the quarterback, Sawyer Jacobson.
That was very close to a turnover.
Hayden Burns, I mean the Gweston was right there trying to get his hands on the ball, but the quarterback grabbed it called dibs and now it's third and long for Bangor.
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Back in the red zone, the quarterback will take the snap from right around the 30, and now rolling near side, they're gonna pass for the first time, throw it on the round, caught, and over the shoulder grab there for 22, Hoplin, brought down right around the 20 yard line, hit immediately,
by Spencer Nelson.
Man, it's like Spencer's got a twin brother.
He's everywhere.
Back on this side of the field makes the tackle, but it's fourth down for Bangor ball at the 21 yard line.
So Bangor will do a little bit of searching here.
Looking to the sidelines.
Holton Reitz brings the play in from the far side.
For a first down, they must get down to around the sixth
Yard line ball is on the 21.
It looks like fourth down and 15 yards to go ball of an ear hash mark There's the snap from center quarterback straight back pretty good protection rolls now runs throws on the run and incomplete He was looking for Holt and Reese who was kind of looking the other way and Bangor will turn it over on down it ago at since defense bends, but it does not break and so after driving to
But 21 of Ithaca-Weston-Bengore will turn it back over.
Actually, it was further than that.
It was down to the 16-yard line, but then the fumble took them kind of back out of the play, and they eventually turned it over on Val.
So Ithaca-Weston has to feel like that's an early mini-victory on their own.
21, starting out offense now, all in the near-hash mark and getting set for the snap, and there's a flag right away.
I'm guessing illegal procedures, so they'll talk about that.
We set the starters, Jacob Keller, the quarterback, sophomore, or Ithaca Weston.
Aidan Keller and Quentes Banger, also wide receivers.
Spencer Nelson lines up at a tight end as does Peyton Brown and Landon Walmer are running back.
Isaiah Fargent along the line, along with Reed Wabscho, Mason Van Coulter, Aidan Burns, Ben Otto.
and Kashton Katherall, also a wide receiver.
Handoff running play, Nelson cutting to the right.
It's a few out to the 26 yard line.
So after the loss of five, Nelson gains about nine yards on the play.
It'll bring up second down and seven yards to go for Ithaca Weston.
Time of possession for Bangor.
They kept that ball about seven minutes in the first half.
So we're down to around five minutes and you think a Western with a football?
Check it down.
Six yards to go.
Here's a handoff running play in a gaping hole.
They're bounding his ways.
Nelson all for a first down.
Out to the 36 yard line.
Nelson with a nice run there and a big gaping hole.
And then Walmer helping out on the block.
And also number 70 Hayden Burns coming out.
to take care of the linebacker, and Ithaca-Weston moves the chains.
Ball right around the 36 yard line, their own 522 remaining in the opening quarter of area football.
We are scoreless here.
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Heller under center, long snap count, and there's a handoff running play.
Go on to Walmer on that right side, puts his shoulder down, crosses the 36-2 around the
39, maybe the 40, and he got there.
A little extra effort brought down by several Bangor players led by number six, Jacobson.
So it comes back to Ithaca Weston for the ball on the second down play about three yards ago.
So Ithaca Weston, like Bangor, having a little bit of success on the ground so far.
Second down play handoff there is Nelson dragging a couple with him gets to the first down I believe Cross the 45 to the 46 kind of depends on where his knees went down the officials Initially marked it short it looks like They will eyeball it if you go by the yard marker on the far side of the field it is a first down
And they are gonna move it up to a first down First down play for Ithaca Western 46 yard line their own four minutes five seconds remaining in the opening quarter of scoreless football Just a little bit of a breeze blowing at the back of IW right now as the line is set There's the snap from center handoff humble on the play loose on the ground and Bangor has it
Bangor picks it up.
Looks like it wasn't a real clean exchange from quarterback to running back.
And it was recovered by Elijah Crop.
So a turnover and the Bangor right back with some really good field position.
And so they'll take over first and 10 at the 44 of Ithaca-Weston for their second possession here of the night.
Stuff break for Ithaca-Weston after.
Looking pretty good, moving the ball.
Right now, Bangor lines up at the 44 yard line, getting set, awaiting a snap from center.
There it is, running play for the quarterback, trying to get around the left side.
Spins and brought down after about a yard.
Nice play, good coverage by Landon Walmer and Company.
So it'll be second at about nine yards to go for Bangor.
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Second down and there's a reverse in the backfield cutting back to the left side is Owen Huffman and he'll get to the 39 of Ithaca-Weston so gains about five yards.
Spencer Nelson brings you down.
and the clock gets down to three minutes remaining here in the first quarter of area football.
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And here is a running play for Bangor that's not going very far.
A nice play by Ithaca Weston.
Huffman is brought down by Isaiah Farjan, and that'll bring up a fourth down for Bangor.
Try to take advantage of the early going of this one here tonight.
So fourth down, they're going to market it four yards to go inside the 40 of Ithaca Weston.
Bangor going forward here on fourth down.
Block running, two minutes, five seconds remaining in the quarter.
There's the snap, handoff, running play, up the god move for a first down, still moving and gripping as Elisha Croft, first down all the way down to the 24 yard line of Ithaca Weston.
So a game of about 15 to 18 yards on that play, 24 yard line.
Brought down by Caden Keller down to two minutes remaining here in the opening quarter of area football WRCO giving you the call tonight our game of the week out of the shotgun steps Sawyer Jacobson hands off running play up the gut for crop and he bowls ahead across the 19 to around the 18 yard line Getting into the red zone again Red zone now the works plumbing and heating red zone alert because when it's crunch time
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Second down about seven yards to go for the Bangor Cardinals.
Deep in Ithaca-Weston territory again.
A minute 18 remaining in the quarter.
Ithaca-Weston trying to break into the scoring column first.
There's the snap.
There's that reverse play again.
Coming right, cutting across the field.
First down, good run by Owen Huffman.
And Bangor moves the chains again.
We're getting some good upfront blocking.
We've talked about that with some of the lead blockers Blake Wenthold Jr.
leading a block on that one and now down to a first and 10 from right around the 11 yard line is where it's marked.
Down to the final 50 seconds of the first quarter, Bangor driving toward the Shelf End Zone.
Sawyer Jacobson takes the snap and off running play crop.
Wanted to go up the middle now goes around the outside still moving.
Count around the five and he is brought down by several epic Western players led by Landon Walmers second down Gonna mark that inside the five yard line now for Bangor down to 25 seconds the remaining in the opening quarter Good action coming your way tonight.
Let's see a Bangor It's another playoff before the end of the quarter and it looks like they will not they're gonna stay
in the huddle, and they'll go to the other end of the field, try and punch one in against Ithaca-Weston.
No score after one.
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Ithaca Western in Bangor.
Nothing more than after one.
A quick moving quarter too, but that's because both teams primarily have been running the football.
Bangor on the drive, trying to take advantage of a fumble recovered, starting a drive at the 44 of IW.
Now they're trying to cap off the drive.
Ball is right around the six yard line.
They have five yards to go for a first down.
and six yards to go for a touchdown.
So the Cardinals running to the other end of the field to get set.
Weston trying to take advantage here of maybe some plays on that far side trying to clog up the middle.
Angkor has been pretty successful at the up the middle run of those close gaps.
There's the snap.
We're going to reverse it.
It's going to go back to 22 off and then he's inside the five.
Down to around the
They'll
market short of the first down, third down, and about two yards to go for the first down.
Bangor running the plays from the far sideline.
They were here early tonight.
I thought I got here early since it's my first time here this year, and they were already here.
They were hanging out.
Third and two for Bangor ball is right around the four yard line There's a snap from center running play and I'm choosing his space wisely going ahead for the touchdown is dropped Bangor gets into the
end zone on the run by Elijah drop and Bangor scores first here tonight They get advantage of a fumble and putting it in the end zone So they'll talk about the extra point Bangor taking the lead here
and in the huddle now to talk it over.
It's like a Weston kind of be fuddled a little bit by the running game of Bangor and again those inside trap plays.
We're gonna go for two will Bangor.
Looking it over is the QB so here Jacobson handoff second man through hits the first guy, bounces and then he is in for two.
Elijah Croft
Pounced off the first would-be tackler and gets in to make it 8-0.
Nice job by Bangor.
Cap it off the drive and that will do it for this drive.
Bangor back on defense.
Ithaca-Weston will be on offense when we return.
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Straighter will kick off for Bangor.
Here's the approach and the end over end will be taken by Ithaca-Weston around the 10 yard line.
Now grooving ahead a little bit to the left side of Quintus Banker, going back to the right and then gang tackled by Bangor right around the 24 yard line.
Brought down by Caden Gilbertson, so second possession of the night for IW and they'll take over at their own 21 yard line.
Bangor with a scoring drive that started at the IW 44 yard line.
So they're back in the huddle, back in committee, and we'll see if Ithaca-Weston can follow soon.
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Under center is Keller, there's the snap.
Hand off Nelson cut left big run.
He's gonna pull over a man another man and get down to the 41 yard lock.
Ah, he looks good.
Gotta head his team Spencer Nelson moves the change for Ithaca Weston and the change moving and grooving ball up to the 42 yard line of IW and Ithaca Weston missing three players on the injured list here tonight, which
Certainly doesn't help the cause either, especially we were talking about a man that we called a lot a couple of weeks ago when we were there.
Liam Rowan, who's out.
First down in 10 for Ithaca-Weston.
The line is set.
One man wide to the left, one man wide to the right.
Quarterback trying to keep it.
Running on the near side is Keller, then gang tackled by Bangor in the backfield.
He did get ahead for maybe a yard.
Tackle made by Weston Pollock and Sawyer Jacobson second down at nine to go here for Ithaca-Weston.
All easy to spot here on the near side on the hash mark closest to the Ithaca-Weston sideline.
Must be like superhero night.
They got some red, white, blue, and Americana stuff going on, of course, for 25th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.
There's the snap handoff Nelson left side.
He's going to put the shoulder down and finally bowled down around the 49 yard line.
That's where he is brought down.
Weston Pollack on the stop for Bangor and Ithaca Weston moving closer to midfield with that one.
But it is third down third down and three.
Jacob Keller coming to the near side for the play gets the play from coach Kelly and then.
Heads to the huddle, and now up to the line goes the Ithaca-Weston line.
Third down, three yards to go from the 49.
There's the snap, handoff running playing Nelson right side.
First down into Bangor territory, all the way to the 43.
Brought down by number 22, Owen Huffman.
And IW moves the change, trying to answer that
early score by Bangor.
Keller gets the play, heads to the huddle, and they are heading to the football.
Nine minutes remaining in the first half.
Ithaca Weston with the ball on the near hash mark.
Looking it over now is quarterback Jacob Keller.
He's got Nelson in the backfield along with Landon Walmer, and timeout is taken by Ithaca Weston.
847 remaining in the half, 8-0 Bangor, here
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Ball carrier for Ithaca-Weston is brought down in the backfield.
Landon-Walmer had nowhere to go and loses a few yards.
So the ball is backed around the 44 yard line of Bangor.
Ithaca-Weston's second down play coming up at about 13 yards to go.
Next week is already homecoming here at Ithaca and a lot of things going on with the Ithaca school fair.
We go away from entry day and all the stuff going on on Saturday.
Second down, there's the handoff.
Nelson, bread and butter guy cutting through a gaping hole.
Left tackle gets to the 40 down to the 39.
The 40 is brought down.
Tackled by Owen Huffman.
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I think that'll work out well Should hold the crowd pretty well So here we go ball on the far hash mark third down at about eight yards to go and
for Ithaca Weston, and here's the snap from center.
Keller gonna roll out, ball on his hip, gonna try to run, and cuts right side, and puts the shoulder down, got a little room, and may have gotten the first down.
He pulled back, I think initially he was gonna pass that ball, but then saw a little bit of running room, and Jacob Keller looking good on that one, takes it into a first down, inside the 30 yard line of Bangor.
Ithaca Weston moving the ball.
They were earlier before the fumble, so they are proving themselves that they can also move the ball on the ground.
These teams look very, very similar here tonight as we watch this.
And this is kind of what I anticipated is we scheduled this game going to be a good even matchup.
They take a Western trying to even the score on the drive.
Here's the handoff Nelson cutting left side up ended initially puts the shoulder down and then rambles across the 25.
down to around the 24.
Boy, I like the way Spencer Nelson runs.
Kind of looks like crazy legs.
Hirsch out there a couple of times when he's cut around the corner, makes a little bit of headway, second down play for Ithaca-Weston coming up.
Ball is marked just across the 25, 24 yard line of Bangor.
Ithaca-Weston heading to the football.
This drive started on their own 21 yard line.
Looking things over now is Jacob Keller.
Keller
awaiting a snap under center, second down play.
There's the pitch going to Nelson.
They're going right side this time, following some
lead blocking and then cutting to the right side and he's close to a first down.
And I believe he got it.
Yes, it's dependent on where
he went out of bounds.
It looks like they're going to mark him all the way down around the 12 yard line.
Spencer Nelson
running downhill.
And again, got some lead blocking
there.
Great job by Landon Walmer out there pulling
and making a little bit of headway there.
Aiden Byrne sealing the end at the tackle position.
And Ithaca-West had moved the chains again.
Quick move and a half.
Everybody keeping the ball on the ground for the most part.
Six minutes remaining in the first half.
Jacob Keller under center takes the snap.
Handoff, running play, not much for Nelson.
Hit and dropped, brought down right back.
Right around the 12 yard line no gain on the play So it will be Checking down coming up.
Was there a flag on the play?
We're looking down field.
I'm kind of anticipating now.
I think we've only had We've only had like one or two penalties in this game bar cry for the first couple of weeks of the season When we had a number last week we had a record number of holding penalties But tonight
Not the case second down and about 11 yards to go for Ithaca-Weston ball is going to be snapped There's a running play for the QB Keller trying to cut left side breaks a couple tackles still going Still going what a run he gets near the first down now brought down around the four yard line Oh, that was a great run by the quarterback He actually probably should have been wrapped up back around the ten yard line and now He is a little slow to get up there as he is
going to be staying down on his knees and they're going to call for the trainer so Jacob Keller now he is up and getting running back off to the far side to the near side under his own power but yeah what an effort what a run by the young sophomore to make that third and short yardage third and two ball is marked right around the
Six yard line of Bangor 453 remaining here in this first half of action from WRCO.
8-0 Bangor leading Ithaca-Weston trying to match that.
And they're looking to the sidelines.
Will they possibly use a timeout?
And they will.
Timeout taken by Ithaca-Weston.
8-0 the score here at Ithaca tonight.
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So a nice drive by Ithaca-Weston, but they haven't accomplished anything yet.
And they're trying to punch one in here.
It's going to bring up third down and two after an Ithaca timeout.
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Second quarter third down about two yards to go from the six of Bangor handoff Nelson bounces off one inside the tackle spot Getting a first down of them down around the goal line, but didn't quite get in I don't believe So a first down for Ithaca Weston Spencer Nelson has been leading the way down the field here for IW and now It is a first down so you've got four chances to make it good from the two yard line
Red zone time for Ithaca Weston the red zone coverage sponsored by words plumbing and heating no leaks no fumbles just results Here we go Ithaca Weston with the football down around the two-yard line awaiting a snap from center is Jacob Keller Turns and hands off to Spencer Nelson and a rugged move, but he didn't get in or did he?
No, he's close, but Bangor play it.
Well come on
through the pack with number 51 will read second down and about a half yard to go for a touchdown for Ithaca Weston so they will stop and talk it over and the Keller runs back into the huddle so Ithaca Weston they moved the ball solid effort here downfield at a drive that started at their 21 yard line initially so
This play continues.
Ithaca-Weston takes the snap.
Keller quarterback keeper down around the goal line and he is in!
There's a touchdown for Ithaca-Weston.
Nice run by the QB on the keeper and the sophomore scores and Ithaca-Weston is on the board.
Nice job by IW and the line as they come back to get it done with 3-41.
That's all remaining in the second quarter.
for the quarterback on the keeper, Jacob Keller, who scores another touchdown this year.
So Ithaca-Weston will see if they go for two, which I would assume they would after Bangor was successful on their opening drive to get the two.
There's this map from center.
Keller rolling out slips and throws it in the air.
No, he went down.
He threw it to the back of the end zone, but had gone down before that.
So it is no good.
8-6.
Bangor leading 3-41 remaining in the opening half of area.
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The Weston will kick it off after the recent score.
And they're going to work to try and hold Bangor down here.
This could match up through the second quarter of action.
The Weston had the ball in the majority of minutes.
Here's the approach.
And Kaden Keller kicks it off.
It's going to be caught on the fly by Bangor at 15, 20, 25.
And then they are going to be brought out solid.
Tackled in the open field by Hayden Burns and Ithaca Westin.
So for its third possession, Bangor will take over.
Ball is going to be resting right around the 29 yard line.
They're all in.
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Vangor up to the football now, getting the ball with 335 remaining.
Here in the first half there's the Snapham Center running play and cutting to the right tackle and getting a couple of yards.
Here's the ball carrier, Elijah Croft.
Brought down at the ankles by several of the Bulldogs.
Aiden Burns.
on the top and Reed Lobchow.
Second down and about six yards to go for Bangor, 3-14 remaining in the opening frame.
These two schools have played in baseball a few times in the past as well.
Second down and six yards to go.
There's a shotgun snap.
Bumble, the ball is loose on the field and who's got it?
There's a mad scramble for it.
And I think Bangor got back on it eventually.
Oh man, right on the...
chance to get a real big break there.
Ithaca Weston unable to come up with it, and Sawyer Jacobson, he fell on it, back for a big loss for Bangor, but they don't care, the ball is in their hands again.
Ball is going to be marked at the 26th yard line of Ithaca Weston.
Third down, now make that, no, it's going to be marked right around the 29 yard line.
The third down to about 11 yards to go, 230 remaining here in the first half.
Those close gaps set up, Ithaca-Weston showing blitz and now Spencer Nelson saying that they're drawn off and the flags fly.
Ithaca-Weston was showing blitz and the Bangor players did jump as Ithaca went across the line and a five-yard penalty.
Ball start takes him back a little further.
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I've tried Third down about 15 and now Ithaca Weston may have jumped off sides The officials Looking it over there barely
Queen played first half, but now back-to-back penalties, and the five-yard penalty is pushed right back to where it was.
Like the old Maxine Nightdale disco song, right back where we started from.
Third down, 11 yards to go for Bangor, exactly two minutes remaining here in the first half.
Bangor leading it 8-6.
Bangor up to the football.
Long snap count and they're gonna pitch it out to the right side going around the right end his crop and taking a few with him He may be close to a first down shot to the 39 yard line before brought down by several including Isaiah Barton Chains will move for Bangor a minute 41 Remaining here in the first half Flatville and Richland Center tied at 14 That's in the second quarter of football action at a vitus rip field tonight
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A minute 25 remaining in the first half.
Bangor 8th, Ithaca Western 6th, first down, and a running play.
Nowhere to go up the gut, so bouncing to the outside and not much there either.
For Elijah Crop, the running back, and Bangor will use a timeout.
113 remaining here in the first half.
Both teams.
Going for some water.
Almost need water breaks on a warm night like this as well.
They're getting a little bit extra now as they go to the sidelines.
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Second down play after the Bangor timeout.
Ball is out there 39.
Now there's a counter play running back coming to the left side.
Crashes across the 42 to the 43 yard line.
That's a game of a couple of yards.
Tackle by Quicktus.
Banker.
Sticks.
Will not move.
We're under a minute remaining here in the ball game in Ithaca, Weston.
Kind of getting the the tune now for this Bangor team and what they run being a little more successful and stopping they'll try to stop them again There's a running play by crop rolling down to around the 48 yard line got close to a first down tackle is made by Landon Walmer and Well, wait a minute the sticks already started moving, but I believe They're gonna eyeball it and Bangor uses a another
Time out.
So 37 seconds remaining in the quarter.
Both teams go to the sidelines, and we'll keep it here for this one.
Bangor leading 8-6.
They really haven't been going through the air much.
And we mentioned that their starting quarterback still not playing.
But Jacobson's done a good job, but he basically has been either running quarterback, handing it off.
He has thrown or attempted a couple of really short passes.
The only difference of a game is the two-point conversion that was missed by the Bulldogs, unable to get in the end zone on a quarterback keeper.
So that's what separates these two teams.
of the games on the schedule that you look at and you're like, you know, this, even though it's only the fourth week of season, could really decide the conference fate.
Because there are a couple of teams that are contenders and it seems like they are year after year.
First count in 10 from the 49, Bangor is own running play and the running back is straight up and brought back.
Oh, Hayden Burns, Spencer Nelson making a great play up the middle nowhere to go.
Bill Huddle for Bangor down to 24 seconds.
Second down.
Ten yards to go from the 49.
Quarterback trying to run it.
Don't let it go!
Ithaca Weston brings him down for a loss.
Behind the line is Sprimmage.
Flowing some dirt there was Hayden Burns underneath and several on top.
Ben Otto back there as well and Ithaca Weston making some plays.
Third down and short and Bangor is just gonna let it run down and it will Bangor and Ithaca Weston in an old-fashioned game here tonight first half moving quickly and Yeah, it's worked out a half hour earlier than we were the first half last week That's because both teams primarily ran the ball and really some good play here tonight So good ball game at halftime Bangor leads it by two
8.6 here at Ithaca.
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There is a big cross-country meet going on tomorrow at River Valley.
I spoke with Eric Mindum, head coach of Richland Center Ithaca's cross-country team.
We get to face a lot of the best Madison area schools.
So plenty, we get to punch up, punch above our weight a little bit.
So it's kind of fun when we get there and have a big race, a sectional like atmosphere, great teams, great individuals there.
So it's always a good challenge for us.
Yeah, I was going to say that it seems like a sectional with a number of large and small schools that are there.
This might be especially for some of your youngest runners, kind of their first chance in a real big atmosphere, isn't it?
It is.
And it's good to have that experience before we get to the large meets in October.
So, yeah, definitely a good opportunity for them to try to fuel their way through a race of that size against competition that's strong.
Still warm temperatures out there, which is not common by now, but I mean, how are you adjusting to the heat and humidity?
Yeah, it's just preaching a lot that they need to hydrate and really harp in on them to take care of themselves this time of year and in that heat.
It's a challenge for practices to be able to maybe push it as much as we would like to.
but certainly races too.
There's a balance there between pushing hard enough, but not overdoing it.
I know at Baroque last week, for example, several girl runners, some other teams have been collapsing.
So it's kind of scary.
That's Coach Eric Mittenham.
Temperatures will be around 80 tomorrow for the cross country meet at River Valley, featuring large and big schools and also middle school.
And lots of great stuff going on tomorrow at River Valley on the spring green golf course is where that meat will be held.
Coming up, we'll talk to Travis Wilson of bound, Wisconsin next on our halftime show.
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Travis Wilson from Bound Wisconsin is our guest on WRC radio.
Well Travis here it is week number four and it's still weather-wise feels like pre-season doesn't it?
Sure does.
Nice and warm.
Hopefully it'll be dry at least.
We've had a little bit of weather impacts the first couple weeks but overall you know we're sitting pretty good.
We've got some good games in our area.
Bangor at Ithaca is one of our coverages with Ithaca Weston.
Should be a good one on Friday night.
Yeah, should be a big game for both teams.
Bangor has not looked particularly good this year so far.
Certainly not up to what we have come to expect over the last 15 years or so from the Cardinals.
And an opportunity for Ithaca Weston to get a key victory in that conference.
So an important game for both teams.
Um, should be a good atmosphere.
Prairie machine got the best original center last week and, uh, they're looking pretty strong in the Southwest, aren't they?
They certainly are.
Um, they've, they've definitely looked like the best team in the Southwest conference so far.
Platteville, uh, has, uh, has a loss and, uh, I think still could be in the mix, but, uh, definitely looks like prairie machine so far through a third of the season and things can certainly change, but they look like, uh, the best team so far.
Some of your top picks on Ballon, Wisconsin, Darlington at New Glaris.
That's got the makings for a good one, doesn't it?
Yeah, of course, SWC teams and Richland Center, familiar with New Glaris being in the Southwest Conference the last couple of years.
They make the move over to the swall this year.
And this week, they're taken on Darlington.
Both teams undefeated.
Both teams ranked in our most recent coaches poll.
It'll be interesting to see if New Glaris has what it takes to hang with Darlington.
Darlington,
has played a extremely difficult schedule to this point.
They put a running clock on both St.
Mary Springs and last year's Illinois State Champion, Lena Winslow, had a little closer game with Mineral Point last week.
It was a 21 point game, but 21, excuse me, 27 to six over Mineral Point in that rivalry game.
But still, they are absolutely loaded as we've talked about a couple of times, as talented as any team in, quite honestly, D4, 5, 6, or 7.
Yeah, that game last week with mineral point, the score and halftime was very close.
It kind of surprised me.
Yeah, it was a little surprising to see it as close as it was.
Again, it ended up being a three score game.
Um, you know, it happened sometimes.
I mean, Darlington is not going to win every game by 50 or 35 points or whatever.
And, uh, you know, again, they've still got plenty of talent going for them.
So undefeated, it's Portage and Evansville.
Portage having a pretty good year, aren't they?
Yeah, they're off to a very good start three and oh I got a chance to see them against Wisconsin Dells Of course, it's a graduate Chris Rice is the head coach there He's doing a nice job running the variation of the wingtee that he ran in high school for so many years and Yeah, they're they're looking good and of course they moved to a new conference this year so they're Competing in the capital conference a little bit smaller than and where they were in the Badger Excuse me small and last year they were the last team
eliminated in division three.
They were team 33 and there's only 32 that make the playoffs.
So they are obviously really wanting to get back to the postseason.
They drop down to division four and go to a new conference.
So a lot of things set up really well for Portage.
They take on an Evansville team this week that is undefeated as well and has a really strong college prospect and Harker Larson linebacker defensive end type.
So this will be a good measuring stick for Portage.
in terms of where they're at in that league, which is still a very good conference, but they're going to have some really tough games the rest of the way.
Has anything changed as far as playoff qualifications or anything for this season?
Nope, still the same system that was introduced last year for the first time, the playoff matrix or playoff qualifying system.
All based on the wins that you get, you get more points based on the size of your opponent, what division they're in.
And you also get
What they term tier two points which are which is essentially a strength of schedule measure Where you accumulate the points of the teams that you beat so if you beat good teams you get more points you get higher in the qualification system and Also higher when it comes to seating Have you noticed anything changing with the schedule as a result of teams needing to play up a little bit sometimes in the preseason?
You know we have seen Especially in the larger divisions division one and two
where a lot of those teams are challenging themselves quite a bit.
They're going out and scheduling tough games and that's why we've seen, you know, Kimberly is off to an 0-3 start and Franklin has struggled a little bit and there's been some teams that have struggled early on and a part of that is because they're just playing really good conference, really good schedules here in the early going and
So somebody's got to lose those good games.
So there are teams that are now recognizing that it's not just enough to win.
You've got to beat good teams if you want to move up in that playoff qualification, and especially in the seeding.
If you want to get a number one seed, you've got to be a really good team, and you've got to play a good schedule.
And so we are seeing some teams really push themselves in that non-conference scheduling rather.
Anything on the eight player front, uh, any games you're looking forward to or games of note this week.
Well, uh, just going back to last week quickly, we did have number one versus number two last week with Gilman taking on Owen with the, uh, that was actually a conference game.
Gilman one, I think it was 36 to six, one pretty handily and established themselves as once again.
the favorite in eight player.
This week, not necessarily that kind of high level elite game, but there are some really good games on the eight player schedule.
Unfortunately, what we are seeing a decent amount in eight player is that there's some teams that are not able to go seven eight player games this weekend are canceled because teams are not able to field an eight player squad.
Now some of it is those teams.
A few of them haven't had teams the last few years and they wanted to try to give it a go and.
and weren't able to and end up canceling their season.
But even locally, there's been some challenges.
Wanywalk Center is canceling three or four games this year.
They're kind of doing it based on the strength of their opponent.
They're canceling against the better teams on their schedule, so they canceled this week.
I think they were supposed to play North Crawford maybe.
They already canceled the regular season finale against the Soto, but then they do plan to play
like kick a pool kick a pool of fudge for instance and and some of the games they feel they can be a little more competitive in.
I see Highland has Orangeville is that Illinois?
That is Illinois.
Yep.
I can't remember who Highland was supposed to play if they had a you know cancellation on their schedule or where that that game came from but Orangeville is down in Illinois and yeah just a
one of those games they had to pick up, try to find somebody to play, to get the kids playing time.
Well, I know you've returned from the WIA meetings that have been going on.
Anything significant from this week's meetings, Travis?
Compared to some years, not a lot of fireworks.
It was the area meetings where the, the WI goes around to seven districts around the state over the couple of weeks period and just kind of check in with ADs, let them know what's going on with the WIA, what kind of things.
happened last year.
They do a year in review.
They talk about kind of the issues at hand.
One of the things they did talk about were the constitutional amendments that are likely to be on the agenda for next year's annual meeting.
And one of those is the shot clock, which we got approved as a limited use where you can use it in non-conference games if both teams agree this year.
And then on the agenda for next year will be a full implementation of the shot clock.
that would begin in 2028 if approved by the majority of schools.
So that will be a real big topic of conversation as we move into basketball season, how that shot clock works for games that have it, and what that will look like as we move to a vote on full implementation next spring.
Well, a lot of schools probably have to start planning ahead a little bit with their score clocks to get a clock that works, and that's a little bit of an adjustment, maybe a little bit of a funding issue too, isn't it?
Yeah, that's one of the biggest challenges is the funding and the logistical aspects to it Depending on your scoreboard you have it could be a couple thousand dollars.
It could be ten to fifteen thousand dollars also depends on what kind of style or you know Form of shot clock you want to use how many gyms you got to put it in but there are schools that have it There are some small schools that have it basketball has it.
They just built a new gym and
They were proactive.
It's much easier to put it in while you're building your gym than to go back and do it later.
So they actually have it in at Bosque Bell.
They don't use it, of course, up to this point.
But there are some that have recent construction that have put it in.
Otherwise, you're looking at retrofitting your existing system.
And again, it can get pretty pricey, depending on what kind of model scoreboard you have and what you want to do with that setup.
Yeah.
I mean, I'm in favor of it.
We used to call it at the campus.
As you know, you coached there and we've seen some teams come from Minnesota.
We've gone to Minnesota and used it there as well.
So it's exciting from that standpoint.
I think some of the games where the teams are really even in a match and
skilled are going to be really good.
I still am concerned where you've got teams that are not that skilled where, you know, you get down to that last second and they're throwing up airballs and things.
I don't know what, what is your thought on that?
Yeah.
That's the challenge.
I think at some places and especially in higher divisions, it will be implemented and it will be relatively seamless and teams can execute and do things.
I think in places where teams are already struggling or where skill levels are not as high, you're going to see some
really ugly possessions at the end of a
shot clock that will not go very well in a lot of places.
So it's, it's the shot clock full timer.
Does it not be in use in the last minute or how does that work Travis?
It's, it's in use all the time.
If it's used, um, and, and the, the proposal, by the way, is varsity only.
So it's not like you'd have to implement it down at JV and freshmen levels.
So it's varsity only, um, would apply if, if fully implemented would apply and be required for all games beginning in 20, 28, and it applies in all situations.
The only time it does not apply is if the period, whether it's first half, second half, or if there's ever a return to quarters, if there's more, excuse me, less time left in the period than there is on the shot clock, then the shot clock goes dark, just like NBA and college basketball.
Wonderful.
Anything else come from the meetings of note?
No, not too much.
Again, it's just an opportunity for the WII staff to connect with ADs and
and give them updates on what's going on, also get feedback from those ADs.
But again, compared to some years, not a lot of fireworks or big ticket items necessarily on the agenda this year.
Lots of football this weekend.
How about Reedsburg?
Who do you guys have this week?
We have Onalaska coming in, a team that we've been able to take care of at least last year.
Always a solid program.
They've got some injury issues going on, but
If we take care of business like we have been, we should be fine.
Had a close one last week against La Crosse Central.
We were up a couple touchdowns early.
They ended up coming back and scoring, I think it was 26 points in the third quarter to go ahead.
And we scored with, I don't know, four or five minutes left and held on for a 36-32 win.
So we're still working through some young kids in some new places, but like where things are headed.
Sounds good Travis.
Thanks for taking the time to talk to us again and good luck this weekend.
Sounds good.
Thanks, Bill.
Go Hornets.
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And the course at the half, the score of that game is Bangor 8.
and Ithaca Western 6.
Elsewhere in the scenic bluff conference, Hillsborough leads Brookwood 21-0 in the second.
In the Southwest Conference, it's Plattville leading Russell Center 21-13.
They're going to half on that one.
Curry Dushin leads Broadhead Judah 21-6 in the second.
Also in the second, Mineral Point leads Lancaster 12-0.
Going into the halftime, it's a Riverdale trailing River Ridge, 21-6.
Potosia Caspill leads Boscobel, 23-0 in the second quarter.
That's in the Six Rivers Conference.
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Benton's skills found as tight with Venomore at 7-0 and Darlington leads Nouglairs, 14-3.
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8-6 to score, Ithaca Weston trailing Bangor.
Bangor is scoring with 11-19 remaining in the first half.
Elijah Kropp on a three-yard run.
He also took him the two-point conversion.
For Ithaca Weston, they scored with 3-41 remaining in the first half.
It was Keller with the plunge, one-yard plunge for Jacob Keller, and the missed
two-point conversion throw, and that's how we are at halftime, 8-6.
Ithaca-Weston had a key turnover on a nice drive, a fumble recovered by Elijah Krop of Bangor, and that's kind of the story of the first half.
Ithaca-Weston, they will receive the ball to start here in the second half.
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Indeed, has all the scores, and a recap of this week in high school sports.
Here is the kickoff, that ball bounds around the 20, picked up now by Caden Keller, 15 to the 20, 25, and he is brought backwards after forward progress, something I guess around the 24, where they will
line up
now for Ithaca-Weston here in the second half, trying to get something done, trailing by two in a game that could have huge conference implications later on.
Big up Keller, is the quarterback.
Going to the backfield by a landed Walmer, I should say.
Gator Keller and Quintus Banker are the receivers, along with Kashton Katherall.
And let's see here, coming up to the line, ready to snap the ball.
We'll set the rest in a moment.
Angkor showing Blitz, there is the handoff, running play on the near side, and not much for Nelson.
He is going to be brought down, maybe got a yard on the forward progress, and he is brought down.
by number 57, Blake Wenthol.
Ithaca Weston's line includes Isaiah Fargent, along with Reed
Wabsho, Mason Van Coulter, Aiden Burns, and Ben Otto.
Ball on the near hash mark, second down, about nine yards to go for I-W here in this start of the third quarter.
Get a very first, very fast first half.
Last week we weren't even at halftime yet.
We're in the third quarter next and here we go second of nine for Ithaca-Weston from the 27th and often that
is going to be the second man through getting a couple of yards ahead is landed warmer.
It's to the 33 yard line so running coming kind of tough sledding right now Rudy Hanson on the tackle for Bangor.
A lot of games going on.
I think just one tomorrow.
That's over in the Six Rivers Conference.
A daytime game.
I'm probably already getting
into some homecomings.
I would not be surprised already.
Ithaca's homecoming is next week with the Ithaca Fair.
They're
down at about six yards to go for IWU Drive.
It started on their own 26 yard line.
There's the snap from center, fake handoff, and Keller's back to throw airs it out, caught by Kaden Keller.
First down, up to the 50, and spun around out about.
Kaden Keller, thanks for grab, and the Ipica Western team moves it on.
I was just talking in the booth at half-time, and I said, other than special teams, Kaden Keller had been kind of quiet.
They were unable to get in the ball.
I think
they were looking at him on the two-point conversion attempt.
But they find him here.
Nice throw by Jacob Keller to Caden Keller.
No relation, by the way.
And here goes the Interco-Western football team up to the line.
Ball is just an inch shy of the midfield stripe on the Interco-Western side.
There's the snap from center.
Fake handoff.
Quarterback keeper trying to get around the left end, hesitates a bit, then gets into Bangor territory to the 47 of them driven backwards.
Jacob Keller on the carry Start the start of the tackle was made by Bangor number 21 Elijah crop second down and Got three yards on that second down and seven yards to go ball in Bangor territory now around the 47 yard line 925 remaining of the third building with you Friday night prime time here under the lights at Ithaca High School
Second down play.
I double
you up to the line.
Keller will take the snap from under center.
Two men in the backfield.
There's the snap.
Hand off to the second man through.
Walmer trying to cut off right tackle.
Puts the shoulder down to the 45.
Gain of about four yards on the play following the blocking of Isaiah Fargent.
And it's going to be a second to make that third down play and less than five yards to go.
for Ithaca-Weston.
Now in committee, they're going to look to the sideline for the play.
Went to Spanker, runs the play in from the other side.
IW in the huddle now and ready to try and keep the drive alive.
Ball control.
Clock control.
Both teams have done it to perfection here in this game tonight.
Third down and lesson five.
There's the snap handoff Spencer Nelson left tackle gaping.
Oh, he's got a little room first down down around the 35 Nice run by Spencer Nelson as they get around the end Ceiling the deal out there was Reed Wabsall and the sticks move on for Iw 814 remaining in the third quarter run him downhill now the ball is Mark again around that 35 yard line area of Bangor
So here goes the play and I double you back in the huddle.
Have not thrown the ball a lot except that first down completion to Caden Keller.
Otherwise, they've been fairly consistent on the ground.
First in 10, awaiting a snap from center.
There it is.
Handoff Keller going to Nelson.
Nelson right tackle cuts across the field again for an extra yard or so.
Wines up down around the 31 yard line.
Spencer Nelson.
on the carry.
And so they'll mark it second down to about five yards to go for Ithaca-Weston ball inside that thirty three yard line somewhere in that area.
Seven twenty remaining in the third quarter Ithaca-Weston has had the ball the entire time.
Chewing up the clock here and again that's pretty important in this game.
Bangor did a great job of it on their
only score the game in two-point conversion.
Checking down to about five yards to go.
There's the snap.
Nelson getting the call left tackle.
Orham Shiver gets another step or two.
Lost the football.
Let's see.
Vangory celebrating like they had it.
The ball was on the ground, but it is going to be Ithaca-Weston football, I presume, as they unpile on the far sideline.
So they're going to say that he was down.
Third down play and the ball marked.
Guard markers are kind of hard to see.
They're blocked by the teams, but that one is just inside the 30 at the 29 yard line of Bangor.
Third and short, about two yards to go for a first down.
They're quickly up to the ball.
MAP IW with a running play on the nearside.
Nelson moving his way, grooves inside the 25 down around the 21.
Good run by Spencer Nelson.
First in 10, Jack Olmay by number 27.
We'll read on the stop.
First in 10 for Ithaca Weston, running downhill.
615 remaining, trying to take the lead here in the third quarter.
8-6, Bangor, in the advantage.
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First in 10 from the 21, awaiting a snap, Keller, and he fakes the handoff, rolling, now looking, now throwing, down around
Aten Brown was the closest to tight end, incomplete nonetheless, and it is second down in 10 yards to go.
That does finally stop the clock with 549.
It's almost like a running clock here tonight as fast as it's going.
Half time, Flatbill leading Ritzelfinner 21-13, Brewer's up 9-0 on the reds, bottom of the fifth inning.
How about that?
Second down play for Ithaca-Weston.
Ball in the near hash mark.
Here's the second attempt.
Ball lost.
Now picked up by the quarterback, Jacob Keller, trying to make something of it.
Got a couple of yards ahead and then bowled back by a whole bunch of Bangor Cardinals.
That could have been again another disaster for Ithaca Weston.
They'll give him a yard, maybe third and nine for Ithaca Weston.
Ball is right around the 20 yard line, the red zone here.
So they're going to try to make a while the sun shines and they need to convert on this
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There's a throw left side.
Caught by Ithaca Western and they're going to be brought down.
Really no game.
Caden Keller caught it and may have been out of bounds for a yard or so.
It's going to bring up a fourth down.
That play was just not going to work as it was really good coverage.
I think you had to go west and was hoping to get it out on the end and then have Cayden do the rest but Bangor did so well of sealing the end and now IW with a fourth and about 11 yards to go.
All marked to the 22 and a timeout has been taken.
436 remaining in the third, 8-6.
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Welcome back to Ithaca.
Ithaca Weston trying to keep the drive alive here after a timeout.
They're going to head back to the football and again, Bangor staying on the far side of the field here for the entire duration of the timeout.
Lots of hard hitting going on out there.
Also,
The
trainers are being asked to go to the other side, so they're going over the other side of the field.
They'll look at a Bangor player, so they'll be given time to get over there.
The officials stopping play.
In fact, there's a young man seated on the bench over there for Bangor.
Check on him, and we are ready to go.
Fourth, I mean, 11 from the 22 of Bangor.
There's the snap.
Throw, Keller catches it up in here, so I'm now gonna try to run.
Cut around the right side, hip arms wide, he's down the sideline.
Caden, Keller!
Inside the five, I believe, is out of bounds.
Keller!
Keller!
With a catch and run.
They're gonna call that down around
to the...
Five yard line again.
I'm kind of blocked out of where he went out of bounds, but it'll go now what what a nice play Jacob Keller rolling out I said at halftime trying to get the ball to Caden get that passing game going and that some of the wide receivers and that's the second really big conversion tonight on fourth down that the ethical lessons been able to do So here we go, it's going to be down around the
three yard line it looks like first and goal there's the handoff Spencer Nelson trying to get around the left side put the shoulder down down around the goal line he's got a touchdown and Ithaca Weston takes the lead first lead of the night here for Ithaca Weston as they go up on top here to the tune of 12 to 8
423 remaining here in the third quarter, big touchdown and a great drive that started at their own 26 yard line.
So Ithaca Weston now will talk about a possible conversion as they get back to talk about it.
Well, that was just a very impressive run by Spencer Nelson for the score.
Two point conversion try coming up.
Shotgun snap.
Jacob Keller is going to pitch out to Keller.
He's going to throw it.
It's low and incomplete.
And the score will stay 12-8.
Ithaca Weston leading Bangor 4-23 remaining in the third.
What a ball game here at Ithaca.
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Welcome back to Ithaca, 12-8.
Ithaca-Weston has taken its first lead of the ballgame.
Bangor is scoring.
At the start of the second quarter, they've not scored since.
And here's Caden Keller with the approach.
Ticks it in over in, left side taken around the five-yard line by Bangor up to the 15 and the 20.
Over the pile, still going.
Look out, he's down to the 45-yard line.
Rocked down finally by Ithaca-Weston, number 14, Carter Pleamer, who might have seen the...
Touchdown on the run back by Jacobson.
It's a great field position for Bangor as they start out.
Hey, Mark, knocking back a little bit further back than what I saw initially.
Maybe as he went down, they're going to market at the 41 of Bangor, but he almost broke that by the time he got to around midfield.
But they marketed the 41, and that's where Bangor will take over first and 10 trailing for the first time in the game.
They
are set.
Quarterback takes it out of the shotgun.
Running play.
Ithaca-Weston catches him from behind, and the play is made.
On the far side, nice delivery there on the tackle by Ithaca-Weston, tackled by Isaiah Fargent and company.
So it'll bring up a second down play and just less than 10 yards for Bangor.
Clock running, 350 remaining here in the third quarter.
That is a high school tonight.
Bangor to the football.
Wendell Hansen, Reed, Wacken and Schroeder along the line.
There's a counter run.
It's going to be across the 45 to the 46 yard line.
A slight gain for Bangor.
Going to take him up for a third down play and let her on five yards to go for a first down.
tackle made by Reed Wapshall.
So third and five for the Cardinals.
You have to go west and looking for a defensive stop in this one.
Bangor heading to the football.
Third down five yards to go.
Three-minute mark of the third quarter.
Jacobson takes the snap, the quarterback gonna run it himself coming near side, stripped initially
of
the ball and holds on and then gets another couple of yards
across the
50
to the 49 yard
line.
He'll
be short of the first down by just a little bit.
The quarterback keeper.
Nice tackle.
Jacob
Keller helping out on the stop.
Fourth down
and short yardage for Bangor.
They're gonna
Of course, go for it in a situation.
Gonna try
to get the job done.
Don't have a lot of real estate to go for the first down.
Ithaca-Weston, boy, this would be a huge play if they could shut him down.
Fourth down in short yardage.
Pipe gaps.
There's this snap from center.
Handoff, running play, first down.
45 of Ithaca-Weston with a forward progress.
Finally driven down and there is an injured player getting up slowly.
He does get up.
It's number 34, Landon Walmer.
gets back to the pile, walking a little bit gingerly now as he heads back to the defensive huddle.
Dick's move.
Ball is in Ithaca-Weston territory at the 45.
2-10 remaining in the third quarter.
Leading here tonight, Ithaca-Weston 12-8.
Bangor up to the football.
First and 10 for the Cardinals.
There's the snap from center.
And off, with China choosing his way as Huffman, and he is stacked up right around the line of scrimmage.
Well played by Ithaca Weston.
Big Aiden Burns coming up to make this stop.
Aiden just a sophomore for Ithaca Weston following his brother who played graduated in the spring actually and lots of brotherly love on this team some other siblings that have played football either at Ithaca or Weston.
A minute, 25 remaining in a quick moving third quarter.
Second down about nine yards to go.
Ball just inside the Ithaca-Weston 45.
There's the snap.
Shotgun to the quarterback.
He is hit and dropped by Ithaca-Weston.
They just pushed that offensive line backwards.
Nice play.
Boy, he could barely walk earlier.
Landon Walmer comes up and makes a tremendous play and then Reed Wabschil is there as well.
Third down about 11 yards to go for Bangor.
loss of a yard or two.
Ball is back at the 46 yard line.
Awesome defensive effort here for Ithaca-Weston.
49 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
12-8, the ball game score.
Ithaca-Weston has come back to take the lead if you're just joining us.
Third and about 11 for Bangor from the 46th of Ithaca-Weston.
There's the snap back to throw the quarterback.
This is a rarity.
He's back.
He's going to air one.
over the middle of hanging up there, picked off by Caden Keller.
Intercepted, coming back the other way to the 30 yard line.
What a play!
Caden Keller now gets up a little bit late, maybe with a cramp.
He is back down on the ground, nice IMT.
First turnover for Bangor.
Ooh, there is a flag on the play.
Let's see what that call is.
It's back in the Bangor territory.
Personal foul.
Ooh, again, Kithika Weston.
Personal foul is the call as the official makes the call and so That'll probably melify the interception man.
That was an exciting play So 15 yard penalty and I'm not sure so the interception will not stand and Bangor
We'll have the football it looks like for a first down there is a hit the go Western player down Via injury that's Caden Keller who again trying to Stretch out the leg looks like a cramp So as they check on him boy, that's a big big play at the go Western was gonna have the football back with 23 seconds in the third quarter Interception waved off on a penalty and again it was a
15 yarder, a personal foul in it to go west and it was clear on the other side of the field.
Let's check the scoreboard.
Halftime River Ridge, Leading Riverdale, 28
to
6.
It is GET Leading Fenimore, 28 to 7 third quarter.
Also Orangeville Leading Highland, 22-8.
Mineral point, 12-0 over Landgaster, that's in the third quarter.
At last word Platteville was up on Richland Center 21 to 13 and that was at halftime So they're gonna sort it out here I Was just ready to put down the INP in the book and it looks like it's not gonna stand Kate and Keller comes over to the sidelines to get a little work done and I think a Western on the defense both teams
Huddling it up, getting a little bit of water time as well.
No timeout was called.
Bangor, I think, is just going to stay and be content to run this one down and get
to the fourth quarter.
And they will.
They're going to stay
in the huddle.
That'll do it.
Final quarter coming up.
It's a good one here at Ithaca.
12-8.
Ithaca-Weston hit the lead over Bangor.
Bangor will have the football in pretty good field shape.
after the penalty when we return with a fourth quarter next to WRCO and WRCO.com.
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Welcome back, fourth quarter.
We're just looking at the Brewer's score.
17-0 up on the Reds.
Are you kidding me?
Wow.
Vangor gets the football back, started the fourth quarter.
Quarterback keeper, and he's brought down behind the line of scrimmage.
Nice tackle by several of the Ithico Western players.
Aiden Burns having a great game, brings down the quarterback along with a little help from
his friends.
Second down about 11
yards ago now looks like a loss of a bit for Bangor.
I think a Western leading it 12-8 trying to overcome a big penalty and a transition of the ball back to Bangor.
So the Cardinals trying to take advantage.
There's the quarterback under center.
There's the snap and the ball is loose again and Bangor falls on it.
Burns was there trying to scoop that one up and so was
paiton brown but the quarterback tolayer jackson gets right back on it lost of a pair of yards third down in twelve that ball is marked at the thirty-three yard line of it the co-western early
a minute into the fourth
quarter quick ball game an hour and a half into it and we're in the fourth quarter here and we had an extended halftime as well here tonight that goes to show you the couple of running teams uh... at the clock has been a running clock tonight because
of the ball staying on the ground.
Very little stoppage of play as there haven't been a lot of passes.
Third down, big play for Bangor on offense, third down at about 12.
There's the snap, quarterback is back being rushed.
Rose, it's going to be caught and knocked away at the last moment.
Loose on the field, they're going to say it was incomplete pass.
Holton reach, and it was played really well by Ithaca Weston, coming up from behind to make the play.
It was Peyton Brown, nice play.
Several of the Bulldogs got pressure on the quarterback and it's fourth down and 12 yards to go.
So another big defensive play is coming up for Ithaca-Weston, Bangor hustling
the
play in from the sideline with Gunnar Eklund.
He's in the huddle.
12-8 Ithaca-Weston leading by four in this scenic bluffs conference showdown.
Looking things over is Sawyer Jacobson.
running out of the shotgun.
Fourth and 12 back to throw.
They pressure him.
They hit him.
They bring him down.
Nice play by Ithaca Weston.
And they make the play of a quarterback sack.
Nicely done.
Spencer Nelson and company back to make the play.
Very emotional game.
Nice play on the QB sack.
And now Ithaca Weston will take over on downs from Bangor.
They drove.
Got with the penalty to the Ithaca Western 32 yard line Second possession of the half and IW gets it back.
That's right.
Just the second possession Spencer Nelson leading the defense and IW with a football to the 41 yard line There's a handoff
Spencer gets the
call runs right tackle got to around the 43 and brought backwards toward progress will give him potentially a yard
If we had to go west and right now, again, get into some of that clock control, ball control, just turn the ball over, try to keep turning away here.
And that strategy has worked out pretty well for IW.
Second down, seven yards to go after a three-yard game by Spencer.
Shotgun snap.
There it is.
And now the quarterback, Jacob Keller, trying to get around the right hand.
He's caught from behind and maybe a head for a yard to the 46 yard line.
Bangor makes
the
play coming up from underneath.
Justin Langer
on the
play.
That'll bring
up about, like about five yards to go for
a first down.
Third down and five yards to go for a first down.
930 remaining in the game.
12-8.
Ithaca-Weston in the lead.
They head to the football.
Trying to convert here, they need to get just past the 50 for a first down.
There's the snap.
Handoff, running play, coming near side, bowling, a pile, a couple of yards, that's all for Spencer Nelson.
Shy of the 50, the ball is marked at the 49 yard line of Ithaca-Weston.
That'll bring up a fourth down.
So what do you do here?
Ithaca-Weston
They've been pretty confident with the ground game and the running plays, but the puntet and try to push Bangor back a little bit, and that's what the decisions will be made here.
I think they're going to bring in the play from the near sign.
I believe they're going to go for it fourth down.
Boy, if they could keep it here, that would be huge as much time has been running off the clock here with these two teams playing the ball game here tonight that they like to play.
A running game has been dominant.
Ithaca-Weston lining up like they're going
for it here,
fourth down and short yard.
There's the snap, but that keeps it near side.
Jacob Keller spun around.
He's not going to get it.
He won't get it brought down by number 68, Corey Schrader.
And Ithaca-Weston stopped
up down.
That puts it back to Bangor.
And this old fashioned slugfest Bangor takes over at the IW 49 yard line.
They take over with 8-16 to go.
First in 10 for the Bangor Cardinals.
Defense has been the rule here tonight.
12-8, Ithaca-Weston in the lead.
We'll check the filmy flip phone again in just a little bit.
So both teams turn it over on downs and we are set
to go here again.
There's the snap to Bangor.
Hi!
Goes over the quarterback's head.
He can't get it.
It's loose.
Ithaca-Weston piling on it.
They may have gotten it.
Inigo Weston gets it back on a fumble recovery.
Taken there by number 34, Landon Walmer and his closest friends at Inigo Weston.
Getting on the football and that is a big point.
Could be a turning point in the game if Inigo Weston can do something with it from here on out.
Fumble recovered and now back in the hands of IW.
They'll take over at the 35 of Bangor.
12-8, Ithago Weston in the lead.
They head to the football, ready to snap the ball.
35-yard line of Bangor.
There's the snap.
Hand off Spencer Nelson, runs up the gut.
Inside the 35, down to a round.
That's a 32-yard line, it looks like.
Tackle made by Wil Reed, number 51.
Boy, there's
some fellas
that are black and blue tomorrow.
It's been a hard-hitting game.
Second
down at about seven yards to go for Ithaca West.
And again, they've not been in a real hurry tonight, keeping that clock running.
And they've been playing into perfection.
Four points, slim lead in this one.
Second down play, and Aiden Keller from the far side line is going to be back in the fold.
He's going to go to the right
side
as
Ithaca Weston heads
to the football.
Second
down play, Jacob
Keller and company goes.
Now it's going to take a timeout.
Weren't sure of the play, and so they'll take timeout and head back to the line here on the nearside.
7-21 remaining in the football game.
Ithaca-Weston leading, 12-8, over visiting Bangor on WRCO Radio Sports.
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We're back to action here with Ithaca Weston leading
12-8, 7-21 to go, third, a second down, that is, in seven yards to go, and cutting back across the field with a good run is number 34, Landon Waller, and I believe he got a first down.
Landon Waller moves the chains with some good blocking up front.
Get to go west and fire up there, leading the way and blocking.
That line has done a good job here.
Tonight, kind of recovering a little bit, maybe struggled early on, Mason Van Coulter.
Hayden Burns on the upfront blocking and right now under seven minutes ago, Ithaca Weston, driving with a football just outside the 25 yard line of Bangor.
Jacob Keller takes the snap, handoff, Spencer Nelson trying to get around the left side.
He's got a little roll across the 20, down to around the 18 yard line.
Bulldogs continue the run, staying in bounds, clock running, 6.35 to go, second down.
And
about
five yards to go from the 19 yard line of Vangor.
You have to go west and getting the ball back on the fumble recovery.
And after some well-played defense, a quarterback sack by Spencer Nelson.
The defense has just really led the way.
I think a Western needs some time here in this game to maybe give the defense a rest, although some of the players, same players, play on both sides of the ball.
Certainly good to have the offense on the field.
Bring a new football.
I think it's getting a little bit maybe do covered out there.
So here we go.
Second now play and is fumbled and then falling on it is the quarterback Jacob
Keller.
So that
one could have been a catastrophe as well.
But if it go Weston keeps it clock continues to run 547 to go.
You have to go Weston now with a third down ball landed right on the.
The line of scrimmage and that's where it is though so they'll gain no loss and now Here comes the play from the sideline if you go west and trying to keep the ball in their possession and Just calmly close this one out four point lead They could add to it that might feel the deal 520 to play third down about five
yards to go There's this nap from center going back as the quarterback.
He's
being chased and then brought down I really know where to go for Jacob Keller
And well played by the defense of Bangor.
Number 52, Rudy Hanson coming back to make the play show at this point.
It's like a Western with the ball right around the 31 yard line, fourth down on a huge loss.
So for a first down, they must get inside the 15 to around the 14 yard line for 45 to go.
Ball is marked on the 31-yard line
right around 17 yards to go for
a first down.
Ithaca Weston lining up on the shotgun.
Keller back to throw.
They're coming after him.
Pocket breaks down.
He's going to whip one near side.
Caden Keller going down the line.
No, can't get it.
Incomplete.
And Ithaca Weston was looking back.
I think the quarterback got a pretty good shot there.
No penalties
and
that'll turn it back over to Bangor with 426 to go.
Oh my goodness.
Hold on to the radio here tonight.
Ithaca-Weston turns it over on downs with 426 to go.
Bangor takes over on the 31 yard line.
Oh my goodness.
Cardinals with the football.
Ithaca-Weston defense has got to dig deep here.
12-8 lead by four, running play, not much for number 11, Weston Pollock.
Oh, loose again!
Bulldogs say they have it, celebrating a fact and the officials are gonna say that it's down.
Pollock got back on it, it appears, but then Weston thought they had it.
Play was blown dead, so that'll be the call.
It brings up with four minutes exactly to go, second down to about eight yards to go.
from the 33 yard line.
12-8 Ithaca-Weston.
Down to the wire in this one tonight.
We thought it'd be a good game and it certainly is turning out to be that way.
An instant classic here tonight at Ithaca.
12-8 score.
They lead by four.
Bangor trying to get a last.
Dicks drive together.
Checking
down from their 33 yard line.
Jacobson under center.
There's the snap.
Back to throw, stands up, throws it and he's gonna be getting dropped right away after a catch game of about two yards.
Well played on the
by Quintus Baker.
That was completed for a small game and that'll bring up a third down play, third in about
six.
Ithaca-Weston's defense has just really had a shot of adrenaline here tonight, making some tremendous plays.
And they're going to have to be called upon for a few more here tonight, I would say.
Three minutes remaining, Bangor third down and seven yards to go.
There's the snap.
Oh, it's going to roll, it's going to roll.
The quarterback gets up.
Oh, the 19 yard line on a low snap.
Sawyer Jacobson back to get
on
that ball.
Spencer Nelson was back there to make sure that he stayed down and
some of his friends as well.
So timeout by Bangor.
237 remaining.
It'll bring up a fourth down play and a long way to go for Bangor.
Timeout in the field.
You have to go west in celebrating, but this was not done yet.
12-8 they lead 237 to go.
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237 to go in the ball game here tonight at Ithaca.
Ithaca Weston on the verge if Bangor gives up the ball here.
Ithaca Weston gets it back and have a good chance of holding on to get it done here tonight.
If you're Bangor, you're going to have to try to go for it fourth down and long fourth at about 21 yards to go for a first down.
Jacobson will take the snap out of the shotgun awaiting the snap.
and there it is he's back to throw being flush from the pocket coming near side floats it over he's got a man it is caught and he is brought down right around the 36 yard line but short of the first down by about six yards Tayden Geller makes the stop after the grab by Huffman and Ithaca Western forces Bangor over on downs with a tremendous defensive play again there
the
They
gave up a little ground, but they had some guys in back of the throw and the play was stopped.
So Ithago Weston takes over 231 to go.
Paul is on the 35 of Bangor.
And here we go.
Under center is Keller.
Hands off.
Near side and trying to bake the corner is Nelson.
Bounces off one tackle.
Sports ahead to around the 31.
Boy, he just willed himself for a few extra yards.
You have to go Weston with a ball and 220 to play in a four point lead.
215 to go.
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147 to play.
Ithaca-Weston taking some time.
Backline judge has his hand up and now Keller is under center.
There's the snap.
Jacob hands off big hole for Nelson
initially.
Get through for a first down.
Down
to around the 24 and Ithaca-Weston keeps the clock going.
Bangor is going to use a timeout 134 to go.
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I've been at 34 to go in the football game here tonight.
Platteville Leading Richland Center, 27-19.
That's in the third quarter of that one.
Here at Ithaca, it is Ithaca Weston leading 12-8.
Ball in hand, first down and 10.
from the 25 yard line for Ithaca-Weston.
Game has gone by very quickly here tonight awaiting a snap from center.
There is the handoff to Spencer Nelson.
Off the right tackle gains a little bit again inside the 20 to around the 16 yard line.
Bangor I believe will use its final timeout and we will keep it here for this one.
Ithaca-Weston, deep in Bangor territory they're taking a timeout.
So the ball is marked inside the 20 and around the 16 yard line.
We'll be on
the air next week from Lancaster which will center in Lancaster High School football and then on Saturday we'll be here for the Ithaca-Weston game, a homecoming game for Ithaca and that will be against Brookwood.
That has a one o'clock kickoff time next week so we'll have that for you on WRCO as well for a Saturday game.
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Checking down about four yards to go, a minute 28 remaining in the
game, there's the snap, and off Nelson Boots, his
shoulder down, gains a couple, short of the first down, brings up a third down.
Here for Ithaca Weston keeping the
ball
a minute 15 to go in the
football game.
Ithaca Weston trying to put the salt on this one here tonight.
Old in the ball leading by Ford barring a turnover at this point going to take that clock down.
Ithaca Weston can use a timeout and I believe they're going to wait in the huddle until the appropriate time.
The clock is down to 53 seconds.
and coach Kelly patrolling the sidelines here.
Letting that clock run down to 43.
Down
to 40 seconds and I think a Western takes a timeout.
39.9 seconds remaining in the ball game.
Boy, you know, if you wanted to show a defensive battle to your team, how defense
can be fun and exciting.
This would be the one to show.
I mean, there have been some offensive highlights, but both teams have had their share of defensive prowess here tonight.
And with 39.9
seconds, I believe I think the Weston may have to snap the ball just one more time.
We'll see.
In fact, that's what assistant coach Brett Maxwell is asking as he is out talking to the official right now.
So Ithaca Weston with the football, third down.
About three yards to go for a first down.
The ball is on the 17 officially of Bangor.
Ithaca Weston running the play in from the near side, shuttling it in.
They'll go back to the huddle for a play here on third down.
And Ithaca Weston, I'm guessing you're going to play it pretty close to the vest.
You don't want a little razzle-dazzle and turn the ball over here.
That would be Bangor's only hope.
They're
playing without a timeout.
Jacob
Keller.
awaiting the snap under center.
The line is set.
There's the snap and off running play.
Nelson cuts through and he is going to be close to a first down.
Spencer with a good run up the middle.
Rudy Hanson with a tackle.
That may be the game's final play.
The fans celebrating here.
First down is the change.
Move on with 34 seconds.
Kipika Weston will head to the football.
possibly for a victory snap right at the end of the football game.
Down to 25 seconds.
Spencer Nelson and company in the huddle and they
look
at the clock and fur with the official.
I don't think you're going to have to snap it again.
Down to the final 12 seconds here.
The clock rolls down and Ithaca Weston is going to celebrate one here tonight.
Oh, it's an instant classic.
Ithaca Weston gets a big win tonight at home over Bangor.
With the picture of Briggs Maxwell in the middle, they head out to the middle of the field and celebrate this one here tonight.
12-8.
What a ball game.
Hats off to both teams.
This was an enjoyable game to call.
12-8 the final.
Ithaca Weston with the win over Bangor.
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Well, we're back to Ithaca.
What a really good game to recap here tonight.
Not a lot of scoring.
And the Duncan Awards turning point of the game.
What do you turn to?
Well, possibly the last score of the game.
That goes back to 423 remaining in the third.
And that was a touchdown run by Spencer Nelson, a three-yard run, which gave Ithaca Weston the lead at that point.
And that was the score at the end of the third quarter.
Of course, there were some phenomenal plays called along the way on defense.
Ithaca Weston makes a couple of phenomenal plays.
Spencer Nelson had a quarterback shack in there.
Landon Walmer had a fumble recovery.
So it all added up to a victory of four points here tonight.
for Ithaca Weston.
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Welcome back to Ithaca, a 12-8 victory for Ithaca Weston here tonight.
Great ball game as we put the wraps on it here this evening with a delinquent plumbing and heating post-game show.
Getting the job done here on defense.
The team played exceptional
well.
Bangor played well as well and
just it couldn't be a better ball game.
Bangor took the early lead with the score by Elijah Krop on a three-yard run.
His two-point run put the visitors up by a score of 8-0.
In that first quarter as well, Elijah Kropp recovered a bulldog fumble, which in this game could have proven costly.
But at that point, Ithaca-Weston able to recover, and they would score their first touchdown on a one-yard plunge by quarterback Jacob Keller.
Nice touchdown.
They missed the two-point conversion, kept these teams separate at halftime.
The score was 8-0.
the sixth in favor of Bangor at the break.
Ithaca-Weston would take the lead.
They would control the clock most of the game.
And their first possession, they took the clock all the way down to 4-23 remaining in the
third.
When Spencer Nelson gapped off the drive with a three-yard run, the two-point throw is missed.
And it was a 12-8 ballgame at the end of the third.
Great defense.
Bangor was driving, getting into the fourth quarter, turned it over on down, throw all the way to the 32.
Spencer Nelson with a big quarterback stack there.
Also, Ithaca Weston's Caden Keller had an interception, but it was waved off because of a penalty against Ithaca Weston.
So that didn't go, and you thought
at that point, man, that might prove costly as well.
But it wasn't to be, and eventually,
landed Walmer with a fumble recovery for Ithaca-Weston.
Bangor turned it back.
The Bangor would get the ball one more time.
They had it at their 31 yard line and would give it back to Ithaca-Weston, turning it over on downs.
After a long pass, it was fourth down and long and they got about 12 of those yards back but stopped short by the Ithaca-Weston defense.
Ithaca-Weston took over at the 35 of Bangor and they were able to salt this one away here.
and wind it down for a 12-8 victory.
Joe, with the win, Ithaca Western with its third victory of the season, now looking at homecoming game next week with Brookwood getting the job done, and we'll see how the other scores go tonight, but Ithaca Western looking to keep the advantage going in the conference, seeing plus conference, and look ahead to some other big games coming up.
They're still going to win some games and I would say they're going to have to get going, but they still could be a playoff team from what we saw here this evening.
So moving on, again, Brookwood next week for Ithaca-Weston and that will start at 1 o'clock.
1 o'clock kickoff time for the game and we'll have it for you.
Three game time around at 12.45 on WRCO.
After the Brookwood game,
a tough one at Kashton the following week and then at Hillsborough Royal High School and then Weston High School.
That's a tough schedule for Ithaca-Weston to close out the regular season.
Just one more game at Ithaca, just one game at Weston.
That's Weston's homecoming game against Nassida final week of the regular season on the 16th of October.
For Bangor, after tonight, they will play host to Nassida next week and then
at New Lisbon.
They'll host Royal and Brookwood and close out against Cashton at Cashton on the final week of the regular season.
What a ball game tonight.
What a lot of defense that we saw here this evening.
Worked out really well for Ithaca Weston and hats off to their
coaching staff as they got the job done.
Marcus McCauley and Coach Kelly and Coach Maxwell and just a really good team effort.
for this Ithaca Westlaw.
The game has been engineered by our old buddy, Mr. Fabulous, Tim Thede.
He's got a fabulous post-game show coming up here in just a little bit.
Let's share with you some scores.
Whiteville leading Richland Center, 34 to 26.
That's a wild one and maybe a higher scoring game than we anticipated.
River Ridge, 49 to 6 over Riverdale, that's in the third quarter.
And Tim will have a few more of
those coming up here.
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Congratulations Ithaca Weston 12-8.
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