Game 8: Junior Blue Dukes BLUE 27, West Bend East 6

[Highlights with music and with volume of WBE fans turned down. The song is "Come on with the 'Come On,'" by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, originally by Cab Calloway.]


[Highlights without music, but with very loud West Bend East fans commenting throughout. Don't say I didn't warn you.]

The JBD7 Blue team finished off its undefeated season in character, distributing the ball and the glory in a 27-6 road victory at West Bend East.
Macklin Kortebein returned the opening kickoff to the West Bend 43. On third down, QB Jake Fischer found WR Carter Heston, who had beaten his defender, at the 20 for a first down. RB Will Alt gained more than five yards on a second-down run. Then, on fourth down, Fischer pitched to Kortebein, who ran around the left side into the end zone. Bay lined up in kick formation for the PAT, but holder Fischer took the snap, stood up and fired the pigskin to Anthony Enea in the endzone for a point. 7-0, Bay.
On the next series, West Bend went for it on fourth down, but Kortebein and Josiah Erving stuff a ball carrier to turn the ball over to Bay deep in West Bend territory. Bay converted a 4th down try of its own on a pass from Fischer to WR Connor Kimple. Bailey Wieland fought through a would-be tackler to pick up another first down. But a 4th down pass fell incomplete, and West Bend regained possession.
West Bend methodically worked its way down the field, with several effective screen passes and aided by a couple of Bay penalties. A touchdown plunge made the score 7-6, but West Bend's conversion pass attempt fell incomplete.
Kortebein covered half the distance to the Equator on a long, winding run that brought Bay well into West Bend territory, but timed expired in the half.
After receiving the second-half kickoff, West Bend worked into Bay territory. But on a fourth-down play, the WB QB mishandled the snap, and Patrick Collins and company dropped him for a loss and exchange of possession.
Aided by an Alec Lindfors blocked downfield, Fischer ran close enough to smell the goal line. Alt took an inside handoff up the middle for the TD. 13-6, Bay.
In the fourth quarter, Bay broke the game open. Fischer, who had brought his offense close to payday with a nice run on a QB draw, threw to Anthony (Pogo) Pogorelc for a TD. Wieland kicked the two-point conversion. Bay 21-6.
On the final drive, Coach Joe Wieland distributed the ball around his skill players in a way that both kept West Bend guessing and must have made Bay parents happy. Fischer picked up another long gainer after faking a pitch backward (if Jake is not careful, he may grow up to be an option QB). RB Josiah Erving slipped a tackle and took the rock to the house for the final score. Enea picked off a West Bend finish to seal the victory, 27-6.
The JBD7 teams finished a combined 15-1 this season. This grade's three-year record is 28-2-1 (though I am not a math teacher, fell free to check my work).
Stay tuned for news about our combined post-season party and celebration.