Kimball/White Lake dropped second-seeded Arlington/Lake Preston 29-0 in the quarterfinals of the Class 9AA Football Playoffs on Thursday night.
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ARLINGTON – Kimball/White Lake dropped second-seeded Arlington/Lake Preston 29-0 in the quarterfinals of the Class 9AA Football Playoffs on Thursday night.
The big, physical and fast WiLdKats limited the high-powered Badgers to 213 yards of offense, including 74 yards on 27 rushes, and forced a trio of turnovers – including Cody Westendorf’s pick-six.
“Well, defensively we couldn’t ask for much better, you know what I’m saying,” said KWL coach Dale Taylor, whose team possessed the ball for more than 28 minutes. “I thought we were pretty patient offensively. We ran the ball well and I thought we threw the ball well when we needed to at times.
“We have to tip our hats to our defense – had a goal-line stand there in the first half. To hold a team like Arlington/Lake Preston scoreless is pretty impressive for our boys.”
Carter Fredericksen ran for 102 yards on 24 attempts and added 46 yards on two receptions. Caden Lenz totaled 46 yards on five carries.
Javen Holan went 5-of-6 for 104 yards through the air. Justin Becker had three catches for 58 yards.
KWL used a big sack to stop ALP early and then converted a pair of third downs on its way into the end zone.
Becker had a 34-yard catch on third-and-5 and Lenz picked up 26 yards on the ground on third-and-9 to move the ball to the 4-yard-line.
Fredericksen’s 3-yard touchdown rush soon thereafter got the WiLdKats on the board. Holan hit Becker for the two-point conversion to make it 8-0 at the 4:41 mark of the first.
Lenz picked off a pass on the Badgers’ ensuing possession and the WiLdKats moved the ball to the ALP 6. However, a false start penalty stalled the drive.
The home team marched downfield after that and eventually faced a fourth-and-goal from the KWL 3. An incomplete pass ended the threat late in the second quarter.
“I tell you what, they have a good football team,” said ALP coach Steve Gilbertson. “They beat us almost everywhere on the field; they beat us up front.
9B
COLOME – The Cowboys defeated defending-champion Colman-Egan 56-6 in a Class 9B Football Playoffs quarterfinal on Thursday night.
Colome (10-0), the No. 2 seed, is host to third-seeded Wall (10-0) in the semifinals Friday, Nov. 2.
The Hawks finished the season with a 7-3 record.
Colman-Egan won the Class 9B crown last year after taking the 9A championship in 2016.