The Madison Bulldogs remained undefeated after a 27-7 win over the West Central Trojans in Hartford on Thursday, October 14th.
Madison got on the board in the first quarter with 3:46 to go. They added two more scores in the second quarter. Trey Smith had a three-yard run with 11:31 to go in the quarter. Nate Ricke added a four-yard touchdown run with 2:23 on the clock. The Bulldogs led 21-0 at halftime.
Neither team scored in the third quarter, and the Bulldogs scored first in the fourth quarter. Ricke threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Mickale Dohrer with 7:31 in the game. The Trojans got their touchdown with 5:38 to play in the game. Gavin Koch threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Owen Heath. Tommy Berg made the extra point.
The Trojans were held to just nine first downs in the game. West Central had 168 yards of total offense, 129 passing yards and 39 rushing yards. Madison had a total of 281 yards of offense.
Koch finished 12-27 passing for 129 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. Braden Dierickx had six catches for 50 yards. Heath had three catches for 55 yards and a touchdown. Justin Zirpel carried the ball 13 times for 47 yards. Dierickx had four rushes for 22 yards. Logan Maras had 14 tackles to lead the defense. Tommy Berg finished with eight tackles, and Dalton Mulder had six tackles.
The Trojans (4-4) will travel to Tea on Thursday, October 21st.