Middleton rallies to top Sun Prairie

Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009

Big Eight football

League Season

W L W L

Janesville Parker 3 1 3 1

Madison Memorial 3 1 3 1

Middleton 3 1 3 1

Verona 3 1 3 1

Madison La Follette 2 2 2 2

Madison West 2 2 2 2

Sun Prairie 2 2 2 2

Beloit Memorial 1 3 1 3

Madison East 1 3 1 3

Janesville Craig 0 4 0 4

RESULTS THURSDAY

Madison Memorial 38, Janesville Craig 32

Madison West 35, Madison East 12

Madison La Follette 42, Beloit Memorial 28

RESULTS FRIDAY

Verona 17, Janesville Parker 14

Middleton 17, Sun Prairie 10

GAMES NEXT FRIDAY

Middleton at Janesville Craig

Janesville Parker at Sun Prairie

Madison East at Verona

Madison Memorial at Madison La Follette

Jamie Hofer scored on a 23-yard run, and Drew Haack caught a 50-yard scoring pass from Shane Adler to lead Middleton High’s second-half rally past visiting Sun Prairie in Big Eight football Friday night.

Middleton rode its 17-10 victory into a first-place tie with Janesville Parker, Madison Memorial and Verona at 3-1.

Sun Prairie (2-2) took a 7-0 lead into halftime, thanks to a 27-yard scoring pass from Tyler Patterson to Aaron Mayr in the first quarter.

The game was dominated by defenses as Sun Prairie managed 213 total yards, while Middleton had just 178.

Sun Prairie again was without star running back Sean Marshall, who has been suspended for disciplinary reasons.

MIDDLETON 17, SUN PRAIRIE 10

Sun Prairie 7 0 0 3—10

Middleton 0 0 7 10—17

Scoring summary: Aaron Mayr, 27 pass from Tyler Patterson (Jordan Noble kick). M—Jamie Hofer, 23 run (Kevin Peternell kick). M—Drew Haack, 50 from Shane Adler (Peternell kick). M—FG, Peternell, 20. SP—FG, Noble, 21.

Statistics: First downs—SP 10, M 6. Rushes—SP 36-77, M 32-75. Yards passing—SP 136, M 103. Passes—SP 27-10-0, M 17-7-0. Fumbles—SP 0-0, M 1-1. Penalties—SP 6-60, M 6-60.

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