DANVILLE — Shenandoah University scored 41 points through three quarters while shutting Averett University out, and the Hornets went on to a 41-14 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football win on Saturday.
SU (6-2, 3-2 ODAC) — which surpassed last year’s win total — outgained Averett (2-6, 0-5) 379-240. The Cougars suffered their sixth straight loss.
The Hornets had five rushing touchdowns and Scott Martin kicked field goals of 21 and 35 yards. Jalen Redfearn had seven carries for 32 yards and a career-high three touchdowns and Bryce Buchanan had five carries for 64 yards and two TDs. Steven Hugney completed 18 of 28 passes for 239 yards. Nine players caught passes for SU, with Broden Domenico grabbing five passes for 106 yards.
SU had three sacks (Liban Farah, Jake Jack and Devin Keasey) and three interceptions (Sean Perry, Tayton Smaldone and Myles Miller). Hornets senior defensive back Haley Van Voorhis saw action for the second time this season and had one tackle and one pass breakup. She was also credited with a tackle on Sept. 28 against Juniata.
Redfearn opened the scoring with a 1-yard TD, and the first of five Martin extra points made it 7-0 at the 10:11 mark of the first quarter.
A Jack sack forced an Averett three-and-out. Sean Perry returned the punt 35 yards to the Cougar 35. Buchanan scored six plays later from 6 yards out to make it 14-0 at the 5:25 mark of the first quarter.
On the third play of Averett’s next possession, Redd intercepted a deep pass and returned it 27 yards to the Cougar 15. Two plays later, Redfearn rushed to the right for a 9-yard TD and a 21-0 lead with 3:18 left in the first quarter.
Martin nailed a 21-yard field goal to make it 24-0 at the 6:32 mark of the second quarter.
On Averett’s next drive, following a sack by Farah, quarterback Trevor Testerman overthrew a receiver and was picked off by Smaldone at the SU 40 for the sophomore’s first career interception.
On the Hornets’ ensuing drive, Hugney found Domenico for 29 yards to put SU at the Averett 15. Three plays later, Redfearn scored his third touchdown of the afternoon from 5 yards with 23 seconds left in the half to make it 31-0.
Buchanan ended SU’s first drive of the third quarter with a 17-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-2 play for a 38-0 lead with 10:37 left. The run capped a six-play, 70-yard drive.
Perry had an interception in the end zone on the next possession for a touchback, his third pick in four games. That led to Martin’s 35-yard field goal with 3:01 left in the third quarter and a 41-0 lead
Averett held the ball for over 10 minutes in the fourth quarter and scored touchdowns on two of its three drives.
Matt Conroy led SU with nine tackles. Ahvyon Boothe recorded eight tackles and Ethan Brown had seven tackles (one for a loss).
SU will host Hampden-Sydney on Senior Day in the final home game of the season next Saturday. More than 25 seniors will be recognized.
CEDARBURG — The Cedarburg boys soccer team dominated regional play, outscoring opponents by a 15-0 margin to claim the championship.
After thrashing West Bend East by an 11-0 score Tuesday in a semifinal match, the Bulldogs netted three goals in the opening half Saturday on the way to a 4-0 victory over Green Bay East.
Senior Mitchell Czajkowski did much of the heavy lifting in the regional final, scoring three goals and handing out an assist. He found the net twice before halftime and assisted a goal by Ryan O’Neill, then finished off his hat trick in the second half.
Cedarburg, which went undefeated in North Shore Conference play, improved to 15-1-2 overall on the season. The Bulldogs open sectional competition Thursday, hosting West Bend West at 7 p.m. Cedarburg defeated the Spartans by a 4-1 tally when the clubs met Oct. 1 in a NSC match.
Homestead kickers capture regional title
MEQUON — The Homestead boys soccer team did not allow a goal last week on the way to winning a WIAA Div. 2 regional championship.
After claiming a 9-0 victory over Ashwaubenon in a semifinal match Tuesday, the Highlanders tallied once in each half Saturday to claim a 2-0 win over Kaukauna.
Tommy Corbett and Lukas Boegel netted the goals, while Jacob Armstrong and Sam Frets handed out assists in the regional title tilt.
Homestead improved to 12-4-4 overall on the season and will host Green Bay Notre Dame in a sectional semifinal match Thursday at 7 p.m.
Shorewood has an answer for every challenge presented by Grafton
SHOREWOOD — The Grafton boys soccer team netted the go-ahead goal twice in the opening half Thursday at Shorewood, but the Greyhounds produced the equalizer two different times before the break, then tallied the only goal of the second half in a WIAA Div. 3 regional semifinal match.
“That was by far our best team performance of the year,” Grafton junior Jacob Collins said. “We really put our heart and soul in the game because we did not want the season to end. Sadly we came up short and couldn’t finish the game out.”
Grafton took the lead in the early going when Luke Jackson scored a goal assisted by Ethan Weinhold. After Shorewood evened the score, Charlie Lawrence gave the Black Hawks the lead back, with Weinhold again supplying the assist.
The Greyhounds tied the game with a goal shortly before halftime, then produced the lone goal of the second half to earn the win.
Grafton’s season came to an end with an overall record of 6-11-1.
USM boys soccer team blanked in playoff loss
RIVER HILLS — The University School of Milwaukee boys soccer team was unable to produce a goal Thursday, dropping a 2-0 decision to Racine Lutheran in a WIAA Div. 4 regional semifinal match.
Harry Pollack scored a goal and had an assist for the visitors, while Max Contreras added the other goal for Racine Lutheran. Tommaso Pantalei made five saves for the Wildcats in the loss.
USM finished the season with an overall record of 9-7-3.
Cedarburg makes short work of Dominican regional final
CEDARBURG — The Cedarburg boys volleyball team dominated a WIAA regional match Friday, earning a 25-17, 25-8, 25-14 victory.
Collin Ehlers led the attack for the Bulldogs with eight kills, Jordan Puro and Ian Wilson each added seven and Logan Hargarten chipped in six. Jaden Eickberg paced the club with five aces, while Quinn Donaldson added three.
Cedarburg, 30-10 overall, returns to action today, visiting North Shore Conference champion Homestead for a match at 7 p.m.
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Homestead sweeps its way to sectional play
MEQUON — The Homestead boys volleyball team punched its ticket to the sectional round with a 25-13, 25-15, 25-21 victory Friday over Sheboygan North in a WIAA boys volleyball regional championship match.
Sean Contardi led the Highlanders with nine kills Friday, while Justin Bliesner and Alex Konon each added six kills. Konon also had four aces for Homestead.
Up next is a sectional semifinal match today at 7 p.m. against Cedarburg. The North Shore Conference champion Highlanders, 31-6 overall on the season, swept the Bulldogs in a pair or regular season matches.
Grafton girls volleyball team wins regional championship
GRAFTON — The Grafton girls volleyball team earned some close victories in sets in regional competition, leading to the Black Hawks taking a WIAA Div. 2 regional championship.
“I think as a team, we came together after a really close first set,” Grafton senior Izzy Pitre said in regard to the Black Hawks earning a 25-23 victory Thursday in the opening set of an eventual 3-0 sweep against Port Washington. “And in the second set, we found our team chemistry and blew them out of the water. From that point on we soared and got the win.”
After a tight opening game, Grafton took the final two games by margins of 25-11 and 25-14 to win the regional semifinal match.
Pitre then contributed six digs Saturday as the Black Hawks defeated Kettle Moraine Lutheran by a 3-1 score to win the regional title.
After splitting the first two sets against the Chargers — Grafton took game one by a 25-18 score and dropped the second set, 25-16 — the home team rebounded to take the third set by a 25-23 margin. That paved the way for the Black Hawks to finish off the match with a 25-22 win in game four.
Paige Proefrock had 29 kills in the regional tournament and added five aces and 12 digs in Saturday’s match against KML. Kaitlin Muecke dished out 18 assists and had 10 digs to go along with three aces against the Chargers, while Mary Weishan finished with 33 assists in regional play.
Grafton improved to 28-10 overall on the season. The Black Hawks travel to Kewaskum for a semifinal Thursday at 7 p.m. The winner of that match will play Saturday for a trip to the state tournament.
Homestead completes season sweep of Hartford on the gridiron
MEQUON — The Homestead football team had an opening round rematch with North Shore Conference rival Hartford on Friday and completed the season sweep with a 28-8 victory in a WIAA Div. 2 Level 1 contest.
After earning a 35-0 victory Sept. 27 the first time around, the Highlanders jumped out to a 28-0 lead in the fourth quarter to advance in the postseason.
Bentley Hickman punished the Orioles defense to the tune of 132 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Tommy O’Hagan added 105 yards through the air, including a pair of scoring passes.
O’Hagan got the scoring going in the second quarter with a 51-yard touchdown to Sean O’Byrne. Homestead led 7-0 at halftime, then doubled its lead when Blake Wichman scored from six yards out in the third quarter.
Homestead then moved ahead by four scores with two touchdowns in the final quarter, with O’Hagan connecting with Jonah Wenzler for a 12-yard TD, then Hickman wrapped up the scoring for the Highlanders with an 8-yard run.
Homestead improved to 8-2 for the season overall and will host Germantown in Level 2 action. The Warhawks (8-2 overall) earned a 25-14 victory when the teams met Aug. 23 to open the season. Kickoff for the second-round contest is set for Friday at 7 p.m.
Grafton faces little resistance from Milwaukee North co-op in football playoff opener
GRAFTON — Grafton took its first step toward a return to Camp Randall Stadium Friday, by jumping out to an early 42-0 lead on the way to a 48-0 victory over the Milwaukee North/Lifelong Learning co-op at Kellner Field.
The Black Hawks scored on offense, defense and special teams to take control of things right from the start to reach the second round of the WIAA Div. 3 tournament.
Brady Hilgart completed all three of his passes in the game, including a 44-yard touchdown toss to Gavin Lempke.
Grafton (9-1 overall) returns to action Friday, hosting Plymouth (8-2) in a Level 2 contest. Kickoff at The Nest is set for 7 p.m.
— Austin Stern contributed to this roundup report.
A fast start paired with a dominant defensive effort helped the Newton football team clinch a playoff berth on Friday.
The Cardinals scored four touchdowns in the first 5 minutes of the game and a big first-quarter advantage resulted in a 49-7 home victory over Des Moines Hoover at H.A. Lynn Stadium.
Newton capped its Senior Night and the Class 4A District 4 finale with 202 rushing yards. The defense held the Huskies to 48 total yards and just 17 yards on 20 carries.
“A lot of times It’s harder to be pumped against teams who have struggled,” Newton head football coach Andy Swedenhjelm said. “So we talked about creating our own energy and being locked in from the start. Our guys did a nice job executing from the start.”
Colton Northcutt
The victory helped Newton get to a sixth win for the second straight season, and the Cardinals clinched a third straight playoff berth.
The Cardinals open the playoffs against third-ranked and undefeated Decorah at 7 p.m. on Friday in Decorah. The other two teams in their 4A playoff pod are No. 7 North Scott and No. 10 Western Dubuque.
Caden Klein rushed for two scores and threw for one more to lead the offense.
He opened the scoring with a 16-yard touchdown run and ended the quarter with a 9-yard TD run.
The Cardinals scored three more TDs in the first. Klein connected with Finn Martin for a 17-yard TD with 8:57 to go in the period and then Colton Northcutt snagged a pick and returned it 24 yards for a TD.
It was the first career interception and defensive TD for Northcutt.
Creighton Andrew
The final TD of the first came on a 15-yard run by Skyler Milheiser, who is one of the team’s 18 seniors. It was his third rushing touchdown of the season.
“Skyler can run the ball well, and it’s a position we intended to have carry the ball more,” Swedenhjelm said. “We have lots of guys who can do damage with the ball in their hands and it went Skyler’s way a little more tonight.”
Swedenhjelm and his coaching staff began to pull starters after the first quarter.
And backup quarterback Creighton Andrew tossed a 28-yard TD pass to Martin with 7:10 to go in the first half. It was Andrew’s first career touchdown pass.
Newton (6-3, 3-2 in the district) led 42-0 at halftime. Hoover got on the board in the third when Justice Parkey picked off Andrew and took it back 94 yards for the touchdown.
Isaiah Hansen scored from 8 yards out later in the third to cap the scoring.
Braydon West
The Cardinals finished with a 15-3 advantage in first downs and went a combined 1-of-1 on third and fourth down.
Newton out-gained the Huskies 329-48 and did not punt in the victory.
Klein finished with five carries for 36 yards and two scores and completed 4-of-5 through the air for 68 yards and one TD. He finished the regular season with 1,061 rushing yards and 1,308 passing yards, which both rank in the top 11 in 4A.
Milheiser led the rushing attack with a career-high 68 yards on five carries. Qhjuan Coley also gained 63 yards on six carries, Hansen rushed for 27 yards and one TD on four carries and Reilly Trease sprinted 14 yards on his only carry.
“Our seniors are a great bunch of kids,” Swedenhjelm said. “They take care of business on and off the field and are a great representative of our community. I’m excited we can extend their season, and we want to make the most out of our opportunity.”
Cade Bauer
Andrew was 3-of-4 through the air for 58 yards, one TD and one pick. Martin led the receivers with 76 yards and two scores on four catches. Cade Bauer caught two passes for 25 yards and Braydon West’s first career varsity reception went for 25 yards. Hansen also returned a kickoff 24 yards and Bauer brought back a punt 14 yards.
“It’s important to reward guys who have put in the work,” Swedenhjelm said. “Our seniors have put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into the program, and it’s nice to send them off right.”
Coleby Revell led the defense with five tackles and two fumble recoveries. Nick Milburn finished with four tackles, Aiden Robson and Asher Rhoads each had three tackles and Jace Auen collected 2.5 tackles.
Milburn’s 92.5 tackles rank second in 4A and the three tackles from Robson were the first three of his career.
Samuel Zay Zay threw for 31 yards to lead Hoover (0-9, 0-5), while Parkey caught two passes for 25 yards. Keki Koko had six tackles to lead the visiting defense.
Coleby Revell
Notes: The Cardinals finished 15th in the final Iowa High School Athletic Association’s RPI. Decorah sits second in the final RPI. The Vikings are one of two 9-0 teams in 4A. “We weren’t too surprised by it and can’t control it,” Swedenhjelm said. “Since it’s a numbers formula there’s no context to it. Doesn’t really matter who you beat or lose to. You could lose to the worst team in the state or the best, and it’s weighted the same. They are trying to do the best they can, but any solution is going to leave people upset.”
