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Wrestling Team Drops Two in Tea, Wins One

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The wrestling team dropped two duals, but earned one victory in Tea on Saturday, December 12th.  West Central had team duals against Tea, Canton, and Lennox during the day.

The Titans defeated the Trojans 59-24, and then the C-Hawks also beat the Trojans 61-15.  West Central defeated Lennox 54-20.

West Central is now 4-4 in team duals on the season.  The Trojans will host Tri-Valley on Tuesday, December 15th.

Individual Results

Tea Area 59, West Central 24
Weight
   Summary
TEA 
WC
106
Chandler Carda (West Central) over Jackson Tschetter (Tea Area) (Fall 1:16)
0
6
113
Quincy Hulverson (Tea Area) over Rayce Whiting (West Central) (Fall 0:37)
6
0
120
Maddix Slykhuis (Tea Area) over Jude Jarding (West Central) (TF 22-6 2:54)
5
0
126
Wyatt Stuntebeck (Tea Area) over Connor Siemonsma (West Central) (Fall 2:31)
6
0
132
Connor Eimers (Tea Area) over Jesse Jost (West Central) (Fall 3:38)
6
0
138
Sam Werdel (Tea Area) over Jesse Kline (West Central) (Fall 1:03)
6
0
145
Robby Edberg (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
152
Chet Carda (West Central) over Jonah Hunter (Tea Area) (Fall 3:08)
0
6
160
Justin Zirpel (West Central) over Matthew Halbur (Tea Area) (Fall 1:18)
0
6
170
Matthew Schwebach (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
182
Preston Eimers (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
195
Isaac Johnson (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
220
Griffen Schnider (Tea Area) over Logan Brunick (West Central) (Fall 0:19)
6
0
285
Cayden Reiniger (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
Team Score:
59
24

Canton 61, West Central 15
Weight
   Summary
CAN 
WC
106
Teague Granum (Canton) over Chandler Carda (West Central) (MD 10-2)
4
0
113
Rayce Whiting (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
120
Ayson Rice (Canton) over Jude Jarding (West Central) (Fall 2:48)
6
0
126
Kale Ask (Canton) over Connor Siemonsma (West Central) (Fall 5:54)
6
0
132
Jesse Jost (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
138
Braden Sehr (Canton) over Jesse Kline (West Central) (Fall 0:41)
6
0
145
Robby Edberg (West Central) over Ashton Keller (Canton) (Dec 4-2)
0
3
152
Seth Peterson (Canton) over Chet Carda (West Central) (MD 13-4)
4
0
160
Jaden Dominisse (Canton) over Justin Zirpel (West Central) (TF 17-1 4:32)
5
0
170
Tanner Meyers (Canton) over Dalton Mulder (West Central) (Fall 1:41)
6
0
182
Beau Williams (Canton) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
195
Josh Merkle (Canton) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
220
Marshall Baldwin (Canton) over Logan Brunick (West Central) (Fall 1:07)
6
0
285
Zach Richardson (Canton) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
106
Exhibition: Orlando Whiting (West Central) over Zach Bartels (Canton) (Fall 4:33)
0
0
106
Exhibition: Keaton Vessels (West Central) over Brayden Krall (Canton) (MD 10-1)
0
0
106
Exhibition: Darin Swier (Canton) over Dylan Sherard (West Central) (Fall 1:18)
0
0
106
Exhibition: Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) over Canaan McCracken (Canton) (Fall 5:12)
0
0
106
Exhibition: Gavin Neu (Canton) over Cody Opitz (West Central) (Fall 1:47)
0
0
Team Score:
61
15

West Central 54, Lennox 24
Weight
    Summary
LEN 
WC
106
Chandler Carda (West Central) over Ramsey Williams (Lennox) (Fall 2:40)
0
6
113
Rayce Whiting (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
120
Jude Jarding (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
126
Connor Siemonsma (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
132
Jesse Jost (West Central) over Ashton Bach (Lennox) (Fall 0:43)
0
6
138
Brandon Otte (Lennox) over Jesse Kline (West Central) (Fall 2:44)
6
0
145
Robby Edberg (West Central) over Sam Haar (Lennox) (Fall 0:56)
0
6
152
Chet Carda (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
160
Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
170
Justin Zirpel (West Central) over Dawson Anderson (Lennox) (Fall 0:53)
0
6
182
Sergio Murrillo (Lennox) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
220
Double Forfeit
0
0
220
Jase Langbehn (Lennox) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
285
Hayden Herlyn (Lennox) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
Exhibition: Hayden Whiting (West Central) over Preston Otte (Lennox) (Fall 0:54)
0
0
Exhibition: Allison Foote (West Central) over Kenna Schilling (Lennox) (Fall 0:24)
0
0
Exhibition: Orlando Whiting (West Central) over Jack Aashiem (Lennox) (Fall 0:47)
0
0
Exhibition: Cooper Mulder (West Central) over Tyler Strasser (Lennox) (Fall 0:19)
0
0
Exhibition: Bryce Ridings (West Central) over Kayden Thibodeau-Lindemann (Lennox) (Fall 0:18)
0
0
Exhibition: Nate Haar (Lennox) over Logan Brunick (West Central) (Fall 2:26)
0
0
Exhibition: Gabe Beman (Lennox) over Gavin Pischke (West Central) (Fall 4:00)
0
0
Exhibition: Hayden Whiting (West Central) over Gage Richert (Lennox) (Fall 1:03)
0
0
Exhibition: Brooke Otte (Lennox) over Allison Foote (West Central) (Fall 1:21)
0
0
Team Score:
24
54

Trojans Can’t Cool Hot Shooting Chargers

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The West Central Trojan boys basketball team hosted a red-hot shooting Sioux Falls Christian team on Saturday, December 12th.  The Chargers took home a 79-39 victory.

The Trojans hung with the Chargers for much of the first quarter, but by Sioux Falls Christian started to find their groove offensively towards the end of the quarter.  Sioux Falls Christian held a 15-8 lead after the first quarter.  The lead grew to 35-20 by halftime.  The Chargers seemed as if they just couldn’t miss in the second half, outscoring West Central 44-19.

West Central finished the game shooting 38% (14-37) from the field, 30% (6-20) from three-point area, and 63% (5-8) from the free-throw line.  Sioux Falls Christian was 63% (32-51) from the field, 44% (8-18) from three-point area, and a perfect 7-7 from the free-throw line.

Jacob Krempges finished with a team-high 10 points.  He also had two rebounds and two assists.  Jaxon Skinner had nine points, four rebounds, and two blocks.  Derrick Eich and Kasan Abedi both had six points each.  Wilson Droge added four points and a team-high five rebounds.

West Central (0-2) will travel to Mt Vernon to play Mt Vernon/Plankinton on Tuesday, December 15th.

1
2
3
4
Final
SF Christian
15
20
27
17
79
West Central
8
12
10
9
39

West Central Falls in Boys Basketball Opener

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The West Central Trojan boys basketball team started their 2020-2021 season on the road at Dell Rapids on Friday, December 11th.  The Trojans faced a tough Quarrier defense and fell 62-42.

The Quarrier defense forced 24 turnovers on 15 steals in the game while holding West Central to just 32% (15-47) shooting from the field.

Dell Rapids got out to an 11-2 run to start the game.  The Trojans got within six points at 11-5, but the first quarter ended 17-7 in favor of the Quarriers.  The lead grew to 39-21 by halftime.  The Trojans found themselves down 53-31 heading into the final quarter.  Dell Rapids went on a 9-0 run to start the fourth to lead 62-31.  West Central did end the game on an 11-0 run.

Braden Herr led the team with 12 points on 4-4 shooting from beyond the arch.  Herr also had a team-high eight rebounds.  Grafton Stroup finished with eight points and four rebounds.  Carter Schmeichel added seven points, two rebounds, and two steals.  Wilson Droge had seven rebounds.

1
2
3
4
Final
West Central
7
14
10
11
42
Dell Rapids
17
22
14
9
62

Trojan Girls Basketball Starts Season with Overtime Excitement

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The West Central Trojan girls basketball season started with an overtime thriller on Tuesday, December 8th.  The Trojans hosted the Huron Tigers to start the 2020-2021 season and earned an 88-81 victory.

The entire game was a close battle between the two teams.  Huron held the early advantage at 17-16 after the first quarter of play.  That lead grew to three points by halftime as the Tigers led 40-37.  The Tigers again were able to increase their lead in the third quarter.  Huron led 57-52 heading into the fourth quarter.

A technical foul against West Central in the fourth quarter gave Huron two free throws and the ball with 7:28 to play.  After another foul and two more free throws, the Tigers pushed their lead to nine points at 61-52 with 7:18 in the fourth quarter.  Despite the four-point swing, that sequence of events sparked the Trojans.  West Central went on a 9-0 run to tie the game 61-61 with 3:57 left in the fourth quarter.  The Trojans held a 71-69 lead with :13.2 to play.  Rylee Haldeman made one of two free throws to extend the lead to 72-69.  A foul on Haldeman sent Huron to the free throw line.  Both shots were made to cut the lead to 72-71.  The Tigers again had to foul and sent Haldeman back to the free throw line with :10.2 seconds.  She made both free throws to give the Trojans a 74-71 lead.  A foul by the Trojans on a three-point shot with :05.3 seconds left gave Huron a chance to tie the game from the free throw line.  All three shots were made to tie the game 74-74 and send it to overtime.

The two teams went back and forth in the first half of the overtime period.  West Central held a 79-77 lead with 2:00 to go in the game.  The Trojans finished the final two minutes on a 9-4 run to take the win 88-81 in overtime.

The Trojans and Tigers combined to shoot 52 free throws in the game.  Huron finished 26-28 from the free throw line, while West Central was 16-24.

Four players finished in double figures for the Trojans.  Cassidy Siemonsma had a double-double with 28 points, 15 rebounds, and added five assists.  Addy Kramer also had a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds.  Cambell Fischer finished with 11 points, and Haldeman ahd 10 points, seven assists, and six steals.

The Trojans (1-0) will travel to Mt Vernon to play the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans on Tuesday, December 15th.

1
2
3
4
OT
Final
Huron
17
23
17
17
7
81
West Central
16
21
15
22
14
88

Trojan Gymnastics Starts Season in Madison

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After having their first couple of meets cancelled, the West Central/Montrose Trojan gymnastics team was finally able to have a meet on Tuesday, December 8th.  The Trojans traveled to Madison for a competition against the Bulldogs.

Madison took the win over the Trojans 134.350 – 117.100.

Averi Schmeichel placed first in the vault with a score of 9.000, second on the bars with a score of 8.600, fifth on the beam with a score of 7.950, and first in the floor routine with a score of 9.100.

Schmeichel was the all-around individual champion with a total score of 34.650.  Maya VanHyfte was fourth overall with a score of 29.100, and Jenna Schoeneman was fifth with a score of 27.200.

West Central/Montrose will travel to Wagner on Saturday, December 12th.

West Central Wrestling Has Three Meets in Four Days

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The West Central Trojan wrestling team started the 2020-2021 season in a big way.  They had three meets in four days.  The season started at Sioux Falls Roosevelt on Friday, December 4th.  The Trojans were back at Sioux Falls Roosevelt on Saturday, December 5th.  The third meet was on Monday, December 7th at home against Brookings.

On Friday night the Trojans fell to Sioux Falls Roosevelt by a score of 37-18.  West Central had three duals on Saturday.  The finished 1-2 on the day.  Brandon Valley defeated West Central 63-12, and O’Gorman also beat the Trojans 51-28.  West Central earned a victory over Sioux Falls Washington 48-26.  The Trojans had their first home meet of the season on Monday and earned a 45-34 win over Brookings.

West Central has a current record of 2-3 in team duals on the season.  The Trojans will be back to action on Saturday, December 12th in Tea for the Tea Area Duals.  West Central will battle Canton and Tea Area.

Individual Results

Roosevelt 37, West Central 18 – Friday, December 4th

  • 106:  Graham Wilde (SFR) over Levi Anderson (WC) (Dec 6-2)
  • 106:  Graham Wilde (SFR) over Orlando Whiting (WC) (MD 10-2)
  • 113:  Gabriel Bastemeyer (SFR) over Cooper Mulder (WC) (Fall 4:53)
  • 113:  Chaz Carda (WC) over Gabriel Bastemeyer (SFR) (Dec 7-2)
  • 126:  Connor Siemonsma (WC) over Benjamin Neilan (SFR) (Fall 0:50)
  • 132:  Kadyn Sauers (WC) over Jose Mendez-Garcia (SFR) (Dec 2-0)
  • 138:  Noah Kuckovic (SFR) over Dylan Sherard (WC) (Fall 1:17)
  • 152:  Alexandria Bissell (SFR) over Carter Evans (WC) (Fall 0:52)
  • 160:  Wyatt Nielsen (WC) over Antoni Mendez-Velasco (SFR) (Fall 1:54)
  • 160:  Antoni Mendez-Velasco (SFR) over Cody Opitz (WC) (Fall 1:32)
  • 220:  Logan Moore (SFR) over Allison Foote (WC) (Fall 1:08)

Brandon Valley 63, West Central 12 – Saturday, December 5th

  • 106:  Zander Nielsen (BV) over Chandler Carda (WC) (Dec 13-7)
  • 113:  Rayce Whiting (WC) over Hayden McGuire (BV) (Dec 12-10)
  • 120:  Jordon Oehme (BV) over Jude Jarding (WC) (Fall 5:31)
  • 126:  Keaton Vessels (WC) over Sawyer Linn (BV) (Dec 11-9)
  • 132:  Alex Mentzer (BV) over Jesse Jost (WC) (Fall 0:50)
  • 138:  Jesse Johnson (BV) over Jesse Kline (WC) (Fall 2:16)
  • 138:  Exhibition: Ryan Presler (BV) over Dwight Kuhlman (WC) (Fall 1:19)
  • 145:  Cayden Langenhorst (BV) over Unknown (For.)
  • 152:  Gavin Chapman (BV) over Chet Carda (WC) (Fall 5:30)
  • 160:  Justin Zirpel (WC) over Sabren Bortnem (BV) (Fall 2:29)
  • 160:  Exhibition: Wyatt Nielsen (WC) over Greyson Bortnem (BV) (Dec 7-1)
  • 170:  Lucas Slack (BV) over Dalton Mulder (WC) (Fall 1:23)
  • 182:  Dominic Tucker (BV) over Gabe Gebhardt (WC) (Fall 1:23)
  • 195:  Lucas Wickersham (BV) over Unknown (For.)
  • 220:  Owen Warren (BV) over Unknown (For.)
  • 285:  Navarro Schunke (BV) over Unknown (For.)

Sioux Falls O’Gorman 51, West Central 28 – Saturday, December 5th

  • 106: Chandler Carda (WC) over Cael Lynch (SFO) (Fall 0:41)
  • 113: Chancellor Haber (SFO) over Rayce Whiting (WC) (Dec 9-6)
  • 120: Keenan Sheridan (SFO) over Jude Jarding (WC) (Fall 4:58)
  • 126: Keaton Vessels (WC) over Unknown (For.)
  • 132: Josh Brunz (SFO) over Jesse Jost (WC) (Fall 1:59)
  • 138: Caleb Kenable (SFO) over Jesse Kline (WC) (Fall 1:51)
  • 145: Beau Beavers (SFO) over Unknown (For.)
  • 152: Nate Sprenkle (SFO) over Chet Carda (WC) (Fall 3:11)
  • 160: Justin Zirpel (WC) over Carson Holt (SFO) (MD 13-1)
  • 170: Alex Munce (SFO) over Unknown (For.)
  • 182: Dalton Mulder (WC) over Unknown (For.)
  • 195: Gabe Gebhardt (WC) over Unknown (For.)
  • 220: Will Peterson (SFO) over Unknown (For.)
  • 285: Zach Carlson (SFO) over Unknown (For.)

West Central 48, Sioux Falls Washington 26 – Saturday, December 5th

  • 106: Chandler Carda (WC) over Riley Williams (SFW) (Fall 0:26)
  • 113: Rayce Whiting (WC) over Adam McManus (SFW) (Fall 3:08)
  • 120: Stuart Parsons (SFW) over Jude Jarding (WC) (MD 13-4)
  • 126: Keaton Vessels (WC) over Unknown (For.)
  • 132: Kadyn Sauers (WC) over Unknown (For.)
  • 138: Jesse Jost (WC) over Kayden Clark (SFW) (Fall 3:11)
  • 145: Blessing Taniah (SFW) over Jesse Kline (WC) (MD 26-12)
  • 152: Chet Carda (WC) over Asher Eidem (SFW) (Fall 2:33)
  • 160: Justin Zirpel (WC) over Kamren McCubbin (SFW) (Fall 3:28)
  • 170: Sam Randall (SFW) over Dalton Mulder (WC) (Fall 0:00)
  • 182: Gabe Gebhardt (WC) over John Eder (SFW) (Fall 5:11)
  • 195:
  • 220: Abraham Myers (SFW) over Unknown (For.)
  • 285: Michael Vroman (SFW) over Unknown (For.)

West Central 45, Brookings 34 – Monday, December 7th

  • 106: Chandler Carda (WC) over Unknown (For.)
  • 113: Rayce Whiting (WCl) over Unknown (For.)
  • 120: Nolan Miles (BRO) over Chaz Carda (WC) (Fall 3:28)
  • 126: Keaton Vessels (WC) over Unknown (For.)
  • 132: Jesse Jost (WC) over Unknown (For.)
  • 138: Joey Fitzpatrick (BRO) over Jesse Kline (WC) (MD 11-0)
  • 145: Robby Edberg (WC) over Gavin Klinkhammer (BRO) (Fall 5:09)
  • 152: Tyson Brandt (BRO) over Chet Carda (WC) (Fall 3:00)
  • 160: Wyatt Nielsen (WC) over Unknown (For.)
  • 170: Justin Zirpel (WC) over Unknown (For.)
  • 182: Gabe Gebhardt (WC) over Will Bauer (BRO) (Dec 4-3)
  • 195:Luke Rasmussen (BRO) over Unknown (For.)
  • 220: James Olson (BRO) over Unknown (For.)
  • 285: Caleb Loehr (BRO) over Unknown (For.)

West Central Dome Run Stopped by Canton

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For the second time in as many games against Canton, the West Central Trojans were stopped at the goalline by the C-Hawks defense.  This time the stop came in the semifinals of the 11A playoffs in Canton on Friday, November 6th, preserving a 14-6 win for the C-Hawks.

Canton had stopped West Central on the goalline in the last game of the regular season on Thursday, October 22nd.  That stop then led to a 99-yard game-winning drive by Canton for a 12-7 victory.

On Friday night the Trojans trailed 14-6 late in the game and had a first and goal from the Canton one-yard line needing a score and two-point conversion to tie the game.  The first two attempts by West Central were on successful.  On third down, however, the Justin Zirpel and the Trojans thought Zirpel crossed the goalline prior to Zach Richardson of Canton forcing a fumble.  After the officials deliberated, the call was a fumble recovered by the C-Hawks in the endzone with just over a minute to play in the game.

West Central did force Canton to punt, but the Trojans were unable to to get a last second score to tie the game, and the Canton C-Hawks advanced to the championship game.

The game was another strong defensive battle between the two teams.  Canton scored late in the first quarter, but West Central held them the remainder of the first half.  The Trojans’ lone touchdown came on a Zirpel run in the third quarter.  Canton responded with a scoring drive of their own immediately after the Trojan touchdown.

Zirpel finished the game 2-6 passing for 34 yards along with 75 rushing yards and a touchdown.  Ryan Healy added 78 rushing yards.

West Central has their season come to an end with an overall record of 6-5.

Tri-Valley Advances in Region 3A after 3rd Win over West Central

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The Tri-Valley Mustangs and West Central Trojans met for the third time this season on Tuesday, November 3rd at Tri-Valley High School.  This meeting was in the opening round of the Region 3A tournament, and all three meetings have occurred in the last 17 days with the Mustangs winning the first two.

Tri-Valley got out to a quick 5-1 lead in the opening set of the match.  The Mustangs maintained a two-to-three point lead before extending it to 15-9 midway through the set.  The lead grew to 10 points at 23-13, and Tri-Valley took the first set 25-13.

The momentum carried into the second set as the Mustangs scored the first six points for a 6-0 lead.  West Central pulled within three points early in the set, but the Mustangs never lost the lead and eventually won in the second set 25-17 for a 2-0 lead.

The Mustangs once again grabbed an early lead in the third set at 6-2.  West Central, however, was able to get the set tied at 12-12.  The set was within a point for much of the remainder of the game.  With the score tied 20-20, the Trojans finished the set on a 5-1 run to win 25-21 and force a fourth set.

The fourth set started close as both teams were tied 4-4.  The Mustangs then went on a 7-1 run for an 11-5 lead.  That run gave all the momentum to Tri-Valley.  The lead grew to 19-9, and the Mustangs won the set 25-15 to win the match.

West Central was led by Cassidy Siemonsma with 11 kills and four blocks.  Jenna Lueth had 14 digs, and Jocelyn Nilson added 10 digs.  Rachel Bucher had three ace serves.  Alaina Murphy added three blocks, and Brooke Opitz finished with 17 set assists.

Kaitlyn Mohnen had 15 digs and 10 kills for the Mustangs.  Blayne Gacke had 13 digs, nine kills, and seven ace serves.  Jessica Masgain had three blocks and two ace serves.  Grace Shildhauer added 20 set assists in the match.

The Trojans end their season with an overall record of 6-15.

Tri-Valley moves on to the next round of the Region 3A tournament.  They will plat at #1 Sioux Falls Christian in a SoDak16 Qualifier match on Thursday, November 5th at 7:00 p.m.

West Central Scores Late over Quarriers in Playoffs Again

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For the second year in a row the West Central Trojans and the Dell Rapids Quarriers met in the quarterfinals of the 11A playoffs.  Last year the Trojans traveled to Dell Rapids, but this year, the Trojans hosted the Quarriers on Thursday, October 29th.

Derek Eidsness hit the game-winning field goal in 2019 with a second left on the clock to help advance the Trojans to the semifinals.  It was another late score for West Central that gave the Trojans a 16-14 win over Dell Rapids and send them to semifinals again this year.

West Central defeated the Quarriers 34-0 less than two weeks ago on October 16th, but the Trojans didn’t plan on this game being anything like the one earlier this year.

“We knew it was not going to be like the first time we played Dells. They are such a well-coached team, and their kids play so hard all the time. I have nothing but respect for their players, coaches, and program,” said head coach Vincent Benedetto.

The Trojans electrified the home crowd on the opening drive of the game.  After getting the kickoff to start the game, West Central was in the endzone two plays later.  Justin Zirpel had a 49-yard run, and Ryan Healy followed with a 19-yard touchdown run to give the Trojans a 7-0 lead just thirty-eight seconds into the game.  The offense didn’t come quite as easily the rest of the game.  After Dell Rapids tied the game with 3:03 to play in the second quarter, the Trojans were able to get a scoring drive together prior to halftime.  Eidsness made a 20-yard field goal with :09 to go in the second quarter to give the Trojans a 10-7 lead heading into halftime.

Dell Rapids seemed to find some momentum in the second half.  The Quarriers got the ball to start the third quarter and had an almost seven-minute opening drive that resulted in touchdown to give them a 14-10 lead.  Both defenses continued to play strong in the second half, but the Quarriers looked to be making a move in the fourth quarter.  They had the ball on the Trojan 40 yard-line with just over eight minutes to go in the game after a big run by Landon Ruesink.  The Trojan defense, however, did not break.  West Central was able to force a turnover on downs and took possession with 7:24 to play in the game.

“It was battle against a really good opponent. When we needed to, we made plays. We had not made those plays in previous games this season in our close losses to Dakota Valley and Canton,” said Benedetto.

The Trojan offense put together a 10-play, 66-yard drive that lasted five minutes and thirty-five seconds.  Zirpel scored on a quarterback sneak from the Quarrier one-yard line with 1:49 to play.  The extra point was no good, but West Central regained the lead 16-14.  The last drive by the Quarriers was another turnover on downs as the West Central defense held strong for the win.

“This win is a testament to the character of our players- the hard work they put in during the off-season and season showed on the field tonight. I am very proud to be a part of this team, we have a special group of kids,” added Benedetto.

The two teams ended with nearly identical stats for the game.   West Central had 231 yards of total offense, while the Quarriers had 227 yards.  Neither team had a turnover in the game.  Both teams punted four times, committed three penalties, had 11 first downs, and finished with a sack.

Zirpel had 20 carries for 129 yards and a touchdown in the game.  Healy finished with 14 carries for 77 yards and a touchdown.  Healy and Carter Sandholm both had eight tackles in the game.  Brayden Traub-Jensen and Logan Maras both finished with seven tackles each.

West Central (6-4) will travel to play Canton in the semifinals on Friday, November 6th with a trip to the championship game on the line.

West Central Volleyball Finishes Regular Season

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The 2020 regular season came to an end for the West Central Trojans at home against the Parker Pheasants on Tuesday, October 27th.  The Pheasants, however, were victorious winning in straight sets by scores of 25-14, 25-20, and 25-17.

Brooke Opitz finished the night with 17 set assists and an ace serve.  Rachel Bucher had five kills.  Jenna Lueth led the team with 14 digs, and Cassidy Siemonsma had two blocks on the night.

The Trojans end the regular season with a 6-14 record.  West Central will be the #5 seed in the Region 3A tournament and will play at Tri-Valley High School on Tuesday, November 3rd.

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