{"id":581,"date":"2022-10-29T02:17:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T07:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=581"},"modified":"2022-10-29T02:18:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T07:18:00","slug":"big-second-quarter-lifts-west-central-to-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2022\/10\/29\/big-second-quarter-lifts-west-central-to-semifinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Second Quarter Lifts West Central to Semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-275\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans.png 96w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WestCentralTrojans-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/>The West Central Trojans scored 21 points in the second quarter on their way to a 35-6 win over the Madison Bulldogs in the 11A quarterfinals on Thursday, October 27th.\u00a0 After the three touchdowns in the second quarter, the Trojan defense made sure the game wasn&#8217;t as close as it was the first time these two teams played back on September 9th.<\/p>\n<p>The two teams played a scoreless first quarter, but West Central scored early in the second quarter.\u00a0 Justin Zirpel had a four-yard touchdown pass to Owen Heath with 11:39 to go in the half.\u00a0 Zirpel had a 60-yard touchdown pass to Dylan Stromer with 3:29 to go in the quarter.\u00a0 Zirpel added one more touchdown pass, this time a 15-yard pass to Crew Heier with 1:10 to play.\u00a0 Cambell Fischer made all thre extra points, and West Central led 21-0 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>The Trojans extended their lead with just :08 left in the third quarter.\u00a0 Jesse Jost had a 22-yard touchdown run, and Fischer made the extra point for a 28-0 advantage.\u00a0 Heath recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown with 10:13 to play in the game.\u00a0 Another Fischer extra point pushed the lead to 35-0.\u00a0 Madison got their only score with 4:31 to play in the game on an eight-yard touchdown pass.<\/p>\n<p>West Central finished with 341 yards of total offense, 200 rushing yards and 141 passing yards.\u00a0 Madison had just 119 yards of offense, 60 passing yards and 59 rushing yards.<\/p>\n<p>Zirpel was 14-17 passing for 141 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception.\u00a0 Stromer had two catches for 64 yards and a touchdown.\u00a0 Xzavian Ferris had two catches for 41 yards.\u00a0 Heier also had two catches for 21 yards and a touchdown.\u00a0 Heath had a catch for a touchdown.\u00a0 Jost finished with eight carries for 103 yards and a touchdown.\u00a0 Zirpel had 19 carries for 75 yards, and Aiden Bartmann had 11 carries for 40 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Chet Carda led the defense with 11 tackles. 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