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Game Reports
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| QB Derek Hall runs behind the blocking of Ziarkowski, Diels, Goetz, Rindfleisch and Sterr |
10/29/07 Spartans win - End Season
6-2
The West Bend West Spartans 6th Grade Blue football team defeated
Thiensville-Mequon last Saturday by a score of 32-7 to finish the season with a 6-2 record. The Spartans ended the season
on a high note after suffering two tough losses to the Lake Country (Arrowhead) program in the previous two weeks. West
started off the scoring in the first quarter on a Derek Hall 1 yard QB sneak. The score was set up with a nice 23 yard
pass play from Hall to Split End Andrew Duening. Hall scored again early in the second quarter (this time on a 6 yard
QB counter) and the Spartans never looked back. With 42 seconds left in the half, Aric Miller got open in the left corner
of the end zone and Hall hit him in stride to make the score 24-0 at the half. West's other score came on a nice 6 yard run
by Justin Wagner. On defense the Spartans held Thiensville-Mequon (5-3) to 99 yards for the game with most of the yardage
coming on two long runs. Defensive standouts were ; Wagner and Hall (each with 7 tackles) and Alec Miller who had five
tackles. "Spartan of the Week" honors went to Nick Clark who did a wonderful job blocking
on several long gainers. He also was credited with one tackle on defense and rushed three times for 16 yards.
Next game: 2008 AAYFL Opener.
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| RB Aric Miller tries to get the corner against the Lake Country Black team |
10/22/07 Spartans lose again
The West Bend West Spartans 6th Grade Blue football team traveled
again to Hartland Arrowhead High School last Saturday to play the Lake Country Black team and ended up losing
for the second week in a row by a score of 19-6 . West (5-2) had trouble securing the ball in the second quarter
as they fumbled four times. Each time the Spartans seemed to start moving the ball, they would end up turning it
over. The tough Lake Country offense took full advantage of these miscues and quickly scored two
touchdowns to go ahead 12-0 at the half. The play of the game was a 45 yard fumble recovery and TD return by
Aric Miller. Aric's brother Alec caused the fumble when he hit the Chiefs ballcarrier from the side and Aric immediately
scooped up the ball and took it to the house behind the fine blocking of several of his teammates. Other standout defenders
were, Jason Diels (10 tackles-3 for loss), Derek Hall (10 tackles-5 for loss, forced fumble, blocked kick), Devin Ziarkowski
(7 tackles-3 for loss), Justin Wagner (6 tackles), Jon Goetz (5 tackles) and Kyle Cannon (4 tackles). Andrew
Duening had another strong showing on offense gathering in three catches for 59 yards. "Spartan of the Week"
honors went to Aric Miller who along with his touchdown return had five tackles on defense and rushed two times
for 12 yards. Next game:
Saturday at Thiensville-Mequon White (5-2) at 1:30PM.
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| West QB Derek Hall struggles to gain yardage in a loss to Lake Country |
10/14/07 Spartans lose 25-8 to Lake
Country Red
The West Bend West Spartans 6th Grade Blue football team lost for
the first time on Saturday when they traveled to Hartland Arrowhead High School to play the Lake Country Red Chiefs (4-2)
and ended up on the short end of a 25-8 score. After the Chiefs scored on their first drive, West (5-1) came back
and drove 63 yards to score on a Derek Hall to Aric Miller 14 yard pass. Hall's PAT kick gave the visitors an 8-6 lead
heading into the middle of the second quarter. After Lake Country scored the go-ahead touchdown a short while later, the Spartans
were faced with a 4th and 8 on their own 45 yard line. The Chiefs forced an incompletion and then with no time
on the clock managed to score on a long pass play to make the score 18-6 as the teams went into halftime. West was able
to move the ball late in the second half, but the Chiefs tackled Justin Wagner just inches short of a first down at the Chiefs
ten yard line to seal the victory. Defensively for the Spartans, Hall led the way with 11 tackles, followed by Kolton
Young, Jason Diels and Wagner (each with 6 tackles), Jon Goetz (5 tackles) and Aric Miller (2 tackles). "Spartan
of the Week" honors went to Hall who along with his 11 tackles also rushed for 83yards and passed for 61yards.
Next game: Saturday vs. Lake Country Black (4-2) @
Hartland Arrowhead High School at 4:30PM.
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| Andrew Duening scores on a 23 yard pass from Derek Hall in a 36-6 win vs. Oconomowoc Purple |
10/7/07 Spartans win 36-6 over Cooney
The West Bend West Spartans 6th Grade Blue football team had a
brief scare early in the game yesterday but eventually managed to take control on their way to a 36-6 victory over
the Oconomowoc Purple (3-2) team at Harvey Bruhy Field in West Bend. West (5-0) did start out strong on their
first offensive possession, going 65 yards in 5 plays with the eventual TD scored by Derek Hall on a 5 yard run. A short while
later, Oconomowoc startled them a little as they marched 50 yards deep into West territory on their first possession.
From that point forward the aggressive Spartan defense was able to shut down Cooneys strong passing game, giving
the offense the chance to extend their lead. The second time West got the ball, speedy running back Alec Miller took the ball
on a counter play and raced 88 yards to paydirt. After Hall's second PAT the home team was leading 16-0. The Spartans
were able to score two more times before the half on TD passes from Hall to Andrew Duening and Alec Miller covering 23 and
5 yards respectively. With West up 28-0 early in the third quarter, Hall finished off West's scoring with a 21 yard run
down the left sideline to put his team up 36-0. Cooney managed to mount a nice touchdown drive late in the game to avoid
the shutout. Standing out in the game defensively were Jon Goetz and Justin Wagner (both with 8 tackles), Kyle Cannon (7 tackles),
Jason Diels (6 tackles), Aric Miller (5 tackles,interception), Nick Moreno (4 tackles,sack), Christian Madrinich and Kyle
Bartlein (each with 3 tackles) and Jared Schmitt (fumble recovery). Because of his all-around play, Alec
Miller has been named Spartan of the week. Along with his 88 yard TD run and 5 yard TD catch, Alec also had three tackles
and an interception on defense. Great job Alec!
Next game: Saturday vs. Lake Country Red (3-2) @
Hartland Arrowhead High School at 4PM.
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| Alec Miller eludes Hartford defenders on his way to a 10 yard touchdown in a 38-6 win |
9/30/07 Spartans beat Hartford 38-6
The West Bend West Spartans 6th Grade Blue team (4-0) traveled
to Hartford yesterday and dominated the Hartford Black team (0-4) by a score of 38-6. West's defense came to play
again holding the strong Oriole rushing attack to one score behind the efforts of Jason Diels (10 tackles), Derek
Hall (8 tackles-6 for loss, 1 sack), Justin Wagner (6 tackles), Alec Miller (4 tackles) and Nick Clark (3 tackles).West's touchdowns
came on a Hall to Andrew Duening pass of 7 yards), a 10 yard run by Alec Miller, a 65 yard reverse pass from Duening
to Hall, a 30 yard run by Hall and another 11 yard run by Alec Miller. The Spartans were also able to convert 4-5 PAT kicks
in the game. Receiving 'Spartan of the Week' honors was WR/LB Andrew Duening who had a great week of practice and came
through with several fine plays in the game.
Next game: Saturday vs. Oconomowoc
Purple (Bruhy Field) at 12PM.
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| Aric Miller catches a punt on his way to a 30 yard Touchdown against East |
9/24/07 West Blue Manhandles East
40-0
The Spartans 6th Grade Blue team hosted West Bend East on Saturday and pummeled
the visitors 40-0 behind three first quarter touchdowns and another powerful defensive showing by the entire team. Unlike
last week, the Spartans started out quickly on a 64 yard touchdown run by Derek Hall on the second play of the game. Hall's
successful PAT kick made the score 8-0. After a three and out was forced by the West 'D', Hall promptly hit speedy Split End
Andrew Duening in stride for a 27 yard TD. A short while later, Hall took another run to the house, this time from
20 yards out to make the score 22-0 at the end of the first quarter. Strong defensive play by Justin Wagner, Jon Goetz, Brad
Rindfleisch, Nick Moreno and Jimmy Frasheski forced the Suns into punt formation and after the ensuing long snap sailed
over the East punters head for a safety, West was up 24-0 with a few minutes left in the half. After another West stop, East
punted to Aric Miller who took it all the way to paydirt from 30 yards out and the Spartans went into the half with a 32-0 lead
that they would not relinquish. The only other score of the game came early in the 4th quarter when backup QB Jake Duening
ran a counter play in from eight yards out and after another Hall PAT, West was up by the eventual game ending score
of 40-0. For the game West held East to -48 yards as they were led defensively in the second half by Devin Baun,
Nick Clark, Christian Madrinich, Kyle Bartlein, Andrew Sterr, George Albrent and Grant Zweig. Garnering the coveted
'Spartan of the Week' honor was FB/LB Justin Wagner. Justin has pushed himself and his teammates all season to be the
best they can be and also did a tremendous job blocking and tackling in the East game. Congratulations Justin!
Next game: Saturday at Hartford Black (Hartford
Town Hall) at 12PM.
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| Spartan DT's Jon Goetz (65) and Jason Diels (66) pressure Slinger's QB in a 34-6 win on the road |
9/16/07 West Blue defeats Slinger
34-6
The Spartans 6th Grade Blue team traveled to Slinger yesterday and hiked
their record to 2-0 after crushing the Owls 34-6. After a somewhat slow start the offense moved the ball into Owl
territory late in the first quarter before Derek Hall hit Andrew Duening on a fade route for a 42 yard touchdown. Midway
through the second quarter, Hall scored on an 18 yard option play and after another botched extra point attempt, the
Spartans were up 12-0.
The West defense again played extemely tough, giving up under 80 yards
for the second week in a row and surrendering only one score. Spartan of the Week, Jason Diels and Hall led
the way as Diels had six tackles and one QB sack, and Hall ended up with 11 tackles (5 for loss) three sacks, one forced fumble
and an interception. Justin Wagner, Aric Miller, Kolton Young, Jon Goetz and Nick Moreno each played strong defense
and Jimmy Frasheski made a real nice fumble recovery in the second half. On offense, new left tackle Devin Ziarkowski did
a solid job along with Andrew Sterr (RT), Brad Rindfleisch (RG), Goetz (C) and Diels (LG). The other Spartan scores came on
another Hall to Andrew Duening pass (10 yds.), a Hall run (2 yds.) and a nice powerful 31 yard burst by Fullback Nick Clark.
Next Game: West hosts East Saturday at
Carl Pick Memorial Field (WBHS) at 4PM.
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| West QB Derek Hall set to pitch to RB Kolton Young (11) in a 52-7 victory over Cudahy at Bruhy Field |
9/9/07 West Blue wins Opener 52-7
The West Bend West Spartans 6th Grade Blue team won it's opening game
of the 2007 season 52-7 against the Cudahy Bulldogs yesterday at Harvey Bruhy Field in West Bend. West scored twice
in the 1st quarter on two TD passes (20 and 6 yards) from QB Derek Hall to Andrew Duening. Hall kicked both
PAT's and the Spartans were up 16-0. The score stayed the same until the last play of the half when Hall
hit a wide-open Aric Miller in the left corner of the end-zone and after another Hall PAT, the the teams went into the
locker room with a score of 32-0.
The West defense was unbelievable, yielding only 33 yards to the Bulldogs
the entire day behind the efforts of Jon Goetz (Spartan of the Week), Brad Rindfleisch , Justin Wagner and Aric Miller who
each had 4 tackles in the game. Jason Diels and Alec Miller also made a strong showing with three tackles a piece. In the
second half, West scored four more times before Cudahy got on the board late on a kickoff return touchdown. Scoring for West
were Andrew Duening, on another TD pass from Hall (31 yards), Nick Clark (1 yard run), Hall (27 yd run) and Kolton Young
(18 yard run while breaking several tackles). As mentioned earlier Jon Goetz was chosen 'Spartan of the Week' after leading
by example with his hard work in practice and his excellent blocking and tackling in the game.
Next Game: West travels to Slinger next Saturday
to face the Owls at 4PM.
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