[Coach Joe Wieland outlining a few new plays on the board before Saturday's game.]
From razzle-dazzle trickery to smash-mouth defense, the Junior Blue Dukes have many arrows in their quiver. Whitefish Bay's sixth-grade warriors used several of them in storming to a 30-0 halftime lead on their way to a 30-12 victory over Germantown at chilly Lubar Stadium.
Coach Joe Wieland's non-Euclidean offense threw an unexpected gadget play at Germantown that resulted in the first touchdown. Jake Fisher passed backwards to Van Bassindale, who paused for a beat and then threw back to Fisher for a TD. (It wasn't a stroll into the end zone. Fisher juked his way past a charging Germantown linebacker.) I actually remember seeing this play in a Notre Dame game some years back, when the Domers were good. Sam Horn kicked a 2-point conversion. 8-0, Junior Blue Dukes.
Later in the first quarter, Macklin Kortebein, who was stellar on both sides of the ball Saturday, scored on a 1-yard TD run. Kortebein also intercepted two Germantown passes in the game. Horn kicked another 2-point conversion, 16-0.
In the second quarter, Bassindale returned a fumble for a TD, bringing the score to 22-0.
Bailey Weiland scored the final Blue Dukes TD on a sweep around the end. Nick Higgins kicked a 2-point conversion to make the score 30-0 at half.
Coach Joe Wieland had given a speech at practice Thursday, exhorting second- and third-stringers not to get discouraged if their playing time was light. Well, everyone saw plenty of action in this game. Taking advantage of a mercy rule that allotted them extra kickoffs, Germantown scored two touchdowns to bring the score to 30-12. But Sam Horn snuffed out the final Germantown rally with a deft interception, and smartly stayed in bounds on the long return.
Our first playoff game will begin at noon Saturday Oct. 24. I will send details on our opponent as soon as that team is confirmed.
