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.
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.