BREDLAU LEADS GREENWOOD FOOTBALL PAST VIROQUA

Zaleski Sports

VIROQUA – Quarterback Cooper Bredlau ran for three touchdowns and threw for another, lifting the Greenwood football team to a 28-14 nonconference win over Viroqua on Friday night at Viroqua High School.

Bredlau had a pair of 2-yard touchdown runs in the first half as the Indians clung to a 12-6 lead going into halftime. He added a 53-yard scoring run in the third quarter and hit Xander Hinker for a 15-yard touchdown pass in the fourth to extend the Indians’ lead to 28-6 and they held on from there.

Bredlau finished with 180 rushing yards on 16 carries and teammate Wyatt Artac had 84 yards on the ground as Greenwood (2-0) piled up 284 yards rushing.

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The Indians’ defense was stout, allowing just 208 total yards to Viroqua (0-2).

Greenwood hosts Gilman in its Cloverwood Conference opener next Friday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m.

Indians 28, Blackhawks 14

Greenwood 6 6 8 8 - 28

Viroqua 0 6 0 8 - 14

First Quarter

G – Cooper Bredlau 2 run (PAT failed), 6:27.

Second Quarter

V - Drew Fortney 8 run (PAT failed), 7:42.

G – Bredlau 2 run (PAT failed), 3:01.

Third Quarter

G – Bredlau 53 run (Weston Schmitz pass from Bredlau), 4:23.

Fourth Quarter

G – Xander Hinker 15 pass from Bredlau (Schmitz pass from Bredlau), 11:14.

V – Jared Anderson 19 pass from Fortney (Anderson pass from Fortney), 5:38.

Team Statistics

First downs: Greenwood 13; Viroqua 12

Rushing (att-yards): G 37-284; V 28-197.

Passing (comp-att-yards-int): G 2-5-57-0; V 13-26-111-1.

Total yards: G 341; V 208.

Fumbles (total-lost): G 3-2; V none.

Penalties (no.-yards): G 10-80; V 6-52.

Punting (no-avg.): G 1-38.0; V 4-28.0.

Individual Statistics

Rushing: G, Cooper Bredlau 16-180, Wyatt Artac 16-84; Sully Whitford 4-20, Xander Hinker 1-0. V, Peyton Hanson 11-31, Drew Fortney 7-28, Zach Lohr 8-22, Evan Bekkum 1-11, Alex Jacobson 1-5.

Passing: G, Bredlau 2-5-57-0. V, Fortney 13-26-111-1.

Receiving: G, Hinker 2-57. V, Jared Anderson 4-49, Jacobson 4-14, Nick Schneider 2-3, Blaine Conaway 1-25, Cole Anderson 1-14, Lohr 1-6.

Interceptions (defense): G, Bredlau.

Punting: G, Bredlau 1-38.0. V, Fortney 4-28.0.

Records: Greenwood 2-0; Viroqua 0-2.