Sun Prairie outlasts West

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Carl Huemmer had Sun Prairie High football fans humming in enjoyment Friday night.

Huemmer ran for three touchdowns, including the game-winner with 6:12 left in the fourth quarter to give the Cardinals a 28-21 victory over Madison West in Big Eight Conference action.

Sun Prairie improved to 5-2, while West fell to 4-3.

The game featured a showdown between two great backs.

The Regents’ Leighton Settle rushed 30 times for 218 yards. Settle scored on runs of 17, 29 and 14 yards, but on West’s final drive, Sun Prairie’s Harlow Hermanson stripped the ball from Settle and recovered it at the Cardinal 24.

Sun Prairie then ran out the remaining 90 seconds.

Huemmer finished with 193 yards on 33 carries.

SUN PRAIRIE 28, WEST 21

Sun Prairie 13 0 8 7—28

Madison West 0 14 7 0—21

Scoring summary: SP—Carl Huemmer, 3 run (Tyler Patterson kick). SP—Eric Wilberting, 21 pass from Phil Klaas (kick failed). MW—Leighton Settle, 17 run (Colin Jarvis kick). MW—Settle, 29 run (Jarvis kick). MW—Settle, 14 run (Jarvis kick). SP—Huemmer, 8 run (Klaas run). SP—Huemmer, 3 run (Patterson kick).

Statistics: First downs—SP 18, MW 18. Rushing—SP 32-219, MW 44-331. Yards passing—SP 118, MW 5. Passes—SP 20-9-0, MW 6-1-0. Fumbles—SP 0-0, MW 1-1. Penalties—SP 2-15, W 3-35.

n Middleton 42, Memorial 7—Brooks Braga scored four touchdowns as Middleton (6-1) maintained its share of the Big Eight lead with a rout of Madison Memorial.

Braga had touchdown runs of 19, 69, 19 and 6 yards enroute to gaining 158 yards on 13 carries.

Memorial had a three-game winning streak snapped and fell to 3-4.

MIDDLETON 42, MEMORIAL 7

Madison Memorial 0 0 0 7—7

Middleton 28 7 7 0—42

Scoring summary: Mid—Brooks Braga, 19 run (Tom Huenbecker kick). Mid—Braga, 69 run (Huenbecker kick). Mid—Ben Mathais, 19 run (Huenbeckcer kick). Mid—Braga, 6 run (Huenbecjker kick). Mid—Mathais, 16 run (Huenbecker kick). Mid—Barga, 54 run (Huenbecker). MM—Ace Davis, 36 pass from Mike Moss (Julic kick).

Statistics: First downs—MM 11,. Mid 6. Rushing—MM 14-39, Mid 30-268. Yards passing—MM 158, Mid 70. Passes—MM 34-13-4, Mid 9-4-0. Fumbles—MM 0-0, Mid 2-1. Penalties—MM 4-30, Mid 8-80.

n Verona 42, Beloit 12—Visiting Verona (6-1) scored early and often as it defeated Beloit Memorial (1-6) and remained tied for the Big Eight lead.

Verona’s Mason Meyer and Ryan McDonald scored two touchdowns apiece.

VERONA 42, BELOIT 12

Verona 14 7 14 7—42

Beloit Memorial 0 6 0 6—12

Scoring summary: V—Burkmeister, 3 run (kick good). V—MacDonald, 65 run (kick good). BM—Douglas, 22 pass from Harris (kick blocked). V—Meyer, 6 run (kick good). V—Means, 72 kickoff return (kick good). V—Meyer, 5 run (kick good). V. MacDonald, 13 run (kick good). BM—Swedlund, 3 run (two-point conversion failed).







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