The BRLD Football Team won 39-21 at home over Wilber-Clatonia in the first round of the playoffs Friday night.
BRLD held a 20-13 lead at the end of one and led 27-13 at halftime.
BRLD won the 3rd quarter to go up 33-13 at the end of three.
Wilber-Clatonia won the 4th quarter 8-6 to make up the final score.
Will Gatzemeyer was 19-37 passing for 331 yards and three touchdowns.
Lucas Vogt made 10 catches for 172 yards and two touchdowns. Dylan Beutler hauled in 3 passes for 91 yards and scored a touchdown.
Gatzemeyer had 92 yards rushing on 20 carries, and scored once. Lyons added 91 yards on the ground on 18 carries, and scored once.
Derek Peterson made 11 tackles while Jaxon Johnson had 9. Colten Briggs added 8 while Gus Gomez notched 7.
BRLD had 521 yards of total offense, including 331 through the air.
The defense gave up 288 yards of total offense, 203 of them passing.
Head Coach Dan Maresh says his team's defense led to their offense, allowing them to get up early. "Offensively our players just made some big plays early. Wilber-Clatonia's defense was tough and our kids were able to win their matchups. Defensively we created turnovers and were able to turn them over on downs a few times. This allowed us to get more aggressive on offense."
Maresh says his kids won their matchups, and that was a big reason why the offense performed as well as it did. "Our offense is about matchups and space and we were able to win some one on one battles that allowed us to open up things."
BRLD (9-1) takes on North Bend Central (9-1) on the road Friday night in the C-2 Quarterfinals in action that will be aired on 107.9 the Bull.
The Tigers defeated North Platte St. Pat's 34-19 at home in Friday night's first round.
Maresh says North Bend Central is a complete football team. "They definitely have an offense that will keep you up at night. They have a lot of athletes and QB who can throw people open. They also have a solid ground game that will keep them balanced and we won't be able to just focus on stopping the pass. Defensively they are really aggressive and will try and get us off schedule."
Both teams have great quarterbacks.
Gatzemeyer has over 2,300 yards passing and 1,400 yards rushing so far this season.
Austin Endorf has over 2,100 yards passing and Ethan Mullally nearly 1,300 yards rushing.
I feel Gatzemeyer could definitely be the X-Factor in this game.
I feel the Wolverines might be the more dynamic and explosive offensive team by a small margin, but feel the Tigers might have a better defense.
This is a dead even matchup in my mind, and I think the game being in North Bend is an advantage for the Tigers.
It should be a great game that has everyone on the edge of their seats for sure.
I feel Vogt could play a big role in this game as well.
It should be a great game and a dandy of a matchup for sure.
Maresh says his team would be thrilled to move on to the next round. "This team is just trying to play their best football each Friday night and if that is good enough to get us to the next round we will be very excited."
The winner gets either Sutton or Battle Creek in the Semifinals, and the winner of that figures to be tough as well.
This should be an incredible and amazing game though, and I can't wait to see how it all unfolds.
It's two KTIC Sports Booster Teams going at it in the playoffs, and that is very exciting.
I hope you can all tune in Friday night because it should be a great game.
Kickoff from North Bend is set for 7:00 p.m. with pregame getting underway at 6:30 on the Bull.
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