In a penalty-filled contest on a messy day, the Junior Blue Dukes Gray team punished the home team Whitnall Falcons for their mistakes more than the other way around. That accounts for Whitefish Bay's 22-3 victory in a lightning-shortened contest.
Whitnall took the opening kickoff and drove the ball down to 1st and goal at the 6, aided greatly by encroachment and personal foul penalties against WFB. But the Bay defense stiffened, holding Whitnall to a field goal. 3-0, Whitnall.
Bay came out in wildcat formation, with Macklin Kortebein and Nick Higgins taking direct snaps and running with the ball. On a 4th down play, QB Jake Fisher earned by a first down by drawing Whitnall offsides with his cadence. Whitnall had Bay stopped on 4th down at the 12, but a face-mask penalty on Whitnall gave Bay extended life. On 3rd and goal at the 10. Fisher hit Bailey Wieland in the end zone for a touchdown. (Bailey made a fine catch despite the Whitnall defender faceguarding him.) Higgins kicked the two-point conversion. Bay, 8-3.
After an exchange of punts, Whitnall had the ball with 2nd and 14 at their own 40. When the QB dropped back to pass, Bay defender Mark Mendoza pressured him. The QB's hasty pass landed in the arms of Kortebein, who took the interception back to the Whitnall 13. On 2nd and 7 at the 10, Fisher passed to Wieland for Bailey's 2nd touchdown of the day. The conversion kick was wide right. Bay, 14-3.
With time winding down in the first half, Higgins boomed a kickoff down to the Whitnall 15. It was returned to the 24, but a penalty of Whitnall pushed it back to the 12. The Bay defense forced a punt, which Kortebein returned to the 30 yard line. On the next play, Higgins took a handoff from Fisher, receiver Chris Siebert nailed his block to the ouside, and Higgins glided left for a 30-yard touchdown. The conversion kick was good. Bay 22-3.
Shortly after the 2nd half began, referees stopped the game because of lightning. After an interminable delay, victory was awarded to Bay.
