The C2-2 District Championship was on the line in Lyons Friday night with BRLD coming up short to Oakland-Craig, losing 40-30.
The Wolverines held a 30-24 lead in the 3rd quarter, but the Knights put up 16 points in the 4th quarter and held BRLD scoreless to earn the come from behind win.
The Wolverines led 12-8 at the end of one and 24-16 at halftime.
O-C won the 3rd quarter 8-6.
Will Gatzemeyer was 15-22 passing for 249 yards and two touchdowns.
Jaxon Johnson hauled in 5 passes for 121 yards, and scored once. Dylan Beutler had 5 catches for 99 yards and a score.
Gatzemeyer added 78 yards rushing on 14 carries, including two touchdowns. Kobe Lyons had 78 yards on the ground on 28 carries, and scored once.
Gatzemeyer made 22 tackles while Derek Petersen had 13. Gus Gomez and Kayden Henneman each had 8 while Luke Ronnfeldt made 7.
BRLD had 405 yards of total offense, including 249 through the air.
The defense gave up 431 yards, including 331 on the ground.
Tough loss for the Wolverines after holding the lead the entire game. BRLD still played well though I thought, it's just Oakland-Craig is that good.
BRLD (8-1) hosts Wilber-Clatonia (7-2) in the opening round of the playoffs in Bancroft Friday night.
Wilber-Clatonia shutout Malcolm 35-0 on the road in Friday night's regular season finale.
Wilber-Clatonia lost 23-21 at Fremont Bergan earlier in the season while BRLD won 42-36 over the Knights in Fremont a couple weeks back.
I think that and the fact that BRLD is at home gives them the advantage.
I'm willing to bet BRLD will be pretty upset about losing the late lead to Oakland-Craig as well.
I'm sure BRLD feels like they have some work to do in the playoffs, and have payback on their minds.
BRLD has to come out and play a complete football game from start to finish Friday night.
Wilber-Clatonia's defense has been lights out the last 6 weeks, only allowing 6 total points, including 5 shutouts.
Granted Wilber-Clatonia didn't beat any powerhouses or anything like that, but they are still a very solid team.
BRLD needs to be on top of their game to win this one.
I look for BRLD to be in full playoff mode come Friday night.
I think they will play well and win.
It would potentially set up a matchup against North Bend Central in North Bend in the Quarterfinals next Friday.
That would be a dandy of a game, but first things first, BRLD has to take care of business against Wilber-Clatonia.
I think the way BRLD has been challenged all year long will really pay off for them in this one.
Some of the best Football is played in Northeast Nebraska, and I look for BRLD to find a way to advance to the Quarterfinals.
All that matters this time of year is that you win, it doesn't matter how pretty or how ugly.
Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. in Bancroft.
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