Berlin, Winneconne each score 40-plus in blowout wins leading into head-to-head playoff matchup
Here are the Week 9 results from the Oshkosh area high school football teams:
Article will update as stats and supporting details come in.
No. 9 (D-4) Berlin 40, Ripon 0
BERLIN - Berlin (7-2, 5-2 East Central) scored twice in each of the first two quarters, and once in both the third and fourth quarters, en route to a shutout victory heading into the playoffs.
Oshkosh Area Player of the Year finalist Wyatt Hamersma racked up 165 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries along with three catches for 28 yards to lead the Berlin offense. Carter Hess added 11 rushes for 81 yards with a touchdown in the second quarter and Ben Green had 13 yards on four rushing attempts and a fourth quarter score.
Parker Hess completed 5-of-9 passes for 58 yards and a touchdown in the third to Aaron Bartol, who had two catches for 30 yards.
Jacob Warren led Berlin with nine tackles (seven solo) and Jakob Martin had four tackles, a sack and forced fumble.
Ripon (0-9, 0-7 East Central) totaled 75 yards of offense as a team. Nolan Dragolovich completed 6-of-7 passes for 23 yards, Tyler Bradley led the Tigers in rushing with seven carries for 18 yards, and Jacob Riddick had four catches for 17 yards.
Riley McCann led Ripon in tackles with 11 (nine solo) and Carter Kissinger forced a fumble. Kissinger also returned a kickoff for 68 yards.
Berlin received a 3-seed in Division 4 and will host a playoff game next week.
Next game: Oct. 20 Berlin vs. Winneconne (6-3, 5-2 Bay) - Division 4 WIAA Playoffs - Round 1
Winneconne 42, Waupaca 13
WINNECONNE - Winneconne (6-3, 5-2 Bay) gave up a big play for a touchdown to Waupaca (2-7, 2-5 Bay) early, but responded with 21-unanswered points before the half to end the regular season on a high note with playoffs right around the corner.
Ethan Mathe scored on back-to-back touchdown runs in the first quarter, from two and five yards out, respectively, and Oshkosh Area Player of the Year finalist Brady Immel added a 31-yard rushing score in the second.
The Comets came within eight points by opening the third quarter with another touchdown, but the Wolves once again scored 21-unanswered to seal away the win.
Mathe took a 36-yard punt return to the house for his third touchdown of the night, then Zander Bartel recovered a fumble in the end zone and fellow Oshkosh Area Player of the Year finalist Brody Schaffer picked up a loose ball and ran 84 yards on a scoop and score.
Immel completed 3-of-8 passes for 42 yards and carried seven times for 96 yards, Mathe toted the ball for 17 carries and 114 yards, and Schaffer recorded a single catch for 30 yards.
Trey Zemke led Winneconne in tackles with seven (four solo). Bartel, Owen Brantley, and Jesse Michaud all recorded sacks for the Wolves. Mason Dorn went a perfect 7-for-7 on extra points.
Winneconne received a 6-seed in Division 4 and will travel to Berlin for a first round matchup.
Next game: Oct. 20 Winneconne @ Berlin (7-2, 5-2 East Central) - Division 4 WIAA Playoffs - Round 1
Randolph 30, Lourdes Academy 24
RANDOLPH - After a scoreless first quarter, Lourdes (6-3, 5-2 Trailways) and Randolph (7-2, 6-1 Trailways) traded touchdowns throughout the rest of the game with three two-point conversions serving as the difference between the two teams.
Knights quarterback Wade Lindahl threw for three passing touchdowns in the second quarter, leading Lourdes to a 21-16 advantage at the half. Lindahl finished 19-of-26 for 211 yards and carried 19 times for 57 yards as the Knights' leading rusher.
Randolph limited Lourdes to just a 24-yard field goal by Mat Yaggie in the second half, however, which opened the door for a comeback.
Yaggie, Braden Studinski, and Oshkosh Area Player of the Year finalist Mitchell Wing each caught a touchdown pass from Lindahl. Yaggie finished with 66 yards on his lone catch, Studinski had 47 yards on four grabs, and Wing caught eight passes for 43 yards.
Defensively, Gavin Ostrowski led the Knights with 12 tackles (eight solo). Remy Force and Wing followed closely with 10 tackles (six solo) each.
Lourdes received a 3-seed in Division 7 and will host a playoff game next week.
Next game: Oct. 20 Lourdes vs. Ozaukee (5-4, 3-4 Big East) - Division 7 WIAA Playoffs - Round 1
Fond du Lac 45, Oshkosh West 0
FOND DU LAC - Oshkosh West (4-5, 2-5 Fox Valley Association) was limited to 131 total yards of offense and Fond du Lac (4-5, 4-3 FVA) outgained the Wildcats, 434 yards to 43, on the ground.
Oshkosh Area Player of the Year Chase Brandl completed 3-of-5 passes for 23 yards and led West in rushing with four carries for 18 yards. With the game out of reach, junior backup quarterback Landon Ubrig relieved Brandl and completed 6-of-14 pass attempts for 65 yards and picked up 16 more yards on four rushes.
Damarion Williams led the Wildcats in receiving with four catches for 33 yards.
Eddy "Stay Ready" Schroeder and Leo Ulrich each had seven tackles to lead the defense for West.
Campbellsport 28, Omro 6
CAMPBELLSPORT - Omro (3-6, 2-5 Flyway) struggled to hang onto the ball in sloppy wet conditions, fumbling four times as a team.
Senior quarterback Keenan Rahn earned the Foxes lone points in the second quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run. Rahn finished with 44 yards on 17 carries and completed 2-of-3 passes for 19 yards. Jack Wellhoefer also carried 17 times, leading Omro in rushing with 65 yards and tackles with 12 (nine solo).
The Cougars (7-2, 5-2 Flyway) scored four rushing touchdowns, two each in the first (from 42 and 65 yards out, respectively) and third quarters (24 and 4), to cruise into the playoffs with a victory.
Fond du Lac Area Player of the Year Ben Timm wrapped up the regular season for Campbellsport with 140 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries to finish as the fourth-leading rusher overall in the state of Wisconsin.
Next game: Although the Foxes did not qualify for the playoffs, Omro opted to pick up a 10th game next Friday on the road against Saint Mary Catholic (2-7, 1-6 Trailways).
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 14, Valley Christian 12
ELKHART LAKE - Valley (4-4, 0-3 Ridge & Valley-East) endured a rain-soaked night, making for a sloppy and scrappy final game of the season.
Dennis Thur started things off with a 22-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and the first half flew by as both teams traded six points but failed at converting their two-point attempts by those who scored. Thur finished with 112 yards on 29 carries to lead the Warriors offense.
The weather and field conditions worsened as the game went on which impacted play as VCS lost a fumble and Elkhart Lake/Glenbeulah (4-4, 2-2 R&V-East) also lost two fumbles in the first 24 minutes.
Both teams came out of halftime no doubt wet and cold, and it showed on the field. Valley tallied just 23 yards of offense in the third quarter and all three of their drives ended in punts. Likewise, EL/G mustered only 22 yards of offense in the third and their three drives ended with two punts and a lost fumble.
Still knotted up at six apiece going into the fourth quarter, it was anybody's ball game, and EL/G wasted no time finding the end zone again to take a 14-6 lead.
VCS countered by moving methodically down the field and Jackson Martin found paydirt from four yards out to set the Warriors up with a chance to tie the game. Matthias Behling's two-point try on a pass to Hampton Henderson was completed, but Henderson was stopped just shy of the goal line and EL/G held on for a narrow victory.
Valley's defense was anchored by seniors Kobi Kramer (six total tackles, fumble recovery, 2 TFLs), Martin (seven total tackles, sack, fumble recovery), and Oshkosh Area Player of the Year finalist Josiah Lehman (10 total tackles).
Neenah 43, Oshkosh North 0
OSHKOSH - Oshkosh North (1-8, 0-7 Fox Valley Association) did not report any information in the loss to Neenah (7-2, 5-2 FVA).
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