There are no unbeaten teams in Class 5A, two (Lewis Central and CR Xavier) in Class 4A and one in Class 3A (Mount Vernon).Ĭlass 2A (Williamsburg and Central Lyon/George-Little Rock) and Class 1A (West Branch and Underwood) each have two unbeaten teams.Īll four remaining Class A teams (Lynnville-Sully, West Hancock, Woodbury Central and Grundy Center) are undefeated and three eight-player teams WACO, Lenox and Remsen St. Of those 28 teams still playing half are undefeated. Undefeated tracker: The semifinals are set in all seven classes meaning 28 teams remain alive for state titles. “Our defense was playing great and I knew we could do it.” News and Notes “Right when they ran in for the safety I knew we had it,” Trepanier said. Negative seven yards ending with a safety.ġ2 yard ending with a fumble and zero yards ending with a fumble. The final five possessions for MFL Mar Mac went as follows. The Bulldogs had success on the ground early running for 133 yards in the first half but West Branch stuff the ground game after halftime while completing the comeback. MFL Mar Mac entered the game averaging 303 rushing yards per game and had 40 rushing touchdowns on the season. ![]() “We adjusted to what they were really hitting us with which was the fullback,” West Branch junior linebacker Reese Trepanier said. On the first offensive play of the second half MFL Mar Mac connected on an 81-yard touchdown pass.įollowing that play the final five possessions for MFL Mar Mac produced 47 total yards, three first downs and zero points. West Branch allowed 133 rushing yards at a 5.1 yard per carry clip in opening half while falling into a 16-6 halftime deficit. “We changed up some things and were able to shut them down.” “The first half was a little shaky but we got together and talked to our line and our backers and basically just said we have to give it everything if we want to get it,” West Branch junior lineman Logan Wright said. West Branch (11-0) held eighth-ranked MFL Mar Mac scoreless over the final 22 minutes on Friday while rallying for a 27-24 win at a soggy Little Rose Bowl in West Branch. The 282 total yards for the Bulldogs in the Class 1A quarterfinal were the second most allowed by West Branch this season and the 6.1 yards per play for MFL Mar Mac was the second highest mark for a West Branch opponent this fall.Įven with those numbers the Bears played perhaps its best defensive half of football on Friday night when they needed it most. WEST BRANCH – The West Branch defense allowed season highs in points, rushing yards and yards per carry against MFL Mar Mac on Friday.
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