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High School Sports · Fri Oct 23, 2026

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Welcome, Husky Hockey fans, from Big Rapids, Michigan, on the campus of Ferris State University.

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We get set for a CCHA battle between the Huskies and the Bulldogs, a Ferris State, as we start officially for Michigan Tech, the conference quest

Here tonight and tomorrow night should be a couple of good games Glad to have you with us It is kind of Michigan Tech weekend down here in Big Rapids as the Michigan Tech football team highly ranked Nationally taken on the number one team Nationally Ferris State tomorrow at one Josh.

You'll tell it We'll have the call for you right here on mix 93 WKMJ really looking forward to that That is a one o'clock start tomorrow afternoon

Down here in Big Rapids and that is the reason why tomorrow night's hockey game will not be a one-hour earlier start Than tonight.

It'll be the same time so both games from Michigan Tech hockey 707 starts keep that in mind 630 pregame here on mission mix 93 WKJ Husky is coming off a very good weekend against the Alaska Nanooks back at the John McGinnis student ice freedom Owen Bartoskevic earning his fourth career shutout

And first of the season in that 3-0 win on Friday, Huskies then had to come back from a gold deficit and won it 4-2 in that third period to complete the sweep.

And Michigan Tech coming in with an impressive 5-1 record right now as they get set to start the CCHA schedule.

Ferris State Bulldogs were off last week and they've only played four games so far.

They're still looking for their first win, but they've played one really, really good team.

and that would be how the Western couple of games back on the eighth and ninth and those were games in which Western was ranked eighth at that time and lost six nothing and five to one and of course the Bulldogs are trying to get this program going again they have some very dangerous players out there as we'll talk about more as we go through our free game and through the night here tonight but I tell you what the coaching staff is

hungry, this Bulldog team is hungry and they're ready to play in front of their home crowd here.

There's going to be a lot of Husky fans in the building here tonight.

We are seeing that already and we are expecting even more as the football team being down here.

It makes it quite a weekend for Husky fans and looking forward to seeing a lot of black and gold in the building here tonight and tomorrow night.

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or the reigning defenseman of the week in the CCH, Luke Shipley, who had two goals in that big win last Saturday night.

The John McGinnis student, Aisrita, our conversation with him coming up, of course, will play back some of that conversation with Colin Murphy.

You got inducted into the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame last weekend.

We had him on live during the broadcast on Saturday night, but I know a lot of you didn't get a chance to hear it and want to hear it again.

So we will play some of that back for you.

And of course, head coach Bill McCult.

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The Huskies in their black uniforms, the Bulldogs in their white uniforms, and it's CCHA Hockey.

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The Huskies taking on the Bulldogs here and if they can glaive an arena.

Head coach Bill McCult's conversation coming up with us soon.

We also have that replay of our Colin Murphy interview from last week.

And Luke Schiffley scored two goals last Saturday night after he took that five minute major on Friday, came back and kind of made up for it with two big goals in that third period, including the game winner.

We'll have his conversation with it coming up a little bit later on.

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And how about last night a big win for Minnesota?

They beat North Dakota.

That helps the Huskies, helps the CCHJ, while helps the Huskies mostly in that Michigan Tech has played Minnesota.

But the Gophers get their first win of the season.

Five to three over at number two, North Dakota.

That was a big win.

They'll play again tonight.

at Mary Uche.

We'll keep tabs on that game for sure.

One game already underway tonight.

Augustana is at Ohio State.

That is early on in the first period.

No score yet there.

And some other matchups with CCHA teams tonight.

Of course, it'll be Bemidji State at Minnesota Duluth.

Another big non-conference matchup at Ames Oil Arena.

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And in CCHA plate tonight besides this matchup bowling green and lake superior state playing at taffy able arena Tonight northern Michigan Wildcats have the night off and some other games for your Minnesota Michigan State is at UNH tonight Michigan will be hosting Western another big matchup of highly ranked teams that'll be at Yoast ice arena tonight

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But I want to remind you, Michigan Tech hockey will be off next weekend.

Their first weekend off since the start of the season, but be back in action against Augustana.

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Huskies will be off next week and get some rest.

And Tayden Trembachy out of the lineup with injury.

We saw him go down last Saturday night.

He is out this weekend, not on the trip.

And we'll get more word on his possibility of when he would be returning into the lineup.

But a big scorer right there out on the lineup from Michigan Tech this weekend.

Let's see how the Huskies can work around that here.

And we'll talk more about the lineup as we go through.

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The Huskies taking on the Bulldogs this weekend in conference play, the first two conference games of the season for

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Let's get to our interview with Luke Shipley, who is the reigning C-C-H-A defenseman of the week after scoring two goals last Saturday night against Alaska.

They were the tying goal on the power play and in the game winner Luke came over from UMass Lowell as a transfer and is enjoying his sophomore season so far.

We asked him to describe that first goal Saturday night that tied the game up.

Yeah, first one was

on a power play.

I think we had a good entry.

I carried it and kicked it out.

I want to say Jansen and he made a nice play over to Gordon for the entry and we got set up.

It kind of came off a shot, or I don't actually know what it came off, but he rimmed it back out to me.

Gee, and I kind of got to the middle, and there was a good screen.

I put a good shot and went in.

You feel good when that first one goes in

with a new team?

Yeah, no.

I think I've kind of been building on this for a couple of weeks now, so it feels good to finally get one under a belt.

Second one wasn't much different.

It wasn't a power play, and it wasn't really a pass back to you.

Hall of Fame weekend.

Play deep in the offensive zone for Michigan Tech.

Back to the point.

Yeah, there was I think the boys had a hard four check they they created a loose loose puck and Popped out to the middle and I think there's a screener front and I talked her home

So can you talk a little bit about I know we're really young in the season any big differences from last year at UMass Lowell to here

and yeah, definitely I think we have a special group here I mean I think mocks has been talking about that from the start that we're building something special and we are a special group and I think I think our style here fits fits my game quite a bit better We really want the D to be active up to

top and include them and the defense to create offense.

So I think that's definitely helped my game.

And I also think we break the puck out as a five-man unit.

So we spend less time in our D zone and more time in there.

And I think it's really fit my game well.

You know, watching this whole D-Core, there's a lot of guys like you that have that offensive ability.

But we're not cheating for offense, which is so key at that position, isn't it?

Yeah, I think, I mean, it's kind of came from our coaching staff, but I think every guy on the back end is capable of producing and also defending.

So I think that's especially normally see that normally you see maybe a couple offensive guys and then strictly some defensive guys.

But I think we have guys that can do everything and that's kind of what a championship team needs.

You're getting involved right away in the community here.

You went with us to one of the local

schools to meet some fourth graders.

Tell us

how that was for you.

Yeah, it was cool.

It's always fun helping

out in the community and seeing a smile on the kids when you're around.

It's pretty funny.

They ask some funny questions.

Something something that I I did when I was younger, so I appreciate it when I was younger So I'm happy to get back to the community and do what I can

when you guys were on the ice on Friday Are you able to tell that those kids are down there by the by the ice level or is it kind of tough?

I mean you're pretty you're focused on the game for the most part So I mean there might be a few times that TV time That's what you're looking around or are checking all but you're pretty you're pretty focused on the game in the moment

How about the crowds this weekend?

How do they affect you guys on the ice?

Yeah, I mean I've definitely never played in front of fans

that are crazy like this and involved and always doing something, whether that's cheering us on or maybe tripping other teams.

No, I'm great for the fans here.

It's crazy.

So I love it so far.

Second road trip of the season coming up.

Do you like getting in on the bus and hanging out with the guys for a couple of days like that?

Yeah, it's definitely fun.

I mean, I've had my fair share of travel through junior.

So the bus, the bus has its fun times and it's not some fun times, but no, it's definitely fun, especially coming to a new team.

You get to, you have to bond with the guys and spend a lot of time.

As Luke Shippley, number

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in the CCHA.

After scoring two goals against Alaska last week, back at the John McGinnis, student, and I trained up on Saturday.

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Welcome back to Big Rapids, the Huskies taking on the Bulldogs in CCHA play this weekend.

Last weekend back

at the back was Hall of Fame weekend, as everybody knows, and we had a chance to chat with Colin Murphy, one of my favorite players ever here at Michigan Tech, who was inducted along with Darcy Way and Wayne Weller and the rest of the sports inductees for the Hall of Fame.

It was during one of the intermissions on Saturday night, and I know a lot of people were at the game and probably didn't get a chance to hear Colin, so I wanted to play some of that back for you.

So here's Colin Murphy in the second intermission on

Saturday night, a day after he got inducted in to the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

It felt great, Dirk.

You know, it's such a great weekend to come back and see the new rink, the upgrades.

He's down in the dressing room to read the lineup with Darcy and Wayne and, you know, really, really special moments.

So happy to be here and brought some family here.

My mom was not able to come, but she's listening.

And so I love you, mom.

You know, it's super special to see the friends and some of the relationships that you formed within the community and stuff like that, so it's such an honor to come back and see everybody.

And you have, correct me if I'm wrong, you had not been back here since you left, correct?

That's correct, yeah, since 2006.

You know, life challenges and a bunch of kids and stuff, and it kind of gets away from you, but definitely following along and so happy to see the program where it is now.

You know, sweeping Minnesota a couple of weekends ago, like as an alumni, you're super proud of those

things.

Well besides the the 7-6 overtime game that we're already talking about here Do you have a couple of games here at Michigan Tech that really stand out for you whether individually or as a team?

Yeah,

like the northern games were always super special, right?

I think one of the big ones for us WCHA at the time was so competitive and it was tough every weekend to get some W's so we went into Minnesota and we swept them one year and it was like you know to get a win in Minnesota from a from a team like Michigan Tech that didn't have the top prospects and all those things like we worked our butts off on and off the ice to get to that level but

You're playing some high-end draft picks and all those things so going into Minnesota I think we all remember it sweeping them so super special and correct me if I'm wrong that was the snowstorm

Yeah, and wasn't yeah, we got delayed right mean got delayed because they all forgot how to drive there for a

while And we could not get to the rink on time

so they

delayed

and we won that night in my mind was

okay Everything else

is gravy.

There's no way we're gonna win two games against the Gophers and you guys did it was just it was an incredible I just remember the ride home was

one of the best.

Oh, it's a great memory.

I definitely remember that for sure.

Now, you're one of my favorite players for a lot of

reasons.

But if you remember,

there's very few lines that have nicknames at the college level.

But you were part of the Run DMC line with Tager Desmet and, of course, Chris Conner, who was a fantastic player here at Michigan Tech.

What do you remember about playing with those guys there for that

time span you were together?

Desi was a super skilled centerman that can distribute the puck both ways, which

And as a left winger, I always had C's in my sight, because he was so fast, right?

So me and Desi knew, with Connor's speed, like, it's like, let's find a way to get him the puck, let him create that offensive momentum going north, and then we would follow up.

And with me and Desi's skill, I think we were a pretty good line for sure.

Like, really fed off each other, no matter what.

You had the ability to really slow the game down, and you knew that, right?

And you handled pressure probably better than anyone that I remember.

Yeah.

you know it is something that I really always tried to do like in practice and all these things like as a kid growing up right it's like slowing the game down because people get tense with their stick and they they think they got to get rid of the puck but it's like knowing your next move and knowing where your opponents are and all these things it's uh you know it was one of my strengths and uh

always great feedback from coaches that allowed me to do that which is which is special because you know you with that you do make mistakes and there is some challenges on the ice with you know getting pressure and all those things but

I think I had a good sport stuff that let me do that

you reminded me Colin that you were not here when the sweets went in I was thinking you know sometimes I forget it's been a long time I forget who was here and who was was not and you were saying you already talked about it but just some of the changes when you're away as long as you had over 20

years yeah it's crazy to walk in here and see that the new development and we had the bleachers there with the pep band and Mitch's misfits were all down in this area over here so which started right around your time yes like yeah

Tim Braun and

all those guys,

right?

Like don't know shirt on and press his belly against the glass.

Like it was, it was the start of something great, right?

And how like it evolved into this, what it is you see here now.

So it's pretty, pretty cool.

It's Colin Murphy.

He wore number 11,

scored a lot

of

goals, got a lot of

assists.

He was a good

one for Michigan Tech.

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Husky is getting set to take on the Bulldogs here at Abaglame Arena.

Coach Smaller Ice Sheet,

things happen a little bit quicker here.

Defense has to be prepared for that,

right?

For sure.

Lively boards, kind of shallow corners.

Yeah, there's not a bad shot in this rink, but things happen fast.

Pock management will be at a premium like it always is.

But we've got to get traffic at their net.

We've got to hunt on our forecheck and establish that.

And then we've got to stay disciplined.

Obviously, they're a physical hockey club.

But we've got to play hard between the whistles.

Coach

Trimbecki out, so as you mentioned, next guy up.

Who might be that next guy?

Do you have a couple of guys in mind that might fill that slot?

Yeah, I think we'll probably move Cheechick into the middle, move Eli Jansen up with Kosk and Rhine's, and kind of go from there.

Bring Latts in.

I think we'll probably go with 70 tonight.

Our forecheck has been very good.

A smaller

ice sheet.

How does that?

change or keep things the same as far as our full check and making sure we are able to pin

them in as best we can?

Well, for sure.

I mean that feeds the identity, feeds our OZP, feeds our offense, right?

So, you know, when you're turning pox over in the neutral zone or you're not establishing your full check, but good things happen when you can start to pressure teams and create game possession, start to get into our releases and get going with what we want to accomplish.

It's just going to help build momentum and

It can be very discouraging to play against.

Do you feel RD is getting

better early on in the season every game?

What I've noticed, coaches, especially last weekend, really making that first good pass so important in this building to get that first pass to get out

of the zone right away.

For sure.

You got to, you know,

teams are trying to pin us in our own end and it's hard sometimes as a as a defenseman you're coming back and they make you turn you make you go 200 feet and now you got to break a puck out under pressure and you got to prescan you got to make a read talking to our group about communication helping each other out having shared you know breakouts so those are all things that we've we've worked hard on and in practice it important too

to get guys in those dirty areas around their net to try

to bank some in if they're not going in with the clean shot?

Well you look at Western's success against them I think they scored eight goals with a net front presence in front of their net and it's hard for goaltenders to see pox and then if it hits them they can't control the rebound so you know that's really

a huge component to scoring goals and creating offense and obviously the National Hockey League in our level.

These goalies are just so good if they can see it.

So we want to get somebody there for a chance for a tip, screen, rebound, traffic.

Good luck, coach.

We'll see you after the game.

My pleasure.

Thanks, sir.

Bill McCulloch, the head coach of the Huskies.

We'll be back with more Michigan Tech hockey right after this on Mixed 93 WKMJ.

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Well, for the Ferris State Bulldogs, they will start Nathan Mackie at center.

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Justin Stupko will be on the right wing, a sophomore.

And on the left wing, Nathan Leek, a freshman.

Where's number 19?

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For Coach Riley, starting will be Austin Zemleck, a sophomore from Fort McMurray, Alberta.

He'll be teamed up with Urban Podregger on that left point with your starters for the Ferris State Bulldogs.

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Officially at the CCHJ season, one other game going on in the league that is being played at Taffy Arena in Sioux State Marine, Michigan.

The Bulldogs will be down to our right.

The Huskies to our left, Michigan Tech in their road black uniforms with gold trim, gold numerals.

And the Bulldogs in their home whites with red helmets, red breezers,

Red numerals.

Face-off at center-ice.

We'll keep you updated on those other games, too, some big non-conference games going on with CCHA teams, along with that other matchup between the Lakers of Lake Superior State and Bowling Green.

That is about to start as well.

Of course, we want to keep tabs on that Minnesota-North Dakota game.

Gophers, as we mentioned earlier in the free game,

Getting their first win of the season, a big one.

It's North Dakota last night.

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A decent crowd here at Avon-Liamarita.

Not a big rink, as most of you know this.

But there are a lot of Husky fans here tonight.

And we expect a lot tomorrow night.

And of course, at the football game tomorrow.

Don't forget, Josh Healy-Teller will have the call, starting at 12.30 with the free game.

And then a one o'clock kickoff.

Michigan Tech taking on the number one team of the nation, the Ferris State Bulldogs in the football tomorrow at one.

And we mentioned Isaac Gordon, Conor Roulette, those are the two wingers on Michael Cheechek's line.

Cheechek moved to the middle here for this with Tayden Trembekki being out of the lineup of her body injury.

Coaching staff having to shuffle things around just a little bit.

And it looks like we're finally ready to go.

They had everything done a little bit early here.

It's a little bit of a delay after the national anthem for the opening.

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Huskies win the draw.

Drawed by Brenton.

Goes over to Parker and Michigan Tech will work it up to the red line.

Latimer got caught up on the four check there.

And the Huskies now will shoot it back off the center ice.

Taken over now by Ferris State.

Back across the Michigan Tech line.

Again, things happen real quick here as Latimer able to take it away, dumps it in.

Mackie goes back to pick it up, quickly moves to the center ice.

Leek got a piece of it.

And the Huskies will control back inside of their own zone.

Back up the center ice again.

Bouncing puck.

Leek gets it now for the Ferris State Bulldogs.

Huskies making a quick change on the fly.

The puck pops out to the middle of the ice and picked up by Shipley.

Chipi across the line, takes a good hit.

rattled right into the boards, but he gets a deep inside of the Ferris State zone, just underway here in the first period of the 1915 remaining.

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Huskies hocking from Ferris State University, worked up to center-ice and across the line inside on Vardis Kevins.

And a big save right there, and it goes wide to the net.

Vardis Kevins with a big early save on Bady, who came in and found his way past the Michigan Tech defense.

Huskies.

Get it back out the center ice and a little bit of a sloppy play there for Michigan Tech.

Koosler picks it up, but Shippley takes it away and he'll dump it in.

Michigan Tech will continue a line change here.

No score, but the Ferris State Bulldogs with a great A-scoring opportunity right out of the gate here.

Back now for Chris Lee, and Lee will dump it down inside the Michigan Techstone.

Bartoskiewicz is there.

He'll play it around.

Huskies should be able to break this up right to the middle.

Getting it now was Gordon.

Gordon had to kind of punch at it.

And Dresen goes back for Fasiano.

Fasiano up the center ice, Huskies swinging around and can't seem to get a clean entry into the zone.

And Ferris State doing a good job in the neutral zone, really kind of clogging things up.

They get it inside the Michigan Tech zone now, down to the right wing corner.

No score, nearly two minutes into the first period.

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And Dresen trying to fish it out of there.

It's down, bottled up in the right wing corner of the Michigan Tech zone.

There are four.

Five players down there.

Isaac Gordon is waiting while the puck is locked up against the wall.

The Bulldogs are making a change on the fly.

Finally, it comes loose.

Back to the point.

Huskies get a break as Tulley could not hold it in.

Michigan Tech trying to make a change now on the fly.

Got to be careful.

Oh, boy.

Back across the line.

Vera Stake will dump it in.

17 and a half left to go in the first period.

Michigan Tech.

Up for Parker.

Parker has some room to skate it.

Sends it up now for Morneau.

Morneau comes wide to the frog, a shot and a save made there by Lendak who holds on for the whistle.

First chance for the Huskies on a nice rush up the ice by Morneau.

And able to swing it over there nicely with the front of the goal.

There she gets tech.

Look at offensive zone face off here at the Glavitt Arena.

17-21 left to go in the first period.

Delil's the line out there right now to take the draw.

Matthew Bamblerica moved to that line now with Mourno on the other wing.

Play down on the right wing corner inside of the Ferris State Zone.

One shot apiece, both good scoring opportunities.

Loose Puck now goes back to the point from Michigan Tech Miller over for Delil.

He'll take the shot as he was covering at the point.

Lendak made a nice save on that play.

Huskies finally able to get some offensive possession.

Inside of that Ferris State zone, down to the right wing corner, now trying to move it back to the point they do.

Brady with it, his first shift out there after he played his first two games of the Husky last weekend.

To the point again and that got past Miller and slides all the way down.

Michigan Tech had good control right there.

Farneskevich will stop it in the trapezoid and tend off there to Miller.

Miller back behind his net now for the Michigan Tech.

Huskies waiting for everybody to get in position.

He'll work it out now to Brady.

Brady had it tipped all the way down and Michigan Tech now will finish up that deep pairing line change.

As they get a deep inside of the Ferris State Zone, we are scoreless.

Huskies hold it in.

Bringing it down was Andreessen.

Centering attempt there by the Huskies.

Leppa did not get through, and the Bulldogs will get it back to the line, but the Huskies will hold it in, at least for a moment.

And Leppa's going to steal it away or try to, and it gets past him.

And here come the Bulldog back inside of the Michigan Tech Zone.

Bernie, good patience there.

Just settles it down and works it up quickly to Leppa.

Leppa now for Latimer.

Latimer coming across with good speed.

On his backhand, brings it to the side of the goal.

A couple of swings added by the Huskies there, and nobody able to find it.

Finally, it's covered up.

And a whistle, and a face-up will be inside of the Ferris State Zone.

Michigan Tech with a face-up down inside the Ferris State Zone.

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Face-off down in front of Lendek.

15-51 remaining here in the first period.

Michigan Tech in on the forecheck and stop at your play.

Face off down inside the Ferris State zone again, 15-42 left to go in the first three, no score.

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Michigan and Western just underway as well, no score there.

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One to nothing.

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No score here.

Huskies with an offensive zone face off again.

They go G to D. Here is Shipley looking, hangs onto it, makes a nice move.

Shipley walks it down, takes the shot.

Screened in front was Lendak, but he made the save.

And brought it back up to center ice.

Now picked up by Bayley.

Bayley takes a hit.

Didn't get it deep inside the Michigan Tech zone.

That's offside is called.

15-23 left to go in the first period.

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15-23 left to go in the first period.

There is no score.

Face off in the neutral zone.

Has Michael Cicek playing center here tonight.

Will take the face off going against Garland.

Cheechek wins the draw.

Garland takes it away.

And Gordon tried to get it back.

Good work there right in the neutral zone between two players trying to get possession of the puck.

That was Johnson there.

Nicholas Johnson afresh him from Calgary.

Back inside of the Michigan Tech Zone it goes.

Five minutes gone in the first period.

Played around now to Brenton.

Brenton to the wing.

And Gordon was well covered on that play.

Still back inside the Michigan Tech Zone.

Worked around now and the Huskies will slap it back to the point and we'll clear it up to center ice Gordon's gonna take a hit right in front of the bench, but she can tackle pull it out of there three on two if the Huskies can hurry crossed the line Trying to find it there was roulette roulette had it lost it coming in late now is Delil Delil will pick up the loose puck looks in front hands it off on the cycle Huskies trying to make a line change on the fly and keep the puck inside of the zone They do loose puck Van Blair come just had to go off this blade of a stick back out across the way

And Merrick will dump it down inside of the Michigan Tech zone 14-18 left to go in the period No score here at David leave an arena Michigan Tech with three shots at watch out going out of play and a couple of Husky fans Not paid attention there Got hit on the play but everybody looks to be all right.

That's good news

Face-off down in front of Owen Barnaskevich who's already made one huge save here tonight on a short breakaway.

But that's the only shot he's seen so far.

No score here in Big Rapids.

Huskies win the face-off in their own end.

They'll clear it back off the center ice.

Given Chase was Van Blericaan, but the defense of Ferris State get him past them.

Huskies tip it down.

No icing here.

Back to pick it up will be

Jack Messick, Messick blew a tire, gets back up though, gets a little help there from Chris Lee, his defensive partner.

Good forecheck by Van Blericom, and Michigan Tech doing a good job on the wall down in the right wing corner.

Scoreless here in the first career, 13-45 remade-ing.

The little pulls it out of there, had it for a moment, chipped over into the front, Morneau goes back with it, that was an interesting decision, and the Huskies will get it right back down low, and now Van Blericom trying to find the puck.

Kicked back out by Michigan Tech, accidentally all the way to center-ice, and the Huskies will have to come outside of the zone.

Shipley sends it to some open ice, picked up by Leppa.

Leppa backhands it down, going down is Bernie.

Bernie picks it up, looks back at the point, now gets it back for Miller, quickly over for Shipley.

Shipley back over for Miller again, both covered pretty well.

There's a shot club down there by Lendak, who will hold on for the

whistle.

Base

opt-out inside the Ferris State zone.

And it will be...

This you can check one of the draw, but then take it away.

Here come the Ferris State Bulldogs back across the line.

201, pass to the front.

Loose puck is there.

Stay by Bartoskevich.

Picked up off the glass out to center ice.

And scooped up now by Michigan Tech inside of their own zone with Brenton.

Owen Barnaskevic has made two big saves here tonight in this game.

Still no score.

Shot back inside the Michigan Tech zone again.

Gooped up to center ice again for Michigan Tech.

Brought up now across the line.

Shot taken.

That one wide on the edge as you can hear it go hard off of the back glass.

Back out to center ice again.

Leek across the line.

The late offside against Ferris State.

They'll have to clear the zone.

Fastiano will pick it up in stride.

Fastiano, couple of nice moves across the way.

Sends it over.

Drop pass.

Cosco Perti with a shot.

Nice save by Lendak.

Rebound for the Huskies in the high slot.

They get it back to the blue line for Fastiano.

Over now for Cosco Perti.

He'll shoot a tipped in front and blocked and never got to the gold tenor.

They back up the center right now for Ferris State.

They'll get the red line.

They fire it in hard and wrap it all the way around.

That's going to go all the way back out the center right.

And I think that might have even hit trainer and roommate Nate Larson.

Face off inside of the Michigan Tech zone.

1203 left to go in the first period.

No score.

Shot score for Michigan Tech.

2-4.

Ferris State, both of them have been really good scoring opportunity.

He's on Bartoskevich who made the saves.

G-check taking the draw for the Huskies inside of the zone and a broken stick on the play.

Koosler's gonna have to go back for a new twig.

There's a couple hundred dollars.

Koosler will go back to take the face off in the offensive zone.

And actually, he's going to get tossed.

So, Stephanie will be Mellenbacher.

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He'll win the draw cleanly.

Back to the point.

A shot well wider than that.

That was taken there by Morris, the extra defenseman tonight for Ferris State.

No score, but the Bulldogs putting out some pressure.

Shot through traffic.

Rebound is right there.

And it hopped over.

I thought I went over them.

Head of goal tenor, Bartoskiewicz, I thought it was in.

Back to the point again, Huskies trying to get it clear.

Back to the line and finally it's gonna come out to center ice and down to the blue line for Ferris State.

Bulldogs nearly took a one-nothing lead.

I do not know how that did not go in the net.

And Bartoskiewicz now will leave it there for Miller.

Miller comes out the same way he went in.

Bad play there by the Huskies on the turnover.

And Bartoskiewicz is going to have to play it again.

Watch out.

Peristate all over the Huskies trying to hold it in the zone and they do.

Loose puck.

Garland picks it up.

His shot blocked.

Back to the point for Lee.

He'll shoot it through traffic.

That just went over the crossbar and Bartoskiewicz was way out of the net and down and turned around on that play.

Back out the center ice trying to find it as Isaac Gordon, the Huskies, trying to find their way after they had some good pressure a couple of minutes ago.

11 minutes left to go in the first period, there is no score.

Bulldogs have had a couple of great scoring opportunities, three or four of them.

And back up the center ice down, this might be an icy, no good hustle by Van Blericaan as he gets down there in time.

Michigan Tech in on the forecheck, back for Brady at the point.

Brady looking towards the net, sends it wide intentionally, looking for the carom, got it to the side of the goal, and he goes back behind now.

Still inside of the Ferris State zone.

Husky's able to hold it down with Moreno, his shot blocked, but got to Parker.

Parker wraps it around, quickly there for Brady.

Brady protects the puck well.

Got it there, Van Blericombe takes the shot, clubbed down there and lost for a second by Lendak, but able to keep it out of the net and finally the Ferris State Bulldogs will clear this one down.

Great pressure by Michigan Tech as the Bulldogs will make a line change.

Now Brady

Send it over for Parker, and Parker will get it up to the red line.

Tipped all the way in by Leppa, and everybody else but Leppa making a line change now.

And the Boulange will bring it up the ice, up the left side, Jameson.

Bringing it across the Michigan Tech line, poke it in, the finished native.

We'll get it up across now.

It's going away by Latimer.

Latimer gets it up to center.

Ice Bernie tried to make a hit there, loose puck is...

Taken across again by Bernie, but losing it to the Ferris State Bulldogs and scooped up there by the defense of Jameson.

Back out the center ice, dumped all the way down.

This will be an icing call against the Bulldogs in a faceoff coming up inside of the Ferris State Zone.

Some great action here at Avoglava and Aretha for sure.

Love to see the replay on that chance down in the Michigan Techs.

Owen Bartoskevic's crease.

Looked like the puck flashed high over the right pad of goaltender, Marta Skevitan.

It looked like from our angle it was going in, but it did not.

Huskies holding in at the point.

Nice move here by Koskipyrti.

Moves it to the middle, he'll shoot, but it was blocked.

Good job there by the Bulldogs, and now it's scooped up by Polkin.

And Polkin will get it up to center ice and dumps it down in the Michigan Tech zone.

Pretty physical first period so far where

Just about 11 minutes in and we are scoreless here at Avon Glavin Arena.

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Picked up by Shipley.

Shipley to center ice.

Reinhardt dumping it down inside.

And the Huskies will bring it in now.

There's Noah Reinhardt.

Brings it down to the corner.

Tried to swing it to the front of the goal and was stopped there by the defense and scooped up by Zemlec.

Zemlec now will backhand it up.

Huskies will almost hold it in and hopped over the stick.

And the Bulldogs get it to the Michigan Tech line.

Reinhardt feeling some pressure, just nudges it back out the center ice.

8.49 left on the first parade, there is no score.

Dumped out in the Michigan Tech zone.

Ooh, taking a heavy hit with Parker.

Moved it around the boards, but not oh.

Huskies still having trouble with the good lift of the stick there by the Bulldogs right to the front.

And the Huskies made a play, just a stick check at the last moment.

Here's Isaac Gordon now across the line.

Dropped it off there, but Roulette was coming in.

Too close, and it comes back to the Michigan Tech line.

It's just instantly from one zone to the other.

It's such a quick game here in this arena.

Up for Cheechek.

Cheechek across the line with some good speed.

Takes it wide, and peels back now to the weak side point.

Over, here's a hard shot taken there.

Brenton with the shot.

Hit his own player, I think.

And they're going to blow the whistle, and a penalty coming up, and it's going against the...

Ferris State Bulldogs, I believe, and the Huskies will be getting a power play.

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Hold on here.

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No score.

First power play of the game for either team.

Bableri Khan to take the draw for Michigan Tech.

He's got more no on the wall good draw win there by the Bulldogs, but the Huskies swarm And now a battle for the puck in the loose right wing corner Back to the point Shippley makes a nice move, but then loses it got it back down though great play by the Huskies looks like it was gonna be cleared and The Ferris State Bulldogs weren't able to get it, but Huskies having a tough time getting good possession off the boards back for Shippley now and Shippley will settle it down finally

Huskies on the power play, no score, trying to get the first goal of the game.

Van Blerica up top for Shipley.

Again, no Tate and Trent Becky out there, so the Huskies changing things up a little bit to the front of the net.

Not one, blocked, back to Pormorno up top, taking the shot with Shipley.

Had two goals last Saturday night, both in the third period, taken now by Mourno for Shipley, covered well in the play.

Huskies trying to move it down low, they do.

Right at the side of the goal, back up top there for Mourno, loses it, but it stays in.

Now, Shipley with it.

Power play for the Huskies, trying to get on the board here.

Van Blericom up top, over right side, one time or night.

Saved by Ledak, holds on for the whistle.

Huskies a little out of sorts on that first half of the power play.

Got a good shot there by co-captain Isaac Gordon.

But Ledak knew exactly what was going on.

Ledak, as I mentioned, a freshman from Slovakia, played at Des Moines.

Chucks in at 6-1 Huskies will win the face-off still on the power play brunch by Edward Jones financial advisor Brent Peterson They hold it in off the wall cascupierty for Leppa shot blocked partially right at the center than a couple of swipe center for the Huskies Good save there by lendak and the Huskies get it back for a moment The Bulldogs really applying the pressure so somebody's got to be open that person is cascupierty You get it to him back up top now again

Kastapyrti, right side, back for Roulette.

Roulette looking, shoots right into the shin pad of the forward.

Roulette knew that was not the wise decision.

Face off will be inside as it goes out of play.

You know, what's also dangerous about those plays is not only that it's not going to get through, but a chance of it going back the other way.

That one went out of play into the protective netting.

Huskies still have a 31 seconds left to go in their power play.

And we'll win the draw back.

Andresen up top now.

Toskipyrti on the right top circle.

Andresen over.

There's just not a lot of room out there.

Credit, Ferris State doing a great job on the penalty kill here.

Back over to the right side.

Toskipyrti trying to find some room.

Finally gets a little bit, swings it around back down to the left side.

13 seconds left in the power play.

Not much open right now for Michigan Tech.

Andreessen sends it down low right to the front.

Loose puck cleared all the way down by the Ferris State Bulldogs.

And that will do it.

So a big kill for Ferris State, keeping the score, nothing, nothing here.

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Huskies 0-1 on the power play.

Michigan Tech came in at about 15% on the man advantage in the first six games.

Back the other way now Ferris State all tied up or all even up I should say five on five Back inside the Michigan Tech zone.

This is Brenton Brenton looking up ice trying to hit a home run pass It nearly got through but at least got back out the center ice Brenton's gonna follow it up And fire it inside of the zone Back to the Michigan Tech blue line now controlled by Isaac Gordon Gordon waiting for a change goes off the boards nicely to cheat check catches it on the rebound

And dumped down to the corner now where Isaac Gordon goes in there.

Bernie is there as well.

No score here in the first period.

Michigan Tech controlling the play.

Here's Isaac Gordon, spins around, got it to the front of the goal.

Cheechek is there, and it's just clogged up in between the hash marks.

They're a big time, but Michigan Tech will hold it in again.

Good work down there by Gordon.

Finally getting taken down on the play, but the Ferris State Bulldogs cannot get it clear.

Here's a move by Roulette.

Got through for a second.

Loose block!

What almost behind the goal tender.

He knocked it out of midair.

Roulette did.

And somehow he could not get it to advance across the goal line.

Best chance of the first career for the Huskies, still no score.

Here come the Ferris State Bulldogs back the other way.

Bartoskiewicz will play it around quickly as he had to.

Pasciato has a guy all over him, plays it back for the defense of Brady.

Brady has a guy on him.

Cicek's got to make a play.

He got it to the line, not outside the linesman said.

And Michigan Tech will control with 421 left to go here in the first period.

This is going to be an icing call.

They wave it off.

And Michigan Tech will finish up that line change.

No score.

Four minutes and 18 seconds left in the first period.

Cross the line is leaked shot.

Gloved down by Goltender Bartoskevic.

Looks like that one was going wide.

He'll hang on though for the whistle.

413

left to go in the period.

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Michigan Tech with nine shots on goal.

They're all for one on the power play here tonight.

Shot right up the draw on a save there by Barna Skevich.

Getting good wood on that one.

Lars Mellenbacher playing Michigan Tech's zone left wing corner.

Here in big rapids back to the point Lee.

He's good shot block rebound they score Lee with a shot from the point Mellenbacher put in the rebound and The Ferris people odds take a one to nothing lead with 357 left you on the first period Clean draw win there by the centermen Coastler and got it back to Lee and

Lead did not waste any time, took a quick wrist shot, got it through, and I'm not sure if that hit Bartoskiewicz on the way in or a Husky player on the way in.

But the rebound laid right there and batted it at home was the left winger Owen Mellenbacher.

And a 1-0 lead for the home team Ferris State Bulldogs.

And so Delil's line out there right now.

As the Huskies will try to get one back here before the end of the period.

This one swept out now by Ferris State.

Miller's gonna hurry up and get back there.

Dealing with a rolling puck.

Never easy to do.

And Ferris State now with all kinds of jump in their step.

In on the Michigan Tech.

Forecheck.

Bouncing puck.

Huskies come up with it.

Clear it to center.

Ice band.

Blairacom not able to get good possession.

Turned over there for the defense of Ferris State.

It would dump it back in.

This would be an icing call against the Bulldogs.

Well, Michigan Tech has not played a bad first period here at all.

Just, I think, trying to get acclimated to the ice surface here.

Ferris State, you can see they know exactly where to be positionally.

Sometimes it takes the away team here a little time to figure things out.

Hopefully the Huskies can do so quickly, but they're down one to nothing here on an even strength goal by Owen Mellenbacher.

That's his second of the season.

Play deep inside of the Ferris State zone.

Huskies trying to get one back here.

1-0 score, 3-10 left to go.

Back for Lefa, covering at the point.

Lefa got it through and went, hit there.

Tom may be waiting a little bit too long to get rid of that one and a face-off will be down inside of the Ferris State zone again.

Face-off.

Going to the right of gold tender Alan Lendak.

Lendak.

11 shots from Michigan Tech 7 for Ferris State.

Huskies down by one.

G-checks lying out there right now.

He'll take the drunk.

Isaac Gordon and Roulette out there as well.

The Huskies were hoping to have that on the right-face-off dot, which I think they have a pretty good argument there, but it's gonna be on the left-face-off dot, so Michael Cicek, who is a right-handed shot, wants to try to pull it back to the middle.

He does, but the Huskies did not let take that winger, and the Ferris State Bulldogs will skate it back up the center ice to the cross, the Michigan Tech line.

Pass to the front!

Shot!

Oh, the Huskies completely losing.

Mackie in front of their net.

And the Ferris State Bulldogs putting on some good pressure inside of the Michigan Tech Zone.

They lead it one to nothing.

Goose floor getting that secondary assist.

16-03 the time of the goal.

Getting the primary assist was Chris Lee.

Offside called face up coming up in the nuisance zone.

234 left to go in the first period.

Huskies out shooting Ferris, 8-11 to 7.

Farland is going to be kicked out of the face-off for Ferris State.

So stepping in will be Merrick.

She can tackle with a drop, but the puck really rolling and bouncing here in this first period.

Miller has it behind his own net from Michigan Tech.

He'll work it to the right side for Brady, and Brady will skate it up, tipped all the way down by Michigan Tech, going in hard as Elias Jonson.

Jonson goes behind the net with a pass there, able to get it to Coscopier, D. Countryman, now Brady trying to hold it in.

Does nice hit by Brady, standing up at the blue line, but it's taken now by the Bulldogs and back across the Michigan Tech line to the right side.

Garland with a pass right to the front, another dangerous play.

The Huskies are not getting defensemen

That covering quick enough as Ferris State is coming in hot.

Johnson had trouble with that pass and Ferris State gearing it up again across the line.

This is going to be another icing call and a face-up coming up inside on the Ferris State zone.

147 left to go in the first period.

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One-nothing lead for Ferris.

Huskies win the drawback.

Fasciano at the point, sends it over.

And off the glass, it is cleared.

Fasciano back to pick it up inside of his own zone.

Huskies trying to get a rush going.

Now, Bamblera come across the line, gets it there, drags it over for Delil.

Delil gets it deep.

Delil trying to get it to his forehand.

Almost snagged that one.

And then a nice poke check by Delil.

Loose puck at the side of the net, right to the front of the goal.

Huskies get it back, here's Andreessen.

Andreessen for Fasciano, no shot, kick back out the center ice.

Huskies had it working there with a minute 16 left to go in the period.

Long stretch pass up now to Koosler.

Koosler will let it go inside the Michigan Tech Zone.

Huskies quickly trying to work it back.

Boy, the puck has not been friendly tonight for Michigan Tech.

Hopping over sticks.

Just about every time.

Michigan Tech will get a deep last fit of the play here in the first period.

1-0 lead for Ferris State.

Good play by left but got it to the front of the net.

But everybody from Michigan Tech was nowhere near the front of the net.

Good hustle back by Brenton as the Ferris State Bulldogs get it right to the front of the goal again.

Then left.

Keeping it in for the Ferris State Bulldogs in the Michigan Tech zone.

40 seconds left to go.

1-0 lead for Ferris State.

Then Brenton just had it blast out take it away from him now He'll work it to the wing Bernie trying to get there in time.

He can't do it Bernie with a second opportunity here.

We'll skate it up Gets it across it rolls down this will not get down for icing Michigan Tech able to make a change with 20 seconds left to go Bulldogs trying to get it outside of the zone Husky trying to get one last chance here to tie this one up You're the first period nice move by Cheechek Cheechek from behind and that couldn't center at nine seconds left

It's behind the Ferris State goal.

Roulette taking a chance down low, trying to get it to the front of the goal.

Back to the point.

Fasciato sent it over.

One second left and over and they waited too long.

And the Ferris State Bulldogs take a one-nothing lead into the first break.

Huskies played pretty well, but have some things to work on with shots 11 from Michigan Tech seven for Ferris State, but the Bulldogs won nothing over the Huskies after 20 minutes.

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Well, a 1-0 lead for the home team.

Ferris State Bulldogs Owen Mellenbacher getting his second of the season.

That goal from Chris Lee and Ryan Kuzler right off the faceoff inside of the Michigan Tech zone late in that first period.

Huskies did out shoot the Ferris State Bulldogs 11-9 in period number one.

The Huskies 0-1 on the power play and too many block shots for Michigan Tech in the Ferris State zone.

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Be better at getting shots through in the second and third period if they're going to win this game here today.

Ferris State playing very hard.

They're just all over the Huskies.

Not only when Michigan Tech is in the Ferris State zone, but obviously when Ferris State is in Michigan Tech zone, they're really not giving the Huskies a lot of room.

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The Huskies with an 11 to 9 shot advantage after one period of play.

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Colin, I didn't think that was a bad period by Michigan Tech by any stretch of the imagination, but certainly some things to clean up here on the smaller ice surface.

Yeah, I mean, I think we just got to start managing Pox a little better here and start taking advantage of our chances in the Ozone and it's hard to be successful.

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Huskies have a deep inside the zone, a pass to the front, hit the back of the net, and will be chipped all the way down.

This won't be icing.

Brenton's going to have to hustle back skating on him, hard as Stepka.

And Michigan Tech will try to break this one out, sent Oliver up to center ice.

That one did not land on a stick, but it won't be icing.

Xemleg back to pick it up now for Ferris State, working it up quickly.

This will be icing, and that's so they can get down there before the Huskies, and they won't.

Good job by Brenton, hustled down there.

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Don't get an A on their uniform, but Brenton had that A put on right away, experienced player.

Here's a chance for the Huskies off the draw.

Here is Miller.

Miller coming down, trying to go short side and right off the noggin or shoulder there of goaltender Lendak.

Michigan Tech trying to tie this game up.

1-0 lead for the Bulldogs.

We're early in the second period.

Here's a shot, again there in front by the defensive Zemlak.

Michigan Tech still with good pressure here.

Chippley down low, gets it back to the point.

Koski Pyrti was covering for him, shot by the Huskies, that one hit a skate on the way in.

Now Reinhardt with it, fires all the way around.

Chippley's got to get over there on the back end.

Tough play for him to make.

Huskies held it in though.

Good play by Michigan Tech.

Here's a pass to the front.

There's our shot just wide of the net.

Reinhardt with that opportunity.

Michigan Tech dominating play right now, trying to tie it up here in the second period.

Reinhardt with it, gets it down low.

Here's Koski Pyrti, couldn't deliver it to the front of the net.

He was covered well on the play, but Michigan Tech really...

Keeping it inside of the zone.

Finally, it's knocked right back out the center ice, but the Huskies will fire it right back in.

On the long change here, Michigan Tech hold it in, bringing it down as Roulette.

Knocked down by the Huskies in the right wing corner.

Michigan Tech down a goal, but it dominated the first minute and a half here at the second period.

Andreessen to the point.

Fasciano shot towards the goal.

Never got their big hit there.

One of the Huskies went down hard.

That was Gordon and coming back now on the play.

Koosler across the line.

Koosler with a backhander right on Goal tender Bartoskevic.

And he'll hold on for the whistle.

Great first two minutes for Michigan Tech.

Nothing but play inside of the Ferris State zone.

Couple of good scoring opportunities.

And you can tell the Huskies are trying to make sure that those pups are getting through so they're not making the obvious first shot towards the net.

They're dishing it off trying to get the Ferris State Bulldog defenders to commit.

To a certain trajectory and then moving it to it to the side and As it paid off yet, but good idea and Michigan Tech again dominating first two minutes of play here in the second 1-0 lead for Ferris State Messick with it now for the bulldogs this pass broken up by the Huskies and

Michigan Tech trying to find it there at the blue line.

It goes inside the Michigan Tech right wing zone.

Brenton takes a heavy hit, backhands it all the way around, and looks like Michigan Tech should be able to push this up forward.

They do rule it.

Had a guy breaking down the middle.

He had no way of knowing, though he was tied up along the boards.

Huskies trying to make a change on the fly, and a hand pass is going to be called against Ferris State.

Michigan Tech might have got a little break right there because the Huskies decided to take a line change

Thinking that the puck was gonna get deep inside the Ferris State zone.

It did not.

Started going back the other way, but a hand pass was called.

1-0 lead for the Bulldogs.

Base off in the neutral zone.

Garland will take the draw for Ferris State.

Huskies will win it.

And Michigan Tech will fire it in.

Staying in this net is Lendak.

Delil gets there.

Loose puck behind the net, Husky's trying to find it.

In the offensive zone, back around now for Shipley, pinching into the sidewall.

Back to the point, one-timer!

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Ooh, one of the bullies caught that right high in the chest.

Tallinn, and he's hurting.

Hope he's okay.

He's staying out there though, because the Huskies continue with pressure.

Goes back to the line, Huskies will hold it in.

Tallinn wants to get off, and she can text Mourno from behind the net.

Trying to get away.

Mourno with a couple of nice moves.

Michigan Tech back to the point.

Here's Shipley.

Defender falls down.

Shipley walks in.

It's a back.

There's a shot.

Save.

Rebound is loose.

And the puck is still loose at the side of the net.

Delil sends it back and picked up by Shipley.

Huskies trying to tie the game up in a shot.

Saved made there by Lendak.

And Van Blericop is going to hold it in.

He'll spin around towards the goal.

There's a save made there by Lendak again.

Huskies dominating the play here early on in the second period, but still down one to nothing.

16-35 left to go in the period.

Marneau goes in for a hit.

Misses the puck.

And Van Blaircom goes in and they hit.

The play still inside the Ferris State zone.

The Bulldogs dead tired, trying to get it out without an ice seed.

And Eric pinched off of the plays.

He got it out the center ice.

Huskies take right back over though.

Up for Bernie.

Stops it with the skate across the line.

Here come the Huskies.

Bernie delays.

Huge loose puck as it went off the defenders' skate, or stick rather, and came right out of his hands.

Michigan Tech accidentally putting it back in front of their own zone, Fastiano having to hustle back, gets it there now for Bernie.

Bernie for Andreessen, a nice little tip pass there, and the Huskies will skate it back up the center ice and across the line.

Here come the Huskies across, a drop pass there for Fastiano, he'll dump it down inside of the corner, over for Bernie in the corner, on the right side.

Huskies down by one, but nothing but pressure inside of the Ferris State Zone here since we started the second period.

Back to the point, here's Lepo walking in, sends it over, Fasciato with a shot, and that one went wide of an end.

Now picked up by Andreessen, he'll backhand it down, Latimer able to scoop it over now, coming in as Fasciato.

Back to the point, Andreessen settles it down, shot towards the goal, it was redirected by Bernie.

And wide of the net, they'll clear it all the way down.

This will be a nice sink call against Ferris State.

They will not be able to make a change.

They will not be able to take a timeout with the new rule.

And the Bulldogs or the Huskies are gonna wanna set this up as quickly as they can.

As Michigan Tech has Ferris State back up against the ropes here, but nothing to show for quite yet.

Still down one to nothing.

15-20 left to go in the second period.

13-10 are the shots.

Costiputri to take the face off.

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And a draw.

They're going to kick Kosti Pirti out of the face off here.

No, they didn't kick him out.

They just gave him a warning.

Johnson is back as a shooter here on this draw.

Good draw win there by Ferris State, though.

They needed that one.

And they'll try to get the clear.

They will back out to center ice.

And we'll try to get some guys off the ice.

as the Huskies quickly move it up to Coscopirti at the red line.

Coscopirti across the blue line now will dump it in, far side over there for Reinhardt, stopped it there on the boards, kicked it over, and Michigan Tech not able to find it, not able to hold it in, and now a penalty coming up against the Huskies.

Ferris State across the line, that's an easy call as Parker got caught in no man's land right there.

That'll be an interference call in the first power play of the game for the Ferris State Bulldogs after intense pressure by Michigan Tech offensively.

Ferris State will have a chance to go up to nothing.

Parker, off for a two-minute minor for interference.

Face-off will be doubted inside of the Michigan Tech zone.

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Barrett State power play at about 11% this season.

Early.

They're up one to nothing.

They have the man advantage.

Play inside the Michigan Tech.

So Huskies get the puck and clear it down.

Good job.

Lindeck will stop it behind his net.

Lee coming back to pick it up.

1-0 Lee for the Bulldogs and they have a power play.

Here's a steal by Costa Perti, shorthanded.

Across the line, drops it there.

Crossed it and Reinhardt trying to bring it in and make that cheat check, number 19.

And Tcheck's gonna skate it back out to center ice.

Oskies will dump it back inside of the zone to kill some more time.

A minute 25 left to go in the power play.

14-14 left in the second period.

Bulldogs on the man advantage.

Here comes Beatty.

Bady hands it off to Stufka.

Stufka gets it deep inside the Michigan Tech Zone.

Brady for the Huskies, had it on his backhand, not able to deliver it out, held in at the point by Lee.

He'll shoot it through traffic.

That was a heavy screen in front of goal-tender Bartoskiewicz, and the Huskies will clear it down.

One minute gone, one minute to go, and the power of play for the Bulldogs.

They lead it one to nothing.

Huskies changing up the penalty kill.

And Garland now will scoop it up for the Ferris State Bulldogs.

He comes up with good speed.

The Huskies poke it away from him.

And Michigan Tech will bring it down short-hand with Ilias Jonson.

Jonson brings it down to the corner.

Smart play there by Jonson.

He was out of gas and wasn't going to be able to make anything happen.

He'll go to the bench for a change.

Huskies down to 36 seconds left to kill off in their penalty.

Brought up now by the Ferris State Bulldogs.

Bringing it up is number six.

Dropping it back there and that was a merit.

Scooped up now by Garland.

Garland across the line, dumps it in.

Bartoskiewicz tried to stop it behind the net, couldn't do it.

Goes back to the point.

held in by the Bulldogs, still on the power play.

Good deliver all the way down by Fastiano.

Seven minutes gone here in the third period, or second period, sorry.

And 10 seconds left to go here in the penalty to Parker for Michigan Tech.

Huskies down one goal, trying to keep it that way right now and peel off the rest of this penalty.

Bartoskevich with it now.

He'll clear it down himself.

And the Huskies are back to full strength.

They're going to wave off the icing.

Roulette getting down there first.

Good penalty kill for Michigan Tech, didn't give the Bulldogs a whole lot.

Still down one though, are the Huskies.

This one goes high into the air, knocked with a hand pass and picked up the center.

And a two-on-one for the Bulldogs.

Kessler across the line and offside is called.

Bay Stop in the neutral zone.

Michigan Tech trailing one to nothing here.

13-31, 12-31 left to go in the second period.

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This will be icing against the Huskies.

Coach McCulf.

gives the look of are you kidding me that was an icing 1224 left to go in the second period they stopped down in front of Bartoskiewicz Huskies have dominated in a big way even though not on the shot totals here in the second period but

Filled off a penalty and other than that, it's been down inside the Ferris State zone, but a face-off inside the Michigan Tech zone here after the icing call.

And Cheechek winning the draw back, Huskies trying to get possession and they will.

And Driessen moving it around, but not enough and the Ferris State Bulldogs are going to hold this one in.

They wrap it back behind the net.

You see the Bulldogs really know how to play these boards.

Good play here by Morneau to get it up to center ice.

Huskies will turn it back over.

And they stopped there by Gordon, centering past in front.

Huskies had it for a moment, trying to make a maybe too fancy of a pass right there with a rolling puck.

It's really been rolling a lot.

Now picked up by Adresin and his own blue line, and he'll skate it up with speed.

And Adresin across the line, drops it there for Gordon.

Gordon looking in front.

Gordon had trouble with it.

Boy, a lot of missed passes or whiffed passes there.

The players are fanting on that rolling puck, kicked up by the Huskies, back to the Ferris State blue line.

Huskies can't quite get possession.

Now they'll shoot it in.

Hit somebody in the bench, and I believe that face-off is coming outside of the zone with 11.36 left in the second.

Huskies down 1-0 here in the second period.

A lot of action here in the second, but not a lot of shots on goal.

Michigan Tech has only registered two shots on goal.

And two shots for Ferris State in the second period, but not indicative at all of the pressure the Huskies have had inside of the Ferris State zone.

Olaz will win this face-off in the neutral zone.

They will skate it up and get it across the Michigan Tech line.

Shipley will take over, gets it to his forehand, works it up to Koska-Pyrti, pass up the middle to Jonson.

Jonson just played it up.

Huskies are onside, back across the line.

Reinhardt brings it in, looking in front, hands it out to Koska-Pyrti.

Given, go to Reinhardt, Shipley with a shot,

Puck and it just went wide.

I thought that might make its way to the back of the net back to the point again Miller Miller making a move back hands it down Bulldogs roll over him back to the point Coski Perti slides it over for Shipley.

Shipley stumbled gets it to Coski Perti hangs on to it back to Shipley one-timer scooped up there by Lendak who holds on to the whistle 1051 left in a second once the Huskies really get it going they have done a nice job of

Keeping plays alive inside of the offensive zone.

Goldstein's making a line change with 10-51 left in the second period.

Freshman, Goltender Lendek, he looks real calm and cool.

Lots of pressure by the Huskies, but he is not bothered by it at all, it appears.

Based off down inside the Ferris State zone, Leppa will try to win it back to Latimer.

Mackie's going to get bounced out of the face off.

Stepping in will be Stupka.

Number 20.

And Lepin not able to get this 1-1.

It's going to be cleared back out to center ice.

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Bulldogs looking at offense and zone face off in the Michigan Tech end.

They win the draw.

Stubbub gives it a little lane to the net.

Takes the shot.

Bouncing puck in front of Bartoskiewicz.

Huskies missed coverage on that and they're out of sorts right now.

Back to the point held in.

Shot towards the Michigan Tech goal, that one redirected and picked up by Brenton.

Brenton will get it clear, Bernie with it now, forwards and along to Latimer.

Latimer's got that good speed, brings it to the front, she scores!

Oh, Latimer with that great speed!

Brenton's gonna get the assist.

And another assist in there as well for the Huskies as Latimer scores, Bernie with a nice tap pass, and Michigan Tech ties it up 1-1.

You can't teach speed.

And Latimer has the speed, even on his backhand like that, no problem that around the defense, just give it to him and let him go.

Tied 1-1, halfway through the second period.

Latimer will get his eighth of his career.

That's the first of the season, though.

And a big one for the Huskies to get out the sny there.

Tied it up 1-1 here in the second period.

Clear back out the center ice.

Huskies gotta get back now as the Bulldogs were bringing it inside of the zone down to the left wing corner.

1-1 score.

Fastiano had to go off his stick.

Delil trying to find a way out with it.

Had to go back with it for Fastiano.

Now Andreessen quickly up for Morno.

Morno waiting.

Sosses a pass across.

Delil's gonna haul it in.

Michigan Tech across the line.

Nice pass to Fastiano.

Shot towards the goal was wide.

Or no, nowhere to go, back to the point.

Get to the Bamblericamo, stumbled on the play, went down.

And that'll allow the first day Bulldogs to clear it high off of the glass and all the way down.

Gippley hustling down.

There's gonna be an icing call and the Huskies trying to take over control of this game here like they had at the very beginning of this period.

Now they've tied it up.

Big goal by Latimer.

You can see it kind of brewing there as he came across the line.

that he was gonna go for it.

He certainly did.

I think he went short side, but it might have went five hole.

Tied one-one here in the second period.

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Miller will fire it around.

Sheechek, good job to get it up to center.

Rice crossed the line.

Husky starting to use their speed a little bit more as the Bullogs were earlier.

Now picked up by Shipley.

Shipley brings it up to center.

Cuts across the red line, shoots it in, wraps it around.

Gold tenderlendex got to stay in the net.

And so Michigan Tech will go in on the forecheck now.

Shipley gets down there low.

As it on his backhand, moves it to the half wall back up top for a key check.

He'll shoot.

That one was blocked.

Huskies got to get back now all the way down.

And staying in the net will be Bartoskemitz.

He gets down to the red line.

No icing.

And picked up now by the Huskies.

This is Miller coming up the ice.

Huskies got a three on two across the line.

Passed down, actually dumped down in the left wing corner.

as Bulldog players were getting back defensively.

In the front shot, did save, made there.

Great opportunity for Isaac Gordon to take the lead.

Grenton will hold it in, makes a nice move to get away from traffic, then dumps it back down to the corner.

Huskies trying to get their first lead of the game.

In behind the net roulette, couldn't center it, hit the facelift, hit a fairer stake, Bulldog as well.

Huskies hold it in again.

Cheechek with it now.

He loses it.

Michigan Tech, good poke check there, held it in for a moment, but now it comes up to center ice.

Messick can't quite get the red line to dump it in.

And it's forced back to his own blue line.

Bulldogs trying to make a change.

Huskies stopped the puck there, but give it right away.

And now scooped up there by the Bulldogs back across the line.

Huskies take it away again.

Loved up for Janssen.

Janssen trying to find it.

Got away from him.

Michigan Tech in on the steal.

Hasnary pass.

Pass to the front.

Loose Pupkins there.

Reinhardt.

I thought he ditched it, but he might have went right back onto his stick.

And he almost found it short side.

Michigan Tech in on the forecheck.

Trying to go up by a goal here.

It's tied 1-1.

Kaskapyrti sends it right back down.

Jonson couldn't quite get there in time and now it's pinching in will be Parker to the front.

All Michigan Tech right now, but they just turned it over and it's coming back out the center right.

But the Huskies get it right back.

Michigan Tech back across the line.

Leek went down on the play.

Huskies get caught on a line change.

Three on two back the other way and across the line comes Mackie.

He'll drop it there, pass to the front, broken up by the Huskies and moved out quickly and out of Kaskapyrti to the middle.

Cross for Jonson.

Jonson for Latimer.

He just scored.

Latimer will bring it down this time on his right side and is put up against the wall.

Back to the point.

Here is Lepa walking in.

Here's shot blocked right into the shin pass again of the forward.

Now is Andreessen down low.

Huskies looking at it like a power play.

Back over to the far point.

Here's Brady.

Brady with a shot.

Deflected.

Hit the side of the net.

Demlak now with it sends it around held in again by Brady Husky is trying to settle down that rolling puck finally to get it to Bernie Bernie over for Latimer his shot save rebound is right there and it's kicked to the corner where Leek will pick it up Leek trying to get it clear held it to the line and up to center icing on the way down but no icing Brady trying to hurry up back the other way the Huskies trying to catch him on a line change and recent across the line will just flip it towards the goal

Huskies battling for that loose pump, and a good job by the Ferris State Bulldogs to clear it down, but this will be an icing call, and Michigan Tech really taking it to the Ferris State Bulldogs with control, but still a tie game 1-1 here in the second period with 6-18 remaining, and they will not be able to take that media time out because of the icing call against Ferris State.

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Delil will take the face off.

Remember, you cannot take a time out anymore on plays where you can't change.

So the Huskies with some fresh legs out there.

Delil take the draw, but good job there by the Bulldogs.

Number 22 Koosler winning that face off, but play still inside the Bulldog end.

Deleuw waxed it, this one goes high into the air, back out to center ice.

Miller quickly sends it across.

Van Blair come across the line.

Morneau gets down there first.

He's a lot of fun to watch.

Wrapped around.

Deleuw can't find it.

Back to the far side for Mellenbacher.

He's got the goal tonight for Ferris State.

Back across the Michigan Tech line now and hustling back with Morneau.

Taking down on the play.

No call and Michigan Tech will pick it up with Shipley.

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Gonna be a icing against Delil.

Delil upset with himself, thought he had a teammate behind him, I believe.

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And these Huskies have been out here for a little while.

So advantage fair estate, 1-1 score, 5-37 left to go in the second period.

Huskies with a 17-13 shot advantage.

And puck possession time has been heavily in favor of Michigan Tech here, especially this second period.

And they'll drop this one again.

Hudson-Darby, the freshman centerman.

Delil got a warning, but he's allowed to take the draw.

Nobody went it cleanly.

Delil had it for a moment on his stick, wrapped all the way around, holding it in.

It's going to be in Lee for the Bulldog, sends it towards the Michigan Tech, then wrapped around in a save by Bartoskiewicz.

Owen had to be very careful on that one.

Smart play down there by Polkinen, I believe that was.

Make that Johnson who did the wrap around and that'll bring us up to the media break here

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Well, quite a game we've got going here.

Michigan Tech and Ferris State Tide 1-1.

Exact kind of game.

Ferris wanted to get into here.

The Huskies have played well.

Ferris State scored first back in the first period.

Huskies have tied it up.

And Latimer's first of the season here in the

second.

Face off in the Michigan Tech zone.

Darby to take the draw.

Tried to go forward with it.

Shot towards the Michigan Tech goal.

Block never got there.

Loose puck in the left wing corner.

Michigan Tech trying to find the loose puck and will bounce it out the center ice.

Two on one for the Huskies if they can hurry.

Boy, again, Bernie had trouble with that puck.

It's just rolling like crazy tonight.

Lepa with it.

Couldn't center it.

That hit a skate on the way out.

Still inside of the Ferris State Bulldog left wing corner now.

Brenton had trouble with that one.

Good save there by Van Blerica, but couldn't get it deep enough to keep it there.

And it comes back out the center ice.

Parker with it now.

Tied 1-1, 4-50 left in the second period.

This game is flying by.

Tallinn, good to see him back out there.

He took a puck right in the chest, a shot earlier in this period.

Husky's forced to steal and come back now on the rush, bringing it up across his van Blericaan.

And offside will be called against Michael Cicek, who's just a half stride off.

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Michigan Tech tying this game up in the second period.

That's where we're at right now.

1-1 back inside the Husky Zone.

And on the forecheck, the Ferris State Bulldogs.

4-22 remaining.

Michigan Tech skating up the center ice.

Roulette will dump it in.

T-check going in on the fourth check.

Huckles on the dasher shelving there for a moment.

Now it's Andreessen pinching in.

Good steal there by Roulette.

Roulette sent it over.

Boy, he got a great, great there.

Gave it away.

Huskies will hold this in for a moment.

Bulldogs now have it hop over the stick.

The ice is just not good right now and almost tipped inside of the Bulldog net.

Back to Andreessen.

Andreessen with it now.

Here's a one-timer and gloved up there by gold tender Lendak who holds on to the whistle.

When we had about five turnovers and about five seconds there from these two teams, stayed inside the Ferris State zone, Huskies just can't capitalize on that game.

Go ahead, go yet.

But right now, dominating on shots 20 to 13.

Face off down in front of Lendak, the gold tender.

Kosti Pyrti will take it for the Huskies.

Kusler for the Bulldogs.

Kosti Pyrti, where is it back?

Reinhardt nearly lost it.

Got it to Jonson.

Jonson with a shot and that one deflected.

Big hit by Michigan Tech down in the corner.

Can the Huskies hold it in?

Miller with a great keep there for a moment.

And they hold it in.

Michigan Tech doing a great job on the offensive blue line.

Colleen can't get it clear.

Huskies hold it in again.

Here's Koski Purki trying to find it.

Passed over.

Michigan Tech trying to keep it alive.

They get it to Miller.

Miller sends it over.

That one off a defenseman's stick.

and slapped that now by the Bulldogs.

Another big hit there and sent all the way down inside of the Michigan Tech Zone.

Miller getting back in time.

Brody giving chase.

Uskies go off the, I believe, go off the referee and out of play.

Face-off will be down inside the Michigan Tech Zone with 309 left in the second.

Tied 1-1 here in this second period.

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Base off to the right of Owen Bartoskevic.

Loose puck right in front of the Michigan Tech goal.

Fished out of there though by Parker.

Parker coming up on his offhand, will get the red line, shoots it in, Michigan Tech it on the forecheck.

Tied 1-1, three minutes left to go in the second period.

Loose puck inside of the Ferris State zone, now turned to the right wing corner.

Husky's forecheck has been tenacious here in this second period.

They're gonna wave off the icing all the way down, hustling back now as Brenton.

Brenton did not get much on that wraparound attempt, and so the Ferris State Bulldogs will have a chance down on the right wing corner.

Huckers locked up against the yellow kicker plate.

Picked up now by Delil.

Delil trying to move it to the wing.

Can't do it.

Ferris State with a chance on the side of the Michigan Tech.

Gold slept to the front.

This one all the way back to the line and comes back out to center ice.

Boy, the ice has just not been good here tonight.

Gold teams are struggling on simple looking plays of just retrieving the puck.

Back inside the Michigan Tech zone.

Good play by Parker.

Takes it away.

Brenton with it now.

You have no time to...

Hang on to the puck.

He got it out nicely.

Delil across the line.

He'll shoot.

That one right into a defender's stick.

Huskies able to keep it in the corner for a moment.

There's a broken stick out there.

Delil now trying to get to the bench for a line change.

Huskies changing it up.

Play inside the Ferris State zone with two minutes left to go here in the second period all tied up at one.

Ferris State took a one-nothing lead in the first.

Huskies have tied it up here on Latimer's first of the season here in period number two.

And now bringing it across the line come the Bulldogs.

Smith dumping it inside.

That one not able to be stopped behind the net there by Bartoskewicz.

The sheen tech was back behind their own goal with it.

Good job by Andreessen.

Took a little whack, but still got it to the winger.

Latimer, Latimer sends it up off the board.

Husties are on side, but they can't come across.

Another loose stick there, and boy, there are a couple of sticks laying on the ice.

Bernie goes to the bench for a change, and Smith now brings it out for the Bulldogs, gets the red line, shoots it in, and holding onto it is going to be... Goal tender Bartoskewicz.

1-16 left to go in the second period.

They're allowing the change here.

And a face down down to the right.

1-16 left in the second period.

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Countdown hand cut.

One of the linesmen having the, through the short straw, having to clean up all these stick debris out there.

One was broken, one was not.

Base up to the left of Owen Bartoskevic.

Nathan Mackey to take the draw for Ferris State in the air offensive zone.

Going against Cheechek, Cheechek gets knocked out.

And so stepping in will be Roulette.

Tide 1-1 late in the second period.

Huskies win the draw, flipped up to center ice.

And hand pass is gonna be called.

Bay's coming back inside of the Michigan Tech zone.

Huskies off next weekend.

And then will be home to Augustana.

Getting your tickets for that weekend, that's going to be a big series as they all are.

Augustana playing some really good hockey.

We'll get an update on their game coming up during the second intermission.

Officials are talking things over here.

All the new rule changes with the hand pass.

That allows to get a score update for you.

Bowling Green, 3-2, halfway through regulation at Taffy able to read on Lake Superior State.

Augustana leading Ohio State that's good news two to one in the third period.

Bay soft down inside the Michigan Tech zone one cleanly by the Bulldogs but stolen away by the Huskies and brought back up Roulette coming down Roulette trying to sweep it to the fraud

scores!

Isaac Gordon puts it in on a great feed by Roulette on the steal at the

Defensive blue line for Michigan Tech.

They come

all the way down and Isaac Gordon gets his second of the season with one all three left to go in the second period.

Michigan Tech goes up two to one.

Oh a clean draw win for Ferris State and Michigan Tech just kept going for their guy and they poked it past the defenseman.

That is a big turnover and a

Big Huskies goal to take the lead for the first time here tonight on their 21st shot Michigan Tech two Ferris State one Isaac Gordon on the doorstep on a great feed by roulette who was covered or had a guy right on him Trying to stop that pass.

Here come the Bulldogs back the other way though They nearly found their way back as the Husky defenseman got caught up on that play And first shift after a goal is always a big one

Back out to center eyes.

Janssen nice stop there.

Leaves it for Reinhardt.

Reinhardt trying to appeal into the middle.

Sends it back down safely.

30 seconds left to go in the period, but she can tech up by one.

Two to one here in the second.

This one set down by Ferris State.

Should be an icing call, and it will.

But 22 seconds left in the period.

Oh, what a big goal.

Roulette with a great play defensively inside of his zone.

Poking it back out and dragged it down the left wing.

to the bottom of the circle before he was finally able to muscle it to the front of the net.

All eyes that Gordon had to do was basically put a stick on the ice and it was in for his second of the season.

22 seconds remaining.

Face off in the offensive zone for Michigan Tech.

Koosler's gonna get bounced from the face off against Leppa.

Stepping in.

Oh, they let him stay in, just gave him a warning.

Leppa not able to win that draw, goes high in the air, watch out, this is coming down and a good catch down there.

Face up, down inside of the Ferris State zone again with 17.8 left in the second.

21-13.

Huskies with 10 shots on goal here, so far in the second.

Four for Ferris State.

Huskies trying to complete one face-up here.

They set it back down low.

Hustling over to Brenton.

Brenton hustling over there to use that big body to keep it down in the corner.

He does.

Five seconds left to go in the period.

And Michigan Tech seem to be can get something on goal.

Not going to be able to do it.

That'll be it.

Nice job by the Huskies.

They score two after trailing one and nothing after the first period.

They lead two to one after two.

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We're in Big Rapids, Ferris State University, Michigan Tech, Ferris State, CCHA play, two periods in the books, Huskies with a one goal lead, two goals by Michigan Tech in that second period.

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Huskies with a couple of big goals in that period.

And have taken the lead now here in this game.

Long way to go, though.

Another 20 minutes of regulation here at Avigleben Arena.

And Michigan Tech's Carson Latimer and Isaac Gordon's both.

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Pepsi Trivia brought to you by Pepsi of Houghton and we got a winner Carl Olson.

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After his playing days with the Bulldogs

Jeff Blashill started his coaching career as an assistant with Bob Daniels here at Ferris of all the head coaching jobs Jeff has held so far in his career only one season has been with an NCAA Division one team What team was that?

Well the correct answer is the Western Michigan Broncos

Back in 2010 2011's congratulations to Carl or Pepsi trivia winner tonight to one Michigan Tech with the lead Huge is with us.

This is the only time I see you these days huge nice to see you.

How are you?

Oh my god?

This is like a

Michigan Tech takeover weekend.

We're trying to you

know that football team

Yeah,

first off the hockey teams number 11 in the country and looking pretty good But what about tech football?

Yes

ranked playing the

top-ranked team

this weekend.

Yes.

What

a game that

was.

I said that had to be the biggest home win ever in tech football history.

It had to be pretty close, wasn't

it?

Yeah, it certainly ranks up there without a doubt.

I

love the Larner brothers.

I knew them at...

DeWitt and then they played in the All-Star All-State game with my son Ace who plays here at Ferris.

He's gonna ask you how your son's

doing.

He's on the he's a too deep guard.

He's like six two three oh two one of the smaller linemen.

Yes.

Yeah, they got some guys.

They are

big.

But the Larner I just I love him.

He's a playmaker.

He makes things happen.

He did it in high squat DeWitt and I love the coaching staff at Michigan Tech.

It'll culture wins.

You got a culture in hockey and it's been there for decades.

But the culture and football, you could see this coming.

You could see it last year when they were giving Ferris the business for a while.

And then Ferris pulled away.

They made a few mistakes.

They'd be in Michigan Tech.

But what a game tomorrow.

And you got this back-to-backer here at the Dog Pounds.

And you sound great, man.

This is the greatest play-by-play

hockey announcer in college Whatever they're paying.

Have they given you any piece of the?

Key went off peninsula yet.

I think I get a free pizza everyone What about that place in Dollar Bay that makes the NBA courts have they given you your own basketball court?

But

he I appreciate that I really do we cannot we don't have a whole lot of time, but we got to talk at Lions Packers

425 kind of a split crowd up there and hopefully very split crowd.

That's why

we're

bringing you in here to

back

I don't

know I really don't know it will we get the Lions in the first quarter at Arizona before the bye week

Or will we get the Lions that looked outstanding the last three quarters?

Packers have righted the ship.

They found something, maybe getting a little bit healthy.

Lions defensively, I just...

Yeah, that game seriously could be like 49-42 something.

That's

what a lot of people say, I know.

I know.

Well, it'll be interesting to see what happens.

But what a great time for sports, though, isn't it?

Hey, you know,

I'll say this with the GLIAC.

You look at hockey right now.

Number 11, I saw Michigan and Western were scoreless after the first period.

That's a 1-5 matchup.

Michigan State's number two.

Tech is 11.

Look at Tech 13 and football.

And

I gotta give a shout out to Tech basketball.

Lane Rizden is out of West Michigan.

His dad Jeff is one of our Lions insiders from the Detroit Lions podcast and Big Lane's a six nine guy who can shoot the three and he's playing basketball tech and loves the school and working towards an engineering degree.

Well, you must be having a blast just watching your son.

Yeah, you

know, he's

a retro freshman.

He's had about 150 snaps this year.

He's really fast for a big guy.

And Tony and he's what Tony has here.

And I was connected to Dr. Pink, the president here at Ferris and Tony before my son came to Ferris.

It was his choice.

I know he wanted to go to Iowa.

Then Western offered he chose Ferris.

It's culture man.

It's like Michigan Tech for hockey.

There's a reason dudes from all over the Midwest, Canada, Minnesota, Wisconsin, why they go to Houghton.

Culture wins man.

Culture wins in life, culture wins in sports.

Bill, you look good.

Things are good

man.

You

look good.

So

do you man.

You always

dress the nine.

You're greatest morning

man ever.

I knew you'd

be here.

One

of the greatest play by play guys ever in hockey.

Yeah, and you love it that you're have to give me the keys to the setting No, are you the mayor yet?

I'm not I've I dressed up for you today You're always to the nines.

Nice to see you.

Good.

See you.

I

see you tomorrow at the game Yeah, tell everybody at Houghton.

I said hello.

I still got my huge

huge Apollo.

I loved

I

loved I loved

everything about Houghton.

All right.

Thanks, brother Yeah, appreciate huge with us.

I love it nice cameo by him

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time to take a look at the scoring in the second period.

This period wrap brought you by Pizani Company of Atlantic Mine and I wish you could take down one goal, one to nothing, and it was Carson Latimer getting his first of the season.

Here it was of the 941 mark of the second to tie it up 1-1.

Huskies missed coverage on that, and they're out of sorts right now.

Back to the point, held in.

Shot towards the Michigan Tech goal.

That one redirected and picked up by Brenton.

Brenton will get it clear.

Bernie with it now, forwards and along to Latimer.

Latimer's got that good speed, brings it to the front, she scores!

Oh, Latimer with that great speed!

Brenton's going to get the assist.

And another assist in there as well for the Huskies as Latimer scores.

Bernie with a nice tap pass, and Michigan Tech ties it up 1-1.

But the Huskies weren't done.

Isaac Gordon gets his second of the season from Connor Roulette, who stole it at the blue line on the other side.

Here it was at the 1857 mark to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead.

Bay Sov down inside the Michigan Tech Zone, won cleanly by the Bulldogs, but stolen away by the Huskies and brought back up Roulette coming down Roulette trying to sweep it to the front

scores.

Isaac Gordon puts it in a...

a great feed by Roulette on the steal at the defensive blue line for Michigan Tech.

They

come all the way down and Isaac Gordon gets his second of the season with one all three left to go in the

second period.

Michigan Tech goes up two to one.

Shots in this period 11 for the Huskies for a two-period total of 22-4 for Ferris State for a two-period total of 13.

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It seemed like we got better in the

small ice surface in that second period.

Yeah, absolutely.

I mean our forecheck is good against this small rink and we just got to start honing in on those chances we're getting and we'll be successful.

Thanks a lot, Colin.

Yeah, thanks, sir.

Colin Sawyer, grad assistant here at Michigan Tech.

20 minutes on the clock.

A little bit of extra time here before the drop of the puck here as they wait for the water to freeze up a little bit.

Warm down here as it was warm back home as well as I understand Michigan Tech will go back inside of their own zone as we start the third period brought to by Turbo insurance Huskies trying to get it outside of the zone can't do it second opportunity does back out the center ice across his Latimer Latimer with a good feed and just hopped over Bernie's stick while we've seen that so much here tonight now Latimer trying to catch the loose puck working against the other sentiment there that is Mackie and play deep inside of the Ferris State zone Huskies with that again back to the point

Parker slides it over, hopped over the stick.

They're a Brenton again.

And good work there by Coscopyrti, who's played great here tonight.

Oh boy, a punch thrown there.

That's going to be a penalty against Ferris State.

Swing was taken at Coscopyrti.

I don't know that it actually landed, but that doesn't really matter in that situation.

And the Huskies will go on a power play here.

Really a great opportunity here for Michigan Tech.

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Huskies fell down at the offensive blue line, lost it, and coming down looking for a second goal of the game was Mellon Bacher, a huge stop by Owen, and the Huskies bring it back up now trying to get inside of the zone, but nobody can handle the puck here for Michigan Tech.

Now Gordon finally settles it down, gets it to Shipley.

Shipley makes a couple of stick-handly moves across the line now for Jonson, he's in trouble.

Try to get it down deep, it hit a stick,

and Nesta's out of position, back up the center ice.

Must be gonna not look clean on their power play.

Marneau, good job to keep that one alive.

Michigan Tech up two to one, trying to go up by two.

Gordon slides it over, fake shot there.

Shipley with it over, one-timer Van Blericombe, second opportunity off the save.

Gordon back up top, Shipley over for Van Blericombe, shot.

Seen puck and a save made there.

Loose puck again.

The Huskies can't find a way to get it past the goaltender.

Great job by Alan Lendak who made a couple of big saves and was able to control his rebound just enough to hold on for that whistle.

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Michigan now up two to one on Western in the third period.

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Husky's trying to hold it in.

Good job by Posca Purity.

Michigan Tech will set it up now on the power of play.

Over one here tonight.

Down low, a little bit more space out there right now.

Michigan Tech has faced it out a little bit.

Here's Roulette, pass, got, got.

saved and kicked back out the center ice.

Good job by the Bulldogs that time.

On the penalty kill inside of their zone.

Brought up now by Andresen.

Andresen drops it back for Koskiberty.

Just got it out of the way from being stolen away.

Back across the line, Reinhardt.

Give and go there with Roulette back up top now.

Andresen getting it down low but she can tack up top for Leppa.

Leppa looking at the far corner but held on to it.

Andresen over.

One timer by Gordon and big rebound on the Huskies.

We're on the wrong side of the clock.

Right side corner.

Here's Koski Furti pulls it out of there.

Center's a pass.

Huskies trying to me a little bit too fancy on that one.

Here come the Bulldogs.

Now the penalty is over.

We're skating five on five.

Broken stick out there.

One of the Huskies snapped the twig.

Lee will dump it down for the Bulldogs.

2-1 lead for Michigan Tech.

0-2 on the power play here tonight for the Huskies.

Back inside of the Ferris State zone.

No ice heat here.

The Huskies get it in deep.

Back to pick it up.

There is Morse the defenseman.

He couldn't get away from the Michigan Tech floor check.

Huskies with Bernie.

Got it to the front of the goal.

A bouncing puck there.

Bernie trying to fight it in his skates.

Michigan Tech will hold it in.

Slid over.

Parker able to send it back down.

Tipped in front, but still wide of the net.

Al Delil.

Delil along the wall.

Back to the point.

Here is Parker looking in front.

His shot deflected out of play.

Oh, the Huskies had it just a terrible time tonight.

from those point positions, getting those puckers through cleanly because Ferris State is so good, that's squaring up.

16-29 left to go in the third period, Michigan Tech with a 2-1 lead right now.

They are dominating in shots 26-14 and have since the first period.

G-check now to take the face off and the right dot inside of the Ferris State zone.

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Michael Cheechek now.

Going against Mackie.

Mackie gets tossed from the face-off.

Steppin' in will be Stupik.

Stupka, rather.

And the Bulldogs will win the draw.

They will skate it out to center-ice.

Miller pinching up on the play.

Puts a good roadblock there.

And the battle for the loose puck picked up by the Ferris State Bulldogs.

Isaac Gordon wanted a call.

Lost his stick on that play, backed out inside the Michigan Tech zone, chance for the Bulldogs from the corner.

Huskies put a damper on that opportunity, Michigan Tech coming up with it now for Fasciano and now Cheechick.

Michael Cheechick trying to get it across the line.

Good job by the Bulldogs to stop it there and back across.

Comes Ferris State inside the Michigan Tech zone, right to the high slot.

Got away there from Mackie.

Mackie will crack it down.

Good job by Roulette.

Wins the stick battle and outmusses the forward and cleared back out inside of the Ferris State zone.

Vambleracan going in hard on the forecheck.

Couple of guys going in, shoulder to shoulder.

One of the Ferris State Bulldogs went down a bit awkwardly.

And that was leaked.

Here's a chance now for the Bulldogs across the line.

Shot and a save by Bartoskevic.

Taken that risk to their coming in across with stuff good not a good risk to raw but a face-off inside of the Michigan Tech zone with 1528 left to go in the third Michigan Tech to Ferris State one here at even live an arena in Big Rapids, Michigan Out of town scoreboard brought to by Peterland Distributee August Anna winning an overtime Over Ohio State 3-2 final there.

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Here's a shot there and that one deflected out of play.

The Gophers have gone up two on North Dakota.

That is in the third period with 12-38 remaining.

Another faceoff inside the Michigan Tech Zone, 15-24 left in the third.

Huskies with a one goal lead.

Two to one.

Latimer and Gordon, the two goal scores for Michigan Tech.

Mellenbacher for the Ferris State Bulldogs.

Darby will take the offensive zone face off for Ferris State.

Huskies had to go right to the Michigan Tech goal and played along there by Bartoskiewicz.

It's still behind the net, inside the Michigan Tech end.

Huskies trying to keep their guy.

Good non-call there by the officials that one of the Ferris State players went down.

Fans wanted a call, not going to get it.

Here's a steal by the Huskies.

And brought up three on three, not much going on, so Jansen would delay a little bit, hands it off to Parker.

Good job by Michigan Tech, and the seed just parted in front of Parker, and then he sends it off the board, not a good pass, cleared up to center-ice, and back inside the Michigan Tech zone now, passed to the front, chance there, and a good opportunity, as the Huskies didn't have guys back.

Darby with that opportunity, couldn't have made it happen.

And the Huskies again, skating right into traffic, losing control of the puck, but will get it back behind their own neck.

Reinhardt trying to kick it out to center-ice.

Can't do it.

Now Bernie with the opportunities.

Bernie couldn't swing it up.

He takes a hit, goes down hard.

Right in front of the Michigan Tech bench tries to get off the ice.

He does.

Huskies trying to push it forward.

Can't do it.

Stolen away.

Brought back down by Ferris State across the line.

Drop pass.

Mellenbacher with a shot through traffic.

Hit a skate on the way in right in front of Bartoskiewicz.

And a loose puck now behind the Michigan Tech goal.

Huskies getting outplayed here this last shift or two.

Off of the glass, finally cleared back up the center ice.

Michigan Tech with the 2-1 lead.

Latimer picks up the loose puck, drops it down in front of them, makes a move, and a good defensive play made there as Latimer tried to slide it underneath the defense pin.

Now it's Roulette off the back of the net, got it to the front of the goal.

It's right there at the top of the crease, and the Huskies could not find it.

They were tied up pretty well in that play.

Cleared up the center ice, settled down by Michigan Tech.

Quickly across the line comes Roulette.

Roulette on his backhand, looks in front.

Roulette still has the backhand behind the net, has control, gets it back, but's thrown away and brought up now by the Ferris State Bulldogs out to center ice.

Brady trying to lay a hip check in there, just missed on it, but Leek still went down on the play.

Huskies slide it back over to the corner.

Brady's got to get there.

He'll slide it up for an O with it.

Settles it down, penalty coming up, and it's going against the Huskies on the play.

It's going to go against Brady.

And Michigan Tech's gonna be shorthanded here.

13-19 left to go in the third period.

Huskies only up by a goal and Brady takes a penalty for holding behind the play.

And now Michigan Tech will have to try to kill off a penalty here in front of Owen Bartoskevic.

Mackie.

Taking the draw against Tom Leppa.

Back to the point.

One by Ferris State.

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Trying to hang on here.

Huskies up by a goal.

Power play for Ferris and it comes out this center ice.

Quickly back in now by the Bulldogs.

They wrap it around.

Fired around on the far side.

Back again to the near side.

Kicked up by Merrick.

Merrick will dump it down to the left wing corner inside the Michigan Tech.

So Huskies get it, but can't clear it away.

Held in at the point.

Here come the Bulldogs now, back to the point again.

Strolled by Hogmerkar.

Here's a shot, big stop.

There, Huskies can't clear.

Leppa went between his legs, but it was held in.

Merrick over to the far side.

Loose puck at the blue line, but held in.

Merrick stumbles on that puck.

Bernie tried to find it.

Now Michigan Tech shorthanded for another minute nine.

Odd record keeps it in.

Here's a shot taken, blocked by the Huskies.

Miller Lappell will clear it off the glass all the way down.

Good job by Michigan Tech.

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Huskies up two to one.

Becka crossed the line.

He'll dump it in.

The Ferris tape, hold on to it right to the net.

As it hopped over the stick of Bartoskiewicz, behind the goal, he was behind the net, and a sharp angle shot went wide.

Back up top for Lee, his shot through traffic, rebound is right there, another shot!

Bartoskiewicz, hold on, no, it's still loose!

And they pushed him in the net, and he keeps it out, whistled sound with 28 seconds remaining in the penalty to Brady.

Face-off in front of Bartoskevich, that's as close as it gets.

Again, Augustana winning tonight, over Ohio State, two to one, sorry, three to two.

And Minnesota up on North Dakota, four to two.

Huskies need a kill here, 28 seconds left in the penalty to Brady for holding.

Puck slides over to the far boards, play inside the Michigan Tech Zone.

Need at least one more clear here for the Huskies.

Brenton able to get it to a teammate.

Michigan Tech will clear it down.

Delil with a great play.

And that'll bring it down to 10 seconds.

Right up now by Culkinan.

Culkinan, the finished native, drops it off the leak.

Leak across the line.

Here's a chance for the Bulldogs, a shot and blocked down by Bartoskevich as Brady comes out of the box.

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Michigan up 2-1 on Western right now.

Battle of two giant teams.

They stop in front of Bartoskiewicz, Huskies win the draw and Dresen clears.

And Michigan Tech will race for that loose puck.

Across the line, here's a chance.

Kodre, there, Van Blericom was going towards the net, cleared away by the Bulldogs.

And now Michigan Tech back across the line, here's a steal by Van Blericom, a shot, save rebound, and it just went wide to the net.

Oh, Leppa thought he had it, it looked from here, it gone in, but no, it just went wide on the left post.

And back across now come the Bulldogs, shot there, rebound off of back.

Dave there by Bartoskevich right at the front of the goal, and he's going to have to hold on.

And finally, he does.

Baystop coming up as we have a little bit of an altercation between a couple of players.

I don't think we're going to get any penalties out of this.

Huskies want to make sure they don't take any more penalties here.

Up 2-1 with 10-41 left to go in the third period.

What a game here tonight.

Tom Lepicamp will leave it.

It looked like it was going in from our angle.

10-41 remaining in the third.

Kusler goes out there to take the offensive zone face off of the Bulldogs against Coscopurti.

Huskies win the face off, they punch it up the wall, clear it to the line and finally get it out.

Bulldogs will fire it right back in.

Huskies, trying to get back.

Kosti Berge, good defensive play there.

It's Mellon Bakker winning hard on the fourth check.

Picking it up is Reinhardt.

Now he's got a little bit of room.

Skates to the cross for Shipley.

Shipley cuts to the middle, then back to the board.

Shipley takes a hit, but drops it down in the corner.

Shipley lost his stick, gets back his stick, and drops it back in the right-wing corner again.

Loose puck down the right.

Huskies trying to find it.

Taken out of there now by Mellon Bakker, who's been one of the better players on the ice here tonight.

Quickly up to center ice, the Huskies get it to the offensive blue line no further than that.

Now, Shipley with it, stopped it for Koskipirti, dangerous play right there at a guy right out of him, turned over, here comes Leek, and a good recovery there by Miller from Michigan Tech.

Stubka now with it, off of him, the Huskies making bad decisions right now on clearing attempts, they're getting tired out there.

And back to the point.

Here's a chance for the Ferris State Bulldogs.

A shot through traffic just right of the net.

Almost pecked.

Popped right back out in front.

Right to the front of the goal.

That one goes high to the corner.

Still inside the Michigan Tech again.

Fardas Kevich lost his stick.

Stupco with it now.

Michigan Tech is dead tired out there.

Trying to hang on to a 2-1 lead here in the third period.

Backhanded to the high slot.

Here's a shot.

Save rebound.

And it's good to the side, but not out.

Back to the point.

Gets back with a shot.

Blocked in front.

Huskies trying to get a clear rule.

That waited too long.

Backhanded up to center ice finally and not ducked down.

But Huskies trying to make a change.

Messed it back across the line as Farrah State knows that they have the Huskies tired right now.

Picked up by Isaac Gordon.

He'll just feather it up to center ice.

Gives it away though.

And Johnson back across the line.

Huskies trying to get back in position.

Big shot there.

Good job by Parker to get a stick on that one.

And the Huskies go hard off the boards.

Can't clear it out.

And we'll work it up to center ice finally.

Now it's Cheechek trying to find it.

He can't.

Selling away by the Bulldogs back the other way.

832 left to go in the period.

Huskies up by one.

Parker.

Tripped up on the play.

Boy, they might have let one go there.

Yes, Parker was tripped up on the play.

A loose puck down in the Michigan Tech corner now.

It's battled up along the kicker play with 817 left to go in the third period.

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2-1 Michigan Tech.

Renton pulling it out of there.

Everybody's tied up on the play.

Nobody can get it clear for the Huskies and everybody's out of position.

Back to the point now for the Bulldogs.

Good stop there by Cheatrek.

He'll get it clear and sends it down.

That won't be icing.

And Michigan Tech finally able to make that change.

7.54 left to go in the third period.

Brought back across now by the Bulldogs.

Inside the Michigan Tech zone.

Adrek Carr brings it all the way in.

Poked away by Andreessen nicely.

and picked up by Bassiano.

He'll quickly move it up for Bernie.

Bernie with a pass across the way.

Andreessen will pick it up at the red line and flips it down inside the right wing corner.

Seven and a half left to go in the third career.

Two-one lead for Michigan Tech.

Bassiano able to send it right back down low.

Bernie with it.

Loses it, picked up there by Chris Lee.

Lee with a nice pass up to the wing and the Bulldogs will break it out.

Across the Michigan Tech line, they get, bring it in.

Huskies quickly take it away with Tom Leppa.

Makes the safe plan up the center ice.

This won't get down there for Icing.

And Michigan Tech once again with a good clear will be able to make a change.

Huskies with a 2-1 lead.

Getting to the later stages of the third period.

A block shot there inside of the Michigan Tech zone.

Mellon Bakker now, but Huskies got to be all over him.

Bady has it.

Colleen back to the point.

Here's a shot-through trap.

It's locked in front there by Roulette.

Loose puck again.

Roulette's gonna pick up the loose puck and brought back up the center ice.

Make that Reinhardt.

Sorry, Reinhardt will dump it down to the right-wing corner.

Reinhardt brings it inside of the fair-estate corner.

Now to the left side, and Jansen is in there along with Toscapergi, who pulls it out in front.

Toscapergi with a quick pass there, trying to make it.

Shipley holds it in.

Gotta be careful.

Shipley with a couple of nice moves.

Has the last guy back, walks it down, takes the shot, and rattles it wide to the net.

Now it is Miller holding it in.

Good continuous play here at Everglade and Orita.

High off of the boards now.

Michigan Tech keeps it deep inside with 6-16 remaining.

Here's a steal for the Huskies.

Shipply in front.

Toe drags.

Never got the shot off.

It's still there.

Goal tender is way out, and it goes wide to the net.

Huskies trying to keep it in the zone.

They can.

It comes back out to center ice all the way down.

It won't be icing.

Delil goes back to pick it up.

Huskies up by one with six minutes left to go in regulation.

Michigan Tech taking their time.

Both teams making change.

Now Parker with it.

Michigan Tech taking time.

Parker now in behind his net.

Michigan Tech bringing it up up by a two to one score.

Good job by Ferris State forcing the turnover at center ice.

And the Huskies though recover nicely.

Keeping the puck in the neutral zone for the time being.

Across the line.

Brenton picking it up.

Brenton using that big size.

Brings it up to center ice.

Able to get it there.

Latimer couldn't get a piece of that one.

Icy will be the call.

You've got to be careful on those ones.

And the Huskies pay for that risk.

That they took and now we'll have a face-off inside of the zone.

They still haven't taken the media timeout yet With 522 left to go on the third it has been some hard-hitting fast play here in Big Rapids, Michigan Tech 2 to 1 again You cannot take the timeout anymore on the icing calls So the Huskies will have to suck it up face-off controlled

By basically no one as it goes to the corner on a good battle for it now right wing corner the Michigan Tech zone Still along the kicker plate Moreno trying to get a stick on it pulls it out of there, but can't clear it back up top There's a shot saved made by Bartoskevich.

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Mask there and Brenton's mask has got dislodged or unsnapped

These players coming in from other leagues aren't aware of some of the NCAA rules.

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The Huskies have played well, but Ferris State just will not go away.

2-1 Michigan Tech with the lead.

Offensive zone faceoff for Ferris State as they try to tie this game up late.

Both teams trying to play heavy, but not too heavy that they commit a penalty.

Michigan Tech will clear it down.

Husky's able to get some new bodies out there.

And the Bulldogs now will bring it up.

Padrakar will get it inside of the zone.

Fasciano wraps it around.

Gordon's got to make a play.

Did.

Got it to Cheechek.

He's in trouble, but nice pass up the Fasciano.

Husky's got some numbers across the way.

Fasciano sends it over.

Hopped over the stick of Roulette.

Roulette loses.

It turned it over.

And here come the Ferris State Bulldogs.

Lift down inside of the zone.

Fortunately for the Huskies, that line was tired for the Bulldogs.

So break away and go to the bench.

Brought back up by Fasciano.

He'll send it down.

Huskies playing a little bit conservative right now with four minutes left to go in the third period up by a goal.

Shipley tied up his man.

The Bulldogs go get it across.

G-check could not make the play right to the front of the goal and back up to center-ice.

The Huskies get the clear.

3-43 left to go on the third.

Michigan Tech in on the fourth check, now a cheat check.

Cheat check.

Taking out two guys, now picked up there by Chris Lee.

He'll go D to D there with Messick.

Make that toe lead.

And Michigan Tech doing a good job of keeping the Bulldogs who are starting to cheat a little bit offensively with a couple of guys out deep.

And this will be an icing call against Ferris State.

That's a good play there by Michigan Tech.

The Huskies.

Kept the defense right there with the three forwards that came out And cherry picking a little bit at the offensive blue line first it was And they are looking for that time goal 322 left in the third career two-to-one score a third career being brought to you by turbo agency The little Trying to win a draw permission to check in the offensive zone.

They're gonna kick them out of the face off or at least

Bored him.

And the Bulldogs will win the job, but the Huskies steal it away.

Delil with it up top, wants to be very careful here, and finally he dumps it down deep.

And the Bulldogs will break it up to center ice.

Off of Leek, Leek hustles down on the corner, picks up the loose puck.

Brenton all over him, back to the point held in by the Bulldogs.

No, they say it just barely came out.

And the FaceTime will come in the neutral zone with 2.58 left to go in this nail biter here in Big Rapids.

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Tomorrow, one o'clock here at Ferris.

Taking on the number one Bulldogs.

Huskies ranked 11.

And now we'll get our Ferris State.

We'll take a timeout here.

It really has changed the dynamic of these NCAA games with the teams not able to take their time out after an icing call.

There's going to be a lot more timeouts being saved towards the end of games now.

And the Bulldogs take their time out.

That'll give us a chance for the out of town scoreboard.

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Minnesota Duluth leading the Midget State 1-0.

That's halfway through regulation.

And in the other CCHA game, Bowling Green 5, Lake Superior State 2.

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Owen Mellenbacher, Carson Latimer, Isaac Gordon, those are the three goal scorers.

We have three minutes left to go in regulation.

Huskies with a two-one lead, face off just outside their zone.

Leppa, back with Van Blericombe and Bernie.

They put the line back together.

Going against Mackie at the face-off, that is Leppa.

Here we go.

Three minutes left to go.

Wepa will win this one back.

Fasciano will control.

Huskies up by one.

Ramblericom made sure he got a piece of that one as it went down.

Played deep inside the Ferris State zone.

Coming out with the loose Poccas Custler.

It kind of loaded up a line or two here for the Bulldogs.

Bartoskevic stops it behind his net.

Played around by the Huskies.

Can't clear.

Gold tender is out for Ferris State.

Extra attacker out there.

Garland.

Back on the blue line right now.

Six on five advantage with two and a half left to go still here in the third.

Merrick with a shot blocked by the Huskies but not out.

Here's Garland walking in.

He'll pass it to the front.

That one nearly snuck away.

And it just went wide.

Garland back to the point now.

Controlled by Ferris State.

They had the six on five advantage.

They're trying to tie it up.

Hardricar over for Garland.

Garland trying to get Van Blerica right to the net.

Rebound right there.

Half empty net there for Merrick and he couldn't find the puck.

Merrick with it.

It's got this one deflected just wide.

Two minutes left to go in the third.

Six on five advantage.

Huskies need it clear.

Uh-oh, missed communication.

Merrick with it now.

Shot, blocked in front by his own player.

Picked up by the Bulldogs though.

And they have it down in the corner.

Huskies trying to find the loose puck.

Getting there was Leppa.

Slapped at it.

Got a stick broke, but it didn't.

Gants for the Bulldogs now from behind the net.

Wrap around.

Saved by Barnaskewicz.

Rebound is sitting at the top of the crease.

He goes back to the line and held it.

on the Bulldogs, Sean Black hit somebody in front.

And that was Michigan Tech.

Spasciano took one for the team right there.

And he hangs onto it long enough to get a whistle.

And the Huskies get a breather with a minute 29 left to go in the third period.

Wow.

2-1 Michigan Tech, 27-22 the shots.

Ferris State pouring it on with the extra attacker.

Huskies trying to hold on here.

And they'll put out Cheechek to take the defensive zone face off against Mellenbocker.

Mellenbocker trying to win it back.

Here we go.

Huskies win it back.

Brenton fires it around, can't get it clear.

Held in back to the Huskies corner on the right side.

Michigan Tech trying to hang on to a one goal lead.

Shot past the Michigan Tech goal, but while wide of the net, still down in the left wing corner now.

This is Parker.

He's hit off of the play.

Six on five advantage.

Down to 70 seconds left to go in regulation.

Huskies up by a goal.

Somebody lost a stick out there.

Loose puck at the side of the net, back to the corner, controlled by Ferris State, back to the line, they'll hold it in.

Over for Beatty, Beatty to the front!

Yeah!

Loose puck in front, and what a great play by Ferris, and it just did not get through.

Back up and a hopped out the center-ice, big break for the Huskies.

Will they change?

No, they don't have time.

Back inside of the zone, 45 seconds remaining.

Huskies up by a goal, trying to hold on here at David Lehmann Areeda.

Here's a steal by Cheechek, can he clear?

Off to the boards, gets it out to set a race and a race down the clock.

Trying to get it there, it was past the curtsy.

Couldn't get it, can he get it deep in front?

Jonson!

Can't put it in!

He missed it wide, Jonson to the front.

MP net still down there, Husky's got a hustle back now, they're dead tired.

Bringing it across the line, Mellenbocker, hit poked away from him.

Shot by Miller, missed the net!

And that's gonna be an icing call against Michigan Tech.

Miller was one step away from the red line.

15.9 seconds left in the third period.

Huskies up play a goal and now they won't be able to call a timeout.

Face-off down in front of Bartoskiewicz.

My goodness.

Here we go.

There's no waiting here.

Drop of the puck to the left of Bartoskiewicz.

Koskiewicz trying to win the draw gets backy.

Huge face-off right here for the Huskies.

Kosti Perti wins it back.

Tied up with 14 seconds.

Stiff goes high.

Huskies get the clear.

They send

it down.

It's going to miss a wide.

Scores!

That's it!

Rulette gets the empty net goal.

I thought it was going wide, and

the Huskies put it away.

The 3-1 lead was 7.7 seconds left in the third period.

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The Huskies bending, but not breaking here in the third period.

We'll win this one out with 7.7 seconds remaining.

They're up by two.

Face off at center ice.

Controlled by Ferris State.

Podrakar poked away from him.

And that'll do it.

The Huskies take game one here tonight in a thriller.

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Michigan Tech 3.

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What a game here tonight.

Michigan Tech pulls it out.

3-1 after an empty net goal by Roulette.

The Bulldogs pulling their goaltender for the extra attacker with three minutes left to go in regulation and it was nothing but nail-biting the rest of the way.

Bulldogs give them credit.

They threw everything at the Huskies.

Bartoskiewicz coming up big

late and the Husky defense just did a good job.

Forwards and defense of getting in shot lanes and blocking shots to help out.

Part of scavenge on that play.

But the Huskies pull it off here tonight.

They get the win.

Get their sixth win of the season.

Six and one on the season.

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Let in I shouldn't say let in a goal.

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early on.

Key saves early on.

A couple of breakaways for Ferris State in that first period.

And then they had a couple more.

Later on in the game, too, where they snuck past the defense.

Small ice surface.

This Ferris State team always knows how to play their best hockey on this ice.

And Owen Bartoskevic stopping 24 out of 25 shots on goal.

And some of them were really, really big saves.

and he is going to be our third star tonight.

Second star tonight is going to be the only goal scored tonight for Ferris State Owen Mellenbach who got a second of the season but this kid is the real deal and that is why he is the property of the Detroit Red Wings and coming over from UMass.

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Tough one here tonight.

I thought a lot of Michigan Tech players played really well here.

I really like DeLille tonight.

He was sensational on face-offs through two periods.

I don't... Do I have... Do I have that final stat for... I think we do here.

Yes, we do.

Final stats.

Delil suffered a little bit in that second period, but he was really good here tonight.

But our superior player tonight is going to be Latimer.

He scored that first goal from Michigan Tech.

And Latimer really, I thought, using that speed tonight against speed.

Ferris State's

got speed.

Huskies have speed.

And Latimer's the speediest of the Huskies out there.

Great goal by Latimer.

And I just thought he used his speed well here

tonight.

Almost had a couple others where he was able to get around the defenseman.

and score.

So, Latimer will be our number one star and our Superior National Bank Superior player of the game here tonight.

3-1 win for Michigan Tech.

28-25 were the shots and we'll take another time out.

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3-1 win here tonight.

Coach, congratulations.

That was a nail biter.

We knew it would be this type of game here tonight.

You

got to be proud of your team.

Yeah, it was a tough start.

You know, they got one early.

We had to claw back and fight.

I thought Bernie made a great play to Latz.

Latz used his speed, big goal to go 1-1.

And then Conor Roulet made a big time play.

Isaac Gordon finished it at the back door to get a 2-1.

And we had some chances.

We missed some great A's.

Give fair state credit.

It was a tough clawing game.

and then we were able to finally isolate it with an empty net there.

I'd like to see us manage that puck a little bit better then.

Yeah, it seemed like we got better on the smaller ice surface as the game went along.

Yeah, there's not a lot of time in this this ring.

Things happen quick.

You know, they've been sitting off for, you know, a week of off and I thought they looked fresh.

But I thought our second period was outstanding.

I thought we did a lot of great things and, you know, now we can build on some of the things we did really well.

trying to touch up a few of the areas that I think we can go a little bit better tomorrow night.

You talked about how good Roulette was and Vardiskevich, so making a couple of early saves in that first period.

I thought was key, keeping it nothing, nothing at the time.

No question.

I mean, you know how hard it is to win consistently and win on the road.

And you've got this league.

I mean, anybody can beat anybody.

It's a fine tooth.

You've got to manage pucks.

You've got to execute.

And this is a game of races and battles.

It was a heavy game.

Congratulations, coach.

Good luck tomorrow night.

Thanks, Derek.

Appreciate it.

Big win for the Huskies here tonight.

3-1, the final score

over Ferris State.

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Final stats, Michigan Tech getting an outshot in that third period.

Remember, Ferris State was pulling their gold tender with three minutes left to go in the game.

to six, but the final shots, 28-25 in favor of the Huskies.

Both teams 0-2 in the power of play.

Michigan Tech with five shots on the power of

play, two for Ferris State.

Owen Bartoskevich just again, really good in net tonight.

They changed the shot totals a little bit from what they originally had up there.

Bartoskevich now with 21 saves.

And I think they have this, actually I think they have this.

switch they have this wrong on here but either way Bartoskevic was phenomenal tonight when he needed to be for Michigan Tech no doubt about it and a couple of guys that certainly could have made it into our three-stars roulette with a phenomenal game here tonight I thought DeLille was really good on face-offs through two periods of play and just everybody really kind of

pitched in at the end to find a way to get the win here tonight.

Michael Cicek played well.

Max Kostigerti unbelievable again at times here tonight and just really good game by the Huskies even though they came out again struggling a little bit in that first period.

They put together a great second period and we're able to hang on in the third and that is going to do it for our broadcast

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But that's going to do it for our broadcast tonight.

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Jake Condon joining you today here on WMPL for the final week of the MHSAA Football regular season.

And we've got a good one tonight, folks.

Copper Bowl 2026 here on 107-3, the Uper, as the hometown Hancock Bulldogs look to take down the Houghton Grendelins in their final matchup this season.

Pre-game show today is going to be brought to you by Houghton Building Supply and we've got a lot to talk about a very storied rivalry between these two teams.

The 74th year of the Copper Bowl taking place tonight.

A tradition going all the way back to 1953 in its official rivalry game format.

Obviously the history between these two teams goes back even further than that.

a very storied match up here.

Houghton, Gremlins have been in control the past few years.

Bulldogs looking to get back in front tonight, and we'll see if they can pull it off.

For now, the Gremlins are sitting at 2-6 on the regular season, losing last week at Nagani, the final score, 8-38 in that game.

Hancock Bulldogs, we had them covered right here on WMPL last week, taking on the Purple Hornets in Lantz, wound up losing that game, the final score there, 34-26, 26 unanswered points, given up in the fourth quarter, winding up being the difference in that game.

A very exciting matchup tonight.

Out of town, about 15 miles up the road, we have Lantz actually taking on the Calumet Copper Kings to the final week of regular season action for both of those squads.

Both of those teams expected to be playoff bound.

Lantz in division eight, Copper Kings in division six.

We'll try to keep you updated with how that one's going if we can get some live scores for you over the course of the game.

Otherwise, I do want to quickly remind everybody that the Michigan Tech Huskies hockey team is playing tonight.

They're on the road taking on the Ferris State Bulldogs and their Gliak season opener.

That's going to be starting at 6.30 pre-game, right over on MIX 93.

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First Superior Service Towing coaches interview this afternoon.

We have Hancock Bulldogs head coach Brent Leclerc.

Coach, thanks again for your time.

Yeah, thanks for having me.

So starting off a tough game or a tough end to the game at least last week in Lons, 26 to 34, the final score.

Lons winds up scoring 26 unanswered points to come back and win that game.

What were you think the crucial mistakes that happened that led to that result?

And how are you trying to fix those up going into your last game of the regular season?

Yeah, so I think coming out of the half, you know, our varsity was moving the ball well, you know, we got some momentum sustaining along drives and able to put some more points on the board.

But then, you know, kind of taking that foot off the gas a little bit, got to make sure we're playing four quarters.

And then on defense, you know, some of their backs got a little

uh, into space and maybe extending plays a little longer than we would like to, you know, able to find them and make those big places to support some touchdowns.

So we've got to make sure we're staying disciplined, keeping the QB, uh, curled and, uh, you know, make sure we're covering all the way between both whistles.

Taking a look at the offensive side a little bit.

It seemed like on the last few drives of the game, Ben Karen was under a lot more pressure than he had been and really the first three quarters of the game.

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the quarterback and also the offensive line, the blockers around them to try to buy some more time in the pocket for him to find his receivers.

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in a timely fashion, you know, that's what we always reiterate to them.

And then, you know, just setting up on special teams and, you know, setting us up better field position-wise, you know, not in our own half, maybe more midfield or in their half, makes things much easier too.

All right.

Well, taking a look at your matchup this week, Houghton Gremlins are coming here to Condon Field.

Coach Loma also a first-year head coach, so I'm not sure how familiar you are with his scheming in particular But I'm sure you've known each other for a long time So what are you expecting from his offense and the grand ones at large in this last game of the regular season?

Yeah, we know they like to spread out there more of a spread offense kind of team So, you know, definitely trying to get the ball into some of their more dangerous players and so we got to make sure we're keen on those players and

trying to stop what they're trying to get and, you know, being able to tackle in space is the big part to stop them because if they can get that edge and get a lot of fields, we got to make sure we're making those one on one tackles.

And this is a pretty big game.

The Copper Bowl is one of the things that both these teams highlight every season.

You were born and raised in Dollar Bay.

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And what is the significance of this game?

Yeah, I mean, there's I think every game.

Throughout the season, it's important, especially some big games.

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And, you know, we take it serious.

Everyone's getting hyped up through the locker room.

We say it throughout the season.

You know, we always mentioned copper bull, copper bull, copper bull.

You know, we're playing for a trophy and we haven't won in a couple of years.

So the boys are hungry and they're ready to go play on Friday.

All right.

Hancock Bulldogs head coach, Bruno Leclerc.

Thanks again for your time.

Good luck in this week's matchup against the Grandlands.

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Thank you.

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Welcome back everybody pregame coverage continuing here on WMPL and our second superior service towing coaches interview today is going to be with Houghton Gremlins head coach Eli Loma coach.

Thanks again for your time.

Yeah, you're

welcome.

So I wanted to start first with the game that we have to cover here two weeks ago where you were able to beat the Gladstone Braves here at home 12 to 7 the final score multiple goal line stands in that game wind up locking it up in the last minute or so of play.

What was the most impressive or most

Noticeable things for you in that game that helped you hold on and beat the brace.

Oh man in that game, I mean We it was like he said is a kind of a barn burner at the end there, but it was those goal line stands were They're a great effort from our guys and I was really proud of how they Kept going.

I mean that I was a big team that we're facing.

Oh, we're not bigger than

Almost any team that we face, but we held tough with that and we somehow hung on to the win.

It was a fantastic game, at least from up where I was in the press box.

Just one of the best games I've seen all year.

So congrats on that win.

But taking a look at last week, you headed out to Nagani, played the minors.

Obviously a tough game there, but.

Hopefully some foresight into what needs to shape up in this last week or so of the regular season.

What are you trying to focus on in this last week of practice as you get ready for the Bulldogs?

So we're trying to just clean up all the mistakes that we'd make and have some answers for some of the questions that defense has been posing to us when we're playing offense.

And just executing what we do.

So that's been the emphasis.

for us this last week.

And looking now, another first-year head coach in Brennan Leclerc on the other side of the portage for you, what have you come to expect from the Bulldogs over the past few years and what are you getting ready for in this game?

Well, the copper bull, you have to expect that the kitchen sink is going to be empty at us.

They're going to bring out every play that they've been holding on to kickoff, kickoff return, punt return, everything.

I mean, it's going to be

We have to be ready for just about anything.

They could have the double reverse option pass for all I know.

So we just got to make sure that we stick with our responsibilities and don't get caught ball watching.

It's up to our players to make sure that they got their head in the game.

It's a hard thing comparable week because it's been nothing but distractions all week in school.

So it's hard for them, but I mean, it's this this game is about emotions, too.

And tomorrow we get seniors playing their last game.

There's me emotions will run high.

Former Houghton Gremlin yourself.

Long time assistant coach here.

Coming from your perspective, I could I ask Coach LeClaire a similar thing over in Hancock earlier today.

But what does this game mean to you personally and just how substantial is bringing home the copper bull every year?

I mean,

to get a trophy every year.

I mean, that's the goal.

But it's also about who's the best in this area.

We've got the Portage Lake between us, and we want to be the best in the area.

So this is one of those hurdles that we get to climb.

And finally, Coach, we're actually recording this for the folks at home, recording this during halftime of the junior varsity game over at Alumni Field.

So saw you on the sidelines taking a look at some of the players during the second quarter.

Was anybody standing out to you so far on this one?

Somebody excited for the future on the varsity squad?

There's a good collection of kids that I'm excited about.

I mean, we've got some sophomores who they've stepped up and they've done really well.

Last week against Negani, they passed for over 260 yards in the rain.

And I think it was 160 yards running the ball.

So, I mean, there's some talent.

I'm excited.

I mean, Liam Frick is one of them.

He's a great athlete.

Hayden Madison.

Jake Madsen.

I mean, these are three sophomores that, I mean, two of them are state champions with hockey team already.

So I'm excited to have them next year.

A couple of those players, fifth quarter players on the varsity squad as well, so we might see them tomorrow night for all we know as well.

Yeah, but hopefully.

Grab one's head coach, Eli Loma.

Thank you so much for your time again and good luck this week in the Copper Bowl.

Thank you very much.

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Copper Bowl coverage continuing here on 107-3 to Euber.

Currently, the Bulldogs are hosting their senior day festivities at Midfield.

So while those players are being honored at the Midfield at Condon Field, we're going to talk about our featured players of the game brought to you by Q&A Automotive starting first with the Bulldogs.

The quarterback number 11, the senior Ben Karenin currently standing at Midfield with his family, is going to be the player to watch today for the Bulldogs.

Over the first three quarters in the game against Lantz.

He was playing fantastically.

He was able to find his receivers down field.

Did a fantastic job of getting the ball around to every other Bulldog offensive player on the field.

But in that fourth quarter started getting under pressure quite a bit more.

Saw a few QB hits.

Sacked a few times in the fourth quarter.

So the question is going to be can the Gremlins bring sufficient pressure to slow Ben Keren and down.

Other players to look out for the skill positions he's trying to get the ball to like number seven Max Nordstrom had a big.

last week including a 55 yard touchdown in the first quarter and Blake Helton in the primary running back out of the backfield.

Last week at least we could also see some of number 26 Levi Kinnon getting involved in the game.

We'll wait to see which of those takes the bulk of the carries in this week nine matchup.

Looking at the visiting Houghton Gremlins it's a similar situation for them because of how past heavy their offense is relative to a lot of the other schools in the area.

The big key player to look out for is going to be the quarterback number 14, Brodie Dobley.

Also in his senior season, likely his last game as a high school athlete for the Gremlins, at least in football.

A similar deal there.

Needs to work well under pressure.

Find his receivers.

Players like number three, Sam Roth, seven, Alex Abert.

Number nine, Terry Nolan.

We've seen make a few catches as well.

There's going to be a lot of players competing for the ball on both sides of this field.

It ought to be a very dynamic offensive game.

And we're looking forward to seeing how it shakes out between these two teams today.

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Neither of these teams really in the playoff conversation at this point, but the Copper Bowl in and of itself is enough of a trophy to bring home that fans from Houghton and Hancock are here in numbers rooting on their preferred team.

We're going to take a quick break.

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Copper Bowl pregame coverage continuing right here on 107 3B Hooper 9 20 a.m.

And I wanted to quickly mention because this is the last game that the seniors on this roster are going to play as Members of their respective football teams I just wanted to run down the list real quick and at least mention and shout out all these players names because a lot of them Especially the linemen don't get as much talk as we'd always like but these players are out there They're giving it their all and they deserve to be mentioned and recognized for their achievements and the

work they've put in on the football field for both of these squads.

So first, I want to start with the Hancock Bulldogs.

Like I mentioned, they're being honored at midfield as part of the pregame setup for today's game.

But just running down the list, there's number two, Baron Colbert, number four, Forrest LeCourt, number 11, the quarterback, Ben Kerenen, number 26, Levi Kinnenen, number...

54, Drew Larson, 55, Roy Wacom, number 67, Logan Larson, 68, Connor Worre, number 76, excuse me, Trent Bodewin, and number 77, Jasper Tolles, all dressed and playing as seniors in tonight's game.

Apologies, actually.

We do have a player who's not going to be playing in that set tonight, but we'll mention that in our injury updates in just a moment.

Taking a look at the Gremlins players playing their final game tonight.

Number two, Thomas Netswicky.

Number three, Sam Roth.

Number six, Michael Salina.

Number seven, Alex Abert.

Number 14, Brodie Donnelly.

Number 15, Jay Samuelson.

Number 20, Kale Olin Keddo.

Number 58, Bryson Nettle.

Number 66, Ivan Johnson.

Number 68, Mason Joyle.

Are all players who are dressing up for the final time today here at Condon Field.

I also wanted to talk a little bit about the history of the Copper Bowl.

This is going to be the 73rd time this game is played.

The first game dating all the way back to the year 1953.

Houghton won that opening Copper Bowl 26 to nothing the very next year.

The Bulldogs came back and also won 26 to nothing.

It tied the series at one apiece.

Over the history of this series and the 72 recorded games or sorry, yeah 72 73 recorded games so far the Bulldogs lead the series 43 to 28 There are also two ties back in the 60s and 70s before ties were not part of the MHSAA ruleset Of course nowadays ties generally not able to happen the 2020 copper bull

was actually one of two games that was scheduled between Houghton and Hancock.

There was some last second scheduling, just trying to get some games for teams after others had to cancel.

So there wound up being two matchups.

The later of the two was the Copper Bowl whenever that happens.

That game actually had to be canceled in the COVID season because of issues with COVID testing.

So that's the only time the Copper Bowl game has been missed since its inception as an official rivalry game all the way back in 1953.

The Gremlins at least recently had

been in control of the series, despite the Bulldogs having the lifetime advantage.

They've won the last four straight from 2022 to 2025.

Bulldogs last won the series, or won the game, excuse me, in 2021, by a 20 to 17 final score.

Last year, Gremlins, frankly, put on a great show, were able to shut out the Bulldogs by a final score of 42 to nothing.

Coach Eli Loma hoping to replicate that feat tonight, although I'm sure Coach Leclerc would have something to say about that.

I also do want to mention quickly before we get into our national anthem and eventually the kickoff that there are some injury updates pre-game brought to you by Sarah's and dental along with all future injury updates in the game Excuse me the players are taking the field so we'll get started in just a moment before the national anthem I quickly want to mention the two players that we knew were out for the gremlins two weeks ago numbers 50 Excuse me 58 and 68 Bryson Nettle and Mason Joel of the two number 68 Mason Joel has been cleared to play

He's expected to be out there playing for the Houghton Gremlins on both sides of the line tonight for the Hancock Bulldogs.

Number four, Forest La Courte is not suited up.

He will be out today.

All right.

And now that I'm through my announcements, I'll hand it over.

Two, Ryan Tolls, the PA announcer today as we get ready for the free game show and the

national anthem.

could hear the fans getting loud for that.

Apologies if there are any peaks there, folks.

But the Bulldogs are ready, the Kremlins are ready.

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Hancock Bulldogs lost the coin toss to the Houghton Gremlins.

Gremlins elected to defer.

Bulldogs in response will be playing from the south side of the field up to the north.

It's going to be the kickoff specialist number three Sam Roth for the Gremlins getting ready to send this ball down field and Copper Bowl 2026 is underway here in Hancock.

A low kick it'll bounce around 20 yard line to be picked up by one of the returners in the backfield.

That's Levi Kinnanen who gets the outside.

Kinnanen will be forced out of bounds and around the 26 yard line.

Fans of the stands getting loud here already at

Condonfield.

And

we'll see now Ben Karenin getting ready to take his team over on offense and ready to see how he performs in a big final game.

He'll line up under center with one of the running backs behind him or a receiver out to each side.

Karenin.

Lion gets set.

Assessing the back heel, he'll take the snap and he pitches it out now and that's going to be Blake Helton and who will be met near the line of scrimmage and brought down.

Stay on his feet, shaky a tackle and finally brought down after picking up the first down.

When he was initially brought down, Heltonen never touched the ground with any of the joints that consider him down to tackle.

His knees never touched the ground.

Able to roll off his gremlin defensive tackler.

And he was able to keep stay on his feet, gain another five or six yards.

Nice work there on the first play of the game by Blake Heltonen.

A game of about 15 yards will move the Bulldogs up to the 45 yard line.

Karen and under center.

Two backs behind him.

Takes the snap.

He'll hand it off.

It's held to him again.

He's met near the line and brought down.

A game of a yard or two is all he's going to get on this play.

Make it second down and

eight.

Ball at the 47 yard line.

On their side of the field still looking to get across midfield and to the Gremlin 45 yard line for a first down now.

Clock continues to run about a minute into this game.

First quarter of coverage here.

Copper Bull 2026 bulldogs off to a nice start so far.

Two back set once again behind Ben Karenon.

Assessing the line, he'll take the snap and he'll hand it off to Blake Elton and once again who is once again met near the line of scrimmage this time on the far left side.

Number 73 Chad Halonen in on the tackle and it'll be a third and long coming up about eight yards to go.

Karenin gets the play from the sideline, head coach Brennan Leclerc.

Former Hancock bulldog himself, hit Michigan Tech Husky shortly after.

He was a kicker on those Husky squads.

And Karenin lines up under center, same formation as the last two plays.

Karenin takes the snap, fakes the handoff to the fullback and pitches it off to Heltedon.

Blake Heltedon shakes a tackle, but he'll be brought down about two yards short of the first down marker.

Gremlin defense doing nice work there.

The distance short enough that I would expect the Bulldogs are going to try to go for it.

Some noise makers and air horns in the crowd tonight.

We'll try to keep that quiet enough that you can still hear what's going on.

And here comes a crucial fourth down and two.

Karenin lines up under center.

It's the same formation as the first three downs.

Hoping to get a gremlin player jump Karen and can't do it.

He'll take the handoff of the fullback and Karen him will run up the middle and pick up enough yards to the first down moving the chains for the Bulldogs.

Number 20 Trent Piedle has been lining up at fullback the past few plays.

All he's had so far are two fake

handoffs.

and this time it'll be number 11 that's been Karen once again getting the play from the sideline of the Bulldogs and he's ready to try to keep this ball moving downfield now at the Gremlin 44 yard line same formation Karen and lines up under center line gets set he'll take the snap looking to throw this time looking left he's gonna throw it deep looking for Nordstrom and it's overthrown Ted Kipala also in the vicinity

That ball falls incomplete.

Second down in 10.

Ball at the Gremlin 44 yard line.

Karenin.

Lines up under center once again takes the snap and he'll hand it off this time to Helton in.

And he's met down and brought down at the line of scrimmage.

Third and nine coming up.

Gremlin defensive line when they're able to get a hand on the running back so far They've been able to shut Blake Helton and down had that one breakaway run on the first play of the game since then he's been thoroughly contained We'll see if that can continue Gremlin defense would love

to see that

And here comes the third and nine.

Karen under center.

It's been the same formation on every play except the first.

Karen looking to throw again.

Looking for Kilpel of that ball is caught and he'll be brought down at about the 37 yard line.

He's a couple yards short of the first down.

It's going to be fourth at about three yards.

Once again they are in Gremlin territory.

Bulldogs likely to go for it on fourth down here.

Kerenen relays the play to his teammates.

And a big fourth down coming here.

Nordstrom and Kipola lined up wide.

Piedola and held it in the backfield behind Ben Kerenen.

Kerenen takes the snap and a flag on the play before it snaps.

It's going to be a false start backing up the Bulldogs.

Five yard penalty there.

And now Omega fourth and three into a

fourth and eight.

And a

big fourth down coming up now.

A false start on the fourth and three, makes it a fourth and eight, keeping the same formation.

Karenin lines up under center.

Assesses the defense and he'll take the snap now rolling out right looking to throw Karen and under pressure hit as he throws that ball is gonna fall it complete looking for Max Nordstrom and a late pass interference flag Alex Abert in

coverage.

This

is gonna be PI folks

And it is past interference it's gonna be on number seven for the bull before the Kremlin's excuse me Alex Abert

Two number sevens lined up against each other on that play.

We'll see if A-Bear winds up staying on Nordstrom, maybe vice versa as well.

They're both wide receivers and corner backs.

And that will be enough for the Bulldog first down, a 15-yard penalty

on pass and interference.

And it's going to be between the

27 and 28-yard lines.

Karenin lines up under center, same formation.

Ben Karenin.

takes the snap and he'll hand it off to Piedle.

Piedle fumbles the ball but recovers it in the backfield.

The loss of a couple yards.

A bit of a miscommunication there.

Karen and looking to his left side for the handoff.

Piedle was on his right.

I'm not sure if that

was

designed to be a fake but there was some kind of miscommunication in the early goings of that play.

Piedle are not able to hold on to the ball but it is recovered by the Bulldogs.

They will maintain possession and it's going to be a second down and 13 coming up from the Gremlin 31 yard line.

Karenon under center once again He'll take the snap looking to throw looking right looking for Max Nordstrom flush out of the pocket Karenon downfield Nordstrom bobbles falls incomplete third down coming up It was number three Sam Roth in coverage on Nordstrom Stayed close as Max went up for the ball not able to keep both of his hands on it bobbled out of his hands fell to the ground in the end zone would have been a touchdown if he caught it

And a third and 13 coming up.

Bulldogs.

Every single set of downs has been stretching out to third or fourth outside of that initial play.

Karenon takes the snap looking to throw.

He's going to screen it out to Piedola.

Piedola's met in the backfield, shakes a tackle or two, and he'll finally be brought down.

Apologies, that was Blake Helton and who made the catch in the backfield.

A little wide receiver screen.

Karenin

looked for his first read.

Nordstrom didn't see it and elected to turn around and take his dump off-screen route just trying to pick up some yards to shorten the play a bit.

After getting back to the line of scrimmage, Helton will only find an extra yard or two.

It's going to be fourth down at about 11.

Halfway through the first quarter, Bulldogs have had possession all game long.

Still scoreless here at Condon Field.

Karenin under center.

Line gets set.

He'll take the snap looking to throw looking right for Nordstrom over the middle of the field.

He'll find his tight end instead.

That's number 14 That's

crew casario

Apologies that's number 44 Tyler Yaney out there today for the Bulldogs We had some confusion with his jersey number last week Pierce Johnson suited up in number 37 this time around He was wearing the number 44 while game.

He was not playing so he could be listed as a tight end.

It's a

numbering scheme that you need to have certain numbers to be eligible receivers downfield.

So Pierce Johnson was in that 44 last week, now lined up in number 37, giving Tyler Ganey back his number 44.

And it will be a turnover on downs as Ganey was short, so the Gremlins are going to take over here.

Brody Donnelly takes the snap.

He's going to keep it himself on a run off the middle, and he's met and brought down at the line of scrimmage.

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Trent bow to wine and on the tackle Apologies for the late call on the turnover on downs there folks Didn't get an official signal at least that I noticed and then I got a little bit sidetracked discussing the number changes between those two players, but Gonna be a run for no gain for Brodie Donnelly on the first play of this gremlins drive Second down at 10 ball is spotted at the 23 yard line on their own side of the field

Karen and in shotgun Michael Selena behind it takes the snap he'll hand it off to Selena off to the right hand side He's met near the line of scrimmage and brought down third and long coming up About seven minutes gone in this first quarter of play still scoreless a turnover on downs in Gremlin territory for the Bulldogs Just a yard or two short of picking up the first down They needed to move the chains and get into the red zone, but not able to pull it off so far

Third down and a long eight coming up for the gremlins Brody Donnelly in shotgun Michael Selena lined up to his right three four receivers Excuse me two on each side of the offensive line Sam Roth motions to the backfield.

He'll take the The option he takes the handoff to Sam Roth apologies and that ball winds up going up the middle To Selena he's gonna be well short of the first

down

And

it's going to be a fourth at about four

yards to go.

Some chaos with fake handoffs there.

I'm not sure if any of them were a read option.

Gremlins are back in their own territory on a fourth and medium.

They're going to choose to punt here.

And it will be number three, Sam Roth kicking this ball off.

Believe it's number 26, Levi Kinnon in the backfield to return for Hancock.

Roth will take the snap.

Snap is good.

And that ball is tipped at the line of scrimmage.

Skyed up into the middle of the field.

And that's going to take a bounce.

A gain of a few yards at best.

A bulldog shakes a tackle on the return.

And he's going to get back to about the 20 yard line.

The punt was tipped out of Sam Roth's grip by a bulldog defender.

Skyed up almost directly above him.

Lands about 10 yards down field.

A bulldog player gets there to make sure they maintain possession and has a bit of a hold to cut up the field.

That was number 18, Ted Kilpola with a nice heads-up play to improve an already very good field position for Hancock.

Bulldogs take back over after the Gremlins three and out.

Karenon on the Gremlin 21 yard line.

Two backs behind him are Piedola and Hiltonan.

He'll take the snap and pitch it out to Heltinon.

Heltinon to the left-hand side, breaks free, and he'll be out of bounds inside the 10-yard line first and goal coming up for the Bulldogs.

Blake Heltinon having a great day so far.

A couple nice breakaway runs.

Been active out of the backfield.

I think seven carries for him so far in this game already.

Still scoreless here at Condit Field.

Three minutes 36 to go and taking.

First and goal spotted at the Gremlin eight yard line Bulldogs looking to get on the board first in the copper bull Then Karen and under center their usual eye formation or receiver on each side Karen it takes the snap takes the handoff and now pitches it to help it and help it to the outside He'll get to about the five before being brought down second and goal coming up

Fans here On their feet and anticipation the Hancock Bulldogs student section absolutely full plenty of fans behind The rope line keeping them off the bench of either team But want to get as close to the action as they can Karen and under center second and goal I formation once again takes a snap and a flag before the play.

It's gonna be another false start Are they gonna say a gremlin jumped?

Oh, it's an offside on the defense

A penalty going each way now.

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It's going to be half the distance to the goal on that off-sides penalty.

Second goal in between the two and three yard line coming up for the Bulldogs.

Two minutes 25 to go in the first quarter of play.

Karenin lines up under center, the same eye formation we've seen almost every play all game long.

Line gets set.

Karenin takes the snap, hands it off, pulls it back, keeps it himself and he finds the end zone.

Touchdown Bulldogs!

Ben Karenin on the keeper from two yards out.

Bulldogs on the board first, here in the Copper Bowl.

And it looks like the offense will stay out on the field for the two-point conversion.

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And the offense will spread out.

That same formation they're all used to.

No change in assignments either.

Same players on the field.

Karen takes the snap, takes the handoff, keeps it himself, cuts up the middle, and he'll find the end zone for the two-point conversion.

They get

eight to nothing.

Bulldogs lead by eight.

Two minutes to go in the first quarter.

We'll be back in 30 seconds here for the Copper Bowl on WMPL.

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Copper Bowl here on WMPL final week of the regular season in MHSAA football.

Hancock, Bulldogs on the on the board first taking the 8-0 lead over the Houghton Gremlins visiting from just a couple miles away over at Alumni Field.

Bulldogs getting ready to kick this ball away.

Two returners in the backfield for the Gremlins.

That's Sam Roth and number seven Alex Abert, the two returners.

And it looks like it'll be Levi Kinnon and getting ready to kick the ball away for the

Bulldogs.

Levi checks both sides of his line, makes sure he's clear to kick this ball away and it will be a low kick with a lot of spin on it.

Bobbles into the hands of one of the front returners who finds some room he'll be brought down at the Gremlin 40 yard line.

That was number 20 Kale Olin Ketto, I believe, who was able to get a little shifty on field there.

Gained a few more yards after the squib kick, and that ball is spotted right at the Gremlin 40.

Two minutes and four seconds to go in the first quarter of play.

Coach Leclerc signaling to his team on the field.

Gremlin offense takes back over, went three and out on the first drive, backed up deep in their own territory, had the punt, Sam Ross punt, was tipped out of his hands.

Donnelly in shotgun, Selena to his right.

A player jumped in the line, no flags.

Selena tries to shake tackles.

He's brought down in the backfield.

Fumble blade!

We'll see if he's ruled down by contact before the fumble.

And it appears for the moment the officials will say that he's down, but still a loss of about five yards.

Bulldog fans have been given the hometown fans.

Sorry, Bulldogs players have been giving the hometown fans a lot to root for so far.

Bremlin offense looking shaky in their limited plays on the field.

Huddle breaks.

Let's see what Kochi Lailoma cooks up.

Donnelly, shotgun.

Selina to his right, four receivers out wide.

Another player moves on the line, not going to be offside though.

Sam Roth makes the catch of the backfield on the bubble screen and he'll give back to the original.

Down marker, it's going to be third and ten coming up.

A gain of five there for Sam Roth, the first completion of the day

for the Gremlins.

Clock will stop as Roth got out of bounds.

a minute 21 to go in this first quarter.

Gremlins head back out on offense.

Two receivers on each side, Kailol and Keddo, and number 15 for the Gremlins.

That's Jay Samuelson on the right.

Roth and Abair on the left.

Donnelly looks left, looks for Abair, and he is not going to find him.

Pass broken up by Blake Hilton, and it's going to be a fourth and 10 coming up for the Gremlins.

Nice coverage there.

Blake Hilton.

Donnelly, since he was in danger, looked to try to force a play to Alex Abair, couldn't find it.

And another three and out for the Houghton Gremlins.

Kicker is still number three, Sam Roth.

Snap is a little low, but Roth wrangles it in and kicks the ball down field.

Excuse me.

That's Emory de Rocher out there kicking this time Bulldog returner.

That was Levi Kinnanen He'll move about eight yards upfield and get down around

the Bulldog 40

And the Bulldogs take over with a lead They'll likely carry this drive into the end of the first quarter a pretty nice start to the game

for the hometown team here in Hancock.

A minute and seven seconds to go.

Karenin gets the play from the sideline, ready to try to put some more points on the board, taking a two-scored lead against the Gremlins.

Again, they have not won the Copper Bowl in five years now.

2021, the last time the Bulldogs were able to bring the trophy home, trying to snap that streak tonight.

Karenon under center, two receivers to his left this time.

He'll take the handoff.

It goes to Blake Heltonen, who tries to run out of a pair of tacklers, but not able to stay on his feet.

He'll gain two or three yards.

His helmet comes off, so he'll have to head back to the sideline, I believe.

And he will now, looks like a substitution

coming in as number 11.

Or excuse me,

Levi Kinnon and going to make the substitution.

Karenon was coming back as Blake was heading off to the sideline.

Second down and about eight yards ago, two receivers to the left.

And it's Piedala and now Kennan in the backfield behind Ben Karenin.

Karenin will take the snap, hands it off to Piedala, and Piedala up the middle will gain about five, third and short coming up.

Trent Piedala having a great day so far.

I confused him with former Michigan Tech Huskies hockey player Chase Piedala.

When I was talking about him last week, just a little nameslip.

But I did see in the news today that the Pittsburgh Penguins have called up Chase Piazza to their NHL roster.

So congrats to the former Husky Chase.

But that is going to take us to the end of the first quarter.

Hancock Bulldogs lead by eight.

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And the Bulldogs now on the Gremlins side of the field with a first down.

They are off to an electric start so far, leading eight to nothing in this game.

Ben Karenin, the lone player with the touchdown so far, a two yard quarterback keeper, also picked up the two point conversion on the ground.

And now he lines up under center, takes the snap looking to throw.

Looking for Max Nordstrom downfield, but he is going to be sacked in the backfield.

We'll wait to see which Gremlin was in on the play.

And it looks like it was number 68, Mason Gioio coming back from an injury a few weeks ago.

Nice to see him back out on the field for the Gremlins in black and orange.

Gremlins playing in their white away uniforms today.

Bulldogs in the red and gold.

After the sack, it's going to be a second down at 15.

Ball is spotted at midfield.

Bulldogs looking to get to the Gremlin 40.

The Gremlin 35, excuse me, for a first down.

Karen and under center, eye formation.

Then we'll take the snap, pitch it out to Levi Kinnon and still in.

And Kinnon will be brought down after gaining about two, third and about 12 coming up.

Over midfield.

An absolutely packed house tonight at Condon Field.

Hundreds of fans here, many of them hugging the ropes separating the fan section from the Gremlin bench.

Plenty of people out on the hill on the north side of the field watching this game from the end zone.

The significance of this game felt by both fan bases and they've both shown up in number today.

Third and 12.

Karen takes the snap looking to throw.

Karen take the screen pass and it's going to fall in complete looking for Pietela.

And a fourth and 12 just barely inside Gremlin territory.

And now we get a test for how aggressive Brennan Leclerc wants to be in this game.

And it looks like they are going to elect to punt.

The returner back for the Gremlins is number three, Sam Roth.

Snap is good.

Kick is good, although it's a short kick.

And it's going to take a nice bounce for the Gremlins.

That'll get out of bounds around the Houghton 35 yard line.

Only going to net about 12 yards on that kick.

I believe that was Ted Kilpula who punted the ball away.

Gremlins taking back over on offense.

Two, three and outs to start this game for the Gremlins have not had the ball otherwise.

Still looking for their first, first down of the game.

Copper Bull trophy up here with me in the press box at Condon Field.

So much history in that trophy.

Both of these teams so desperate to bring it home.

It's been in Houghton for a few years now.

Hancock staking a claim to it and doing a great job of it so far.

Brodie Donnelly in shotgun.

Michael Salina the loan back behind him.

Two receivers out on each side for the Gremlins.

They love this spread offensive set.

Donnelly takes the snap.

He'll keep it himself.

Brodie Donnelly up the sideline.

He'll get out of bounds and he's going to be near the first down marker at the Gremlin 45 yard line.

We'll see if he gets it.

And...

They will say that he has the first down move the chains gremlins finally finding some life on offense Ball is now at the Houghton 46 looking to cross midfield and get to the Bulldog 44 for another fresh set of downs 10 minutes to go in this second quarter of play Both teams still with all three timeouts to their name Donnelly shotgun

takes the snap, hands it off to Selena off the right hand side, and he'll maybe gain a yard or so before being brought down.

Number 44, that's Tyler Yaney out there, making a nice tackle.

It's going

to be a gain of just a single yard, second down and nine coming up for the Gremlins.

Not many pass attempts yet so far for the Gremlins looking to establish the run, but not finding much headroom.

This Bulldog Front 7 came to play.

Donnelly in shotgun.

A receiver on each side.

Selena in the backfield.

He'll take the snap and pitch it to Selena.

Oh, Sam Roth actually running back.

He'll shake attack.

He'll shake another.

And he's inside Bulldog territory inside the 40-yard line.

First down, Houghton Gremlins.

Not often that you see a player beside Selena line up as a tail back for this Gremlin squad.

I didn't even bother to check that the number was six in the backfield.

It was actually number three.

Nice work there on the run for about 18 yards.

Ball is spotted at the Bulldog 36.

First and 10 coming up for Donnelly and Shotgun.

Selena back in.

Brody takes the snap.

pitches it off and it's gonna be Sam Roth again who will be met this time in the backfield for a loss

of about two yards.

Salima

lined up wide on that play.

Roth sticking in the backfield for a little bit.

We've

seen him line up I believe almost exclusively as a wide receiver all season long.

So seeing some of the trickery that Coach Loma mentioned in his pregame interview except he's the one who's first to it so far.

Eight minutes 25 and counting here at Condon Field.

Bulldogs lead eight to nothing.

A second down and 13 for the Gremlins in Bulldog territory.

Donnelly, shotgun takes the snap, hands it off to Selena up the middle.

He'll gain about two or three yards.

Get back to

the original

first down marker for a third and 10.

Outside of that single carry by Roth, about a minute and a half ago.

The Gremlins have not found much in the rushing attack so far.

Hoping to find a breakaway run.

And here comes third and ten.

Number thirteen for the Gremlins.

Isaac Neva heading back to the sideline.

He won't be involved in this play.

Jay Samuelson back out there as a wide receiver.

A four receiver set.

Donnelly takes the snap and he fakes the handoff to Selena, tries to cut to the outside.

He'll gain about three yards but brought down.

Trent Piedola in on the tackle and it's a fourth and about

six yards to go

for

the Houghton Gremlins

Make it a fourth and seven actually ball is still at the 33 yard line.

They're looking to get to the 26 Gremlins looks like the offense is staying out there for now gonna go for this one Well in bulldog territory.

You can't blame them

It's the best opportunity they've had all night, and they're trailing by eight.

Donnelly and shotgun, four receiver set, two on each side.

Michael Salina lines up to his left.

Donnelly trying to get the bulldogs to jump, make it a little bit easier.

He can't.

Takes the snap and shotgun.

Now pressure comes.

Brody Donnelly flushed all the way back to midfield, looking to throw.

Donnelly over the middle of the field, falls in complete, and another turnover for the Kremlins.

Two, three in outs and a turnover on down so far while the Gremlins have to show on offense.

Bulldogs, defenses come to play.

Six minutes, 38 to go in the second quarter of play.

Bulldogs will take over on their own 33.

What a start today for Hancock.

These two teams, at least last week, were right next to each other in the Division 5 rankings.

I believe they're two spots apart now, Houghton at 50, Hancock at 52.

Neither of these teams really fighting for an MHSAA playoff spot, but the Copper Bowl just means more.

Karenon and Shotgun takes the handoff, hands it off to Piedola up the middle, hulking about six yards before being brought down.

Oh, apologies.

He

pulled it back.

He kept it himself.

I thought that he'd handed

it off to Trent Piedola.

Over on the far hash now, difficult to make out numbers from this distance, but it was Karen and on the keeper who winds up getting about five, faked the handoff to Trent Piedola.

Halfway through this second quarter, Bulldogs up by eight with the ball.

I formation receiver on each side.

Karen and lines up under center.

Line gets set.

And Karen is going to look to throw here.

Flushed out to his right.

Then Karen and brought down in the backfield.

Another sack.

Gremlins acting like they have the ball.

No signal yet.

Gremlins coaches convinced the ball is theirs.

Still no signal.

And it looks like the Bulldogs were able to recover.

Karen and fumblebassie was hit in the backfield And after the run for about six it's gonna wind up being a loss of eight yards It's gonna be officially a third down and 12 ball at the 30 yard line looking to get to the 42 yard line for a fresh set And we've gotten a

An issue with the officials, they're coming over to the sideline now.

Looks like they're going to discuss something with the Houghton coaching staff.

Oh, apologies, they're heading up to the clock operator.

Apparently the clock was running.

All right.

Clock kept running after the ball went out of bounds.

Again, difficult to see from the far side of the field exactly what happens in those big pile-up plays.

Can't blame anybody here.

For that issue, they're going to add five more seconds.

Clock is stopped at five minutes, 30 to go in the second quarter of action here at Condon Field.

It's a third down and 12.

Ball is at the 30-yard line.

On the bulldog side of the field.

Two receivers to the left now for Ben Karenin.

Two backs behind him as usual.

Line gets set he takes the snap looking for a screen pass.

He'll look up field now pressure coming in Ben Karen flushed out of the pocket trying to keep it himself But he's met and brought down again in the backfield I've got number 73 Chad Halladon in on the sack and that'll make it Fourth and I believe 13 yards.

He may have gotten back to the line of scrimmage But still

Given the situation you have to expect that the Bulldogs are going to punt and it looks like number seven Max Nordstrom is getting ready to do just that.

No returner in the backfield for the Gremlins.

They didn't believe it.

And a lot of frontspin on this ball.

A nice punt for Nordstrom.

This is going to get out of bounds around the Gremlin 25 yard line.

A punt of about 45 yards total off the line of scrimmage.

Nice work there by Max.

And

now 4-44 to go in

this first half.

Hancock Bulldogs lead by eight.

Gremlin offense found a little bit of drive with their previous possession, found a first down or two.

But then a turnover on downs once they got into Bulldog territory.

We'll have to see what they can cook up to try to get back into this game.

Huddle breaks for the Gremlins, they head back out.

And it will be Selena in the backfield behind Brody Donnelly.

And that four receiver set, they love this spread offensive look.

A lot of options out of this formation.

Donnelly.

And a flag on the play.

Before we can begin, we'll see which side jumped.

And it's

a false start against Houghton, somebody on that right hand side of the line.

Jumped up and now with 443 to go.

It's gonna be a first in 15 back pretty deep in their own territory Ball is gonna be spotted a little bit in front of the Gremlin 20 yard line Players head back out Gremlin's getting ready same for receiver set

Donnelly in shotgun Brody takes the snap keeps it himself for now looking deep and he's gonna overthrow his target That was number 15 for the gremlins J. Samuelson about 10 yards upfield Alex a bearer was running a go round up the far right side.

He wasn't able to get open Donnelly looked Donnelly looked for him for a moment But couldn't connect with number seven Second and 15 coming up after the incompletion

Lights up to full blast here in Hancock the Sun is almost entirely set now Four minutes 39 to go in the first half Donnelly in shotgun Selena to his right same for receiver set takes the snap and Fakes the handoff on the option plate dives at the middle, but he is gonna be brought down number 76 with a bulldogs Trent Bota wide in on the tackle.

I believe it's for a loss

It's gonna be third down and either 15 or 16 depending on where they spot this ball

Clock

continues to run Donnelly didn't like what he saw on the read option.

I believe it was Sam Roth who came in for an end around play Donnelly pulled it back tried to go up the middle with it not able to get far got back just the line of scrimmage Third and 15 four minutes and rolling

Donnelly and shotgun same for receiver set Brody takes the snap looking left looking deep looking for a bear the ball is incomplete Oh Sam Roth on the far side of the field

And it's gonna be a fourth and

15 gremlins are stuck in the mud so far first time they really tested the deep ball all game long

Looking for Sam Roth on a go route down that far side of the field.

Donnelly placed it well.

Sam Roth just not able to bring that ball in in coverage.

And it looks like it will be a punt number 11 for the Bulldogs.

Emery DeRosier back to return.

Apologies.

Ben Karen and back to return.

Emery DeRosier on the punt.

Karen signals fair catch and he will bring that ball in.

right near midfield.

Bulldogs take over once again 342 to go in the first half.

Hancock defense, stunning the Gremlins so far.

The offense can pick up, they can put this game away early.

A lot on the

line

in this game.

Bulldogs

head back out on offense.

The Copper Bull has been kept away from them for five years.

Then Karenon under center looking to bring it back home.

Takes the snap, hands it off, fakes the handoff to Piedola, he'll keep it himself, go up the middle, he'll gain about seven

yards, second in short

coming up.

Lots of fake handoffs out of the backfield, Karenon.

running the read option quite a bit so

far in this game.

Bulldogs likely going to be just

fine keeping this ball on the ground

trying to run the clock out on the Gremlins.

Again, Gremlins won the toss, elected to defer.

So they will get the ball to open the second half.

If the Bulldogs can be up two scores before that happens and not give them time to find anything in the first half, they're in a great spot.

Karen and under center takes the snap, bumps it to Piedla.

Ball is on the ground and the Gremlins recover!

A turnover!

Almost certainly official signals Gremlin ball.

Another miss cue in the backfield.

I believe it was Trent Piedla and Ben Karen and running into each other.

Karen and gets frazzled.

Ball pops out and a Gremlin is there able to recover the ball.

Big turnover there Again another pile of players There unfortunately could not spot which exact gremlin was able to recover that fumble But they are I'm sure they are more than happy with this field position just shy of midfield in their own territory

Donnelly in shotgun for receiver set takes the ball looking left trying to throw a loan in the backfield now pressure comes Brody Donnelly still looking for his man no time and he'll throw it off to the sideline and complete Brody Donnelly has not had time on more than maybe two pass attempts all game long The receivers are just not able to find their way through this bulldog coverage or at least Bro Donnelly can't spot it

It's gonna be second down at 10 ball at the Gremlin 48 yard line 246 to go in the first half clock is stopped bulldogs still up 8 to nothing Gremlins head back out Donnelly stays in shotgun that same for receiver set

Donnelly takes the snap, looking to throw, finds his man.

Oh, it's Bobble with incomplete.

Alex A-Bear had a touchdown.

Able to shake the coverage, ran a slant about 25 yards up the field and just couldn't keep his mitts on the ball.

A perfectly placed pass from Donnelly.

Saw that A-Bear had his man beat.

And a tough break there for number seven.

He's been so good all year long for this Gremlins offense.

Crucial misstep there though.

Third and 10.

Ball is still at the Bulldog 48.

Clock is stopped after the incompletion.

Donnelly gonna line up in shotgun.

It's gonna be that same spread set.

Two receivers on each side.

Selena in the backfield lined up to Donnelly's right.

Brody takes the snap.

Fakes for the screen.

Looking for number nine.

That's Terry Nolan and that's also gonna be incomplete.

None of the Gremlins receivers can keep their hands on the football.

That ball was right in Nolan's bread basket and two receivers gonna head back to the sidelines shaking their own heads 236 to go Gremlins gonna send the punting unit back out number 13 Isaac Neva in on the punt this time And it will be Blake Hilton and on the return Neva snap is good

Kick is off clean.

Nice kick as well.

Helton and bobbles the snap.

He's hit near the line.

Gremlin's died for.

They may have this ball.

Gremlin's recovered on the muff putt.

What a recovery there.

Which Gremlin player got to that ball?

It's number 20, Kale Olin Kato.

He's made some magic on special teams.

We've seen it quite a few times Had a massive kick return against the Westwood Patriots all the way back in week four Haven't gotten to see him much on offense, but He is becoming a force to be reckoned with a massive misstep there and all of a sudden it looks like one of those deep balls have been completed Kremlin's takeover on the Bulldog 13 yard line first and 10 coming up

Donnelly in shotgun for receiver set takes the snap keeps himself up the middle He'll get back to the line of scrimmage.

Maybe a yard or so more before being brought down Two minutes and 15 seconds ago clock continues to run both

teams still have all

three timeouts We're not even halfway through this game yet.

We're already getting some drama two minutes left clock continues to roll

A substitution for the Gremlins number 14.

Brody Donnelly signaling his players to come back in.

Getting ready for this one to get going.

It's going to be Roth and Nolan on the left-hand side.

A Baron, I believe Samuelson on the right.

Donnelly, shotgun takes the snap.

and a round hands it off to Sam Roth.

Roth is going to be almost pulled down but now cuts back to the opposite side of the field.

Sam Roth with space.

Sam Roth, 5-5 zone.

Touchdown Gremlins.

An 11-yard run.

He must have run 60 yards on that play, though.

End around play, started on the left, ran all the way to the right-hand side.

Bulldogs were following it well, nearly tackled in the backfield for a loss of yards, stays on his feet, cuts back to the other side.

Nothing but green grass in front of him.

Touchdown, Houghton Gremlins looking to tie this game up with a two-point bid.

Two-point or no, it's gonna be a one-point try Coach Loma not looking to tie this game up quite yet kicking unit heads out snap his gold good hold is good kick is low, but through the uprights Nice work there It's number one one of the fifth quarter players.

That's Liam Frick He was out there kicking in the junior varsity game over at alumni field yesterday Got to see a couple of his that kick was quite a bit lower than what I'd seen from him

in that JV game.

It looked like he could have cleared the uprights from 40 or 45 in that one.

But gets the job done makes it 7-0.

And make the score 7-8 Bulldogs with a one point lead.

Interesting call from Eli Loma to take the one point instead of going for two to try to tie this game up.

Putting trust in his offense to score more points in this game.

A minute 26 to go in the first half Bulldogs due to get the ball back for a last second drive both teams still have all three timeouts They can work this clock and try to find something to extend their lead going into the halftime break And it looks like Liam Frick will be out there to kick this ball away for the gremlins as well

Two returners in the backfield.

It's Kinnanen and Hilton in the two running backs.

Kick is up.

It's a boomer.

This one's going all the way back to the end zone.

Kinnanen bobbles it.

It's still in the end zone.

But now it will be a touchback.

I don't... This is an odd result.

I think it's because Kinnanen touched the ball before it was in the end zone.

Or maybe he was across the goal line and down the ball.

Regardless, it will be a touchback.

Bulldogs take over on their own 20.

But I talked about the lack of kick power that we saw from Liam Frick on that PAT.

There he showcased his leg.

That's the first time I've seen a kicker get the ball all the way back to the end zone in the air all time this season.

And Ben Karenin is going to try to lead his offense a minute 20 to go in the first half.

Eye formation.

Karenin takes the snap.

He's looking to throw right hand side of the field.

Deep ball over the middle looking for Nordstrom.

Max Nordstrom had both safeties beat but couldn't bring the ball in.

Karenin threw that ball where only Nordstrom had a shot a little bit overthrown.

It was a tough catch.

I'd say best place possible for Karenin to put it regardless.

Just Nordstrom not able to quite stretch out and bring that ball in.

Almost a fantastic play.

That would have gotten him all the way to midfield for a gain of 30 or more.

Second down and ten Karen and lines up under center same two receivers one to each side Karen and fakes the handoff to the fullback and pitches it to Blake Heltedon Heltedon on the right hand side.

He'll get about nine yards before being forced out of bounds I think he's gonna be short of the first down marker so it should be about third and one from the Bulldog 29 yard line Blake gets out of bounds some clock is stopped with 105 to go Bulldogs need to be conscious of the clock here

Wound up getting burned on their last second drive last week Wanted to have time for a Hail Mary got backed up by a delay of game penalty Once the ball was spotted the clock started rolling and they couldn't get back to the ball in time to snap it for that last play We're not seeing that same Hancock team so far though Karen and under center Takes the snap takes the hand off the Piedola keeps it himself

Flushes out to the left-hand side.

He'll gain two or three yards, and he's picked up and thrown down.

Number 74 for the Gremlins.

That's never in Madison.

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Second down and eight.

Ball is at the 32 yard line on the Bulldog side, still not using their timeouts.

35 seconds to go and taking.

Karen and under center.

Takes the snap, fakes the handoff, keeps it himself, and he's met and brought down.

At the line of scrimmage, no game.

And Coach Leclerc not testing the air right now.

A timeout finally called.

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It's a third down at seven coming up.

For the Hancock Bulldogs on their own 34 yard line, 23.1 to go in the first half of play.

Karenin lines up under center, line gets set.

Ben Karenin takes the snap, fakes the handoff, no gives it to number 20 Trent Piedola.

On a dive up the middle, he'll only gain a yard or two.

Timeout called by the Houghton Gremlins.

They want this ball back one more time before the end of the first half.

18.7 seconds to go.

It's going to be a fourth down and four.

Two timeouts left for each team.

I doubt they're going to get through all six in the first half.

Saved them all for about 35 seconds to go.

Gremlins currently trailed by a single point.

The score eight to seven.

Bulldogs went for two after their touchdown.

It was a touchdown run by Ben Karenin.

He also got the two-point conversion using his legs, making it eight to nothing back in the first quarter.

Gremlins just found their first touchdown a few minutes ago.

on an 11-yard run from Sam Roth.

And they elected a kick of 1.PAT, staying in the deficit.

But

they're trusting their fifth quarter call-up player, Liam

Frick, to make that kick.

And he drilled it.

Fourth down and four.

Ball to Bulldog 36.

I would expect they're going to punt just in case.

If the Bulldogs got a stop here, it could be disastrous, but it looks like the Bulldogs are going to go for this play.

Karenin's lined up in shotgun.

Three receivers out, why?

Then Karen and takes the snap looking to throw wide receiver screen that balls over the head of his intended target looking for Hilton and out of the backfield incomplete and a turnover on downs Bulldogs are gonna take over on the about the Bulldogs 35 yard line a Chance with 17.1 to go two timeouts left for coach Loma

Rody Donnelly and the Gremlin offense heads back out.

Again, they're down a single point.

They're due to get the ball back to begin the second half, so I would expect they're just going to go for something if they like what they see in the defensive formations here.

But they've bought themselves a chance to maybe find some last second points.

They've also got a pretty exciting kicker in this number one.

Liam Frick called up from the JV roster for this game.

They may be willing to test his leg if they can get a little bit further downfield.

As it stands right now, it'd be about a 50-yard field goal.

I'd assume that's a little

too far for him.

Gremlins

taking their time.

They want to make sure they get this play right.

Two

timeouts left for both sides.

Gremlins still have not gotten the ball.

It seems like they've taken an exceptionally long time to get going here.

Oh, apologies.

It's the chain crew that's out of position.

They were still set up for the fourth down play.

Only the down marker was in position.

And now the chain crew will move over.

Gremlins take over on their own third, or on the bulldog 36 yard line.

Looking to find some last second points here in the second quarter.

Brodie Donnelly going to be in shotgun.

Selena to his left four receivers out wide.

Donnelly takes the snap looking to his left.

Donnelly off to the sideline.

That ball is caught and an end around option to Sam Roth.

He'll get up fielding around the 20 yard line.

I'm not sure if he got out of bounds, but he got close.

Clock is stopped.

6.8 to go.

I'm sure if he didn't get out of bounds, Coach Lone was going to call a timeout here immediately.

You've got two in your pocket.

The question is, do you test the end zone?

Clock is resumed and immediately a timeout is called by Coach Loma.

6.5 to go in the game, or in the first half.

Apologies.

It feels like the end of the game with how much pressure these two teams are playing under.

Again, an absolute packed house at Condon Field.

On the southern side of the field, near the gate, there are hundreds of fans piled in.

Near a couple of the merchandise booths they set up here.

A lot of fans

from

both towns

representing both of these teams.

Grand ones want to keep the copper bull over at the high school in Houghton.

Bulldogs want it back.

They hold the series lead by about 15 games.

But the Gremlins recently have been on a hot streak winning the last four in a row.

Offense heads back out.

Six and a half seconds to go.

Ball is spotted at the Bulldog 18 yard line.

And it looks like...

I believe they're going to kick this ball.

Number one, Liam Frick is out there on the field and he'll line up behind the snap.

They're going to test his leg here.

He's going to be situated right at the 25 yard line.

So this is a 35 yard field goal attempt for the fifth quarter player, Liam Frick.

Gremlins get ready.

Snap is good, hold is good, kick is up and it's a...

beamer it's not going to get to the goal post being returned by a returner in the backfield for the bulldog shakes one tackle and brought down at about the 15 yard line that'll bring us to the end of the first half a low flat kick it may have been tipped by a bulldog in the backfield but Liam Frick not going to convert that 35 yard field goal try and we'll head into the halftime break where the gremlins are going to trail by one

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Your score eight to seven with 24 minutes to play in regulation.

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Hancock Bulldogs currently lead by a score

of 8 to 7.

So it's going to be a short score if we cap here for the first half, but it has been a very exciting game so far.

As I'm sure you

can guess by

the score.

Once again, that's our Hancock Bulldogs.

Hancock Bulldogs lost the coin toss.

They were forced to

receive the opening kick.

They

weren't able

to get anywhere on their first drive, but on their second with 2-0-9 to go in the first quarter.

The quarterback number 11, Ben Harrison, was able to find the end zone

on a 2-yard

touchdown from after taking a hand off to one of the backs

of the backfield.

He also catches him on the ground for the

2-point conversion.

That's a full

point rail to net their 8

points.

But again, with

about 2 minutes to go in the first quarter, about halfway through the second quarter, Grevlins were forced to punt on a 3 and out.

Punt was muffed by the returner and recovered by Kale Olenketo giving the Gremlins a first down and I believe the Bulldog 18 yard line is where that drive started.

Then on a crucial play Sam Roth ran and end around wound up cashing in after faking out essentially the entire Bulldog defense by cutting back to his original starting side of the field.

An 11 yard touchdown run that took about 16 yards of rushing effort.

P.A.T.

was kicked by Liam Frick to make it seven points to eight.

So the Bulldogs currently hold a one-point lead at halftime.

They're getting ready to kick the ball back to the Gremlins to begin the second half.

With that, it's now time for this week in high school football brought to you by Chopped-Kelio Insurance.

And for the first time in a while, I actually have a high school football resort ready for you because last night...

The Iron Mountain Mountaineers pulled off a big win against the Nagani Miners.

The final score in that game, Mountaineers 21 Miners 20.

Nagani had been coming off the 38 to 8 win against the Houghton Brown ones we mentioned.

in our coverage pregame, while Iron Mountain had a forfeit win last week.

The Gwynn Model Towners of the team who benefit from the forfeit win this week, they're going to finish their season at 2 and 7.

West Iron County Y-cons were their matchup scheduled for this week.

Instead the result will be a forfeit win at the Y-cons end of their season.

Just to make sure I have this correct, the Iron Mountain Mountaineers finished their season 7 and 2.

They are going to qualify for the division 8 playoffs and I believe they are almost certain to have a home game.

Nagani minors at five and four in division five.

It looks like they've just barely made the cut, but they will be playing on the road.

Their record not good enough to net them a home game in the first round of the postseason.

Launce is four and four.

They're up in Calumet right now, taking on the five and three Copper Kings.

Launce coming off the 34 to 26 win against the Bulldogs last week.

Well, Calumet went to Gladstone and won that game 44 to 28 to get back to two games over 500.

Escanava taking on 1-7 Gladstone.

Escanama played a tough game against Cadillac last week.

Had to go all the way down to the lower peninsula.

Lost 7-43 in that away game.

So looking to pick up one last win in their season.

I believe they're currently 3-5.

Menominee, 7-1 after a tough game last week.

Kingsford Flippers able to defeat Menominee, 21-14 their final score.

So Kingsford is the...

Only undefeated team in the Westpac, I believe now, because both Iron Mountain and Barker for Harris have lost in the Iron Division, so congrats to the Kingsford Flippers on what's been a fantastic season so far.

Menominee trying to bounce back, but they're taking on a tough roster in 7-1 Barker for Harris.

So a battle between two 7-1 teams in different divisions.

but both firmly in the playoffs.

Menominee trying to get back to their winning ways after a tough loss last week.

Meanwhile, the Kingsford Flippers are going to look to finish their season undefeated by taking on the 6-2 Marquette Sentinels.

Sentinels lost their first two games of the season.

They've been on a six game win streak since last week they beat Patofsky 19-10.

So a big win for Marquette in that game.

We'll have to see if the Flippers can withstand that test from a very hot team out of Marquette these past few weeks.

And finally, Manuspeak is 4-4.

They're going to be taking on the 3-5 Westwood Patriots.

Westwood coming off with a 47-0 win against Gwynn last week.

Taking a look now at the Great Lakes 8 West Division.

We have Municing there three and five taking on the six and two ishman hematites Mustangs 126 to six last week while the hematites won 42 to 26 against Norway.

Norway is currently four and four.

They're taking on three and five Stevenson who played St.

Angus last week.

St.

Angus put up 73 points in that game

A battle of two teams with six and two records in division one of the eight on eight.

MHSAA standings.

Crystal Falls, Forest Park and Powers North Central have a big game to end their

season.

Trojans coming off the 49-22 win.

Like in Ironwood.

Well, the Powers North Central Jets won 42-34 against Belch North Dickinson.

Ironwood is 1-7.

They're taking on 3-5.

Bessemer coming off a 30-66 loss to the currently undefeated Lake Lindenhubble Lakes.

Looking to go a perfect 9-0 in their regular season, they're going to be playing Antonagin at Warner Athletics Field tomorrow.

Unfortunately, we do not have coverage of that game, but we'll see what the Lakes can do in a very big game.

Looking to go undefeated for the first time since 2016.

And if they win this game, by my understanding, they are guaranteed home field advantage throughout.

the 8 on 8 Division 2 playoffs up to an eventual state championship game if they make it that far, which would be hosted at the Superior Dome in Marquette.

I also want to take a quick look at Michigan Tech Athletics.

As I mentioned, pre-game, the Michigan Tech hockey team is ranked number 11.

They've headed down to Big Rapids.

They're taking on the Ferris State Bulldogs in their GLIAC season opener.

game started at 7 0 7.

The same time tomorrow, Barrett State likes to do both games starting at that 7 o'clock time slot.

Dirk Hambroth on the call over on mix 93 as we speak for that game.

Meanwhile, Michigan Tech football with.

What is suddenly turned into one of the biggest games this program has seen in decades.

Currently ranked number 12, 6 and 1 this season and they are heading to take on consensus number one undefeated Ferris State also in Big Rapids.

So they're both down there with the hockey team.

Three game show will be at 12.30 I believe.

Kickoff at 1pm over on mixed 93 with Joshua Tello on the call in that game.

Michigan Tech of course won the minors cup last week.

56 to 33 the final score in that one.

The 16th consecutive Miners Cup victory for the Michigan Tech Huskies.

Meanwhile, Ferris State coming off with a anchor bone classic victory against the Grand Valley State Lakers.

They won that game 41 to 34.

Ferris State, as hot as they've ever been, trying to win their third straight national championship this year.

Huskies I believe would be trying to snap a 37 game winning streak tonight or tomorrow afternoon.

If they can pull that off, you'll be sure to hear about it for ages.

I do also want to mention, while the regular season is winding down for MHSAA football, the postseason starts next week.

Next week, we're going to have postseason football right here on 107-3 of the Hooper.

Currently, we don't have a schedule because the seating for the postseason has not been determined yet.

But we expect of the teams that we regularly cover, both the Calumet Copper Kings and the Lakeland and Hubble Lakes, are going to qualify for the postseason.

The Calumet Copper Kings could play either Friday night or Saturday afternoon, depending on if they're home or on the road, what their opponent wants to do.

If the Lakes wind up playing, they'll almost certainly play at Warner Field.

They've locked up home field advantage at least in the first week, but they will play that game likely at Saturday afternoon, no matter what.

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Gremlins just head back out onto the field.

They're going to be stretching out for a little bit.

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Announce you on air as our winner and you can pick up a 12 pack of Pepsi at the WMPL studios in Hancock Otherwise the teams getting ready for a thrilling second half gremlins are going to start with the ball Bulldogs have to kick it off as they receive the opening kickoff to today's game Houghton gremlins currently trail by one point the score right now eight to seven between these two teams Special teams coaches

Discussing with their rosters what exactly needs to be done.

It looks like it'll be number 26 Levi Kinnon then kicking off once again for the Hancock Bulldogs.

They're already out on the field ready to go.

A little bit more time to go in the halftime pause, but the teams may be ready to go a bit earlier than we thought.

The fans have showed up in force today at Condit Field, leaning out of the press box, trying to gauge just how many have showed up, and it is many.

Compared to what we saw here in week two against the West Iron County Wicons, obviously you're not going to have the very nearby hometown rival for that one, but the fans have showed up in force, and they are ready to root on the Gremlins or the Bulldogs, whichever of the teams they've elected to support.

And the fans are getting a good one so far.

Both teams, special teams unit out on the field.

It's going to be the usual suspects returning for the Gremlins.

Number three, Sam Roth and number seven, Alex Abert.

Kinnonen reties the ball, getting ready for the second half of play to begin.

And the Bulldogs special teams unit spreads out on the field.

Kinnonen is ready.

Both sides of his line are ready.

The Gremlins are ready.

Second half about to get kicked off and we're underway once again here in Hancock.

Sam Roth receives the kick cleanly in the air, cuts up the middle of the field.

He's brought down at around the Gremlin 35 yard line.

Nice work of pile of Bulldogs able to get to number three and keep him from getting any further upfield.

We'll see exactly where this ball is spotted.

It may be a little bit further back than I initially thought even.

It'll

be the 31 yard line.

Nice work in the return game there.

Bulldogs able to stifle a potential very dangerous player in Sam Roth.

As Brody Donnelly and the Gremlins get ready once again.

And they'll head out in their four receiver set, two on each side for Donnelly.

Selena in the backfield behind it.

Motion to the backfield by one of the receivers.

Donnelly fakes the handoff to Salina and he'll keep it himself.

Dive up the middle.

He'll gain about five or six yards before being brought down.

Number 26, Levi Kendenen in on the tackle for the Hancock Bulldogs.

Gremlins trail by one.

They were kept, I believe, to only a single first down in the entire first quarter of play.

Able to finally found some

Progress-up field, actually a muff punt recovered by K. Lowell and Ketto.

Wound up giving them the ball in the Bulldog Red Zone, which they then turned into an 11-yard touchdown run.

That was Sam Roth in the touchdown as well.

Handoff this time to Selena.

He's met in the backfield and brought down, picked up and thrown to the ground.

That's number

37, Pierce Johnson.

The player we saw suited up as number 44 last week, making a big play on defense.

He had a couple of great catches as a tight end in that game last week in Lawns.

Kremlin's head back out.

It's a third and six.

Ball is spotted at their own 35 yard line.

Booking it gets to the 41.

Donnelly in shotgun, four receiver set once again.

Takes the snap.

Looking over to the right hand side of the field, and that ball is out in front incomplete.

Looking for Sam Roth, fourth and sixth coming up, and another three and out.

At least it appears currently for the Gremlins.

And a few substitutions coming onto the field that looks like they're going to pump this one away.

Number 13, that's Isaac Nava getting ready to pump this ball back to the bull box.

Number 26, Levi Kennan, and back to return.

Neva.

Snap is good.

Hold is good.

And he's going to sky this ball down the field.

No choice but for a fair catch here.

Oh, it's Hellbenton.

He's going to fumble the ball in the backfield.

He recovers it himself, but Sam Roth causing some chaos.

A couple of the gunners on the punting side.

have been absolutely wreaking havoc in the Bulldogs return game there.

Another muff-punt Blake Hiltonan in big trouble.

I don't think he realized that Roth had gotten that far upfield.

He should have just called for a fair catch.

But hit as he caught the ball, Roth well within his right to do so.

And nearly a second big turnover on a punt.

Regardless, Bulldog offense takes over once again.

They're going to start this drive at their own 19 yard line.

Ben Karenin lines up under center.

He'll fake the handoff to Piedala and pitch it out to, I believe, Levi Kindenen.

And at running back right now, he'll gain three or four yards.

Still on his feet, but the pile of ground one defenders pushing him back.

Officials will rule that forward progress is stopped.

And it'll

be a gain of five yards.

Clock continuing to run, 9.55

to go in this third quarter of

play.

Karenin under center, two backs behind him, one receiver out on each side.

Ben takes the snap.

He fakes the handoff, it pitches it in the backfield, another fumble in the backfield.

That's been a big problem for the Bulldogs so far.

Some miscommunication among the bats trying to get the ball from Karen.

And we saw one run into Ben.

I believe that was Piedola near the end of the second quarter.

That caused a fumble.

Gremlins were able to recover that ball.

And now you're backed up after the loss of yardage.

It's a third down and nine.

Karen and under center trying to get the Gremlins to jump.

They haven't yet.

Karen takes the snap rolling out to his right looking to throw looking over the right hand side of the field that ball is down the field and what a catch That's number 20 Trent Piedola out of the backfield with a nice completion for about 12 That'll move the chains for the Hancock bull box Fan section up on their feet.

They're excited

Ball be spotted between the 36 and 37 yard lines Big completion there for Trent Piedola out of a backfield He's had a few carries on fullback dives so far, but nothing huge for him There's a nice big play for number 20 Karen and under center same formation takes a snap pitches it out

Two Hilton and Blake is going to be met near the line of scrimmage and stopped.

Don't think they're going to give him any yards here.

They might give him one.

And

that's all they're going to get.

Second down and nine coming up.

Clock continues to roll.

About four minutes gone in the third quarter of play.

Seven minutes fifty six to go clock continues to run Karen and under center It's Piedola, and I believe Hilton in behind him to receivers out to his right Karen and takes the snap It's a pitch play out to that back in the backfield who's met at the line of scrimmage and thrown down another big hit as Jay Sanielson who got there

And Hiltonen just had nowhere to go.

It's going to be a third down to 11 coming up.

A loss of two yards.

Ball is spotted at the Bulldog 35.

Need to get to the 47th.

A big play here for the Gremlin defense trying to force a turnover.

Fans staying on their feet.

Karenin under center.

Then takes the snap.

Fakes the handoff, rolls out to his left.

That ball is complete to Piedala.

And he'll be stopped near the line of scrimmage.

It's going to be a fourth and long coming up.

And I would expect the Bulldogs have no choice but to punt here.

You don't want to have a turnover on downs and give the Gremlins the ball back in good territory.

They haven't been able to move the ball down field much yet.

Just able to capitalize on some mistakes by the Bulldogs.

Sam Roth back to return for the Gremlins.

and it will be Max Nordstrom on the punt.

Snap is good, kick is off cleanly, and this is going to bounce for the Bulldogs.

Recovered by Roth, Sam Roth books it out to the left-hand side, tries to evade a tackler, evades another, shapes back up field, he'll get brought down at about the Gremlin 39 yard line.

Good work so far.

By number three has the lone touchdown today for the Houghton

Gremlins.

The receiving core for this Gremlins team has just shocked with their athleticism.

We've seen Sam Brough, Calo and Keddo, Alex Abert, Jay Samuelson, Terry Nolan, all very capable athletes lining up wide.

The question is, can they get the ball in their hands?

Gremlins offense will try to do just that now, spreading back out with four receivers out wide.

Brody Donnelly in shotgun, Michael Selina behind him.

Donnelly takes the snap and he'll hand it off to Michael who is met in the backfield.

He'll be brought down around the line of scrimmage for no gain.

Number 76 Trent Bodewine in on the

tackle.

Halfway through the third quarter.

Gremlins trying to get the ball moving on offense.

Stifled on first and ten make it second and ten.

Donnelly will head back out with the play.

Looks like Coach Alonso is calling plays on offense tonight.

Huddle will break.

Gremlins head back to the line.

It's going to be four receivers once again, two on each side.

Donnelly in shotgun.

One of the receivers motions to the backfield.

Donnelly looking left, looking to throw.

That ball is complete caught by Sam Roth.

He'll gain about seven yards on that play before being forced out of bounds.

Third and short coming up for the Gremlins.

Finally finding a short completion over the middle of the field.

Bulldogs have been all over whatever's directly in front of Donnelly so far.

He's struggled to find anybody deep on the sidelines.

He's had a couple passes where he absolutely threw a perfect ball.

And the receivers just weren't able to bring it in.

Now we get to see.

Oh, apologies.

It looks like they're going to give Sam Roth the first down.

Looks like he was able to toe the line.

My view is obscured by the Gremlins players on the sidelines when he kept his feet in bounds able to get up for a first down.

Donnelly takes the snap, hands it off to Selena, up the middle.

Michael Selena will bounce to the outside.

That's actually Sam Roth out of the backfield again.

Losing track of players as Gremlins keep shaking it up.

Hill gain seven yards, second and short coming up.

A gain of exactly...

12 yards on that play for Sam Roth on the previous set of downs.

It was a first down exactly at the marker.

I didn't notice until they headed out to the play.

Second down about three yards to go now in Bulldog territory after first down.

They're on the Hancock 43 yard line.

Gremlins head back to the line of scrimmage.

Still in that spread offensive formation.

Two receivers on each side.

On the near side, it's Roth and A-Bear.

Donnelly takes the snap, looking to the left.

Donnelly flushed out of the pocket to the left-hand side.

He'll keep it himself, and he looks to have had the first down.

We'll check the exact spots here.

He may have gotten out of bounds a little bit earlier than the marker, but it looks like they will move the chains first down, coming up for the Gremlins.

Donnelly had a bit more time in the backfield there, moved out of the pocket a bit more under his own volition than we've seen on the past few plays.

Didn't see anything he liked down field, saw a bit of a lane to run up the middle and said, screw this, I'll keep it myself.

Did just that, found it up for the first down, moved the chains.

Ball now on the Gremlin 38, the Bulldog 38 yard line.

Gremlins with possession, Donnelly takes the snap, hands it off, fakes it, keeps it himself, Brody Donnelly.

Gonna get back to the line of scrimmage and a little bit more.

A gain of about three yards.

Pulled back the handoff that was looking for Selena, didn't like what he saw in the middle of the field.

Capped it himself, used his legs and gained about two yards.

Wanted to test the outside.

was able to get there without too much hassle, but one of the corners was able to collapse in and get the tackle.

Second down, and eight yards to go.

Ball at the Bulldog, 37-yard line.

Donnelly, shotgun, four receivers out wide, two on each side.

Selena in the backfield, about three yards behind him.

Roth motions to the backfield as well.

Donnelly will take the snap, fake the handoff to Selena and keep it himself once again.

He'll get back to the line to scrimmage and that's about it.

Third and long coming up for the Gremlins.

Bulldogs reading the RPO fairly well.

And the quarterback read options as well.

Just not able to find

Really any progress upfield on the ground so far Bulldogs have done a really good job in man-to-man coverage keeping Donnelly from really being able to air it out And now the front seven locking him down on his read option planes Two backs behind Donnelly now a receiver out on each side a tighter formation

Third down and eight.

Donnelly and Shotgun takes the snap.

Hands it off to Selena.

Michael, Selena off the middle.

He'll gain five or six yards.

He's going to be short of the first down marker, but not by much.

Nice work there.

Catching the Bulldogs off guard with a run play on third and long.

It'll be fourth and about two coming up.

Ball right at the Hancock Bulldog 30.

They need to get to the 28 for a first down.

Three minutes and counting in the third quarter.

Gremlins still trail the score eight to seven in the Hancock bulldogs favor.

The closest copper bull we've seen in a while.

Hancock looking to win their first in five years.

Donnelly lines up in shotgun Selena behind.

Four receivers out wide for a big fourth down.

Donnelly fakes the handoff to a receiver and motion goes up the middle.

He's gonna be close to the first down.

We'll check the official spot Bulldogs players saying he's short And still no signal from the officials They're gonna bring out the chain crew to check the spot here and it is gonna be close I'll tell you what it's right near the 28 yard line It's gonna depend on where exactly that pylon was set

Shane crew heads out on the field.

Gremlins need this one to go their way.

Shane is stretched out, placed, and it is going to be enough for the first down.

Gremlins barely move the chains.

Brodie Donnelly on the quarterback keeper keeps it alive.

Now inside the Bulldog 30-yard line, Gremlins need to find points.

They're not going to get many better chances than this.

Two minutes 30 to go in the third quarter of play.

Clock will resume.

Once the chain crew heads back to the field, they're going to move up 10 yards.

Gremlins have a first down coming.

Back in position now.

Hancock Bulldogs spread out on defense.

Expecting the same formation from the Gremlins and that's what they'll show for receivers out wide.

Donnelly, shotgun, Selena lined up behind him.

Roth motions to the backfield.

Donnelly takes the snap, hands it off to Selena.

He's brought down for a loss of a yard.

Tyane in on the tackle once again.

He showed up big on defense so far in this game.

Two minutes to go in the third quarter.

Kremlin still down one.

Sam Roff going to head back to the sidelines for a play.

Looks like they're switching in more of a block heavy formation.

They want to try to find something on the ground here.

Oh, it's a direct receiver substitution actually.

Isaac Nava out there now for the Gremlins lined up wide.

Donnelly takes the snap, hands it off to Selena.

He'll find a little bit more progress this time, but not much.

It's going to be third down and about eight coming up.

Gremlins have just not been able to find really much of anything.

Running the ball up the middle of the field so far.

Need to try to buy Michael Salinas some headroom.

Offence heads back out for a big third down.

A minute to go in the third quarter.

Donnelly and shotgun spread set.

A receiver emotions into the backfield.

Donnelly keeps it looking for Sam Roth.

Roth will cut back up the middle of the field.

He's not going to have the first down.

It'll make it a fourth and manageable.

And now we see if Liam Frick gets sent out to kick another field goal.

Fourth down and five coming up.

Only a gain of

three

yards.

And for now it looks like the Gremlins are going to elect to go for this on fourth down.

25 seconds to go, they'll need to get one more playoff before the end of the quarter, I would think.

Number 14, Brodie Donnelly brings the play back to the Gremlins offense, and they head out getting ready for it'll be the last play of the third quarter.

Donnelly, motion in the backfield, he takes the snap, fakes the handoff.

Donnelly looking downfield, trying to buy himself some time, looking to the end zone, that ball is...

That ball is caught!

What a touchdown play!

Is there a signal yet?

I thought that Alex Haber had brought that ball in.

I still have no signal from the officials.

I thought that was a touchdown catch, but he may have dropped that ball while he was hitting the ground.

Still no signal.

Players have had it back to the sidelines.

I think they're gonna say this is incomplete after all.

Still nothing.

A Houghton Gremlins fan with an air horn was running up and down the field blaring the horn in celebration of a touchdown that I don't think is gonna go their way.

Still waiting for a

signal.

Third quarter is over.

I don't think the press box knows that that's a touchdown earned completion yet.

Still no signal from the officiating crew.

Gremlins fans celebrated like they thought they'd come down with a touchdown pass.

We're at the end of the third quarter, but until we have a signal and a confirmation, I don't think we can go to break, folks.

And it looks like it will be finally ruled an incomplete pass.

It was Alex Abert in the end zone, who I thought had come down with the ball, but not able to hold onto it as he was brought down.

Bulldogs take over at their own 23-yard line.

And due to the miscommunication, we're going to be starting with the fourth quarter basically immediately here.

12 minutes on the clock.

Ben Karenin under center.

Takes the snap.

Fakes the handoff of the middle, dishes it out to his running back in the backfield.

That's helped it in and he'll gain about seven yards.

Bulldog offense trying to be undeterred after the confusion to end the third quarter.

They have the ball back.

Scoreless third quarter after some fireworks at the end.

The game remains an eight to seven score.

Karen under center.

Bulldogs trying to hold on to their lead.

Karen takes the snap, hands it off to Hellman in the backfield.

Helton in will be met near the line of scrimmage and brought down third down coming up a loss of a yard or two there.

It's

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Hancock Bulldogs trying to...

Put this game away, but a one-point lead by no means safe.

Defense heads back out of the field for the Houghton Gremlins.

Bulldog offense breaks their huddle.

It's going to be two receivers on the right-hand side for Ben Karenin.

One of them, the near one, Max Nordstrom.

Karenin takes the snap looking to throw looking for Max and that ball is bobbled incomplete broken up By one of the defenders on the scene that's number three Sam Roth who broke that play up in coverage Max Nordstrom has been limited so far today The offense has mostly been on the ground so far for the Bulldogs And it'll be a fourth down and five coming up

Looks like the Bulldogs are going to punt.

And now Roth back to return for the Gremlins.

Snap is good.

Punch is low.

It's going to spiral.

Take a slightly friendly Bulldog bounce, but it's going to be downed at about midfield.

Gremlins taking over once again in decent field position.

They need to find something on this drive.

The only drive they've scored on, they started inside of the Bulldog Red Zone.

Red zone appearances in today's game brought to you by Gino's restaurant in Hancock There haven't been many of them frankly both of these teams have been stuck deep in their own territory or in the middle of the field for a while Not really any big drives all the way downfield at least that have resulted in points really only two scoring drives all game long But for now Bulldogs in front

Brody Donnelly and the Gremlin offense heads back out to receivers on each side Brody in shotgun He'll take the snap.

He's gonna run right up the middle No options or fake handoffs here.

Just trying to get back upfield as quick as possible.

He's only gonna find two or three yards

And

again the Gremlins have just been absolutely shut down in their rushing attack, especially up the middle

They need to find something it really feels like in the passing game the Bulldog front seven has looked Frankly unstoppable through the first 36 minutes of play 10 minutes 40 to go in regulation Gremlins on the Bulldog 48 Donnelly

In shotgun takes the snap, fakes the hand up to Selena, dumps it off now to Sam Roth who ran an end around.

Sam Roth will have enough for the first down, finally pushed out of bounds by his counterpart on the bulldogs, Max Nordstrom.

Chains will move.

Gremlins find a first down for the first time in a while.

Ball's going to get spotted at the 36 yard line on the Hancock side.

Nice work so far by Sam Roth.

One of the many seniors on this Houghton Gremlins team.

Trying to ride off into the sunset with one last Copper Bull victory.

He's won every game in his Copper Bull career so far.

Donnelly fakes the handoff, read option on a pitch.

He'll keep it himself.

Go up the middle.

He'll gain about three yards before being brought down.

Second at about seven coming up.

Getting close to

the Hancock 30 Trying

to get to the Bulldog 26 for a first down ball is spotted at their 33 10 minutes to go in regulation clock is still rolling Brody Donnelly gets the play from the sideline getting ready to relay it to his teammates on the field

A high-scoring affair in the junior varsity game.

I believe it was 36-8 at halftime.

I wasn't able to stick around for the end of it, unfortunately, but pretty exciting JV football at yesterday.

Donnelly takes the snap-edge, shotgun looking for his target overthrown.

Incomplete, he was looking for Terry Nolan.

Third down and seven coming up.

Gremlins.

Trying to get the passing game going but so far just have not been able to find the connection between Brody Donnelly and his receiving core Now on a third and long They got to find something to keep this drive alive Still at the 33 yard line nowhere near Liam Frick's field goal range a field goal would put them in front by two

Third and seven an extra blocker so two receivers here now for Donnelly He'll take the snap and pitch it to Selena on the backfield Sam Roth coming back in at running back and he's brought down near the line of scrimmage Ted Kilpala in on the tackle for the Bulldogs and it's a fourth and ten a late flag some extra curricular activities going on right next to the officials and We'll see what this penalty is.

This is going against Hancock.

This is a crucial mistake

It's an unsportsmanlike conduct and it's called against Hancock And due to some activities after the play the Houghton gremlins are gonna get a free first down Those are the kind of decisions that you cannot make in this situation Something must have been said on the field.

I didn't hear I didn't see any action that would have warranted a penalty

But with the officials right next to you, you can't be saying anything that could put your team at risk.

And that's going to move the ball all the way up to the Bulldog 22.

First down for the Gremlins to think that the Gremlins' drives have been kept alive by a muffed punt and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

Nine minutes 20 to go.

Clock continues to run after being spotted.

First and 10 gremlins Donnelly and shotgun for receivers out wide Selena in the backfield Roth motions to the backfield.

He jumps back out and a pitch play over by Donnelly to Sam Roth He'll get to the outside and be forced out of bounds around the ten yard line We'll see if he has enough for the first down once they spot this ball It looks like it's gonna be close and they're gonna give him the first and goal Sam Roth has been

The generator of, I'd say, 80% of the Houghton Gremlins total yards today.

There's only been a handful of completions, none of them for significant yards.

Sam Roth has found a lot of yards on end-around plays.

He had that touchdown play earlier.

I wouldn't be surprised if 11 yards is the longest play the Gremlins have had all day.

First and goal at the nine yard line.

Nine minutes to go and ticking.

Donnelly in shotgun.

Selena to his right.

Two receivers out on each side.

Donnelly takes the snap, hands it off, pulls it back.

Brody Donnelly on the read option there.

Looks like he chose wrong.

Bulldogs all over it.

May have gained a yard or two before being brought down.

Second and goal coming up.

The score remains eight points to seven.

Eight minutes 30 to go in regulation.

Gremlins looking to find the end zone.

An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty gave them a first down in the Bulldog Red Zone after failing a fourth down conversion.

Donnelly, shotgun Selena to his left takes the snap.

Fakes the handoff and he's tackled and brought down sacked in the backfield by a bulldog It's number 20 Trent Piedola with a big play for Hancock that'll make it third in goal all the way back in about the 14 yard line a Massive play by number 20 Bulldogs needed that

Third and goal coming up.

Gremlins discuss what to do next.

Two timeouts left for the Hancock Bulldogs, all three remaining still for the Gremlins.

Now with seven and a half minutes to go, it's going to be in the back of both of these teams' minds.

Huddle breaks.

Third and goal coming.

Donnelly Shotgun, two receivers to each side.

Brody.

takes the snap stepping back looking to throw looking to his right flushed out of the pocket got a hand on him that balls up at the end zone and over the head of Sam Roth Donnelly pulled down as he threw it's a miracle he got that ball off it's an even bigger miracle frankly that it wasn't intercepted but it's gonna be fourth and goal backed all the way up to their 14 yard line clock is stopped at 709

And now Liam Frick is going to head out to kick a field goal.

Gremlins looking to tack on three points to take a 10-8 lead.

It's going to be a 31 yarder.

Snap is good.

Hold is good.

Kick is up and it is through the uprights cleanly.

Make it 8-10.

Gremlins take the lead for the first time today.

10-8.

The Bulldogs do to get the ball back with 7-04 to go.

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back everybody Liam trick ready to kick this ball away another deep kick it's a line drive out to the returners recovered by I believe that's Blake Hilton and no it's Levi Kinnon and out of the backfield Kinnon and turns up field to the 30 yard line finally forced out of bounds at the Bulldogs 33

656 to go in regulation.

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Bull box, take back over, Ben Karenin lines up under center.

A receiver to each side, two backs in the backfield, or Pietela, and I believe Hiltonin.

Donnelly will hand it off up the middle.

Excuse me, Karenin will hand it off up the middle.

And that is Blake Heltinen, who will gain about five yards on first down.

Clock continues to run.

Six minutes, 40 to go.

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Ben Karen and under center second down to five takes the snap hands it off to Piedala Actually pulled it back and kept it himself Ben Karen and able to gain three or so yards third and short coming up Ball now at the Bulldog 42 trying to get to the 44 Six minutes remaining Gremlins took the lead before the break a 31 yard field goal by

sophomore call-up Liam Frick.

His first made-field goal, he kicked a PAT earlier, that was also good.

And here come the Bulldogs.

Karen, an under-center.

Line gets set.

Ben takes the snap, hands it off the Trent Piedle out the middle.

Three yards in the cloud of dust, but it looks like it'll be enough for the first down.

Oh, quite the shake up there actually, a substitution at fullback.

Number 54, the captain, Drew Larson, comes in to get the carry at fullback and he's able to pick up the first down.

A usual lineman for the Bulldogs, uses his size to get through that line.

Newly only needed a couple yards, got just that.

Five minutes to go.

Bulldogs, still down two.

A receiver to each side, two backs in the backfield behind Ben Caron, and who's under center, he takes the snap looking to throw.

Left-hand side of the field, finds the extorts from that pass is complete, and he will have the first down, now in Gremlin territory.

Ball is spotted at the Gremlin 43 yard line, and the Hancock balldogs have found some rhythm on offense.

Five minutes to go.

Ben Karen and heads back out.

He's under center.

Both receivers to his left.

That's Kilpala and Nordstrom.

Ben Karen takes the snap.

It's a pitch play out to Helton and Blake Helton into the right hand side.

He's brought down from behind a game of a yard or two.

It's all he's going to find on this play.

Looked like he had some headroom in front of him.

But a Gremlin in the backfield able to chase him down and stop him before he can break it away.

Ball spotted at the Gremlin 43.

Four minutes 20 to go in the game All three timeouts left for the Houghton gremlins bulldogs only have two But with possession trying to run the clock down and get some last second points Trying to minimize the gremlins chances with the ball back after this drive Karen and under center a receiver on each side takes the snap fakes the handoff to Piedola.

He's up the middle and he's picked up and thrown down Shut down by the gremlin defensive

front

A

couple of different hands on Karen in there.

Ivan Johnson.

Chad Halonen also involved.

A loss of two yards on that play.

Third down at 11.

Back to the Gremlin 44 yard line.

Looking to get to the 33.

Bulldogs, I would think, are pretty firmly in for down territory here.

Don't want to risk giving the Gremlins the ball back.

and letting them run the clock out.

Three backs behind, Karenon on this play.

He's under center, one receiver out to the left.

Karenon takes the snap, takes the handoff, looking for Ted Kilpala down the field.

He's going to keep it himself.

Ben Karenon up the sideline.

Ben Karenon breaks free, one down the beat, still on his feet.

Finally brought down inside the ten yard line.

What a play for Ben Karenon.

Hancock keeps it alive.

First and goal coming up for Hancock.

Ben Karenin.

Some trickery on that play.

Three players lined up behind him in the backfield.

Looked like he was looking to throw to Ted Kipla who was running a slant over the middle of the field the entire Gremlin defense shifting over to the right-hand side and Plenty of room upfield for Ben a gain of about 33 yards on that run.

I Think the biggest play we've seen all night Two minutes 30 to go in the game we're gonna pause for 30 seconds We'll be right back to see what happens on first and goal here on 107 3 the uber

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Bulldogs they trail by two with two minutes 30 to go in the Copper Bowl Ben Karen and with a breakaway 34 yard run before we headed to the timeout and here's first and goal for the Bulldogs Karen and under center Ted Kilpelow wide left everybody else behind the line of scrimmage

Karen takes the snap, takes the hand off the 54, hands it off to Heltedon.

He is met and brought down, but he's going to get inside the five-yard line.

Nice gain on first and goal.

Clock will keep running.

About two minutes will be left by the time they head back to the line of scrimmage.

Bulldogs doing a nice job of taking all the time off the clock they can.

They know this is their chance to find the end zone.

If they want to kick a field goal, they also have that right.

But we have not seen much of that from this bulldog squad second and goal from the six-yard line Karen and lines up under center three players behind them in the backfield Kipla still out wide left Karen in Takes the snap Hands it off up the middle.

I believe that was the number 54 again drew Larson And he's gonna be short

It was Larsen once again and a third in goal coming Gremlins two weeks ago We covered a game against Gladstone where they had multiple goal line stands including one that ended in the final minute Gremlins held on to win that game 12 to 7 against the Gladstone Braves We get to see now if history is repeating itself Bulldogs down 8 to 10

On the Gremlin three yard line third and goal coming up What a game it has been The fans who bothered to come here from Houghton Absolutely getting their monies worth tonight and the Hancock faithful being rewarded a minute 32 in regulation

Fans are ready.

Let's see what coach Brennan Leclerc has ready on the biggest play of the game so far.

Karenin lines up under center, same three-blocker formation.

Ted Kipala lined up wide left.

Karenin, line gets set, takes the snap, fakes the handoff, keeps it himself, dumps it off, and he is brought down.

I think he's short, folks.

Fake the handoff.

to number 54, Drew Larson pitched it off to number 28, Blake Heltonen, and he was held out of the end zone.

Fourth and goal coming up, we'll see the spot in a moment, but a minute 19 to play, and it looks like the game's gonna come down to this play.

Ball is at the one.

One 19 on the clock.

And Metallica starts to ring through Condonfield.

Side line.

A bit of a quirk of content field.

Hancock Bulldogs on their own sideline.

Some parents and some fans on their side as well.

Fans on their feet.

Fourth and goal at the one.

Bulldogs looking to take the lead with a minute 19 to go.

Do or die in the copper bowl Ben Karen and lines up under center three players behind them in the backfield Kilpola out wide left Ben Karen and Takes the snap going for the QB sneak.

He's pushed and he's in the end zone touchdown and cock bulldogs There it is touchdown

by the Gremlins, but couldn't keep Karenin out on fourth and goal.

Bulldogs up by four, pending the conversion.

And it looks like the Bulldogs are gonna go for two, no reason to kick a PAT, looking to make the lead six points.

Same formation Karen and under center three blockers behind him might be another tush push Karen and takes the snap takes the handoff rolling to his left looking to buy some time receiver open in the end zone that ball is

caught

We're looking for the number Pierce Johnson With his second reception of a game and it gives the Bulldogs a six-point lead

1.15 to go.

One last drive for the Gremlins.

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Bulldogs find the end zone on a push-push on fourth and goal.

Ben Karenin takes the lead for the Bulldogs.

Two-point conversion pass out to Pierce Johnson makes it 16-10.

Gremlins are going to get one last chance with 1-15 on the clock.

Levi Kinnanen's going to kick it.

The two returners in the backfield for the Gremlins are number three Sam Roth and number seven Alex Abert.

Kinonen ready to send this ball away 75 seconds on the clock Levi Squibs it It'll be reached and recovered.

I believe by a bear and he's gonna throw the ball off the sideline I think that's an illegal forwards pass There's the flag looking for a lateral to try to get the ground ones up field, but that is an illegal play

You can lateral on kick returns.

That was a clear forwards pass.

It went two or three yards up the field and instead of sneaking up to about midfield with some trickery on the kickoff, the Gremlins are going to be backed up behind the 30.

I appreciate the effort by Coach Loma, but there you got to make sure the pass is actually a lateral.

You heard Coach Loma mention, both of these teams are going to empty their bag of tricks tonight.

They're going to use everything they've got to bring the Copper Bowl home.

Maybe a little too much trickery in that instance.

A minute and nine seconds are on the clock.

Bulldogs leading the Copper Bowl, trying to win their first since 2021.

And as the Gremlins retake the field,

We get some John Williams.

Flag is picked up at the play.

We'll see you exactly where this ball is spotted.

It's going to be at the 30 yard line by the looks of it as the Gremlins get ready to begin what will likely be the final drive of the game.

Both teams with one timeout.

Gremlins trail by six, they need a touchdown and a PAT.

We've seen Liam Frick's leg, he kicked a PAT successfully earlier.

Recently made a field goal from 31 yards out, missed one from 34 near the end of the first half.

It's a five yard penalty going to back up the Gremlins for the illegal forward pass on the kick return.

And the students and the cheer section are all partying for the penalty.

Kremlin's trying to get the Bulldogs off guard as they begin this drive on their own 25-yard line.

75 yards to the end zone.

Their offense has been stuck in the mud all day long.

They need a touchdown here.

The last chance this senior class is going to get on offense.

Brodie Donnelly, Sam Roth.

Michael Salina, Alex Abert, Jay Samuelson, all getting their chance.

Donnelly takes the Snapple here on the middle field.

The ball is intercepted.

Blake Hilton in with a pick of his life.

And the Bulldogs, barring catastrophe, are going to win their first comparable in five years.

62 seconds on the clock.

The interception is confirmed.

62 seconds to go.

Bulldogs should just be able to assume victory formation and close this game out.

Gremlins only have one timeout.

First play of a touchdown drive.

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Victory formation for the Bulldogs.

Karenin takes the knee.

No timeout from the Houghton side.

One more.

Play out there.

One last kneel.

And the Hancock Bulldogs are bringing the Copper Bowl back home.

What a game!

Five years they've waited.

These seniors never able to win the Copper Bowl game until now.

Baron Colbert, Forrest LeCourt, Ben Karenon.

Levi Kinnanen, Drew Larson, Roy Wacom, Logan Larson, Carter Warrie, Trent Bodewine, and Jasper Tolles, the final meal of the game, and a pile of celebration over on the Hancock Bulldogs sideline.

All the players huddle up in excitement as the clock hits zeroes.

Your final score at Condonfield, Hancock Bulldogs win.

Your final score, 16 to 10.

An incredible Copper Bowl for the ages.

A fourth and goal touchdown.

And an interception on the first play of the last chance drive for the Gremlins.

Bulldogs win the Copper Bowl for the first time in five years.

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Copper Bowl 2026 has concluded here at Condon Field.

Hancock Bulldogs for the first time since 2021.

Hoist the Copper Bowl trophy in midfield.

Absolute bedlam over the commercial break as the fans all rushed the field to congratulate the Bulldogs on their huge victory.

Their first time winning this game in half a decade.

What a result here.

A game for the ages between both of these teams.

Let's quickly hop into our scoring recap.

A low-scoring one today, so it ought to be pretty quick.

Only scoring the first quarter with 2-0-9 remaining.

Number 11, the quarterback, Ben Caron, and found the end zone on a two-yard run.

Kept it on the ground for the two-point conversion to make it 8-0 Bulldogs and tell about halfway through the second quarter when Kale Olin Keddo recovered a muff punt by the Bulldogs, gave the Gremlins fantastic field position.

and Sam Roth was able to find the in-zone on an 11-yard touchdown run on an end-around play.

PAT was kicked by Liam Frick and Good that made the score 7-8 bulldogs going into the halftime.

A scoreless third quarter, so we remain at 7-8 until finally Liam Frick able to kick a 31-yard field goal to give the Gremlins a 10-8 lead, their first lead of the game and their only lead of the game as on a final run on a four-minute drill.

Ben Karenin gets into the end zone on fourth and goal with a push-push.

They convert the two-point conversion on a playout to Pierce Johnson.

Gremlins head out, knowing they needed a touchdown.

First play, and it's intercepted by number 28.

Who else?

Blake Hiltonin.

An incredible game.

One of the best copper bowls you could have possibly asked for.

I'm sure the Hancock fans significantly happier than the Houghton fans tonight, but both of these teams played exceptionally well.

The seniors on this team knew this was their last chance to leave it all out there, and every single one of them did.

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There is no question.

It is the interception by Blake Hilton.

We had a similar situation last week where Vinny's already had that pick six against this Bulldogs team.

Here, it's only fair that I give it to them.

Blake Helton in with an incredible heads-up interception play.

What a result, folks.

I'm at a loss for words.

The fans and the players still out on the field congratulating each other, celebrating this moment as they should.

We'll have our on-sung hero of the game coming up after 30 seconds right here on 107-3 The Uper.

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We have one last award to give out tonight, and it's our player of the game.

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I'm very tempted to give it to Blake Helton and tonight, but over the course of the game, the staying force for the Bulldogs in this one was the quarterback in his final game as a Bulldog football player.

Number 11, Ben Karenin is our Coca-Cola of Hancock player of the game.

kept his composure all game long, was fairly limited in the passing game, but kept his team out there, kept the fight going.

He's responsible for both Bulldogs touchdowns in this game, one from two yards out, one from a single yard away, both on quarterback sneaks, converts the two-point conversion on the ground and finds Pierce Johnson for the second as the game wound down.

Ben Karenin is your player of the game, and that will wrap up our Copper Bowl coverage here from Condon Field.

Jake Condon, I'd like to thank you all.

so much for tuning in over the course of this game and over the course of the regular season.

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Starting next week, the Calumet Copper Kings and Lake Lindenhubble Lakes.

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Riverdale Chieftains play at Iowa Grant tonight in a first round 11 player football game.

This week I talked to Riverdale head coach Jeff Johnson.

Jeff is it good to still be practicing right now as you look at the postseason?

I think that's always the goal.

It's always been my goal.

I want at least one extra game.

My mantra when I talk to the kids, I talk to other coaches is the number 11.

Can we play an 11th game in the 11th month?

Yeah, that's kind of where I am.

And you play Iowa Grant, a team you're well familiar with.

Are they one of the tougher teams you've played this year?

Yeah, they were a tri-conference champion this year.

They got Hinderman, Brock Hinderman.

Their quarterback is probably one of the best in the state.

He's going to do some great things after, you know, in his post-high school career.

But I feel like we got a really good game plan.

We had trouble matching some of their speed issues last time.

I think you'll feel a little bit different performance on Riverdale this year.

Yeah, how do you slow down a team like that?

Is it time of possession?

Is that one of the keys?

I don't know how you slow that down.

They're going to do what they want, when they want, and how fast they want.

And they're not an up-temple offense.

But they're not slow grinding either.

I think they get bored running the ball, but they got a really good half back in that shot boy.

But they're going to chuck the ball all over.

And as you program this game, get ready for it on Friday night.

You've got a lot of leaders that probably don't want their season to end.

So you're kind of putting the team on their backs a little bit, aren't you?

Yeah, we ran into that even last week We got to the point where you know We started to put our reserve varsity reserve team in and the seniors didn't want to come out the field and we just had to say we got we got more to play for next week, you know But if things are going well, then we'll put in our reserve team if things are tight seniors are playing You know, they're gonna play the whole game.

What does it mean to the program Jeff to make the playoffs for Riverdale?

Well, I think it was huge, just not just for our program, but our school and our community.

The number of people at the homecoming alumni night was really exciting to see.

And then parents night, there's a lot of people in the stands watching and hoping.

People have to understand that the top three teams in the league were our last three games.

And we contended for a little while, but we're so thin.

We we get one guy out and the next guy up is probably a first or second-year player

You've had guys go out this year.

Um, did you get some guys back as the season went on?

We did not Amir he had a separate shoulder in the season, but he's back and he's still in a role Ethan's out Chase says, you know, he's got an illness So we haven't gotten any back that we lost early.

We're hopeful that Ethan, you know, he'll be back in a week or two

We're, you know, optimistically hopeful that he'll be back this week, but he's not ready.

You're involved in a really tough conference.

Can you see one of these conference teams making a legitimate run to Camp Randall?

Well, I think so.

Just in our division, I mean, two of the conference champions, River Ridge, they're hosting this weekend, and Iroh Grant's hosting us.

Blackhawk did not do as well, but they're on the road, and they're always contender.

And then you go up to Division 6, Potosi.

They were the other conference champion, and they'll do really well.

Could you say a little bit about your seniors, Joe?

I knew in eighth grade that these guys were pretty cool to be around, and they understood football.

They studied football.

It wasn't like there were a bunch of kids playing football.

They were football players.

So our leadership with Blake and Bevin and Owen and Ethan, Colton came out this year for the first time Amir's back and then Peyton is our other anchor tackle.

Sounds good.

Good luck as you get ready for Iowa Grant this weekend.

Thank you, Phil.

Hope to talk to you next week.

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We are leading toward kickoff time here on the Bethesda Power Sports Pre-Game Show.

Next up, Coach Kyle Kelly, head coach of Ithaca-Weston.

Kyle, are you ready for week number 10 of the season?

How is the team health-wise right now?

For being 10 weeks into the season, we're OK health-wise, but obviously we're not 100%.

How did it come out last week?

I know you got up on the CEDA quite well.

Were you able to play a lot of kids?

Yeah, the JV played the entire second half.

When you saw the pairings, the playoff

pairings, were you surprised about how it came out?

No, I was looking through everything Friday night, and I thought we were going to play Waterloo or Augusta.

Getting the number one seed overall, talk about what that means to you and the program.

I'm a lot more worried about winning the game than the seed I guess.

It's kind of a misleading one.

They are an eight seed but they play in a much bigger conference and they come down from division six because Potosi went up.

What sticks out in the scouting report about Waterloo?

Their entire conference runs a

except one team runs a spread offense.

So they're used to defending that the entire time.

They themselves are going to be spread.

Their offense is similar to that of Royals.

So what do you have to do when you're defending a spread offense in particular?

It's going to change like a big thing is not over pursue and make sure you have your zone covered.

We're probably getting pressure up front if you can too, right?

Yeah, big time.

But I said pressure up front because they still had the ball off so we can't over pursue.

That's what was happening against Royals.

They're over pursuing too much.

And then that left a cutback lane the size of an ocean for people.

What about what Ithaca-Weston does?

You're going to worry about yourselves.

So what do you think you have to improve upon?

Like I said, I don't want any penalties or turnovers this game at all.

Well, we see it kind of continuing the same trend.

You're going to keep it on the ground as much as you can.

Yeah, we're based out of the Wingtees, so we're probably not going to air it out 50 times.

But I would like to throw it a few more times this Friday if it comes open.

But if we're getting five yards on the ground, it's going to be kind of hard to want to start throwing it through there.

Playing this time of year, that never gets old, does it?

No, not really.

Like I said, it's a cool atmosphere always.

Like I said, hopefully we... I want this one Friday.

This is when we got a half.

Have you had good leadership throughout this year?

Yeah, it's been pretty awesome seeing the kids kind of rise up and taking on a role.

Some of them I didn't know if they were going to fill into that or not or how that would go, but it's been pretty cool seeing them kind of develop those kind of skills.

Devastating loss that you had early in the season, losing a player in Briggs Maxwell.

Has that kept the team motivated, keeping him in mind?

Yeah, he's always on our, in our minds

and

stuff

like that.

So they're definitely playing for him.

Looking at this one on Friday night, then bottom

line coach, what are you going to have to do if you're going to get over the hump?

Um, like I said, we're just going to have to play our game that's got us here and execute our offense and shut down, uh, their best players are running back.

So we got to not let him get to the edge.

Very good.

Good luck as you get ready for the playoffs, coach.

Hey, thank you.

Ithaca Western coach Kyle Kelly joining us on the pregame show tonight.

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From Ithaca High School, hello everyone and welcome to today's broadcast.

It is Ithaca Weston taking on Waterloo Pirates here on WRC radio and coming in with a record of three and six Waterloo Ithaca Weston at eight and all unbeaten on the season as we get set for the action here tonight.

I am Phil Knee joined by Henry Bray.

How you doing?

How you doing young man?

Nice to be at Ithaca for a

Great, great Friday night football.

It is awesome out there tonight.

Great.

I mean, you can't really ask for anything more when you talk about how nice it is here tonight and how good it has been.

I think overall, Hank, looking at Waterloo, they are a team that comes in with a record that is a little bit deceptive, wouldn't you say?

Yeah, I think they're very deceptive.

They play up.

They play up at the vision.

They get moved back in the playoffs.

and they play in a bigger conference, so it's one of those things that you really got to cover your eyes and dot your T's here, or should I say dot your eyes and make sure your T's are all crossed, defensively wise for Ithaca.

I mean, when Ithaca is on the defensive side of the ball, they're going to have to maintain their running back.

Yeah, no doubt.

And

they've done that this year.

You had a chance to referee one of their games.

That was up at Cashton.

Talk about that game and you said it was one of the better games you've seen in a while.

Yeah, it was probably one of the best games we've done in probably 10 to 15 years.

And it's one of those things where Ithaca come out and they just popped, popped and popped.

And their defensive played really well and they come out and they basically, all their defense just had their keys read.

And it was really, really interesting.

Even both sides, Ethico ended up winning in overtime on a fourth and three.

And it was just an amazing, amazing game.

And I was so blessed to be part of that.

And we're going to see much of the same.

Spencer Nelson leading Russia for them, 960 yards.

Yeah,

he needs 40 yards to break a thousand.

Nearing a thousand.

Yeah.

So, and this is what they're, and what game, what is the record?

Well the record is eight no so they played eight games.

So they played in eight games that's pretty impressive for a high school

kid.

Absolutely.

So I mean he's gonna he could break a thousand yards and only play nine games.

Yep and it sounds like you know the line has been doing a good job they're staying pretty healthy they've had a few bumps and bruises but overall set to go here tonight.

On the other side Waterloo you had a chance to chat with their coach Otto Degler and did you learn anything in your conversation?

Well

you know he

He's very relaxed just like his team.

It seems like his team was relaxed He he's worried about the run just like just like Ithaca is worried about the run I think you're gonna see a lot of run Tonight, but you never know what the kind of wrinkles are gonna get thrown out So I've seen Ithaca, you know and against cast in the second play of the game They popped a what was it?

I believe it was a 76 yard touchdown pass second play the game so you really really have to read your keys tonight and that's gonna be and and make sure

that turnovers are going to be a key tonight.

And it depends on where they're going to be and how deep they're going to be.

for turnover-wise so you don't want to lose the ball on a fumble or an interception.

The quarterback from Ithaca-Weston is Jacob Keller.

He's a soft-worn, as you mentioned, has the ability to throw and Caden Keller is one of the best receivers you'll see.

But again, it's run first all

the time.

It's run first, but the young Keller kid, I tell you what, he's like a magnet.

So if his hands can get on the football, he's going to catch it.

Lots of one-handed

snags.

Yes, lots of one-handed snags.

He's definitely a weapon that Waterloo is going to have to keep an eye on.

We saw Riverdale, or I did, the first game of the season against Ithaca Weston.

Really good matchup close game.

But Caden Keller had a couple of catches in that game that were like you'd see on Saturday in college football.

Over the shoulder once and another one fully extending and almost a one-hand snag.

So he's got ability too that can be a weapon maybe down the stretch here

tonight.

Without question.

But I think Ithaca is playing with fire.

They've been playing the fire all year.

They're getting over something that's really hard to get over and they're doing what they think they can to do to get over it.

Absolutely.

They are a team to be, they're not an easy out.

So they're going to fight you until the end of the game.

Good kids.

So yeah, no doubt about it.

We're lining up here I think we're getting close to getting the introductions done We're going to do the national anthem as well.

I believe some singers you may have heard them warming up in the background here We'll be back with more in a moment from Ithaca Ithaca Western versus Waterloo WIA a playoff football our game of the week tonight on WRCO and WRCO comm

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You heard them warm up a little bit ago now.

It's the real deal.

They're going to sing the national anthem for us here on WRC radio as we join them now.

Oh, say

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Nice job our national anthem here sung by Ashland foul autumn McBain JC Maxwell and Alyssa Olson nice job ladies as we welcome you back here for playoff football and WRC or radio tonight Hank Bray joining me in the booth Hank They didn't give you a game to referee tonight.

So they're kind of smart fill with it

first round playoffs.

They didn't want anybody to mess anything up or something like that

anyway

But no, I look forward to working with you.

You made plans to take me along on Monday or Tuesday and I'm been looking forward to it.

Yeah, so good to have you here.

So

you've learned that it sounds like if it Western is going to

kick off, waterloo is going to get the ball first and we're going to be underway that way.

But

all right, sounds good.

We're going to drive your phone down there.

Hopefully it doesn't hit somebody in the head.

OK, I

think we're good.

It was just it was just Mr. Keller.

Not a big deal.

Oh, yeah.

Well, it's a microphone bent.

So

yeah, it's I don't hope it's going to be

anything.

Waterloo's on the far side of the field.

They are the pirates.

They are with maroon pants and maroon lettering white tops.

Ithaca Weston on the home side here.

They have the dark tops with the white lettering and the IW across the back and the new Ithaca Weston emblem and logo.

I think it looks really

good.

It's really really sharp.

Throughout the night.

We're almost ready to set the

play

here buddy.

We

are ready and set here.

Time to take a look at some of the starters here of course sponsored by our good friends at L&M salvage Starters ready to scrap for a win tonight starting lineup sponsored by L&M salvage for if they go Weston you start off on offense with the likes of the quarterback Jacob Keller also Caden Keller and Quintus banker are the wide receivers and We'll see Liam Rohn in the backfield along with Spencer Nelson Blake Dre will rotate in as well and Landon Walmer will run at running back as fullback as

well.

Along the line Braxton Fowle, Isaiah Fargen, Reed Wabashow, Mason Van Coulter, Hayden Burns and Ben Otto will take a turn.

We'll get the rest in just a little bit.

Waterloo set to accept the kickoff.

Quiet Dorn down deep.

Sounds good.

Thank you, Hank.

So here we go.

Dorn back around the 15 yard line and awaiting the kickoff now is Waterloo There is the whistle and we are underway with an end-over-end kick there by pleamer ball rolls out of bounds comes back to the 35 They

could they have actually have a choice to either re-kick that about five yards back or take it at the 35 They're probably gonna take it and they're gonna give them gonna give them 15

yards most teams do that At least in my experience this year Hank will take it at the 35

So teams sometimes will do that on purpose kick it out of bounds because you want to avoid some big return and That's part of the strategy.

I know right.

Yep

Waterloo lining up and they've got some pretty good hefty stats as well their their quarterback is Levi Lursdorf and he has thrown for 367 yards cashton Weasel is 567 yard rusher leading receivers Logan powers 214 ball is on the near hash mark and we are set to go here from Ithaca There's this nap from center handoff running playing near side good yardage 50 yard line or near there brought

down with the 48 of Ithaca Weston on the big run there by Cash Wiesenault.

Good run, good run.

I got to the outside and they're, you know, they pinched number five in and got him at least on the outside.

Nice run.

So it brings up a first down again.

They'll mark it right around the 46 of the Waterloo Pirates.

Again, coached by Otto Degler.

Ball comes to the spot.

Have a man wide left and a man wide right the quarterback will operate out of the shotgun.

There's Any hands off there's number two.

We've heard about him.

That is shroud going left side He's got a little yardage in the at

the Western

territory about nine yards ain't

that beside brings up second down.

It looks like second down and two here from Maybe three.

Oh boy.

They didn't get as much as I thought

yeah, I'm

surprised by that

spot So second down and five yards to go

Wall is right on the top the crown of the field here a minute into it here at Ithaca Weston tonight We'll be getting you some some other games as well Coming up this evening throughout the night 48 yard line of Ithaca Weston There's the snap handoff running place around coming to the near side trying to break the corner 45 gets over the pile first down to the 40 maybe the 39 of Ithaca Weston

There's actually a first and ten at the 40 yard line

He's the running back that coach Kyle Kelly talked about we need to key on this guy key on him First three first three plays not so well, but it takes him a little bit

If you go west end of the defensive huddle Leading the way up front is number 66 Reed Wapshell number 50 on the line on the near side Braxton foul some of the same guys who mentioned along the offensive line and The defensive ends include Hayden Burns on that far side here

Pitch to the right side running back is tripped initially then gets a couple of x3 yards brought down by Liam Rowan after a blast to about the 35 yard line

They just they keep picking here on the right side of the on the right side of the Offensive line the left side of the defense film.

Yeah, they're following the big blocking there number 77 Dale Cruz Listed as a 220 pound

freshman.

I see

And number 76, uh, Joseph car or crave is a 510 210 sophomore as well.

Young guys,

young guys, young

but some size second down at about three yards to go for the pirates.

There is the snap handoff running play.

And again, that line for cash.

Weasel.

Looks like a pickup of one fill nice job on the deep interior defensive line and the linebackers kept crashing on that nice job

So it brings up third down in short yardage if it go west I'm trying to dig in here

My guess is it'll be a play to Gavin shroud number two.

That's my guess if I had to bet on it They have not gone through the air yet and a third down play coming up nine minutes remaining in the opening quarters scoreless football here at Ithaca tonight on a tremendous night for football There's the snap fake to shroud they're gonna run it to the near side and the other Western defense is gonna stack him up Weasel held short of the first down.

It looks like they lost today.

It's

look like they lost a couple yards

Jacob Keller coming up through the ranks there and helping him up good sportsmanship.

We like to see that Fourth

down here feel big play to early in the early in this ballgame.

Yeah, I think you're right I think they did lose a yard hang.

Yes, they did they lost a yard there It was a misdirection in the backfield to try to fool the defensive eyes, but again play your keys here

Fourth down and four yards to go

for Waterloo from the Ithaca Western 34.

There's a snap.

Somebody jumped on the far sideline.

Flags fly everywhere and they're pointing at Ithaca Western and that is the case.

That's going to get him a first down.

Ooh, that's not a good play.

No, it's not.

Ithaca Western coach.

Defensive coordinator, of course, is Mr. Maxwell, Brett Maxwell, and I'm sure he's not too pleased with that.

Chad clary the offensive coordinator.

He's right next to us here.

They have twins on each side here

Ready to go here from the shotgun snap quarterback is gonna take it hands up There's shroud trying to get the corner if the Western is gonna file away that play and bring him back for a two-yard loss Nice play coming up through the ranks margin for Ithaca Western nice play there and Hayden burns from the defensive end Yes,

and they kept the same play they're gonna run on fourth down so

It's a good thing they did get a first down off a penalty.

So

second down at about 12 yards to go.

Now they get two men wide to the far side.

Right on the Waterloo sideline side by side and the running play trying to break the corner flag

flies.

There's a hold coming in

and

a tackle is made there of Weezanel.

Number 76.

Joseph Crave was going to get called for a holding here, I

believe.

You are absolutely correct, man.

You must have ate your carrots

today.

I actually saw that one today and they're gonna accept the penalty and take them back 10 yards from the line of scrimmage.

It's gonna go replace second down here, Phil.

You got keen eyes there, boy.

Well, that's why they keep me up here.

Is that right?

Well, not really, but.

Old Eagle Eye, they call you.

Gonna move that ball back to around the 40 yard line of Ithaca-Weston so big loss for Waterloo and their forward progress 730 remaining in a quick moving first quarter here at Ithaca So waiting a snap from center There's the snap Doran is back to throw guns at left side over shot his man incomplete

and and you know a lot of officials Missed that call right there because I think that was a backwards pass Phil, but they

Again, they called it a forward pass, which he threw it backwards and so

that would have been a live football.

Yes, it went out of bounds and he's supposed to lose about six yards from there and they didn't.

So it brings up third down again about 22 yards to go from the 40 yard line of Ithaca Western.

That stops the clock.

It hadn't stopped for a while.

No, it's just melting away at 721.

That's the way a lot of Ithaca Western games have been this

year.

Their opponents that seemed like run the ball a lot as well.

Here's the snap.

Doran is gonna move pitches in the near side.

Ithaca Western

catches him

in the backfield.

He's still up now.

They're gonna bring him for an even bigger loss.

Stopping him right around the 49 yard line of Waterloo.

What a play by Burns.

And the Carrick Thompson also number five was back there Liam Rohn.

Nice play for Ithaca-Weston.

It's gonna be a long fourth down here.

It's gonna be fourth and 10, 20, 30, 31, 32 yard line.

Wow.

You need all your fingers and toes

to cut that out.

Plus your's buddy.

Yeah,

exactly.

Fourth down.

Great play

by Ithaca-Weston.

That is a play that the defense needed.

They kind of, they bent a little bit at first, but they really recovered nicely.

So Waterloo will punt the ball away.

There's a good snap and the punter takes his time This is a wobbler ball is going to bounce and keep on rolling so Ithaca Western will get away from it Let it roll and the ball is going to be down.

What hang around the ten yard line I believe so

No, it looks like the 15 16 yard line is where the first officials is marking

So Ithaca Western starts

back a little bit.

We'll see how they do.

629 remaining here in the opening quarter of area football.

Scoreless WRC radio tonight.

Phil and Hank with you.

Darlington leading Dodgeville, 7-0 in the first quarter.

Dodgeville, I saw them last week and I talked to their coaches and they're like, it'll be great to make the playoffs.

We hope we don't see Darlington.

Who do

they get?

Lancaster up on Bondiwell, 7-0 as well.

Edgar leading Prairie du Chine, 8-0.

Early scores tonight.

Here's the snap from center.

Keller hands off, running play right side for Ithaca Weston into a big pile of pirates and a gain of a couple of yards.

Maybe Spencer Nelson with the carry.

That was a great

defensive stand from Ithaca, especially the way the first four or five plays started out against them.

And they did, boy, they, they took them all the way back to what was it, a fourth and 33.

They did impressive.

Yeah, after Ithaca, Weston gave him a first down on a panel.

Yes, could have been.

Oh, yeah, it could have had a backbreaker.

Yeah.

So here we go.

And from that panel to they didn't have nothing more in the positive yardage.

So

Wallace Mark, just short of the 20 yard line, second down.

And we'll call it six yards to go for a first down.

Jacob Keller under center.

There's the snap and Keller rolling.

He's rolling now going to pass on the left side.

Caden Keller, one hand try, but it's out of bounds.

Let him a little far at the 40 yard line.

Yeah, that was a great play.

He was released.

It's just the ball just a little bit over the throne.

They'll come back and do it again.

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Third down play count up for Ithaca Weston third in about six five forty two remaining the opening quarter There's the snap handoff running play gaping hole here on the near side for Rowan and he makes his way to a first down I think Hank first

down all the way out all the way out to the 30 yard line Great run.

Yeah, just a shy the 30 yard line film

that was landed Walmer and we got to give credit to the line man

There was a hole and it just opened up like the Red Sea fill it just like

Good blocking on this side Ithaca Weston line doing its job Caden collar into the play with the huddle and he is going to bring it in and Ithaca Weston breaks out for the snap Van Coulter the first of the line everybody set Man in motion to the far side Liam Rowan and now awaiting the snap from center under center Keller pitches Nelson cutting left side hits one man now bounces ahead to the 30 to around the 31 and driven back by a

pile of Waterloo tacklers led by Dylan

Rufner.

Yeah, nice play.

Nice play on the defense.

I believe he would have had some more extra yards.

He basically hit his own man, basically.

He did, didn't he?

Slowed him down.

Slowed him down a little bit.

But he picked up, he picked up three, four yards there.

Second down at about seven yards to go for Ithaca Weston.

Play in from the sidelines and the Keller and Company heading to the line.

Caden Keller splitting out on the near side.

And if it go Weston taking its time now the line is set they'll operate out of the shotgun this time handoff coming

to the near side

That's walmer with a run to around the 35 spun around after a few yards and Brought down there by number two Gavin shroud

He's all over the place in

there.

Yes.

He

is defense offense

when a player is that fast and that good You swear they have a twin brother

out there sometimes

And, you know, I think it's one of those teams if they're going to run right at their best ball player to see,

you know, make us,

you know, they're going to make him beat us.

Yeah.

Good point.

Second, a third down, I should say.

Third down and about four yards to go for a first down.

I think a Western needs to get to its own 39 yard line.

There's the snap from center fake handoff color is gonna keep it himself bootleg around the right side got a little room now first

down He's down the sideline.

He is gone.

The quarterback is gonna go for a long touchdown It is a score for it to go Weston with 333 remaining in the opening quarter.

Well fill no flags There was something shiny over there.

I started.

I don't know what that is,

but it's not a flag

not a

flag If they go Weston scores

And you you got the yardage there that must have been about what 62 62 yards 62 yards for the quarterback out of the keeper Jacob Keller boy did he turn

I tell you what he hit that corner and he was gone I Yeah, I even set it up here.

He's gone.

He's gone

extra point kick try for Ithaca Weston

Jacob Keller is the holder, the kicker is Carter Plemer.

Awaiting the snap, snap is good, placement is good, kick is on the way, and it is good.

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I'm feeling kicked off by Jamison Chambers of the Pirates and he gets all the way out to the 45 yard line.

So an impressive return and that's where Waterloo will take over for their second offensive series.

Yeah,

nice blocking, nice blocking for Waterloo coming up on the off the kickoff return and.

Got out to the 45 yard line.

They had some key blocks.

I thought he almost he was just a step away

I know I think a lot of the Ithaca Western fans were holding their collective breath there a little bit 325 remaining in the opening quarter 7 nothing Ithaca Western awaiting a snap from center is shrouded and there's the snap handoff number 27 come to the other side and gets around the corner there He gets to the left side and then down to the 45 in Ithaca Western territory So the sticks will move on

Pushed out of bounds by Landon Walmer and Caden Keller.

Believe it or not.

We're at three minutes and 15 seconds ago on the first Yeah, I think we set a record here.

I was here early this season and the game against Bangor I believe it was really and I think we were done at 850

Wow and that included an 18 minute halftime.

So yeah, Ithaca Western keeps it on the ground There's no messing around and Waterloo has for the most part.

Here's the handoff nothing there for a shroud boy that hole closed down real fast.

It's Landon Walmer

Landon's all over the place too, isn't he?

Yeah,

what he has Ben Otto and Spencer Nelson there to back him up So right now we're looking at second down and long for Waterloo second down at about nine and three quarters

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That's in the first quarter Fill me flip phone sponsored by Marcy's strikeout Alzheimer's you'll be hearing scores throughout the night Awaiting the snap from center is Dorn takes the snap handoff shroud getting around the left side He's got one man to beat and he won't beat him now.

He's gonna be spun around and brought down around the 46 yard line

So great play talk about swarming dogs there.

I tell you I mean they

If they hit you in the backfield you got two or three other guys coming to help

real fast They are fired up and the kudos to Hayden Burns as well who kind of held his ground You know you you get out there and that the key is you don't want to let him get around the

end Oh, so you got to contain you're kind of on an island by yourself So you and you have to you have to maintain that

Third down and 12 yards to go for Waterloo there in Ithaca Western Territory at the 45 There's the snap back to throw their quarterback looks to the right side throws it is caught and right around the 30 I should say the 40 yard line So it is complete great catch there by number 17 Logan Powers I thought Kate and

Keller there was gonna pick it off there take it right out of his hands He almost did I

think he was thinking

he

was yes Keller was there as was Liam Rowan with the tackle so fourth down for Waterloo

Looks like they might be thinking punt here Hank.

I don't know yet.

You know what do you do here?

It's a it's in that gray area at the 39 yard line So

it's like the drop of the punter back, but they be faking.

We'll see Shea Selno the punter back to around the 50 yard line and he'll await the snap from center on fourth down They might even be Trying

to

draw it down now that that guy has to come inside the numbers.

That's a that's an illegal play.

There's the snap from center.

The punt goes to the left side.

The ball is going to roll out of bounds right around the 15 yard line by Selno.

Well, I guess explain yourself.

Here's what if a player comes on the field offensively late, he must report inside the hash and then back out.

He has to go inside the hash and back out and he did not.

Ithaca Western will get the ball in good.

Do you see what I'm

saying?

Yep, exactly.

Ball is on the far hash mark and let's see where they marked at.

We're rolled out.

Third and quarter.

They marked it at,

where did they mark that?

Yeah, it's further

back

than

I thought.

It looks like the 15 yard line.

All right.

Maybe the 16, 16 yard

line.

They started, Ithaca Western started at the 15 last time.

So, well they gained a yard.

Similar,

yeah,

to last time.

When they were able to score on a big play Jacob Keller will look at over and now he's under center to take the snap hands off in the bread basket Spencer Nelson off the left side and a flag flies as Hold Nelson brought down So we'll see what the call is about White hat official coming to the near side personal foul against Ithaca Weston That's not good So

They will talk it over.

And it looks like, uh, yeah, against the ethical Westerns.

That's going to back them up against the wall a little bit, isn't it?

As they march that back,

they're still going to get first down, but it's going to be half the distance to the goal because it's inside the 20.

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It's actually a second down, it looks like.

Yes.

They did ball.

They did.

So it must have happened after the play.

Second

down ball is marked at the 11 of Ithaca Weston.

It happened after the play.

So it's going to be second, second

15,

Phil.

Right now, Ithaca Weston up to the football.

There's the snap from center, handoff, running play, up the gut, and Nelson has got one man to beat.

The linebacker caught him and he's brought down, but it's a first down.

It could be a first down.

Good run.

That was a great run.

Right up the middle, Mason Van Coulter, Hayden Burns, Blocken, and again, I think you and I might even be able to run through

that eventually.

Well, for a minute.

Maybe.

For a second or

two.

A second would be generous, I think.

Down to nine seconds, that might be the final

play.

It's gonna be it, my man.

We're gonna take time out and be back with a second quarter next.

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Second quarter getting set to start here 12 minutes on the clock and a 7-0 Ithaca Weston lead fill in Hank with you in the nighttime not

on the

roundup not in the morning

We're kind of in a roundup.

We're just up.

They just rounded us up up here

snap from center Jacob Kelly rolling to the near side and then a

man

down low and incomplete it was intended for Nelson

and that was so goes down

Well, did you bring your gear?

everybody knows who I am.

Well, I know, but you could go out and help them if they have somebody go down.

I have seat covers on my car, Phil.

Oh, you could just take

it off one of your seats.

Just take it off on my seats,

yeah.

Yeah, that's a good idea.

But fortunately, for everybody involved, the official is all right.

I

appreciate that.

I think.

Oh, well.

You don't want to see anybody getting hurt here.

Second down and 10 for Ithaca West.

And the ball is resting in the 27.

And the grass is kind of getting slippery now because of the dew sets in.

There's the snap.

Keller hands

off

again.

There's Nelson.

He stumbles his way for about three yards hit initially at the line of scrimmage.

They

give the defense, I think his offense gives the defense a lot of eye candy to look at.

Have you noticed that?

So a lot of misdirection in the backfield.

You could have a couple of linemen pulling that doesn't mean anything.

Cash reason all with the tackle.

But you're right.

A lot of weapons to and speed, you know, as proven by the touchdown run by

killer.

You know, you're not expecting a quarterback to know to run in that situation.

That's the only time he has run tonight So it brings up a third down for Ithaca Weston about six yards to go ball resting at the 31 There's the snap Keller takes it himself now runs to the left side trying to get around the corners spun around and then driven out of bounds Right around the line of scrimmage.

So no game.

Yeah, he almost fumbled that he had

Little bit of fumble Rusky on that if you saw that and he kept kept controlling and picked up a couple yards from a from a basically a busted play for

fourth down and About four yards to go.

I think you have to go west and

he's

thinking about punting.

I think you have to pun here Seven nothing they lead it here in the second quarter and back to do the honors will be

The quarterback, there's the snap and the punt is going to roll end over end down around the 30 taken right there by Waterloo.

There's going to be a little bit of a return here, Grote.

Grote, I should say, runs.

There's a flag as he's brought down at the 45.

We got an illegal

block on Waterloo.

Okay.

So that will be not such a good return.

They would have had it at the 45, but the penalty will be now marked off here in just a little bit.

Ethica Weston with impressive

numbers.

Oh, it looks like it's going against the Ithaca.

No, it looks like this.

Huh.

Initially we thought it went the other way.

Hold on in the back.

Okay.

Wow.

So it's going to, it is going to go against the Ithaca Weston.

So what I saw Phil on the same play cause I was actually looking at it, they were already engaged.

Do you see what I'm saying?

And he, the kid turned his back.

Um, if, if you're already engaged and you turn your back, that's not a, that's not a foul.

Well, and nonetheless, it moves to the 45.

And instead of the 45 of water lose.

So here we go.

10, 28 remaining in the half.

There's this snap and the running play trying to get up the gut, not much.

And he leans ahead at the last moment, maybe got a couple of yards, but Ithaca Western reading it.

Well, Burns is there.

Nelson is there as they unpile.

Running back was Wiesel.

That brings up second down at about eight yards to go for Waterloo.

Have you ever met your Waterloo at Waterloo?

I did basketball in Waterloo.

I've done a lot of softball.

So they have a 3 or 4 team our field complex for basically it's travelable.

Second lot of all over there.

There's the snap from center running back shroud go haven't seen him for a little

bit He

has tripped up right around the line of scrimmage again nice

like I'm gonna lose a couple inches there.

Oh great play by Spencer Nelson coming up through and Ben Otto If they go Western so far the the game ball has to go to the

defense.

Yes, 100% yes The defense is stepping up.

I mean it didn't look good at the start of the game But boy I tell you what they haven't given

up much

Waterloo face with a third down and eight yards to go ball resting at the 43 yard line of Ithaca Weston So they're up to the line two men wide to the left side one to the far and we're ready to go here out of the shotgun snap There's the snap of the football back to throw his Dorn looking whips it It is going to be caught right around the Bulldogs 25 and immediately tackle at the 24 yard line

He was wide open.

I don't know

And that was only their second attempt of the game

chase ring with the catch brought down right away by Quintus Banker Yeah, that was a good-looking pass and catch so it moves the sticks Fall down around the 25 yard line Waterloo trying to respond to Ithaca Weston's touchdown Ithaca Weston two possessions a touchdown and a punt and Now there's the snap from center handoff going to shroud trying to break the corner and he is going to be stacked up and drop

Landon Walmer, the first one there,

great play.

Nice defensive play, nice defensive play.

He held him for everybody

else to kind of,

you know, get him out of there.

Kind of lost it, lost a yard though.

So

second down on the 11 yards to go for Waterloo, driving toward the north end zone, right near where Dave Banger, the pride of class of 1987 is set up, playing a little music beforehand.

Doing a good job.

I presume he'll be doing the little halftime.

He and Adam Hesse have got a choreographed dance I think oh, I thought I was invited to dance

But

apparently that's

not happening either

second down on 11 running back coming to the left side Not much and he is gonna draw a crowd of bulldogs nowhere to go for shroud great play and He is in the bottom of the pilot but helped up nice play by several bulldogs number 50 Braxton foul is there

Probably helps them so I'll see you next play

yeah

Third down play they're gonna take a timeout will Waterloo third and 11 737 remaining the ball is on the Ithaca Western 26 when we return with more from WRC radio sports

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Good ball game going on tonight at Ithaca Ithaca Weston leading 7-0 welcome back 737 remaining in the opening half of football

Yeah Great half.

I mean we're down to seven minutes of under eight minutes to play and seven nothing Ithaca The D again steps up all the time if you

noticed some other scores tonight Darlington leading Dodgerill 14-0 River Ridge leading

Elmwood Plum City 14-0 Cochran Fountain City 21-0 on Hillsborough and Iowa Grant 24-0 over Riverdale first quarter of that one tonight

Here we

go

that Cochran City fountains pretty good ball club,

too.

Have you seen them?

Yes, we have yep awaiting the snap from center back to throw is Dorn Dorn looking whipping toward the open man wide open, but he overshot him It was intended for Gavin Grote and some missed coverage by it.

Oh my goodness.

Yes

I mean he was wide open.

So incomplete pass fourth down and 11 yards to go for Waterloo.

That's

something that the coaches from Waterloo saw up here that this is what this is what's going on so they may have drew that up in the dirt.

With that

offense I think that's kind of how Royal was able to score quite a few points on Ithaca West and a couple of weeks ago running that spread offense.

Leaving somebody open on that weak side.

So

usually you don't see the spread offense around here So

no fourth and 11 back to throw the quarterback door and he's looking again guns it over the middle and is gonna be incomplete Intended for grody.

I think it went right through his hands and hit right away by a Kate and Keller Not sure if the receiver heard footsteps or not.

I don't know but went right through his arms though So taking over on downs will be Ithaca Weston so so far Waterloo has punted and they have turned it over on

Downs and Ithaca Weston will get it for its third possession wall is at their own 26 yard line

So if you go with this or third session

Yep, trying to get down and get back and maybe get that offense going

again get you know another score here man Even a field goal would help

Wine is set Jacob Keller will take the snap from under center There it is handoff running play Nelson off left tackle and he spins out to around the 33

shoots out for about a 70-yard gain.

Jacob Keller is just a sophomore.

He goes to Weston High School.

Yeah, he does.

And his mom and dad own a Meyer Oil.

No, that's not right.

Where did I think in that app?

Well, where did where did that young man go?

Wouldn't he

quarter back earlier in the year

with the

Meyer?

You got me.

I think they're related to Keller.

I'm pretty

sure they are, but I

don't know if they're his mom and dad.

So you'll have

to check that.

That's not his mom.

You'll have to check the family tree.

Nelson with the running ball to the right side got out for a first down or it's close.

They

got it.

Yeah.

Got out to around the 40 of the 38 yard line by yard, I think.

So the sticks will move on if it goes in at its own 38 yard line.

You're no bill twining with your family trees, you know,

my, you know, my, my, usually my, my family trees are just straight down branches.

Yep, bill usually just have stories

bill can tell you about everybody's brother and sister and cousin and you know Who wrestled yes,

yes

first and ten there's the handoff running play Nelson stood up There's a flag and it's gonna be out to around the 41, but it's probably coming back.

I believe

number 69 held He had 68

on our 58 on

the ground

Officials coming to the near side to make the call stops the clock with 624 remaining in the half

And that is a holding against Ithaca Western.

So officials will mark that off.

I'll give the officials credit.

They are, they're spotting the ball fast.

And I've

had some, I've had

some set of officials this year where it's like, it takes three minutes to reset the ball.

You know, it's like, come on guys, let's just play,

put it

down, you know.

Yeah.

You know, if it's a hold above beyond the line of scrimmage, the ball comes out, comes back to the line of scrimmage and moves on.

First down and long they're gonna say first and 20 for Ithaca Weston the ball is back around the 27 yard line their own Awaiting the snap from center Keller will operate out of the shotgun There is this snap and he's gonna try to run on himself coming right tackle and a nice block from Spencer Nelson freeze move He's got a few yards out to almost a first down.

He's gonna get about 18 yards on that run

the ball Popped up with the fish are calling down.

Yeah, right away point to the ground in me

Tackle made by Gavin shroud and company and what a ploy.

That's a nice run and again Spencer Nelson helps helps with a great block there Jacob Keller showing his wheels Second down and about a yard to go for Ithaca Westin ball just shy of the 45 yard line their own No breeze even factor in tonight.

No, no, it's a

beautiful night for football.

I hear last week at Weston It was a little windy on the ridge

Cold night.

That was one of the first cold nights

the

only cold night we've had this year officials time out here

Looks like shrouds going out for it

He he made that tackle Hank

and he's not looking good is he

and he got up a little slowly afterward So he will leave the ball game.

They need him on offense

and defense but he I believe he is either one that was it has been hurt or no or was it their quarterback that has been I thought it was their quarterback but

I don't know

late

in the

season everybody's got a few bumps and

bruises second down at about again a yard and a half maybe we'll say seven nothing you think a western leading if you're just joining us tonight awaiting a snap from center killer hands off running play and well nice

five yard line of Ithaca Western, or from Ithaca Western 45 to the 45 of Waterloo.

Number 77, Ben, I don't have a pancake block on that if you saw it out of, yep, nice block.

That was way on the outside there, but legal, right?

Yeah, 100% block to the whistle.

First down for Ithaca Western at the 45 of Waterloo, just under five minutes remaining in the opening half of football.

IW leading 7-0 here over the Waterloo Pirates.

Aiden Keller splits out left and now waiting a snap from center is Jacob Keller running playoff left tackle.

There's Spencer Nelson burst his way down to the 41 yard line.

You know when they get hit they just continue to turn their feet and turn their bodies.

They will not go down instantly.

Shay Selma with the tackle and so yeah that is a backyard yard after hit after contact.

Spencer does a good job.

When I saw him earlier this year, I described him almost like they used to describe L.A.

Hirsch, crazy legs, where his legs are kind of just always moving.

Kind of like a pinball, never stops.

Second down play, and one man again, Keller on the far side, Jacob Keller, no relation, under center.

There's the handoff running play, and that's going to be Walmer bursting his way down to around a 37.

Going to be short of the first down by a little bit.

to bring up third down and three third down short four long three.

Yep, you are right man.

Play comes from the sidelines offensive coordinator and head coach is Kyle Kelly.

Chad Clary in the tree here as well with the cans on tonight.

I think he's listening to us.

You think he is?

He might be.

Third down play coming up here for Ithaca Weston.

They've got Caden on the right side now and there's a running play for Jacob Keller.

Try to make the corner.

Shroud out there.

Try to make the tackle and he's going to bring down Keller.

Let's see.

He got a little closer.

He's going to be short.

Probably by a yard.

Looks like Jacob pops up and gets out of there.

Fourth and almost less than one, isn't it?

Yes.

We're going to have a trainer call to the far side.

She's all over the place too, and she is.

She

really

is.

Her and Bree,

the original sports

medicine, they do such a great job.

And you know what, we're so blessed to have those ladies that do these.

Yes,

we are.

And they make friends, we friend a lot of the student athletes.

Yes, they do.

They're going to go for it.

Obviously, fourth down and less than a yard for Ithaca-Weston.

Hand off there is Nelson through a gaping hole off left tackle.

He's got a first down.

Yeah, by a couple yards.

Nice play.

The hole closed quickly.

Tackle is made by number 58, Ryan Hunter of Waterloo.

With the chains.

Move on.

Spencer Nelson and company trying to run downhill toward a score before halftime.

Yep, under three minutes.

7-0 to score here at Ithaca.

Spencer Nelson's a pretty big young man.

Yes, and only a sophomore.

Awaiting the snap from Senator Jacob Keller.

There it is.

The pitch goes to Spencer Nelson, following the block from Walmer.

Got around the end.

There's a play at the end.

29 yard line

of

Waterloo, but it's probably coming back.

It's not a good sign when it comes from the umpire.

I think number 33 got the hole.

Holding going the against Ithaca Western, so they're gonna mark that off Put that ball back around the 45-yard line of Waterloo So in the NFL they always talk about you could call a holding just about every play They let them get away with a little bit more in the NFL.

They do they do They always told us to grab on to our jerseys for a block.

I don't know if anybody does that anymore

But as long as you keep your hands on the inside and you know, you keep your hands on the inside of the defender's jersey, you should be okay.

First down at 20 from the 45 yard line of Waterloo, Ithaca-Weston operating the offense, Keller back plants the throw, throws it over the middle and knocked away, almost intercepted.

Intended for Liam Rowan and broken up there by Brooks Hale.

Caden Keller on the outside of that play was wide open.

That'll bring up a second down play.

I think you're right.

When they watch the film, they'll probably go, oh, what was that?

But all the conditions have to be right.

Oh, it does.

It

does, right?

And everything.

And that was just a well-defended play by Waterloo.

Yeah, nice defense, just so.

Second down play.

What do you expect here?

I mean, 44.

I think we're looking past again.

I don't think so.

Mr. Clare called down and there's oh we have somebody jumped on the defensive line.

It's gonna be offensive first Yeah, I think they all called it on the offense because the outside person moved it's automatic So yeah ball start against Ithaca Western it goes back five war yards So second 25 back around the 50 yard line now for Ithaca Western so

Probably strapped the play they called.

You may have been right.

That was probably a running play, but or do you try to get more with the running play and then go third down and go with the pass?

Right, yeah.

We'll see what they decide to do here.

2-10 remaining in the opening.

A half of football again.

A low scoring affair.

7-0.

We kind of figured that it would be here tonight.

Crowd is not in the game for them.

He's a senior.

If he can come back, he will be.

So here we go.

Second down play for Ithaca Weston.

All right, around the 50 yard line.

There's the snap killer fakes and running near side.

Right.

He's got a little bit of room 40 and down to the 35.

There's another block here.

We've got a blindside block on Ithaca Weston.

So coming to the near side, the officials will make the call and probably won't make the Ithaca Weston coaching staff real happy.

That's the personal foul against Ithaca Weston.

Oh yeah, that's what they're calling.

So that will back it up 15 yards from the line of scrimmage.

So it's going to take Ithaca-Weston way back in their own territory again.

So they move it all the way to the 36 yard line of Ithaca-Weston on the 15 yard penalty.

I

don't know.

Second down and a mile, almost to Sextonville for the first down.

Second down and 38.

Yeah, here's the handoff and Nelson's gonna get a lot of it back.

Nelson breaks another tackle.

50, 45 with Waterloo.

He's rolling and getting all the way to the 30 of Waterloo.

That's close to a first down, hey?

What a run by Spencer Nelson.

Wow.

Gonna be third, third and two.

Following a really good block from Reid Wabshaw of Ithaca Weston.

Spencer Nelson running downhill.

Got a lost his balance there

again.

Burt down in two yards to go.

Ithaca Weston on a running play.

Getting a lot of it back.

A minute 53 remaining in the half.

Ithaca Weston up to the ball.

The line is set.

Awaiting a snap.

It's

fumbled.

It's fumbled.

It's loose and I think Waterloo has got it.

Waterloo's got it.

Waterloo falling on the ball that is going to be taken up by Shroud, the middle linebacker and Ithaca-Weston turns it over.

Minute 49 to go in the first half.

Third possession of the half here for Waterloo.

They get the football back and Ithaca-Weston after working hard on offense was in an eyelash of getting that first down.

Now they have to get on the defensive side.

Yeah, don't give up a score here.

Ithaca-Weston leading 7-0.

Waterloo taking over at its own 26-yard line.

So the line will be said.

Waterloo with a man way out the bullies on the far side.

Handoff running play shroud trying to break the corner and he's spun around in the back of the backfield there and I think no gain on that play.

Timeout Ithaca.

So Ithaca-Weston will take a timeout.

on a nice play, second down and 10th.

So if they go less than hoping to get the ball back.

Yes, they are.

Yeah, they're playing.

They're playing with the clock right now.

So let's take a 30 second timeout.

We'll be back with more in a moment.

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But big hurdles every week in the playoffs and Waterloo is going to be a tough out for Ithaca West and leading 7-0 here.

with second down about ten yards to go from the twenty-six shotgun snap they're back to throw the orange pumps one throws low on the far side and there was no call on the last play there it took a western thought there should have been a follow-up their guy was rolled out of bounds on the far side it's going to bring up a third down I believe

There'll be 3rd and 10, so.

Yeah, there goes.

The stick was still saying 2nd.

Yeah, 3rd down and 10 yards to go for Waterloo.

A minute 35 remaining in the quarter.

I believe that's because it still has two timeouts, too, as well.

So if they run the ball here or completed, they're probably going to lose shroud again.

Dorn hands off to shroud, bumps off right tackle.

Bumbles, it's picked up by Ithaca Weston.

They're going to get it back right around the 34 yard line.

I'm going to be honest, I think Stroud was hurt.

I don't think he's the same right now.

He

had trouble handling the ball, so interesting we don't see any turnovers until back-to-back plays here.

So it's coming back down to Ithaca-Weston, and they've got a little time.

For the minute 28, remaining here in the first half, Jacob Keller was the one who recovered the fumble, and Ithaca-Weston gets it back for its fourth possession ball on the far hash.

Now, everyone in tight, it's going to be Jacob Keller taking the ball out of the shotgun.

There's the snap.

Handoff coming to the near side.

Liam Rowan stacked up and dropped by Dylan Rufner of Waterloo.

No gain on the play, and the ball remains right around that 35-yard line area of Waterloo.

There is a player that is Rufner slow to get up after the tackle.

Oh, yeah.

It's like a Weston a little bit punishing

on the run.

They are, yeah.

Second down play go under a minute Phil snap the football Mason Van Coulter everybody in tight 57 seconds remaining in the half There's the snap Keller fakes the handoff back to throw good protection whips one near side Kaden I Can't tell Phil Yeah, he's inside the ten yard line.

He is nice grabbed by Kaden Keller Jacob Keller threw it

Beautiful throw and catch, wasn't it?

And he went out of bounds, so I don't think the clock's going to start here.

Credit to the line, too.

Jacob Keller had a lot of time to step up in the pocket.

He

did.

And

he

kind of, you know, had a hard time gripping the ball at first.

First down from the nine yard line.

First and goal, Ithaca Weston with a ball in the near hash mark.

Caden Keller, way outside.

Jacob Keller under center and he's going to handoff Spencer Nelson through left tackle down around the five.

Keeping it going.

He has got a... I thought he had a touchdown.

He stopped at the line of scrimmage.

I should say at the goal line it looks like.

Boy, oh boy.

He had to be close to getting in.

He ought to be getting in.

It's really hard to see from up here and yes, it is they're gonna call it second and goal to go Inside the five yard line 37 seconds remaining look like he's down at the one maybe closer than that Yeah, wow great ballgame going on here tonight at Ithaca 7-0 they're trying to increase that lead Waterloo trying to hold them out Big turnover.

Yeah big play here big play a turnover.

I mean turnovers will cost you You and I covered that the first

It depends on when you turn the ball over and what you do with that turnover.

So, they go west and back after a quick timeout and a talk with Coach Kyle Kelly.

They're heading back to the football.

Waterloo remains in the huddle on the far side.

Little point and Padosi Castle tied at 14 in that game.

We'll get more scores at halftime.

Second at goal, ball is around the one yard line, it looks like.

Awaiting a snap from center.

Keller will operate under center.

There's the snap and he'll hand off.

Running play for Rowan, I should say.

First

touchdown.

Walmer, it is a touchdown for Ithaca Weston.

They burst through from one.

Ithaca Weston will score.

So they're up 13 to nothing.

That's a big score with 33 seconds left to go.

Big score.

The holder will be Jacob Keller.

The kicker is Flamer and they're going to try to make it a 14-nothing lead.

So good run by Walmer.

One yard, the line helped him get the push he needed.

Awaiting a snap from center.

There it is, a little high.

Placement is made.

Kick is out of the way and the kick is good.

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You got a brewer's score, you said?

I got two nothing.

Two nothing brewers.

All right.

14 nothing Ithaca Weston leading here, 33 seconds remaining in the first half after the one yard plunge by Landon Waller and the Carter Plymer kick.

Here's the kick by Plymer.

That one skirt along the ground going to be taken right around the 15 to the 25.

Good return for Waterloo and they're out to around the 40 yard line on the return by Jameson Chambers.

They have 26 seconds to work and Ithaca Weston coming out on the defense.

Waterloo on the offense here.

So a key fumble helping Ithaca Weston get the ball back and and put it.

In the end zone eventually.

To be honest, Waterloo has started out with great field position all night.

So they get it here for their fourth possession at the 41 yard line, I believe it's marked.

And with 26 seconds remaining, Glenn set both sides.

Waiting to snap from center out of the shotgun and back to throw his door.

And he's got good protection.

Steps up, whips it over the middle, knocks away.

Nice play by Liam Rowan.

Ice play there by number five for Ithaca-Weston.

Well, I'd say, well, that was a great play.

Yeah, defended it well, stuck the arm out, just knocked the ball down.

And actually rode on his arm for a bit, I'd say he may have an INC there.

It is still be running.

That would have been a big play.

It would have.

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There's the snap back to throw again as the quarterback, Waterloo is going to whip onto the left side and it's almost picked off, knocked away, almost intercepted there, hank by number 33, Blake Drey.

Wow.

I thought he had it.

He would still be running.

Yes, he would.

He was coming at it as he was.

Full stride.

Third down play.

Got a great defense here by Ezekiel.

I still would like to know what that shiny thing is over there.

Every time I look over there, I think there's a flag laying there.

Maybe a snicker for a wrapper, Phil.

You dropped that on the way out.

Maybe.

Maybe.

Could be Adam Hesse too.

Yeah, and maybe Adam says.

A waiting snap from center is the QB from Waterloo.

He's going to hand off running playoff left tackle and bowling his way for a couple of extra yards to the 47.

There's

the flag laying.

That's going to

be against number 76 from Waterloo.

Flags come in late.

12 seconds remaining in the half of football.

So it's going to be, it should be fourth down and 15 yards from there.

But officials conferring now.

Waterloo hasn't had as many penalties.

Personal foul against Waterloo.

Ithaca Western fans react a little sarcastically, I think maybe.

Maybe.

I've been on that end too, Phil.

Well, when you think they're going, they're all going against you.

But, you know, this, maybe one of those credit, they've played, you know, pretty well in that direction tonight.

But that was a clear call.

Yeah.

This clock should start here.

4,000.

I wouldn't have to snap it if they don't.

Yeah, 34 yard line their own awaiting a snap will be the punter.

And yeah, he'll just stand there.

Yeah, I wouldn't snap it.

Everybody's staying in the right spot and.

That will wrap up the half of football here at Ithaca.

14-0 Ithaca-Weston leading after two quarters of football.

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tomorrow afternoon.

A few teams are moving them up because of the Brewers and maybe some other reasons as well.

River Valley and Richland Center will start their match at four tomorrow afternoon at River Valley High School.

It's going to be another marquee matchup.

River Valley won both times during the regular season.

They won in four sets most recently and I talked to Mariah Hale about matching up against the Hornets and it's always a good match.

Well there's not a lot of preparing.

We both know each other very well.

We have played each other twice already.

I have been fortunate enough to win both of those matches.

And I am hopeful that I can get a third one.

But, you know, Jamie is a really good coach.

He's going to pull out all the stops to try to beat us.

And I just hope I can do the same.

We're lucky we're at home.

So we have a little bit of home court advantage.

And, you know, may the best team win.

I think we're the better team.

So I'm hopeful that we can win.

But I can't, you know, get too far ahead of myself.

You never know what can happen.

And moving on earlier because of the Brewers, I commend both teams and everybody involved because you had to make sure everybody could make it earlier, right?

Yeah, absolutely.

This is the first time we've ever moved the game up.

It's really hard for me to understand why we always have to play at seven o'clock at night anyway.

It's just a long day to sit around and dwell and wait.

So I'm perfectly happy to move a match up anytime we can.

So we can get in there and get it done.

So we're not sitting around all day wondering what if, you know, how's it going to go?

What are we going to do?

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we have been spoiled this year with weather not too many uh... bad weather type of days in terms of rain and stuff like that uh... obviously the temperatures have been beautiful last week was a little chilly little windy in some spots but uh... he was seventy

70 75 degrees and you know 60s during the entirety of a game on a Friday night in mid-October We will take

Many saw you on the show the announcement show on Saturday.

Do they go pretty well?

Yeah, I thought it went really well You know the nice thing about the football show compared to the basketball show Which I've also done in the past is there's obviously a lot fewer teams a lot fewer games in football

So you have a little bit more time to breathe, kind of time to talk about stuff a little bit more, instead of reading off quite as many team names and brackets and everything.

So I thought it went really well.

It's received pretty well by the community.

And just as I've said before, a good way to promote and showcase high school football.

If they go west and draws the number one seed overall and they're half sectional and I think they have to be happy.

It's going to be a difficult one as they go on, but they've got a few games at home and that's good, right?

Yeah, if they keep winning, they would have at least three home games in the playoffs, which is always a good thing.

And obviously they've had an excellent season, champion of clubs undefeated this year and have a good shot to make a run.

The group that they're in, there's definitely some

some challenges that will be there along the way.

Down at the bottom half, I think Iowa Grant, who was one of the co-champions of an always tough six rivers conference, would be a potential tough matchup for them.

And even the three seed there, Pepin Alma, who's eight and one, traditionally a pretty strong team.

Their only loss this year was the Cochran Fountain City.

And I think either one of those teams in what would that be, level three, the sectional finals, I think that would be a tough matchup, but a good team.

You're going to play good teams.

in the playoffs and so you've got to be ready to win those tough games.

Who are you looking at maybe going to state in division seven?

Well as much as I would love to take Ithaca-Weston, I don't have them getting to state in my predictions.

I do have Cochrane-Fountain City winning it in division seven and I think we've talked about before a local connection there.

Abe Lozowski is the star player for Cochrane-Fountain City

Lizowski, Annie Hobson, a Richland Center graduate.

So nice local connection there.

And then on the other side of the bracket, I like Coleman coming out of that side.

They're actually the two seed down in the lower part of the right bracket.

They're a really strong program all the time.

They've got a couple losses this year, but they're two bigger teams that are doing really well.

So I've got Cochrane Public City over Coleman in D7.

Moving to division six.

Uh, what about top games in that division this week, Travis?

Well, definitely some good games in division six.

I think, um, it's a division where it's a little top heavy.

Um, I like Mandovi a lot.

They're a top seed in that group.

Um, in their group, excuse me, but, uh, Edgar is in there as well.

Uh, in division six, they're obviously a perennial powerhouse program.

Um, we just have still, you know, a really good team and a threat always.

Um, man talk Lutheran is undefeated.

And, uh, yeah, so, uh, and the bond was another top seed in division six.

So really top heavy group, um, compared to maybe some of the other divisions.

Do you think any teams from the Southwest Wisconsin conference make it to week two?

Um, maybe I'm not sure.

Um, I think the SWC grabbed some pretty tough matchups to be quite honest with you.

Um,

I think Flatville's got a tough one.

I think it's Evansville, if I remember correctly.

That's a home game for Flatville.

But Evansville is going to be a tough one.

So I don't know if anybody in the SWC I would take to get past the second round.

And unfortunately, I wouldn't be shocked if the SWC went over in the first round.

Hopefully not.

Hopefully somebody grabs a win somewhere.

But I think it'll be a little bit of tough sledding this year.

I was doing the original center Dodgeville game last week and I was in the booth with the Dodgeville coaches and we were discussing if they win, you know, they would be on the bubble.

And one of them said, well, as long as we don't get Darlington, well, guess what?

That's who they play, right?

Congratulations.

You made the playoffs.

You get to play Howard host Darlington.

Um, yeah, it's good to make the playoffs.

It's good for dodgeville to get in.

You know, they've had some rough, rough times, some lean times as of late.

So getting into playoffs is certainly an accomplishment and can build some momentum for them.

But

They get, in my opinion, the best team in division five.

And do not expect Dodgeville to have a long postseason run, necessarily.

What about, can anybody beat Darlington on the way to state?

Can they?

Sure.

Do I expect it?

No.

Obviously, Darlington was the champion in division six last year, got elevated to D5 by the WI's tournament performance factor, brought back.

most of their production from last year, I think 17 or 18 seniors in total, or excuse me, starters that they have bad from last year in total.

You know, you're talking about Zeke Zuberbuehler, who's maybe the best athlete, one of the best athletes in that division.

He's going to Air Force Academy to play football.

And then Callum Christ and Glenn Dennings and just a really loaded team at Darlington.

We've seen loaded teams.

We've seen Darlington with loaded teams not quite get over the hump, but they did last year.

And again, my, my pick is for them to do it again this season.

What about division four?

You had mentioned Plattville or fourth seed tonight.

I see Lake Mills is up there as a number one and freedom and some other really good teams in, in division four.

How do you see it?

Same thing in, uh, in division four, um, and apologize if I'm breaking up a little bit, but in, in division four, freedom is the overall one seed in D four and they've already beaten two.

of the other number one seats.

They beat Little Shoot and they beat Lake Mills and both of them were pretty convincing.

So, you know, freedom is going to be the, I've said before and as bears out every year, it's really hard to beat teams twice.

It's really hard to beat good teams twice.

So for, for freedom to get to that point where they get to Madison and potentially take home a gold ball, they might have to beat Little Shoot team again.

They might have to beat Lake Mills potentially would be a state championship matchup.

So,

Again, freedom is going to be a heavy favorite, but there's some landmines along the way.

In division three, I see your Reedsburg Beavers are matched up there.

How do you see this week's game?

Yeah, we got Mesa, who's obviously a longtime rival in our conference, except for now we're not in the same conference.

So, you know, an interesting one.

Good to play a local team.

You know, Salk Prairie will present some challenges for sure.

Their head coach is Randy Wallace, who is a Kikapu high school graduate of my age, actually related to him distantly.

And, you know, last year they won a conference title.

They were a co-conference champion in the Badger Small.

And it was their first conference championship in, I want to say, 25 or 35 years, something like that.

So they're definitely on the upswing.

They're not quite where they were last year.

I believe they were five and four overall this season.

Got a seven seed.

So they'll come to Riesburg where the two seed, but you know, if we take care of business, we feel like we've got a good chance.

Well, you ran it all the way to state last year.

What's it going to take?

If you're going to get there?

Well, it would take potentially again, if we take care of business for a couple of times, going through P walkie is the one seed in our group.

They're the overall one seed in division three have been

ranked at the top of the rankings, you know, quite a bit of the season.

We played them in the playoffs last year, actually, in one.

We're fortunate enough to get out of there with a 38-14 win, but they are really, really good.

They are really, really big.

They've got two Division I linemen.

One of them, Jack Tabert, is going to Wisconsin.

The other kid, Rikowski, is going to Northwestern.

Both of those guys are huge.

So, and they're not the only ones.

They've got, I think their defensive line average is like 280 pounds.

So that would be, um, a potential sectional final or level three matchup that, um, you know, again, one of the times you got to beat good teams to, to advance.

And that would be a big one standing in the way.

What about division two?

Do you recall who you got picked there?

Division two, um, I, oh yeah.

Uh, Notre Dame, uh, that, that's going to be a popular pick.

That's going to be the favorite in division two, Kingston, Allen, the running back from Notre Dame.

Um, just.

went crazy.

Last year he broke the state single season rushing record.

This year he broke the career touchdowns record.

He's got a chance potentially again to break the single season record.

I think he's got a chance potentially to break the all time career rushing record.

He is one of the best running backs we've seen in the state in a time that I would would really compare him to would be Melvin Gordon.

I would give maybe a little bit of an edge to Melvin Gordon back in high school.

Obviously, he had a very successful career at Wisconsin, played in the NFL for a number of years.

But Kingston Allen is at that level.

What he has done this year has been incredible.

He's averaging 13.7 yards per carry, something like that.

And they just beat him the ball.

They've got a big physical line in front of him.

And they're the favorites in Division II.

But New Richmond, Homestead, Minona Grove, there's some other really good teams in Division II, Union Grove as well.

Do you think we'll see many upsets on the opening night of the tournament?

Well, we do.

Um, that's something that we track.

We'll, we'll, uh, track that.

And we post about it on the bound Wisconsin.

We'll do a rapid reaction article, maybe Friday night still or early Saturday morning, taking a look at how some of the lower seeds do highlighting some of the, um, more significant upsets, right?

A five over a four is not really an upset, but looking at what six seeds, seven seeds, and occasionally we have seen an eight seed.

get a win here and there.

So we'll have all those recapped at Bound Wisconsin.

I can't remember how many six, seven or eights won last year.

Usually it's somewhere around a dozen of those kind of more significant upsets.

And yeah, we'll track all of that.

You can check out, we'll also track how conferences are doing, what the conference record is of teams and just come to some of the bigger storylines that come out of that first week.

Well, you really don't know cause sometimes maybe somebody comes back from injury, you know, and it's a totally different team toward the end of the year.

So we've seen all kinds of scenarios at the end, haven't we?

We have.

And a lot of times in the playoffs, you're playing teams that you normally don't match up with necessarily as much as it is, you know, somewhat of a regional tournament, but there's still a lot of matchups that you don't have common opponents even.

You don't necessarily know how the strength of a conference is going to factor in.

There are absolutely matchups that you look at this week, and you say, you know, this team's a six seed, but expect them to win over a three seed.

Sometimes that's just how it goes.

If you're a good team, you're in maybe a bigger conference where you took some lumps along the way, you know, you're going to be well prepared and well positioned for the postseason.

And that's just how it goes sometimes.

And again, there's some of those that happen every single week.

And styles are different, too, sometimes, where just the matchup

you know, favors a certain way because of how the teams match up.

And quite honestly, we have seen wild and crazy things happen.

We've seen times where teams lost to a team by 40 points during the regular season and then turn around and beat them in the playoffs.

You just never know in high school football.

No doubt about it.

Travis, thanks for your expertise.

Good luck to you and your team this week, and we'll talk to you again next week.

Sounds good.

Appreciate it, Phil.

Travis Wilson, bound Wisconsin, representing here on a Friday as we talk football.

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Right now, Ithaca Weston is leading Waterloo 14-0 at the half.

And the scores I'm going to do all of them are halftime scores.

First of all, Iowa Grant is leading Riverdale 48-6, Cochrane Fountain City 42, Hillsboro 7, River Ridge is leading Elmwood Plum City 22-0.

It's Bondiwell leading Lancaster 14-7.

It's also

Edgar leading Prairie to Sheen, 22 to nothing, Mineral Point, 17, Potosi Castle, 14, Cuba City's leading Benton, 20 to three, Darlington's leading Dodgeville, 35 to nothing, and West Salem's leading Wisconsin Dells, 42 to nothing.

And then Game 1 of the World Series, going into the top of the fourth, and the Brewers are leading by Scorp, 2 to nothing.

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14 nothing our score here at the break as Ithaca Weston has jumped out to a lead on visiting Waterloo Jacob Keller the quarterback with a 62 yard run in that first half first quarter and a 7-0 lead and Later on taking advantage of a fumble recovered by Jacob Keller.

It was Landon Walmer

Wrapping up the drive with a one yard run.

The extra point kick for the second time of the half was good by Carter Plemer.

And that's how we stand here at the break.

14-nothing.

Ithaca Weston, the lead, Waterloo will be kicking off here to

start up.

You know, if there'll be a good chance for Ithaca to go up three scores here, it'd be huge to start the second half.

And they will be getting the ball.

Yes, sir.

We'll see what happens here.

Thanks for joining us tonight.

Thanks to Tim for his update on scores tonight.

And Waterloo will be kicking off.

Good hard hitting game in the first half.

Both teams made a few mistakes, but overall a good football game.

Yeah, it's been a great ball game.

I mean, very entertaining.

Lost what?

Two fumbles?

Yes, total of two fumbles one from ethical one from Waterloo and Waterloo Their fumble cost them seven points one from

each team right but Waterloo is more costly.

Yes.

Yes, it is

a manual you Gorgie will be doing the kicking for Waterloo Ethica Weston back deep to receive they got Nelson and Keller way back and Walmer a little bit more

Closer right around the 25 yard line.

Here goes the kick It's gonna be bouncing around the near side and gonna be picked up by Spencer Nelson with a return to the 30 cuts out to the 40 He couldn't go all the way caught from behind at the 43 yard line Touchdown saving tackle by speedy Jameson

Chambers.

Well, he'd he come out of nowhere.

Didn't you go look at that?

He did.

He come out of nowhere to get that.

So

Ithaca Weston will have the ball in great field shape as they start here in the second half.

They will be at the Waterloo 44 yard line.

Yeah, great, great way to start for Ithaca.

So if we're going to see what Ithaca comes out planning on do, I know that the strategies are halftime and see the adjustments made.

So the line is set.

Awaiting the snap from center is

Keller hands off and that's Walmart trying to get to the line of scrimmage and he will not as he is stacked up and brought back.

So very little of any gain on that one.

23

white toy on the tackle.

I don't think they're going to give him anything.

Second down and 10 yards to go.

Always a good football game going on back here to the little kids playing

with a shoe or something.

The cash is down 22 to 12 Philip.

Is that right?

Yes.

So Black Hawk is leading Black

Hawk is leading cast in 22 to 12.

Wow.

Again, the winner of this game will play the winner of that game.

Here's a running play by the quarterback.

Keller runs out of room and hit in the backfield and dropped a big hit.

I'm wondering if that was a play that didn't go anywhere.

It's kind of busted.

I don't know

because we had to get to read black backs.

I just don't know if he even followed the backs.

So, you know, if you saw it, it was kind of

Definitely kind of an odd play.

Ryan

Hunter makes the stop for Waterloo and it's third down and 11 for Ithaca Weston at the 46 of the Pirates.

Dre comes out, replacing him is Carter Plemer and Keller back in the fold for Ithaca Weston.

Up to snap the football is Mason Van Kolder, Burns and Otto and Wabschel along with

Foul and Farjan doing a great job blocking tonight back to throw as Jacob Keller now the pocket breaks down Keller running near side and will break the corner and into Waterloo territory and hit and there's a flag late on Waterloo as The quarterback stopped and he was hit out of bounds.

It's either gonna be that or gonna be a hold by on Ithaca

The

through

where the flag came

out of was it

okay?

Yeah, I'm thinking it's against water.

It is they're going out of the way 15 yard personal personal penalty

It'll take it from the 36 yard line all the way down to the 21 of Waterloo

Biggest the

biggest thing

there they get a first down fill

right exactly nice nice setup play by Ithaca Weston Drive started at their own or at the 44 of Waterloo now and up to the ball Ithaca Weston 10 19 remaining in the third quarter.

They lead it 14-nothing

Ben Colter is set to snap the ball Keller hands off Spencer Nelson trying to break the corner stiff arms one man going old school and then he is going to be gang-tackled by several pirates After a gain of about four Spencer

did a good job of keeping that going.

You know what?

Yes, he did he did that mostly himself once hit the edge So he's a tough young man to bring down

got that forearm

or yes, he did use the farm.

Yes,

stiff arm

using leverage out there

You don't see that much anymore, but I tell you what that is a great weapon to have on the offensive side of the ball.

Yeah,

like what Newt Rockney or something

like that Football one hand and the other hand stretched out.

Oh Hank Bray and Hank Bray and P Ridge back in 89 You have to go west and up to the football ball at the 15 of Waterloo Second down about four yards to go.

There is the snap handoff running play and Nelson is going to be cut down right around the

15 that hole that hole got stopped up really fast 23 Wyatt toy on the tackle Third down in about three yards to go for Ithaca Weston Going toward the north end zone tonight leading 14 nothing High school football winners will play next Friday night Ithaca Weston will be back home again next week if they can win this one tonight It looks like they may end up playing Blackhawk Warren Phillip

That's interesting.

The very

interesting matchup

next week.

Thought there could be a cast and rematch from the conference.

That's six rivers is tough.

Oh my goodness.

Third down play, handoff, Spencer Nelson dives and may have gotten the first down.

Got to around the 11 yard line.

Spencer brought down by Gavin Shroud of Waterloo and the sticks will move.

Be first in 10 from there.

What, the 11 yard line, 13 yard line?

Nope.

It looks like the 11, Phil.

Spencer Nelson a punishing oh my goodness.

He doesn't

He's gonna probably

give you

more than you're gonna give him fourth down I should say number four Jacob Keller with a first down play coming up Ball marked at the 11-yard line first and ten eight twenty remaining in the third quarter If it go Weston trying to increase the lead of 14 nothing Here's a handoff on the left side and Walmer is gonna get the left tackle gets inside the ten to around the eight and stacked up by several pirates

Dylan Rufner leading

the way You know waterloo kind of looks like they're they are the pirates and they're kind of Same color as the Soto.

I mean the old foe of you know, that's

right.

That's good point I Think I certainly had a lot of battles.

I'm sure Weston did as well over the years against the Soto when I was in high school We played the Soto for a homecoming when I was a junior mm-hmm

And they had no one in the conference scored on them till we kicked a field goal lost 56 to three, but we celebrated like we won the state championship.

Second down from the eight yard line awaiting the snap and Keller pitches.

Nelson try to break the corner flag flies and he is brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Tackle to the 12 yard line and we'll wait and see what the flag is all about.

Hadn't had any of those yet, but we do now 720 remaining stops the clock in the third quarter.

They're gonna be legal procedure or Holding

After much discussion, it's going against Ithaca Weston I think

a legal procedure what happened was their their wingman that was in motion Philip headed upfield before The snap and that's that you get that all the time there

Third down and about ten yards to go for Ithaca Weston as a result ball marked right around the 11-yard line of Waterloo Ithaca Weston up to the football Caden Keller on the near side and Jacob Keller looking it over here third down Ithaca Weston trying to convert there's the snap and Jacob Keller looking Caden's way this way and he's gonna

catch it for

touchdown for a touchdown

Oh, I'm sorry, Phil.

I didn't mean to run over you.

How about it?

Caden Keller

grabs it right in front of the defensive Waterloo.

They had played it well.

Great catch, great throw, and it is 20 to nothing.

How about that?

Oh,

my.

And he played that ball.

I mean, he, that was unreal.

Great catch, great throw, and they're up 20 to

nothing.

All the mechanics are there, and here goes Keller out on one knee to do the holding.

Carter, Plemer, the extra point try.

There's the snap.

Placement is made.

Kick is low, but it's gonna go.

That is good.

21-0, Ithaca-Weston leading.

6-56 remaining in the third.

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Welcome back to our coverage here from Ithaca 21-nothing Ithaca Weston leading Here's the kick ball's gonna roll down around the 15 yard line now picked up by Waterloo return to the 2025 and then gang tackled by Ithaca Weston leading the way Liam Rowan Lots of fans here looks like my grandson ever

is

he's right down there Ever a hank he's here.

Yeah, he is he's got his stocking cap on and looking good.

Yes

I motioned for him to bring him up into the booth, but I don't think you're going to.

Is it because of me?

Maybe.

Got an injured Ithaca Weston player, or he lost a shoe.

I can't tell.

I can't tell either.

I don't.

Liam Rowan is walking off to the near side.

It was almost like he was trying to clean off his cleat, but now it looks like he is limping coming to the near side.

These kids don't want to come out of the game

very easily.

No.

Looks like the shroud kid.

I mean, he's a senior, you know, he ain't gonna miss if he's playing his last game.

He ain't gonna he ain't gonna miss

much.

He's played really well Well, it's first down for Waterloo their first possession of the second half 649 remaining

In this third quarter of action, 21-0, Ithaca-Weston.

There's the snap, Dorn the handoff and the running back cuts up the middle, cuts back across.

He's got a first down movement.

That's Shroud speaking of him.

He's down the sideline and he's going to break away all the way to the 20-yard line of Ithaca-Weston.

We just talked about

it.

I tell you what.

Did he kick in the afterburner?

I did.

I tell you what because, wow, I didn't expect that.

Started at the 28 yard line, so that's a big old game there.

Good 50 yard game, isn't it?

So the ball is going to be spotted and it is deep in Ithaca, Western Territory.

It's going to be a 47 yard game, though.

From the Rockwell Automation and Raised Wood Bet Center sports desk.

Got to let the chain gang catch up.

I think Aaron Hipsch is one of them.

He's got to get his running in.

Usually you don't have to.

Once the ball is placed, you just go.

As long as the downmarkers there is the new rule for the rulebook.

Well they let them catch up.

They did.

47 yards, a lot of go.

21-nothing, Ithaca-Weston, but Waterloo trying to answer.

There's the snap from center, handoff, running play, and Shroud trying to get around the corner.

He breaks the corner and bump down after about a four-yard game by Liam Rowan.

It's gonna be a first down though.

Is it?

You got more than that.

You got more than 10.

It looks like you got 11 yards.

I'm looking at an angle here, Hank.

It's really hard for me

to see.

And what I'm looking at is the other official over there.

They're inside the 10-yard line with the first down.

Yeah, they, of course,

yeah, they are.

So good 10 or 11 yards on that one.

Ball is marked for a first down and goal for Waterloo 555 remaining in the third quarter ball on the near hash mark Waterloo trying to answer the score this half Wyatt Dorn and the offense for Waterloo ready to take the snap there it is Hand off their shroud coming off left tackle.

He's caught by the Jersey and then brought down right around the five or so it looks like So we gained a few yeah getting the couple there's good like the seven yard line

Second down play is coming up.

It's a tough angle for us up here, isn't it?

Looking at this end zone, it is.

And tough to see exactly where they go out of bounds.

Maybe we should talk to Adam

and

see if we can get a side window up here as well.

That might help.

Second down play.

No, they market at the five.

They do.

Hank, I guess I was initially correct when I watched him go out of bounds.

Second down awaiting the snap.

Then Dorn is gonna hand off and there is shroud trying to break the corner and an open field tackle by Liam Rowan nice play

Yeah, he just came back in the ballgame is one of the shoe the shoe problem.

I believe how you're right

He just did a wrestling move.

He did take down for two Third down and goal to go for Waterloo.

They lose some yardage Back around the eight yard line and whistles sound.

Are we gonna get a timeout?

I've got an official timeout here Shroud's going out again

Got a limp off.

Yeah, he's

pretty certain.

So

tonight he

has

So a new player coming in for him and Waterloo trying to keep it going here after the huge run by shroud That set him up here Third down from the eight yard line of Ithaca Weston Waterloo trying to get on the board

One man wide to the left side.

That's toy and here comes the snap from center out of the shotgun quarterback back He's gonna be flush from the pocket now throws on the run and threw it away out of bounds Fourth

down coming up fourth down coming up.

Did you see he actually did a jump pass there?

He did yes, he did That's kind of hard to throw it that

far when you leave your feet like that Brett farm was great at that.

Yes.

He was

great

at that He could he could throw it from just about any

contorted position.

And he can throw it to the other team too, quite well.

Fourth down coming up here for Waterloo.

The play comes in from the far side line.

They've got to kind of go for broke here.

Chance to try and punch it in the end zone.

That's their only hope of keeping the football and getting the score.

One ball right in the middle of the field, right down on the top of the arc.

Eight yard line, fourth and eight.

Waiting to snap from center his door and there's a snap back to throw looking looking throws it right side had a man intercepted by Ithaca Weston Picked off down around the goal line by Kelly.

He races out to the 20 yard line Wow, I

was

up again when he when he caught that I'm thinking a hundred

yards return

It just looked like he was gonna make it but again Waterloo getting the angle and bringing him down big play Wow

And it's actually kind of a smart pick is a lot

of

And because you guess he brought it out what to the 20 or 20 yard line.

Yep.

So, um, if they would just would have knocked it down or incomplete, it would have been at the eight yard line.

So he brings it out a little bit and Ithaca West and now back on the offense for 13 remaining in the third quarter, 21, nothing leading the way is IW awaiting the snap from center.

And there's Jacob Keller hands off fumble and then getting on it right away was Walmart.

Not a real good

excuse.

They got

it.

Really?

They did.

Man, I didn't see it that

way.

I didn't see it that way

either.

It must have scooted out at the last moment.

Number 23 Wyatt toys on it and Waterloo gets it right back.

Wow.

So it's a, you know, when I saw him, he was on the ground, but it was, I thought he had it.

It must not have been blown dead.

And so,

yeah, but still, if, if a hand or knee touches the ground with the ball, it's, it's.

It's dead.

Maybe the ball didn't, maybe he didn't recover the ball like he should.

First and 10

for Waterloo after the fumble.

They immediately get it back on, on their offense.

So here we go.

Ball is at the 18 yard line of Ithaca-Weston.

Here's the snap from center.

Quarterback gives it off now to the inside.

That's shroud back in there.

He's going to move and groove

down around the goal line and he

is in for a touchdown for the pirates there on the board.

18 yard touchdown by number two Gavin shroud and that comes at 357 here in the third quarter They'll talk about the extra point.

Yes

We

a

new

ball game

here Phil brand new ball game

and the

turnover.

Yes led to it So we've had two scores off turnovers First chance for Waterloo to show the kicking game

Jameson Chambers is the kicker and he's left-footed and Emanuel your Gorgie is the kicker Awaiting the snap from center There's the snap placement is made kick is on the way and the kick is good 21 7 357 remaining in the third high school football tonight from WRCO radio sports

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21 7 the score Getting right back into the ball game waterloo.

It's the touchdown It is 21 to 7 here at Ithaca and here's the kickoff after the score ball over on the far side Gonna be taken there by the return man and bringing it to the 20 25 out to around the 30 is Quintus banker banker

going to be marked right around the 34 yard line.

That's where Ithaca Western will take over, trying to hang out to the football.

And here we go as they take over on offense.

Hank Bray, big score by Waterloo right

there.

That was a huge score fill.

Um, just went downstairs, feel I got bad news.

They're out of cheeseburgers.

Oh man.

Is that right?

Yeah.

I bet your heart broken.

Aren't you?

I was looking forward to them.

They went through a lot of hot, uh,

Hamburgers they do have brought so if you want one

met

Nelson said ask if you wanted to burn hot dog No, that's all right.

That's what I said.

I've had enough So

yeah,

my hot dogs today.

We

did

there's this ball on the

ground again fumble Jacob Keller is gonna recover

runs Wow,

he's gonna break it on a break and broken play out to the 50 yard line first down

Yeah, that young man Philip he makes a lot out of nothing doesn't he he does he really really does he's a

big-time threat and

Sometimes you'll see those broken plays go for really big plays because people you know You're kind of like going for the ball and all of a sudden somebody picks it up Yes, they get around you you're focused on the

ball so much.

So yeah, it's it's pretty impressive

So it brings up a first down for Ithaca Weston after taking over for their second to make that their third possession of the half after the fumble

And they're up to the football here ball marked to right around the 50 yard line for Ithaca Weston snapped the Jacob Keller running play now for Nelson Briggs tackle He could go all the way goes to the right side on a cutback and then caught by the jersey He drags a man to the ten yard

line Did you seem stiff on the first the first offender around around the 30 yard line?

Oh, there's an Ithaca Western player down with a crown

Well, it might be

They get up and

around but

he's got a cramp.

What a run there again dragging somebody with my

goodness.

He was like a plow horse there He's

like your Oliver.

He's got more horses in that thing.

I don't have an Oliver.

No, I don't I'm sorry.

No, no, no farm all over Alice

like your Alice and he

yeah He's got more horsepower than my Alice.

I believe he is a horse to bring down when they so the injury time now both teams will go

to the sideline for a little water here.

Again, amazing weather this late

in the

year.

Oh my goodness.

We're so blessed, aren't

we?

We are.

I saw ethical Weston's first game at Riverdale back in the end of August and, um, you know, very similar night.

You

know,

here we are.

Do you remember the, it was the Friday night before Labor Day.

You remember that?

It was cold.

Oh yeah.

That's right.

It was, it was cold.

And, uh, and then after that, I don't think ours crew were a long sleeve shirt until last Friday night.

The injured player Hank is Liam Rohn actually it was not Spencer Nelson So Liam will get up and he was injured earlier,

right?

We thought

he had a bad shoe,

but I think he had a cramp.

Yeah,

that may hurt in the morning

Yeah, those those

cramps.

Oh, I tell you what they're not good

I get them when I sleep in on Saturday mornings and move the wrong way, you

know

Is

it just because it's you or just a real

cramp?

Just being me physically not too good

Nah, you're all good though.

I mean, your jaw is working really good.

It's working real well.

3-30 remaining in the third.

The injured player off to the sidelines.

Ethica Weston cooking with gas, trying to answer quickly that score.

It makes it first and goal from the 10-yard line.

There's the snap.

Hand off.

Nelson kind of off balance and bursts his way to around the 5-yard line.

Sometimes he's like off balance

and kind of

falling, but he always gets positive yardage.

Always falling forward, isn't he?

Yes.

That's a great point because you know a lot of kids when they get hit they just fall but But he keeps his legs turning and just keeps going and going sometimes gets that extra

two or three yards every time second down play for Ithaca Weston 21 7 to 50 remaining in the third quarter High school action coming your way tonight here on the radio Phil and Hank with you up to snap the football is Mason Van Coulter

Keller will take the snap under center and then hand off near side Cala.

It's gonna be Nelson and he is through for a touchdown He just I don't know if anybody touched

you They shot the gaps and they shot the wrong gap if you notice they had full blitz on and the in the a gaps and Right through and now we have another one down one of the water who players actually helping the

bulldozer with the cramp.

You don't see that every

day No good sportsmanship, right?

Well 100%

So time out on the field for injury again.

It is a 27-7 lead and the extra point try will be coming up Spencer Nelson With about a five-yard run for a score 235 remaining in the third So they're looking for a replacement for one of the linemen

coming still down

Dalton.

I'm is coming in Dalton.

I'm good done if I can

Weston has a fairly deep bench.

They do.

They really do for as small a school as Ithaca-Weston is.

They have a really deep bench for football.

They bring in an experienced player like I'm who's a junior as a replacement here.

I don't

think anybody's told Lindsey that she has another young man down.

She's been busy here late in the game.

Well, let's take time out 235 remaining in the third 21.

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The injured player is Ithaca Weston's read wab show and he is walking off now into his own power So the extra point try is coming out now for Ithaca Weston trying to make it 28 to 7 after the 5-yard Spencer Nelson run And so the kicker again will be Carter pleamer they've been successful thus far on the extra point kicks quarterback Jacob Keller will be the holder

Coming up for the snap awaiting the snap now for the extra point try Long snap count placement is made kick is on the way and the kick is good 28 to 7 in favor of Ithaca Weston here after the clemer kick So

nice nice answer, that was a great answer for it.

Ithaca couldn't have done any better so And now at three scores again that you know and that they play loose

when you're up like that.

So our little side game though, Phil, they've moved from football to baseball.

Oh, is it really?

Yeah, they are using the cup.

Well, this is kind of a baseball school.

You

know, that is

baseball.

So just a little working, working for the future.

One of the guys that was a big part of several of those state champions, Aaron Hipsch was up here.

Yes, he was on what three of the four

Teams have made of the late 2010s and then of course court helped coach right in 2023 when they won a state title So putting the ball down at the 40th I think a Western will kick off after the most recent score up by 21 points on Waterloo Yeah, this this quarter's kind of extended.

I got a couple injuries and yeah, it has gone the first half went so quickly.

Yes

River Ridge leading Elmwood Plum City 29 nothing Bondi well 21 to nothing over Lancaster.

There's the kick by Ithaca Weston return by water Lou they're gonna run down at the 34 yard line On the return there by Jameson So that will be where Ithaca Weston will take over on defense and Waterloo will take over on the offense Their own 34 yard line some other scores tonight

Brewers leading Tampa Bay two to one bottom of the fourth Cochran Fountain City forty nine seven over Hillsboro this evening River Ridge leading Elwood Plum City twenty nine eight Yes, it was twenty eight seven Bondi well over Lancaster Darlington thirty five six over Dodgeville Iowa Grant forty eight twelve over Riverdale in the third quarter as well Riverdale still just they keep fighting to don't they do yeah, they've had a good season Yes, they have happy they made the play I am to

First in 10, they're on 34.

The snap to Waterloo

and there is a flag or

something.

So he jumped off over here.

Number three.

Five yard penalty.

We'll back it up for Waterloo's pirates.

They have take part in mostly a division six conference.

So they're used to playing bigger schools.

They have some bigger individuals, tall players.

They do.

They do.

They're, um,

They're strapping young lads aren't they good-sized line you bet First and 15 for the Waterloo Pirates arg Coming out to the near side Gavin grody Twins on each side.

There's the handoff going for a running play up the gut not much there and the man is brought down that shroud behind the line of scrimmage Spencer Nelson Landon Walmer some of his friends and Dalton I

If you've noticed Stroud, Stroud, when he got hurt early in the game and he hasn't been able to move laterally, you know, sideways.

So, and that's really, really helped him because in the first three or four plays, you notice that he could move, he would bounce, bounce out and he can't do that right now.

That's a good point.

Yep, he might have lost a little bit.

Second down, ball marked at the 27 yard line.

Second down and

17 yards to go.

Awaiting a snap from center of the quarterback, and Dorn will hand off running play left side.

Flag flies as the tackle is made.

There's a hold right around the 25 yard line.

So I'm probably going to decline it because there's going to be a third and a long ways.

A third 15 maybe.

Talking it over with defensive coordinator Brett Maxwell.

Holding a waterloo is indeed declined Third down for the Waterloo Pirates will be on the air tomorrow with high school volleyball action WIA regional championship play Richland Center River Valley.

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That should be a dandy tomorrow four o'clock start for that

one.

Yeah, I'm glad they moved it Yes, awaiting the snap back to throw the quarterback and he looks

he got hit as

he throws and it is going to be incomplete at the 40 yard line Hithiga Weston going step for step with the receiver Quintus Banker was back there and Jacob Keller and the quarterback is up and all right

He's kind of limping to the side

Why he's not doing well Phil Wyatt Dorn got really yes, he did he walked he got he got hit So brings up a fourth down and Waterloo into a punting Formation and then on the backside of that play that was great defense by Ithaca Totally was it was a great defense got a hand on it quarterback throwing kind of in a double coverage.

Yes, see For down if you're gonna see something funny you might see it here

Waterloo maybe at the point where they kind of go for broke Down 21 points they get a man in late to the party.

Have you noticed that though?

Every special teams they've had someone run in late.

Oh, no, they got another guy coming in late Missed an alignment.

All right

Here we go awaiting a snap from center is the turn they get it off just in time as it good It's gonna creep into the night fair catch called and Kate and Keller hauls it in at the 37 yard line So a punt by Waterloo, I think a Weston gets it back for its next possession here in the third quarter a minute six remaining 28 7 I think a Weston in the lead Other scores volleyball and against soccer

And we did get word that Richland Center, Ithaca did not make it to the state tournament.

You said by a point.

Is that right?

Yeah, they were held out by a point.

I'll read what Eric Minden sent me here in just a moment.

First in 10 for Ithaca Western.

Football action ball is marked right around the 35 yard line Ithaca Weston's own There is Keller fakes the pitch goes back to throws gonna whip one to the right side Caden Keller is there pulls it away from the defender and he's heading down the sidelines One man to beat turns inside still going he's gonna go all the way for the Bulldogs Caden Keller

what a move hey Wow That is unreal

And great blocking downfield without blocking

David Keller man he and he and he just down the sidelines I mean waterloo kind of went for broke going for the interception and Keller once he got by the defender he was gone Wow

So there's at the 35 yard line Philip.

That's gonna be

You're on the math team.

No, I was not I'm the

only one that brags about that.

Oh really?

Yeah.

Yeah

So that'd be a 65 yard, 65 yard touchdown pass.

Extra point kick coming up.

There it is on

the way

and that one's blocked.

So that makes it 34 to seven, 65 yard pass play.

Impressive.

Oh my goodness.

And it wasn't necessarily the pass play.

It was what he did with it when he caught the ball.

Yeah.

Showing some wheels stops the clock with 51 seconds remaining in this third quarter.

So this is what the story is from Richland Center, Ithaca.

Richland center Ithaca boys team miss state by one place 12 points So it was very close Owen dryer of Richland center Ithaca and Margaret Lawless They will advance to state as individual qualifiers for them.

So they will have two

But unfortunately, not like the magic last year, you and I went to Wisconsin Rapids to watch the state meet.

We had more running than they did, I think.

Yeah, absolutely.

Just to try and get there.

I was still running with a bad wheel, too.

But I made it.

And once we got there, we ran all over the place, or Henry did.

And then you stole some steak bites at

Arby's on the way home.

You're not going to let that go.

No, you didn't.

Plemer with a kickoff after the score I W up by 27 caught at the 20 yard line and a return now for number three Gavin grody And he breaks another tackle good return to the 40 yard line

like flies There

After that

we

have a face mask That would be the assumption where the flag flew right around the line of scrimmage So 44 seconds remaining

it's all oh

it's

a good penalty

It's against Waterloo.

So that'll

back it up.

10 yards, right?

Adam

should

be 15 yards for a person.

It was a personal

file.

Oh,

it was a personal file.

I thought it was Waterloo.

He just said holding.

I thought no, it would, he went personal file.

Okay.

Should be a 15 yard.

I was

looking down on my program.

I get the wine back behind

you.

I got you.

You got me.

Ballmark back around the 26 yard line.

So that's where Waterloo will take over again.

Had great field position there too.

They did not as good now There have been some good returns in this ballgame special teams have done a good job Field is not in too bad a shape.

No,

it's

a little bit.

It's

getting it is right in the middle But the sides are still good green and growing.

We've had a long

growing season.

Well, if those If Keller keeps run on the outside, it won't be

There's a snap from center Waterloo with a handoff and shroud trying to break the corner.

He's gonna be

hit pop there by Liam Rowan Big stop behind the line of scrimmage And and if he didn't get him Hayden Burns was buried

as well.

Yes, he was

Clock will continue to run boy Ithaca Weston just impressive on

defense.

Oh my goodness

That may be overshadowed a little bit

tonight.

You know, you're exactly right because their defense has stepped

up.

There were a couple of plays, you know, early on when Waterloo was driving where Ithaca Weston had to really dig deep and they and they did.

Yes.

Yes, they did.

That's going to be the quarter.

Yeah, it sure will.

34 seven Ithaca Weston leading after three quarters.

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Welcome back to Ithaca lots of celebrities here my grandson Everett's here, and it's been a good night for Ithaca Weston

That's ever Hank just let you know.

Yeah, right here.

We go into the fourth quarter now Waterloo with a football from the 29 their own second down play And here's a handoff running backs.

No, no, he is met by a young man by the name of Hayden Burns thrown for a loss

Big play what huge play right there

They they've kept they've they've crowded shroud pretty much all second half

filled They've really contained him.

Yes, they

have he had the one big running play that that set up the the touchdown

Remember he ran down

to like the ten yard line.

We saw his speed in full view there which was impressive Third down play third and ten for the Waterloo Pirates

That twin receivers on both sides now and ready to go out of the shotgun is the QB There's the pitch and looks like a half-back

option.

He's gonna throw it downfield by Ithaca Weston and they'll take a knee right at the 50 yard line Great catch by Caden Keller and he just went right now.

That's not a bad idea there either.

That's his second interception So for Ithaca Weston leading by 27

And the missed extra point, we could almost get the clock going if

they scored.

Yeah.

34 seven.

They lead 1109 remaining in the football game tonight.

I think a Weston looking at possibly playing again next week and it's looking better and better all the

time.

Yes, it does.

And good for them.

And you said the last we knew anyway, Black Hawk Warren was leading 22 to 12.

That's all I know at this point.

Okay.

Over cashed in.

Gashley had a good ball club.

I know you saw him But hard to beat that six rivers conference, you know Black

Hawk Warren so tough

Patosi Castville is usually good peccatonic Argyle was not as good as normal, but they were

there

just And then you

got you can't you can't

River Ridge.

You can't knock The scenic here.

Oh, no, you can't they got good teams here, too.

I mean

It was pretty even this year really yeah, it was

and even though I think a Western, you know ran the table in the conference There's some close games.

What what happened here did we have a penalty?

Must have been So it's a first down for Waterloo, and they're gonna run a running play from the 35 and then stacked up a drop fumble and a flag flies late Way in the backfield there, and we'll see what the call is ball was recovered by banker So I'm not sure

I don't know what's going to happen there.

You had two kids going at it.

So the official coming back to sports when like on Ithaca, Weston.

Oh, offsetting

offsetting.

Okay.

So the offset

going to replay second down.

No, maybe it's second down.

Yeah, we'll, well, no, they got first marked on the,

I mean, it's going to replay it then.

Offsetting and it will replay.

Okay.

Here's the here's the thing So the winner of this if they get a young man ejected from the ballgame They're eliminated from right series for the whole tournament

got to be aware of that every time It should be second down they talk about that every year in wrestling to get into the tournament You don't want to get thrown out of a conference tournament or something because then you're done for the for the rest of the tournament absolutely

So second down play and about nine yards to go 34 7 Ithaca Weston leading just under 11 minutes remaining and The quarterback Wyatt Dorn will hand off shroud trying to break the right corner hit and drop by Ithaca Weston man They hit hard all

they do I'm gonna be honest I don't think that Waterloo was expecting if it could have hit the way do the way they have and I don't think Waterloo has been hit like that before

It's starting to look that way.

It is.

It's just

because I think they're wearing them down.

Yes.

Totally agree with your fail for the first time.

Third down and a whistle sounds here on the near side.

We're

asking for

the trainer to come across.

Yep.

Lindsay getting your steps in tonight.

Yes, she is wearing a brewer's jersey.

It's to the other side of the field.

Well, let's see what Mr. Fabulous has for his Cochrane Fountain City 55-7 over Hillsboro.

That's a final now Iowa Grant leading Riverdale 56-19.

That's in the fourth quarter And as they tend to injured player on the Waterloo sideline It's gonna bring up third down and about seven yards to go from the 44 Waterloo zone

I think this is four down territory for one.

Oh, I

would think so this point the game Wide receivers out to the left side the wide side of the field now two on the other side on the Waterloo side ball on the top of the crown and Here comes the shotgun snap quarterback is back to throw being pressured throws it It is caught low on the ground and then pulled in for a gain of about three yards and look at that.

There's four

Ithaca Western people right there on that tackle.

That's impressive

Catched

by Logan Powers, but how they fly to the football.

They do.

Jacob Keller was back there.

Several others.

Liam Rohn, um, uh, landed Walmer.

Yep.

They, uh, they really, there aren't a lot of solo tackles.

No, there's not.

They, uh, you have the first kid hitting them and then, uh, they're, then they're all over

fourth and three for the Waterloo Pirates.

940 remaining in the football game.

They're going for it on fourth down.

There's the snap handoff running play and he pushes his way looks like he's got a first down Right into Ithaca Western territory at the 47 yard line Shroud again the ball carrier tackled up by Dalton.

I'm also by Hayden Burns

And the sticks Kelly is upset about

so we'll move on

So that will bring up a first down for Waterloo and the pirates in the huddle awaiting the quarterback Wyatt Doran to return.

He's only a sophomore too.

He's not a big young man.

No, and Waterloo is pretty

young.

We

talked about a couple linemen, a freshman and a sophomore.

I think the biggest part of their offense is the shroud and he is a senior.

First down there is this snap handoff shroud and he is caught from behind and then rustled down after maybe a gain of a yard Pursuing him from the backfield a couple of guys Hayden Burns back there and Liam Rowan.

We've called their names a lot tonight Marks the ball right around the 45 yard line of Ithaca Western Gavin shroud 511 200 pounds senior good running back.

He's a

good

running back

Might be one of the better ones that Ithaca Westin is probably right.

Good run back.

And I just think he's having problem getting lateral.

So our, you know, getting, I really do

second down play second and about nine yards to go.

There's the snap back to throw his door and he's got a lot of time whips it this way and it's caught and then dropped at

the last minute.

Yes.

Nice hit by the ball.

The guy that was covering it.

That was number two, Quintus banker.

Why a toy made the catch.

Wyatt knew that he was gonna get he did hopped and he did boy I think a Western is just going to the ball We'll talk about that on the Jolenec plumbing and eating post-game show They're just flying all the way around it might even get a special guest up here.

We'll see I'm already here Phil.

Yeah, well, well you are special.

That's right.

I Set myself up for that one special guest special.

Hey

Bray He is

And your pause saying my boy special my boy special

He's probably not claiming me right now

third down play and Brook sale splitting out left here for the Waterloo Pirates third and nine There's this snap they canned off the quarterbacks gonna try to keep it going off right tackle puts the shoulder down and brought down around the 43 of Ithaca Western short of the first down by about five yards Liam

Rowan brings him down

Have we figured out how come that we haven't entered with the western got that interception and then We didn't I don't know if there was a penalty or they had to been

yeah, there was There was a penalty.

We were looking down at our program.

I think when they made the call but

I was actually trying to eat a three-masketeers.

So

yeah, well, you know priorities You're trying to get a cheeseburger and you didn't get that so no, I think it was a melky way was a melky way You ate it so fast.

You didn't know

Fourth down Waterloo gonna try to go for it again.

They did convert last time Fourth down and about six yards to go.

There's

the snap.

Oh, I

think I think a west of me if I were So that'll push them up five yards into Ithaca Western Territory to around the 39 yard line still fourth down.

Oh Phil.

Yep Fourth and a lot shorter though Fourth down and about a yard to go

for Waterloo Darlington in the leading Dodgeville in that game going on tonight Patosi Castfield trailing mineral point 24 20 in the fourth quarter Darlington has defeated Dodgeville 35 14.

Okay, so you know what?

Dodgeville didn't play them all that badly.

Oh, they did not

thought it might have been worse But look where Dodgeville was four or five years ago fourth down in a running play and he's gonna be held a little

bit short

He's done

it looked like a he stopped short film

second effort may have gotten him some boy a nice

play Yeah,

he had to go western stops him Shroud gets up slowly boy.

He's been a workhorse tonight, but couldn't work another half-yard He didn't have any help there Phil

Turning it over on downs waterloo back to Ithaca Weston leading 34 to 7 7 34 remaining in high school football tonight Ithaca Weston with the football and taking over It is on the 37 yard line their own Ithaca Weston up to the football Kate and Keller out to the near side the lone man split out Jacob Keller

Undercenter, there's the snap handoff for a running play by Spencer Nelson drags a couple with him out to around the 45 Gain of about seven or eight

Phil I have an update on the cash and score caston is up 26 22 in the fourth now.

Are you kidding me?

No, wow

Good ball game there, huh?

So maybe caston who knows that one's up in the air.

Yeah, that one is up in the air So right now cast is up 26 22 in the fourth so

Winner of this one meets the winner of that one.

I think a Weston

will host correct.

Yeah, I'm not sure if you if you'd rather see a team again that you played or I

I don't know either I don't think it's like a care is like a Western cares though

Second down and three yards to go for Ithaca Western ball just shy of the 45 yard line their own the line is set van Colter set to snap the ball handoff running play and that's Nelson or is it?

Yeah, it's a big pile of players.

It looks like he got a first down.

Oh, they didn't give it to him

It's like top is made actually it was landed walmer number 34 and walmer is an eyelash short of the

I thought he made that film

shouldn't have trimmed his eyelashes today, maybe Landon walmer has been a workhorse tonight as well and he is only a sophomore.

That's what you forget, you know walmers is sophomore and Also Spencer is a sophomore.

I mean, yeah, these are guys that are leading the way and they're gonna be

Pounded

just will

have for two more years third down about a yard Line is set Keller under center handoff for a running play and bursting through for a first down again is Landon Walmart that kid works Roll across midfield into Waterloo territory around the 49 yard line It kind of reminds me of me when I was a kid Phil really

yeah,

yeah, you were scrapping

No, I was getting in trouble just looking for something else.

Oh, I

see

No, I was going to say if, you know, the supper table, you're probably scrapping, fighting for it.

We didn't miss many suppers and

I still don't

know.

So a first down play for Ithaca Western, they're kind of taking their time out of the huddle.

Yep.

And they're just trying, they're trying to weasel the clock

down.

Yep.

Keep her going here.

Class act.

But I'm surprised old Chad Clary hasn't asked me to come back and help do something

Yeah, probably not whistle sound timeout taken by Ithaca Weston 516 remaining they lead at 347 high school football coming your way tonight from WRCO and WRCO.com

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If you go west and running the football Bendray with the run and he fumbles and Waterloo is going to recover.

It looks like So Waterloo will get it back here with five minutes and nine seconds remaining For

you to go

west and they've turned it over.

I believe this is the third time.

Yes, it has

it That's that's a hurtful.

It's a hurtful fumble.

I mean it it's not going to cause the outcome of the game But what it does it's just going to extend the game Because they were driving that a nice drive going and then

Chance to

whittle it down a little bit.

Yep.

Will

the clock down?

So taking over Waterloo takes over on the 30 would make that the 43 yard line.

And now another timeout by Ithaca Weston.

So they'll talk about it on defense.

I'm not sure.

I guess maybe a coaching teaching moment here.

Maybe Waterloo will have the football again at its own 43 yard line after the fumble was recovered.

34-7, the lead belongs to host Ithaca Weston tonight.

Bondiwell ends the year for the Lancaster Flying Arrows, 35-7.

Iowa Grant, 64-26.

Final against Riverdale tonight.

Brewers leading Tampa Bay two to one, bottom of six tonight.

West Salem over the Dells, 55-6.

As we said earlier, Darlington getting the win against Dodgeville, 35-14.

Edgar over Prairie-Duchine 36 to

nothing.

That's actually a surprising score.

A little bit.

Yeah Another Potosi Castville taking on number 0.2420 in the fourth.

That's that should be a dandy there.

Good ball game.

Yes,

I Didn't see the Platteville score, but Platteville might be the only Southwest Conference team still

alive

still going if they win tonight

First down and ready to go Waterloo.

There's the snap handoff shroud on the running plague on to the right side And he's got some room down the sideline look out He is going down to the 15 to the 10 of it.

They go Weston and brought down right there

So

I tell you what he's hurt, but he's still moved.

He's still running He got down the sideline there and if you go Weston had to catch up with him and Waterloo not done yet.

No after that fumble they take it over and

and burst one down the sidelines.

Be a first down.

They're going to market inside the 15 yard line first in 10 for the pirates.

This game going longer than lots of Ithaca Western games because there have been some injuries and ball has spent some time out of bounds here in the second half.

You know, and we've got 40 something points on the board and we've had four or five turnovers

and

And off to shroud cutting back across the field.

He's going and he's going and he's gone for a touchdown for Waterloo Gavin shroud gets in from 15 yards out and The extra point try will be coming up here for the visitors

Yeah, you know getting prepared for the kickoff you might want to be prepared for an onside kickoff here, too You never

know right?

I mean you have nothing to lose.

Well, they get within 20 points here with extra point kick made

I was just a moment ago thinking I was adding up what it would take to get the continuing clock

running

and then all of a sudden it goes the other way.

So what's been nice about Ithaca,

I'll wait till after this, Phil.

Yugorgi on for the extra point kick.

Chambers the hole.

Yugorgi's kick is good.

34-14.

So every time, every time they scored, so has Ithaca.

Western has come back and you know, really, really put a staple

on it.

That makes it a 20 point lead.

We'll be back with more in a moment for 26 remaining in the football game either go west and leading Waterloo here on WRCO WRCO.com

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If you go Weston accepts the kickoff and Quintus Banker will slide down to a knee and that's where they will take over so avoiding Turn over and avoiding anything good sportsmanship very much.

Yep.

Yep back around the Looks like it's gonna back to the 20 yard line as they stretch out the chains here 423 remaining in the football game if it go Weston leading it 34 14.

Are you surprised waterloo didn't try him?

I

am actually surprised because I, you know, during warmups, we were watching them try on sides, but, you know, maybe they want to pin him and, and, and, you know, see if they can get another cheap turn

over here, Phil.

Dave and Keller moves out to the right side.

Jacob Keller under center for Ithaca Western.

There's the snap and the handoff for nothing.

There is a big hit by Waterloo as they drag down the ball carrier.

That was Landon Walmer and he lost a little bit on that play.

Well, uh, casting has been defeated 36 32 film.

What?

Yeah.

So that was a wild one.

That was a wild ball game.

And, uh, black Hawk Warren will has the winner of this one.

So they will be here next week.

If, uh, if the Western continues to leave, they've got three 55 to salt it away here tonight.

We haven't officially brought out the Wayne Larraby dagger yet.

Oh, yeah.

I'm waiting

for

that.

Okay.

Kayden Keller comes out with the play from the near side.

You think a Weston milk in the clock or the or the holy mackerel from filming the holy mackerel line judge has his hand up so if it go Weston has to Move or they're gonna be called for the delay

five

seconds Under center they get the snap off and there is Keller running it off the left side on the boot leg And he's gonna rush out of bounds right around the 22 yard line Gain of a few about five yards

Stops the clock 324 remaining in the football game here.

You think a Weston leading 34 14 You're just joining us.

They were up 34 7 and looking like they were gonna run it up to maybe 34 35 but a key fumble and Waterloo capitalizing With the use of Gavin shroud their leading rusher this year

Coach Kyle Kelly talking it over with Spencer Nelson on the near side.

Yeah, he's good They're gonna take all the seconds they can off the clock And it's not running.

No,

no go out of bounds.

They want out of bounds.

Yeah, okay I missed that quarterback one out of bounds on the running play Third down at about five

yards to go pep and Alma beat Bangor 42 14.

Oh,

okay timeout taken by Ithaca Weston with

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324

remaining in the football game 34 14 I think a Western leading fill in Hank with you tonight

so this pep and Alma team you know John hope the former coach at Lancash are the one many state championships

oh

yeah he's now helping pep and Alma

and I'm sure he's helping them well

yes

From, you know, he's from that area.

So

running play on the right side for Ithaca Weston.

And that is Dre with the carry gets a couple of more yards and it's third down and two.

I

make

that fourth down.

Waterloo calls the timeout.

Yeah.

Trying to get the ball back.

So both teams go into the sidelines game stretch out a little bit here again, the longer second half than a first half.

And it was

Let's see.

We also have a score here Oakfield 22 16 over DeSoto and eight player football tonight That's that was probably a good football game.

I bet it was.

Yeah.

Did you do any eight player football?

Yes, we have so DeSoto long time rivals Ev Wick their head coach good guy.

Oh, yes.

Good guy and We used to see them Lots of times in key games saw them here saw them in DeSoto

So a really hard hitting game one year at Varroqua when DeSoto's field was not Ready to play because I believe a flood that year.

Oh So a little bit of everything in the history is that the year where their field was totally wiped out I think so there's a snap punter is going to pick it up off the grass and then get it a nice punt off And it's gonna roll and roll and roll down to the 34 to the 33 of Waterloo

Nice punt there by Ithaca Weston and getting it away and the nick of time there after it was on the grass good recovery for Ithaca Weston So it looks like three minutes and four seconds remain Again Black Hawk Warren waiting in the wings Ithaca Weston three minutes and four seconds away from officially nailing this one down Trenton Stracke into the game for

Ithaca Weston he's a freshman but Maxwell working in a few players that haven't played as much tonight Otherwise Wabschol and Otto remain on the line for Ithaca Weston and Straca takes the left side number 50 is Braxton Fowle and number 70 is Hayden Burns Those guys the defense deserves a lot of credit here tonight for Ithaca

Wesley do

LaCrosse Logan beats Waukesha north.

48 to 7, Phil.

All right.

Thank you very much.

34 yard line.

Waterloo is going to run with the ball.

It's Raud.

Crosses the 35.

Gain of about three yards.

Clock running.

Give him four on that second down and six.

250 remaining in the football game.

Lodi beat Boston 49 to 12.

All right.

It's kind of local.

What are you who sponsors your flip

phone?

Hank Bray has to pay his bill.

Oh,

he

does.

Okay.

It's not the peerage mule jump or anything like that.

No, it could be though.

I mean You know you it's pretty see, you know You're also from peerage Philip if you know who won the mule jump and don't know who's in the world series true

That could be

Second down at about six to go there is the snap quarterback is going to keep it himself and running to the right side with a stiff arm is Dorn and he's going to move for a first down and then hit out of bounds first down territory around the 49 yard line It'll stop the clock with 234 to go so Waterloo moves the chains They are playing to the final moments of this game

all

right Ethica Weston

has kept a lot of the starters at least, especially the lineman in there, kind of working in some players here or there, but still haven't got a

report from Evansville at Platteville.

That's what I'm trying to find out.

Okay.

That was probably a good matchup as well.

It probably was.

Platteville scored a lot of points for they gave up a lot of points this year.

First down in 10 for Waterloo, clock run on 213 to play and to offer Shroud and he's brought down in the backfield.

Good effort again by Ithaca Weston and great sportsmanship.

Spencer Nelson with the tackle helps him up.

Both these teams have been

helping one another.

They really have.

It's actually great sportsmanship.

We saw the Ithaca Western player with a cramp and the Waterloo player

was helping him try to stretch it out.

I don't like the chipping us at the end of some of these plays, you know, that they've been called and, you know, they've been called unsportsmanlike conduct and on both sides.

Down to

a minute 40 to go.

Second down and 10 yards to go for the Waterloo Pirates.

There's the snap from center.

Shroud gets the running play, cutting around right side, breaks a tackle and going forward and then finally runs out of territory on the sideline around the 34 yard line of Ithaca Weston.

Waterloo would probably like to see him get one more score here in his career.

Chains move, ball marked out of bounds at the 34 yard line of Ithaca Weston.

Aquinas beat

Xavier 30 to six.

That must be division two.

Yep.

Yep.

No, three, I believe.

Division three.

Okay.

First down for Waterloo, Ithaca Western Territory at the 34 yard line.

It will be on the air tomorrow with our next local sports broadcast, Richland Center at River Valley at WIAA Regional Championship Volleyball, four o'clock.

340

that they move that.

Yeah, I think so 340 for the pre match show First in 10 awaiting the snap from center will be Wyatt Dorn the quarterback He has played all game long here the sophomore quarterback for the Pirates Hithica Western digging in there's the snap and the running Playdorn tries to shoot right up the middle and he's down to around the 30 to the 28 yard line

It's kind of a quarterback delay there

Yeah,

it was.

And it's actually caused it

like a West on a little bit of fits up front burns with the tackle.

One of the things that River Valley volleyball coach Mariah Hill said, and I don't believe it.

She goes, I'm kind of glad they moved it, you know, because you don't realize it.

You sit there all day wanting to play,

you know, you

wait, you don't play until seven o'clock at night.

And she said she kind of likes the fact that maybe it's a little earlier and fans won't be sitting

there looking at their phones watching the

game, the baseball game while they're watching volleyball.

Because the Brewers won't start until later in the night Down to 43 seconds in the ballgame second and five Shroud getting the handoff trying to break the corner and pops his way for Another extra game now turns spins still going and then brought down around the 29 yard line went a long ways initially popped by number five Liam Rohn

Pounced off that and kept going 22 seconds remaining if they go west and leading by 20 They're going to advance to another round of playoff action Waterloo is in the huddle and I believe They will try to run one more play it appears I

don't think they're going to

know they're up to the line now They're going to stop and that'll do it if they go west and passes the first test of the WIAA playoffs tonight as they get the win

34-14 over the Waterloo Pirates.

Good ball game tonight.

Yeah, great ball game, Philly.

Defense really, really stood tall for Ithaca.

Couple long runs, but expected.

You know, it's high school football.

But the defense for Ithaca really stood up in the times that...

that they needed to.

It was very impressive defensive defense.

Yeah, absolutely.

Might get the game ball tonight.

Yes.

20 point win for Ithaca Weston over Waterloo.

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Ithaca fumbled, and they got the ball right back on the next play, I think, and they took the ball and scored.

I think that would be my turning point, Phil.

But I know that's your call.

But to me, that turned the game.

It's like, this is who we are.

And another one is when they came down, and it was 28-7, and they scored, maybe, to 28-14, or was it 35-14 at that point?

It was 34-7 at that

point.

And then they scored and then they scored and then come back and

That was another turning point.

They drove the ball right down, just basically drove the ball right down the throats and said, you know what, you're not doing this.

And that was a huge, huge, huge momentum turned as well.

Absolutely.

Yeah.

Taking it right back.

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Welcome back to Ithaca.

The win goes to Ithaca Weston tonight and our final score again a 20-point win for Ithaca Weston as they win it 34-14 up 14 nothing at halftime a couple of big scores Jacob Keller with a 62-yard quarterback keeper and then Landon Walmer with a 1-yard plunge 14 nothing with a couple of Carter pleamer kicks

And Ithaca Weston went up early on then in the third quarter by a score of 21 to nothing on a big play from Jacob Keller to Caden Keller.

And we have coach Kyle Kelly joining us here.

So we'll interrupt our recap to bring him on coach.

Are you a little more, maybe down, you were a little bit nervous at the start of the game tonight.

Yeah, it was a pretty, restaurant pretty tight there for quite a while.

Nerves are off right now.

But yeah, that was,

I knew it was going to be a very, very physical game, and it was.

Like I said, that running back they had was an absolute stud.

So, yeah, it was a good game overall.

Henry and I thought that might be one of the best running backs that you have faced this year, wasn't it?

Oh,

yeah, for

sure.

Not

only was he super, super fast, he was huge.

When you look at the keys here, I think the game ball might have to go to the defense.

They did a couple of really good plays for you that turned it tonight, didn't they?

Yeah, the defense, as I said, Brett does a phenomenal job with them.

They had a few

stand at the red zone that were really good for us.

A

couple of good plays.

I think that you guys hit really hard.

I

think you're able to wear teams down pretty well,

aren't you?

Yeah, I said that's kind of our whole MO, both offensively and defensively.

If we're going to pound the ball, we have to be able to block and be physical.

Then I said on defense, kind of the same way.

So how long do you celebrate this one here tonight?

Today and tomorrow.

OK, and then you get rested up.

They're going to be sore tomorrow.

That was a physical game.

Sounds like Black Hawk Warren did win the game tonight against

Cash.

Henry had it for me a little bit.

It was a high scoring game.

I want to say it was like 34-26 somewhere in that area.

Wow.

Yeah.

And Cash actually had the

lead late in the game too.

It would be wild if they started throwing those two teams.

Because they're kind of like us where they want to palm the ball.

Yeah, what kind of a game do you expect in a game from the six

rivers?

I mean, they're all pretty

typical.

Yeah, very, very physical.

Like I said, they're going to probably do the same stuff we were going to do and just pound the ball and get your three yards and duke it out that way.

Absolutely.

So yeah, keys to the game tonight, would you say?

Oh, they said the keys of game we did.

We shut number two down enough to keep ourselves in the game.

And then, like I said, offensively, each guy contributed.

All the backs, the quarterback, fullback, and running back, each had a play tonight that was big.

Awesome.

Well, congratulations

coach.

Thanks,

Phil.

We'll let you go celebrate a little

bit.

I'll be

talking to you this week again.

All right, sounds good.

All right.

I think we might get a couple of players up here.

How about that?

I'll turn it over to Caden Keeshawn Keller.

All right.

Caden

Keller, how you doing, buddy?

Good.

How about

you?

How does this one

feel?

It feels amazing.

As a senior, it just feels really good to beat a team that's very competitive like this.

You had quite a catch there.

Quite a throw from Jacob.

Describe that play that you guys committed.

Are you

connected on?

He was in on it.

The guy got in it.

And Jacob Keller just

through a great ball.

He's improved so much this season as a sophomore.

He's a great quarterback.

And I can't wait to see him in the future.

We had you down for a couple of interceptions.

What happened on the one?

Did they?

I think Landon and Walmart got a rough in the passer.

Oh, OK.

Yeah.

I mean, just physical football.

It's a penalty.

It's a penalty.

Whatever.

You guys are going to be a little bit black and blue after this one, aren't

you?

Yeah.

I mean, especially the running backs, because they hit hard.

And then our linebackers and everyone hit hard.

It's just a really physical game.

What is it about this team because you guys I think you hit harder than you get hit lots of time So what is it about this

team?

I guess it just comes with practice like in practice the linebackers go through drills where they hit each other hard and Like throughout the game the waterloo was saying how tired they were and how hard we hit and it just comes with like focus and practice and being smart

Definitely.

So yeah as a senior this is this is pretty special to keep this football season going isn't

it?

Yeah 100% 100%

We haven't had a level two playoff win since 2015.

So hopefully me and the boys can go get another win next week here.

I think we played Black Hawk days then.

Yes.

But hopefully they come down here and hopefully we can take it to them and they have to go home.

So

whoever you play, you know, it's going to be a difficult game this time

of year.

100%, especially level two.

It always gets tougher.

I mean, level one is tough.

But as soon as you get to level two, like you can't make mistakes.

What side of the ball do you like to play on the most?

Probably offense.

When we're throwing the ball, I mean, it's fun to like watch.

Spencer Nelson back here, drop his helmet and run hard, but like catching the ball and just hyping up the crowd, just really fun.

Good deal.

Congratulations on the win,

Keith.

Thank you, Phil.

Spencer Nelson here.

Yeah, there he is.

Spencer Nelson, how you doing, my friend?

Good, how are you?

Good to see

you.

Yeah, good you too.

How does it feel to get this win here tonight?

I don't know.

Feels very rewarding, especially playing a physical team like Waterloo.

Were they one of the harder hitting teams you played this year?

Um, yeah, but what I think that we took it right back at him.

We like Kaden Kelly were saying we really like to get physical in games.

So

and in terms of defense, you know, we talked about that defense overshadowed a little bit tonight.

You guys did a great job stopping

him.

Yeah, we like Kaden was saying again at practice, we we go through a lot of defensive drills and a lot of that just like you said comes with focus and just.

Don't know just a lot of practice.

We do a great job.

Henry and I talked about it on the air when they tackle you You're always trying to fall forward.

Some people don't do that But you get a lot of extra yards after you get hit.

What's the secret to that?

I don't know.

I

just

Really I just put my helmet down and run as hard as I can.

That's the secret Nothing really to think about about that.

I just run hard, right?

So is this

top game free this year?

What do you think?

What's your favorite game this year?

My favorite game this year was definitely Cashion.

They really brought it to us.

They were a real physical team, but taking nothing away from Waterloo, they were very physical as well.

So let me ask you this.

Would you have preferred to play Cashion again, or are you happy to maybe get somebody you haven't seen yet?

You know, it didn't really matter to me.

I know it's going to be a tough, hard-fought game.

We're going to take it to anybody.

Yeah, you are.

First year with Weston combined, it looks like it's going gangbusters for you guys.

Yeah, for sure.

I really like the co-op.

I think we all get along very well.

And we've really came and adapted as a team very well this year, I believe.

Spencer, thanks for joining us, man.

Good game again.

Thank you.

You bet.

Tell the other fellows, uh, congratulations.

You bet.

Kayden Keller, Spencer Nelson joining us here on the post game show from WRC radio as we broadcast live from the friendly confines of Ithaca Stadium here tonight.

Hank Bray, uh, a, uh, good couple of guys.

Oh my goodness.

Good choice of guests there for

us.

Thanks coach.

Yeah.

But anyway, yeah, what, what a great ball game, um, for Ithaca defensively wise.

You don't get much better playing defense.

The win goes to Ithaca Weston final score again 34-14 some of the other scores Spencer Nelson was just up here Open up the scoring with a five-yard run that made it 28-7 in the third quarter And then they would go up 34 to 7 on that Jacob Keller to Caden Keller pass.

That was a beauty It was it was extra point was missed 34-7 the score then after an Ithaca Weston fumble they had a chance to really

put it away.

Waterloo scores on the 15 yarder from Gavin Shroud.

Kick was good to make it 34-14 and that turns out is how we finish it up here tonight.

Great ball game.

It was.

Kudos to Ithaca.

And congratulations to Waterloo.

Had a great season.

Made the playoffs.

But here you got to bring your game.

I mean it's either

win or go home.

So next week we'll be on the air for right here Black Hawk Warren coming in.

Did you see Black Hawk this year anywhere?

It was early, but it wasn't much of a game that we did.

Okay,

so you know and there Black Hawk Warren's always tough in football again

Kaston should have beaten the night is what what my what my information said they didn't had a late fumble

What was the score again

on that game?

36-32

because one

of the guys asked me and I yeah, I was 36-32 Black Hawk Warren, but Kaston fumbled late inside the 10 yard line is what I heard

Okay,

so and you can't do that.

No, no

this time of year

especially this time of year especially I mean game on the line you got it you got to punch it in

absolutely

so

And you know what?

I like the kids's attitude.

They it doesn't matter who we play.

It's your level two.

You got to bring you got to bring it.

Yep.

So

From here on out, they should be pretty good football games.

Oh, absolutely.

We'll look forward to it next week.

Thanks for coming along and

helping us.

Next week, I'll be out and about on a football field somewhere.

And then after that, we'll see what happens.

We'll mic you

up, maybe.

Yeah, I would definitely.

Our crew usually gives you a headset though.

I've had that before.

I actually act like I know what I'm doing.

We

try to help

you.

But yeah, I need all the help I can get.

Who knows, maybe you'll be assigned to this game.

Yeah, that would be fun, actually.

Oh, yeah, that would be a great ball game.

So yeah, because Coach Kelly, your crew going to be here next week.

We won't find out.

You don't have any say in that

one.

None at all.

Yeah.

All right.

Well, thanks again, Hank.

Well, thanks for having me and our studio engineer, Mr. Fabulous.

Thanks to Tim.

Tim feed.

He's coming up with a fabulous post post game show with all the scores and good news for Southwest Wisconsin as we kick off a great weekend with sports and a big bulldog win over the pirates tonight by a final of 34.

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