Prep Football: Litch pushes top-ranked GSL to very end
LITCHFIELD -- The Dragons came within a field goal of tying No. 1-ranked Glencoe-Silver Lake at the buzzer on Friday in Litchfield.
With 1:40 left in the game, Litchfield stopped Glencoe-Silver Lake (4-0, 5-0) on the Dragons' half yard line. The Dragons then drove 80 yards down the field only to miss the 33-yard field goal at the buzzer.
Glencoe-Silver Lake took an early lead when they recovered a Litchfield fumble on the Dragons' 8 on the opening kickoff and kicked a field goal.
Litchfield quarterback Zach Kinny ran for a 2-yard touchdown to give the Dragons a 6-3 lead in the first quarter.
Glencoe-Silver Lake took the lead for good in the third quarter when Ryan Kuester pulled in a 22-yard pass from Keaton Anderson.
GSL 9, Litchfield 6
Glencoe-SL (4-0, 5-0) 3 0 6 0 -- 9
Litchfield (2-3, 2-3) 6 0 0 0 -- 6
G - Dylan Jenkins 35 FG
L - Zach Kinny 2 run (kick failed)
G - Ryan Kuester 22 from Keaton Anderson (kick failed)
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Team statistics
First downs: 8 ... Rushing: 38-152 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 4-6-64-1 ... Fumbles lost: none ... Penalties: 5-33
Individual statistics
Rushing: Dalton Klose 11-80, Tony Mizuhata 14-62 ... Passing: Keaton Anderson ... Receiving: Kuester 2-53, Klose 1-8, Mizuhata 1-3 ... Punting: Kuester 3-120 ... Interceptions: none ... Fumble recoveries: 1 ... Tackles (solo-assist): not available ... QB sacks: 4
Litchfield
Team statistics
First downs: 17 ... Rushing: 40-82 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 18-26-150-0 ... Fumbles lost: 1 ... Penalties: 2-20
Individual statistics
Rushing: Jordan Godejahn 9-24, Devin Schliemann 1-23, Dylan Koll 6-17, Mitch Danner 5-12, Tyler Larson 1-8, Austin Jones 2-7, Jon Terning 2-6, Zach Kinny 14-(-15) ... Passing: Kinny 18-26-150-0 ... Receiving: Joel Madsen 6-35, Godejahn 2-28, Terning 4-28, Danner 2-25, Riley Pater 2-24, Jones 2-10 ... Punting: Mitch Wollin 6-180 ... Interceptions: Isaac Northquist 1... Fumble recoveries: none ... Tackles (solo-assist): Larson 3-10, Quinn Anderson 3-8, Jared Negaard 2-9 ... QB sacks: Schliemann ½, Chad Johnson ½
