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GLADBROOK -- The No. 6 Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team breezed through its finale to complete an undefeated regular season and 8-Man District 6 championship with a 56-0 victory over North Tama on Friday night.
The Rebels (8-0, 6-0) secured their second shutout win of the season thanks to a pair of defensive touchdowns while limiting playoff-bound North Tama (5-3, 4-2) to 156 yards of total offense. Treyvon Herron had a 20-yard interception return for touchdown and Chad Gutknecht added a 5-yard scoop-and-score to support a G-R offense that didn't need a lot of help.
Herron rushed eight times for 126 yards and three touchdowns while Bennett Sieh and Brayton Dripps both added TD runs for the Rebels, who accumulated 295 of their 364 yards on the ground. Sieh also completed 5-of-7 passes for 69 yards with a 31-yard touchdown strike to Devin Boldt.
Boldt also led the G-R defense with 7.5 tackles, Gutknecht had seven, and Herron added 5.5 stops.
North Tama quarterback Kayvin Morris was 11-for-22 passing for 80 yards while also leading the Redhawks with 49 rushing yards. Griffin Hall had three catches for 40 yards.
Maddox Rausch led the Redhawk defense with 7.5 tackles and Berkley Dvorak added five stops.
Wolverines wallop Royals, 58-20
GARWIN -- The GMG football team completed its first winning season since 2007, finishing it off with a 58-20 victory over Colo-NESCO in Friday's 8-Man District 6 showdown.
The Wolverines (6-3, 3-3) wrapped up the program's best season since 2005 (7-3) by bolting to a 46-20 halftime lead and shutting out the visiting Royals (5-4, 2-4) in the second half.
GMG quarterback Ethan Klemsrud had a game for the ages, rushing 28 times for 249 yards and four touchdowns to go with 9-for-18 passing for 70 yards and another score. He connected with Jacoby Woodbury six times for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Colo-NESCO was led by Andrew Seyller with 98 yards rushing and a touchdown. GMG's Easton Sash intercepted Aidyn Short once and Bodie Hutchinson recovered a fumble as the host Wolverines won the turnover battle 2-1.
GMG will visit BCLUW for an 8-Man game on Friday, Oct. 23, to close out the season.
Mustangs end lengthy drought
STANWOOD -- The East Marshall football team snapped a six-game losing skid to end the season, beating host North Cedar 42-0 in Friday's non-district finale.
The Mustangs (2-6) erupted for 28 points in the second quarter to capture the last game of the season over the Knights (1-7). North Cedar was held to 115 yards of offense while East Marshall had its season-high of 313 yards.
Quarterback Jaxson Boswell was 12-for-23 passing for 222 yards and three touchdowns, hitting Eli Burns seven times for 101 yards and two TDs. Trent Criswell had two catches for 50 yards, including a 37-yard scoring strike.
East Marshall junior running back Kaden Grant carried 11 times for a season-high 80 yards with a touchdown, and Boswell added a TD run as well.
Carson Curtis returned an interception 26 yards for a score to lead the Mustang defense. Criswell made a team-leading 8.5 tackles, Curtis had five, and both Boswell and Gavin Gaschler had 4.5 stops.
Comets plunder Pirates, 52-0
POSTVILLE -- The BCLUW football team finished off Postville for the second year in a row, pillaging the Pirates 52-0 in Friday's Week 8 clash.
BCLUW (3-5) bagged its second consecutive win on the strength of 440 yards of total offense and four takeaways on defense.
Postville (0-8) sustained the program's 17th straight loss and is 1-56 over its last 57 games. The Pirates gained just 27 yards of offense, including minus-47 rushing.
Patrick McCready led BCLUW with 102 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while Eathan Petermeier had 95 yards. Quarterback Elliot McIntyre added two TD runs and was 7-for-12 passing for 183 yards and three scores.
Maddin Helms led the Comet receivers with three catches for 82 yards and two touchdowns, and McCready added a 31-yard TD catch. Will Feldpausch's lone catch went for 47 yards.
McCready, Beau Towne and Ethan Shadlow had 5.5 tackles each to lead the BCLUW defense. Towne and Shadlow both recovered fumbles, while Aaron Pencil and Avery Schipper pulled in interceptions.
Trojans blank Van Buren County
TAMA -- The South Tama football team filled in for the forfeited game it lost to Davis County and hosted Van Buren County in Friday's finale, beating the Warriors 50-0.
The host Trojans (3-5) halted a four-game losing skid in convincing fashion, piling up 452 yards of total offense while holding Class A foe Van Buren County (4-4) to 69.
STC senior Eric Medina ran 22 times for 215 yards and two touchdowns, while Izak Schroeder added 97 yards and a score. Edwyn Perez also rushed for a TD.
Quarterback Michael Henry was 4-for-5 passing for 56 yards and two scores, connecting with Eli Cruikshank twice. Cruikshank also threw a 37-yard TD pass to Henry.
Trojan senior linebacker Kyle Youngbear finished with a team-leading 11 tackles, including three tackles for loss, and Jet Chyma chipped in 6.5 stops.