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The
Official Newspaper of Manchester and Delaware County, Iowa
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
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Hawks open district action with 21-14 OT loss to Oelwein on Brown Field
by Ken Boesenberg
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For the first three and a half quarters of the game against Oelwein last Friday night it looked like the West Delaware Hawk football team would improve its overall record to 3-0, 1-0 in district play.
However, was able to score twice in the final 5:44 of the game to send the contest into overtime.
The Huskies got an 11-yard scoring pass from sophomore quarterback Paul Yokas to Brian Woods in the first OT period to take a 21-14 lead.
Oelwein then held the Hawks out of the end zone on their overtime possession to defeat West Delaware 21-14.
The game was not without its chances, for both teams.
The Hawks let an opportunity get away midway through the first quarter.
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Three West Delaware defenders go up for the ball on this desperation pass as time ran out. The ball was tipped and came down in the hands of the Huskies Adam Bell who ran in for the tying touchdown. |
The Oelwein punter got off a 6-yard punt on fourth down that gave the Hawks great field position at the Huskie 20 yard line.
Two straight running plays by Destry Sperfslage gave the Hawks a first and goal at the Huskie 10.
West Delaware moved the ball to the two but could not cross the goal line.
The Hawks got on the board first at the 3:19 mark of the second quarter on a perfectly thrown ball from quarterback Dan Marshall to wide receiver Ben Lechtenberg.
Lechtenberg went high into the air to make the catch over the outstretched arms of an Oelwein receiver.
Jamie Helmrichs added the PAT to give the Hawks a 7-0 lead.
The first half ended with the Hawks holding their one touchdown lead.
West Delaware was forced to punt on each of their first two possessions of the second half.
On Oelwein’s second possession of the third quarter they marched 72-yards in 17 plays to the Hawk five yard line.
The Hawks Jake Nordaas stuffed the Huskie ball carrier on fourth and two from the Hawk five to kill the Huskie drive.
On the Hawks first play from scrimmage Destry Sperfslage broke through the line and raced 96-yards for a touchdown.
The score put the Hawks up 14-0 with just 8:44 left in the game.
Oelwein wasted little time in cutting the Hawk lead in half.
With quarterback Paul Yokas carrying the ball on six straight running plays the Huskies scored on a Yokas 2-yard run with 5:44 left in the game.
On the second play following the Huskie kick off Oelwein picked off a Dan Marshall pass with 4:50 left.
The Hawk defense stiffened and regained possession of the ball when a fourth down Huskie pass fell incomplete.
West Delaware took over on their own 16 with 3:14 left in the game.
On third and eight from the Hawk 29 Destry Sperfslage reeled off a 19-yard run but was stripped of the ball at the Hawk 48 yard line with a little more than 30 seconds left in the game.
The Hawks flushed Yokas out of the pocket on the first play and the Huskie quarterback was called for intentional grounding. That penalty set the Huskies back to their own 44 yard line.
Another incomplete pass stopped the clock with 12.4 seconds left.
On the next play the Hawks put a lot of pressure on Yokas and had his receivers covered, forcing him to throw the ball up for grabs with no time left on the game clock.
The ball came down between three Hawk defenders and one Huskie receiver. The ball bounced into the air and came down in the hands of the Huskies Adam Bell who raced into the end zone untouched.
The successful PAT tied the game at 14-14 and sent it in to overtime.
In the OT the Huskies scored on an 11-yard pass to Brian Woods while holding the Hawks out of the end zone to escape Manchester with a 21-14 victory.
It was a tough night for the Hawks on both sides of the ball as they managed just six first downs in the game, two in the second half.
Destry Sperfslage led the Hawks in rushing with another huge night. He ran for 183 yards on 22 carries.
Dan Marshall in his first varsity start at quarterback did a good job for the Hawks. He completed three of seven passes, had one picked off and three a touchdown pass.
Oelwein was able to control the clock as they ran 72 offensive plays to just 39 for the host Hawks.
The Hawks will try to rebound this Friday night as they travel to Independence for an important district game with the Mustangs.
The Mustangs were defeated by Williamsburg 47-0 last Friday night and are winless on the season.
Other scores from District 4 action last Friday night were – Benton Community 21, Grinnell 17; South Tama 34, Vinton Shellsburg 3.
This Friday night Benton Community will travel to South Tama, Vinton Shellsburg will travel to Oelwein and Williamsburg will visit Grinnell.
Game stats
Vs. Oelwein
First downs – WD 6, O 18.
Rushing – WD 32-230, O 47-162.
Passing – WD 3-7-1-33 yards, O 14-25-2-183 yards.
Total yardage – WD 263, O 345.
Punts – WD 3-42 yard average, O 4-24 yard average.
Fumbles – WD 2-2, O 0-0.
Penalties – WD 2-10, O 3-20.
Individual stat
leaders
Rushing – Destry Sperfslage 22-183, Nate Lynch 3-7, Dan Marshall 5-minus 3, Devon Alber 2-43.
Passing – Dan Marshall 3-7-1-33 yards.
Receiving – Derek Klein 1-6, Ben Lechtenberg 1-15, Seth Engelken 1-12.
Tackles (total stops) – Lucas Kafer 1, Nate Neuhaus 11, Adam Rave 7, Zach Hardin 1, Devon Alber 1, Seth Engelken 5, Jake Nordaas 17, Nick Ronnebaum 3, Ryan Neuhaus 4, Justin Wenger 11, Carl Broghammer 1, Justin Klein 14, Billy Connor 6, Ethan Saunders 2, Adam Mossner 10, Nathan King 10. |
Another tournament championship for Hawks
by Alison Nesteby |
The West Delaware volleyball team continued to mow over the competition this past week with wins over Maquoketa and a tournament championship on their home court.
On Tuesday, the Hawks traveled to Maquoketa and handed them a loss with three quick games. The Hawks dominated the Cardinals by scores of 25-15, 25-13 and 25-13. That was warm-up for the weekend ahead.
Two pools made up the tournament brackets on Saturday, with West Delaware, South Tama, Oelwein and East Buchanan making up Pool A, and Ed-Co, Indpendence, Valley of Elgin and Maquoketa Valley making up Pool B.
The Hawks defeated all of their opponents in the first two games, and claimed the championship over Oelwein. West Delaware didn’t allow a single one of their opponents to score over 15 points.
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Left: Junior Tessa Reinig records a kill against East Buchanan during the WD volleyball tournament on Saturday. Reinig finished with 24 kills on the day. Right: Senior Kayla Bries gets low to set the ball after a high spike. |
To start the day, the Hawks defeated East Buchanan 21-6 and 21-8. Next, it was South Tama 21-9 and 21-5. Oelwein went down next, 21-9 and 21-15.
In the semifinals, WD beat Independence 21-9 and 21-8 with Oelwein beating Ed-Co to move on to stay alive. Ed-Co clinched the consolation championship over Independence 25-22 and 27-25.
The Hawks clinched the championship over Oelwein by scores of 25-14 and 25-15.
The Hawks will host Western Dubuque on Tuesday and Vinton-Shellsburg on Thursday, before traveling to Monticello on Saturday for the Monticello Invitational.
WD Invitational
vs. East Buchanan
Kills: Emily Heffernen 10; Ashlee Allison 4; Tessa Reinig 4; Emily Havertape 2
Assists: Tess Wegner 18
Aces: Kayla Bries, Emily Havertape 1
Digs: Emily Heffernen 5; Tess Wegner 1; Kayla Bries 6; Tessa Reinig 1; Emily Havertape 2
vs. South Tama
Kills: Emily Heffernen 8’ Tess Wegner 1; Ashlee Allison 1; Tessa Reinig 4; Emily Havertape 5; Allison Pasker 2
Assists: Tess Wegner 18; Emily Havertape 1
Aces: Ashlee Allison 1; Kayla Bries 4; Emily Havertape 2
Blocks: Emily Heffernen 1; Tess Wegner 2; Allison Pasker
Digs: Emily Heffernen 1; Tess Wegner 1; Kayla Bries 2; Tessa Reinig 4; Emily Havertape 2
vs. Oelwein
Kills: Emily Heffernen 4; Tess Wegner 1; Ashlee Allison 4; Tessa Reinig 8; Emily Havertape 4
Assists: Emily Heffernen 2; Tess Wegner 17; Kayla Bries 1
Aces: Emily Heffernen 2
Blocks: Ashlee Allison 1
Digs: Emily Heffernen 6; Tess Wegner 6; Ashlee Allison 2; Kayla Bries 8; Tessa Reinig 8; Emily Havertape 3; Allison Pasker 3
vs. Independence
Kills: Emily Heffernen 9; Ashlee Allison 2; Tessa Reinig 6; Emily Havertape 3; Joslyn Sailer 1; Allison Pasker 1; Abby Flannagan 3
Assists: Tess Wegner 20; Emily Havertape 1
Aces: Tess Wegner 2; Kayla Bries 1; Tessa Reinig 3
Blocks: Emily Heffernen 5; Tess Wegner 1; Ashlee Allison 1; Joslyn Sailer 1
Digs: Emily Heffernen 5; Tess Wegner 2; Ashlee Allison 2; Kayla Bries 5; Tessa Reinig 7; Emily Havertape 2; Allison Pasker 1; Abby Flannagan 1
vs. Oelwein (championship)
Kills: Emily Heffernen 6; Tess Wegner 2; Ashlee Allison 4; Tessa Reinig 2; Emily Havertape 3; Allison Pasker 2
Assists: Emily Heffernen 1; Tess Wegner 15
Aces: Emily Heffernen 3; Tess Wegner 2; Ashlee Allison 2; Kayla Bries 2; Tessa Reinig 1
Blocks: Emily Heffernen 2; Tess Wegner 2; Ashlee Allison 1; Allison Pasker 1
Digs: Emily Heffernen 5; Ashlee Allison 1; Kayla Bries 7; Tessa Reinig 5; Emily Havertape 3 |
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