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Verona, Memorial stay for first; West whips Beloit

Big Eight football

League Season

W L W L

Madison Memorial 4 1 4 1

Middleton 4 1 4 1

Verona 4 1 4 1

Janesville Parker 3 2 3 2

Madison West 3 2 3 2

Sun Prairie 3 2 3 2

Madison La Follette 2 3 2 3

Beloit Memorial 1 4 1 4

Madison East 1 4 1 4

Janesville Craig 0 5 0 5

RESULTS FRIDAY

Middleton 40, Janesville Craig 21

Sun Prairie 28, Janesville Parker 21

Verona 48, Madison East 35

Madison Memorial 52, Madison La Follette 18

Madison West 41, Beloit Memorial 7

GAMES NEXT FRIDAY

Janesville Craig at Janesville Parker

Madison Memorial at Beloit Memorial

Madison La Follette at Middleton

Sun Prairie at Madison East

Verona at Madison West

Ryan McDonald kept Verona High School tied for first place in the Big Eight football Friday night.

McDonald rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran a kickoff back 75 yards for a touchdown to lead the Wildcats (4-1) to a 48-35 win over visiting Madison East (1-4).

Verona jumped out to a 20-0 lead thanks to a potent rushing attack.

The Wildcats finished with 343 yards on the ground.

East quarterback Drew McAdams threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns.

VERONA 48, EAST 35

Madison East 0 14 0 21—35

Verona 20 7 14 7—48

Scoring summary: V—Cameron Bathe, 1 run (Bathe kick). V—Ryan McDonald, 13 run (Bathe kick). V—DeHaven, 30 interception return (kick failed). ME—Drew McAdams, 1 run (Kubicek kick). V—Burns, 5 run (Bathe kick). ME—Marquis Mason, 13 pass from McAdams (Kubicek kick). V-McDonald, 5 run (Bathe kick). V—McDonald, 85 run (Bathe kick). ME—Amara, 11 pass from McAdams (Kubicek kick). V—McDonald, 75 kickoff return (Bathe kick). ME—Kubicek, 26 pass from McAdams (Kubicek kick). ME—Mason, 13 pass from McAdams (Kubicek kick).

Statistics: First downs—ME 16, V 15. Rushing—ME 29-73, V 51-343. Yards passing—ME 326, V 32. Passes—ME 40-24-2, V 2-2-0. Fumbles—ME 0-0, V 4-1. Penalties—ME 7-65, V 8-65.

Memorial 52, La Follette 18—Mike Moss completed 19 of 29 passes for 329 yards and five touchdowns to lead Madison Memorial past Madison La Follette in Big Eight football.

Lechein Neblitt caught four touchdown passes of 23, 11, 35 and 54 yards from Moss. Neblitt had eight receptions overall for 171 yards.

The win kept Memorial (4-1) in a first-place tie with Verona and Middleton.

MEMORIAL 52, LA FOLLETTE 18

Madison Memorial 12 16 0 24—52

Madison La Follette 6 6 6 0—18

Scoring summary: MM—Lechein Neblitt, 23 pass from Mike Moss (pass failed). MM—Colin Hulick, 58 pass from Moss (pass failed). ML—D.J. Fuller, 5 run (pass failed). MM—Keith Larson, 5 run (Luke Galle pass from, Moss). MM—Neblitt, 11 pass from Moss (Larson run). ML—Jeremy Brown, 34 fumble return (pass failed). ML—Jaylen Plummer, 5 run (pass failed). MM—Neblitt, 35 pass from Moss (Moss run). MM—Neblitt, 54 pass from Moss (Larson run). MM—Ron Covington, 2 run (Covington run).

Statistics: First downs—MM 10, ML 13. Rushing—MM 21-93, ML 35-163. Yards passing—MM 338, ML 97. Passes—MM 30-20-2, ML 21-8-4. Fumbles—MM 1-1, ML 2-0. Penalties—MM 5-45, ML 4-45.

West 41, Beloit 7—Leighton Settle scored three first-half touchdowns to lead Madison West (3-2) visiting Beloit Memorial (1-4) in a Big Eight game at Mansfield Stadium.

Settle gained 125 yards on nine carries in the first half, scoring on TD runs of nine, 70 and 15 yards.

WEST 41, BELOIT 7

Beloit Memorial 0 0 0 7—7

Madison West 7 14 6 14—41

Scoring summary: MW—Leighton Settle, 9 run (Kenneth Doe kick) MW—Settle, 70 run (Doe kick). MW—Settle, 15 run (Doe kick). MW—Clarence Smith, 27 run (kick failed). MW—Abe Ali, 12 run (Doe kick). BM—Williams, 7 run (Jimenez kick). MW—Zach Nelson, 3 run (Doe kick).

Statistics: First downs—BM 11, MW 7. Rushing—BM 38-65, MW 39-250. Yards passing—BM 92, MW 53. Passes—BM 18-9-1, MW 9-4-1. Fumbles—BM 1-1, MW 3-1. Penalties—BM 5-40, MW 4-45.