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Badger High knocks off Lakes champ

Southern Lakes football

League Season

W L W L

Waterford 6 1 8 1

LG Badger 5 2 7 2

Union Grove 5 2 6 3

Delavan-Darien 3 3 4 4

Burlington 3 4 4 5

Wilmot 3 4 5 4

Westosha Central 1 6 3 6

Elkhorn 1 5 1 7

RESULTS WEDNESDAY

Badger 34, Waterford 28 (2 OT)

Wilmot 26, Westosha 3

Union Grove 28, Burlington 24

GAME TONIGHT

Delavan-Darien at Elkhorn

Kyle Poplar’s 1-yard run gave Lake Geneva Badger a 34-28 victory in double-overtime over previously unbeaten Waterford for a thrilling end Wednesday to the Southern Lakes football season.

Badger High finished 5-2 in the conference, tied with Union Grove for second place, one behind champion Waterford (8-1, 6-1).

The Badgers rebounded from a 21-0 halftime deficit to it 21-21 in regulation. Poplar’s 1- and 13-yard second-half touchdown runs cut the deficit to 12-14. John Leibforth scored on a 6-yard run, and Nick Stilp’s extra-point kick put the game into the first overtime.

BADGER 34,WATERFORD 28 (2 OT)

Waterford 0 21 0 0 7 0—28

Badger 0 0 7 14 7 6—34

Scoring summary: W—Luke Christopherson, 50 run (Phil Schuyler kick). W—Christopherson, 51 pass from Zach Fisher (Schuyler kick). W—Beau Steffens, 4 run (Schuyler kick). LGB—Kyle Poplar, 1 run (Nick Stilp kick). LGB—Kyle Poplar, 13 run (Stilp kick). LGB—John Leibforth, 6 run (Stilp kick). LGB—Liebforth, 2 run (Stilp kick). W—Greg Steffens, 5 run (Schuyler kick). B—Poplar, 1 run.

Statistics: First downs—W 11, LGB 23. Rushing—W 39-180, LGB 64-345. Yards passing—W 111, LGB –1. Passes—W 9-6-1, LGB 6-1-0. Fumbles—W 0-0, LGB 0-0. Penalties—W 7-65, LGB 8-50.

Union Grove 28, Burlington 24—The Broncos held off a late Burlington rally to win a Southern Lakes finale.

Union Grove had 322 yards rushing and led 21-6 at half.

The Broncos’ victory gave them a second-place tie with Lake Geneva Badger at 5-2 and deprived Burlington (3-4) of a chance to make the WIAA playoffs in its first Southern Lakes season since 1996.

UNION GROVE 28, BURLINGTON 24

Burlington 6 0 8 10—24

Union Grove 0 21 7 0—28

Scoring summary: B—Kolczaski, 12 run (kick failed). UG—Johnson, 17 pass from McClelland (Epping kick). UG—Vyvyan, 47 run (Epping kick). UG—Thaxton, 5 run (Epping kick). B—Kolczaski, 45 run (Kolczaski run). UG—Keeku, 1 run (Epping kick). B—Friend, 7 pass from Hodkewicz (Francois pass from Hodkewicz). B—Safety, ball snapped out of end zone.

Statistics: First downs—B 14, UG 16. Rushing—B 43-222, UG 57-322. Yards passing—B 92, UG 49. Passes—B 20-9-1, UG 5-2-0. Fumbles—B 1-1, UG 1-0. Penalties—B 8-50, UG 6-35.

Wilmot 26, Westosha Central 3—Chris Nelson completed 12 of 21 passes for 139 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown connection with Corey Cates, Wilmot topped the host Falcons in a Southern Lakes finish.

The Panthers finished 3-4 in the Southern Lakes and 5-4 overall after being winless last season. Westosha finished 1-6 and 3-6.

WILMOT 26, WESTOSHA 3

Wilmot 0 9 0 17—26

Westosha Central 0 0 3 0—3

Scoring summary: Wil—John Urbaitis, recovered block punt in end zone (kick failed). Wil—FG, Landon Tenhagen, 21. WC—FG, Kris Edmonds, 26. Wil—FG, Tenhagen, 23. Wil—Corey Cates, 17 pass from Chris Nelson (Tenhagen kick). Wil—Mitch Kemp, 24 run (Tenhagen kick).

Statistics: First downs—Wil 10, WC 13. Rushing—Wil 27-116, WC 34-151. Yards passing—Wilmot 139, WC 80. Passes—Wil 21-12-1, WC 16-6-3. Fumbles—Wil 0, WC 4-3. Penalties—Wil 2-15, WC 2-15.