Patriots Dismantle Dragons
Launch the media gallery 1 playerOn Friday, September 27, the Madison Dragons traveled to Clarkson, Nebraska, to play the Clarkson-Leigh Patriots in a varsity football game. The Patriots scored first, but the Dragons struck right back on the next possession with a touchdown pass.
The Patriots controlled the game, aside from a couple of scoring plays from the Dragons. The Patriots offense rolled in the first half with a score of 64-20 at halftime.
The Patriots continued the scoring in the second half, scoring 20 points to the Dragons 6. The final score ended up being 84-26. The Patriots’ strong performance led them to recording their second straight win of the season.
The Patriots record now stands at 2-3 heading into October.
Head Coach Jim Clarkson said, “It was a good Homecoming win! It was good to stack a couple wins together, we need to continue to improve but we feel like we are heading in the right direction.”
Junior Luke Eisenmann said, “It was a very good game. We learned a lot as a team, and
we kicked some butt and took some names.”
The Patriots will now play the Humphrey/Lindsay Academy Bulldogs on October 4, 2024 in Humphrey, Nebraska.
Game Stats:
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Clarkson/Leigh 32 32 8 12 84
Madison 14 6 6 0 26
Rushing: Attempts, Total Yards: Wyatt Crosley—9, 89; Tucker Matthies—10, 226; Blake Loseke—5, 40; Jeryn Struebing–2, 85; Ben Rodenurg–4, 53; Cash Fehringer—2, 15
Touchdowns: Crosley-3, Matthies-4, Struebing-2, Rodenburg-1, Loseke-1
Tackles: Matthies—5, Rodenburg—4, Crosley—5, Corey Steffensmeier—4, Levi Gall—4, Struebing—6, Loseke—7, Brett Wemhoff—3, Hunter Gall—7, Michael Wemhoff—5, James Moore—5, Coal Fernau—1, Nile Jones—2, Wyatt Langhorst—2, Luke Eisenmann—2, Korbin Lemburg—1, Jacob Kroeger—2, Otto Crecco—1, Cody Jedlicka—1