The Warriors pushed their way to the 2nd round of playoffs as they defeated the Tri-County Northeast Wolfpack for the second time this season on Friday, October 20.
In the 10th play of the game, sophomore Jace Panning started the game off with a 58-yard touchdown run at 9:58 in the first quarter. The Warriors defense held the Wolfpack from scoring. Senior Will Steffen scored the next two touchdowns with the first being a 1-yard run and the other a 35-yard dash into the end zone.
The Warriors win against Tri-County Northeast moved their record to 9-0. Steffen stated, “Being 9-0 is a very monumental thing to do, and it’s not easy to accomplish.”
Steffen threw a 55-yard pass to junior Braxston Foxhoven to start the second quarter. Soon after freshman Porter Bartels caught an interception during a broken pass play. Bartels carried the ball 35-yards to score a touchdown. Bartels stated, “It felt surreal when I caught it.”
The Warriors scored three more times: senior Robbie Fisher ran in two 6-yard touchdowns and junior Wyatt Tramp had a 7-yard rush for a touchdown. The Warriors had a total of 213 rushing yards with the help of a strong offensive line. Tramp said, “People thought our line was small, but our linemen showed them differently.”
After the first half the score was 54-0. The Warriors and the Wolfpack didn’t do much in the 3rd quarter and the score remained the same. In the 4th quarter the Warriors added one more score to the board with freshman Tyson Jackson rushing for a 54-yard touchdown. The Wolfpack scored their first touchdown during the last quarter, finishing the game with a score of 60-8.
Coach Allen picked Will Steffen as the Offensive Player of the Game and Wyatt Tramp as the Defensive Player of the Game. Steffen had 46 rushing yards with 97 passing yards. Tramp had 20 solo and 2 assisted tackles.
The Warriors will take on the 2nd round of playoffs against Bridgeport on Friday October 27 at 3 P.M. in Crofton. Steffen said, “The most important thing to beat Bridgeport is that we will have to come out fast and get on top of them.”