DURAND POUNDS NEILLSVILLE/GRANTON FOOTBALL
Zaleski Sports
DURAND – Durand controlled the line of scrimmage from the start and took care of Neillsville/Granton, winning 45-8 in a Cloverbelt Conference football game Friday at Durand High School.
The Panthers held Neillsville/Granton to zero net rushing yards and racked up 294 yards on the ground in the win, improving to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the Cloverbelt.
Quarterback Simon Bauer rushed for 159 yards and three first-half touchdowns, and threw a 21-yard TD pass as well as Durand took a 38-8 lead at halftime.
Neillsville/Granton’s lone touchdown came on a 92-yard kickoff return by Andrew Brown following Durand’s first touchdown late in the first quarter.
Neillsville/Granton returns to action Friday, Sept. 17, at home against Fall Creek. Durand will be at Eau Claire Regis on Thursday.
Panthers 48, Wardogs 8
Neillsville/Granton 8 0 0 0 - 8
Durand 16 22 7 0 - 45
First Quarter
D – Simon Bauer 1 run (Bauer run), 4:14.
NG – Andrew Brown 92 kick return (Garrett Learman pass from Bryce Erickson), 3:58.
D – Gunnar Hurlburt 21 pass from Bauer (Ryan Mason run), 0:33.
Second Quarter
D – Bauer 5 run (Bauer run), 11:42.
D – Bauer 1 run (G. Hurlburt kick), 5:13.
D – Owen Weisenbeck 18 run (G. Hurlburt kick), 3:04.
Third Quarter
D – Mason 7 run (G. Hurlburt kick), 3:56.
Team Statistics
First downs: Neillsville/Granton 6; Durand 20.
Rushing (att-yards): NG 23-0; D 52-294.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): NG 4-13-37-1; D 3-5-37-0.
Total yards: NG 37; D 331.
Fumbles lost: NG 2; D 0.
Individual Statistics
Rushing: NG, Jace Pekol 2-11, Austin Gross 1-10, Wesley Swita 1-3, Andrew Brown 5-minus 1, Garrett Learman 3-minus 3, Micah Zoschke 2-minus 4, Bryce Erickson 9-minus 16. D, Simon Bauer 21-159, Owen Weisenbeck 13-81, Cody Wieland 4-34, Ryan Mason 6-27, Parker Traun 1-4, Cole Weisenbeck 1-3, Carlin Pfeiffer 3-3, Lucas Traun 1-minus 4, Joey Baker 1-minus 8, Team 1-minus 5.
Passing: NG, Erickson 4-12-37-1, Brown 0-1-0-0. D, Bauer 3-5-47-0.
Receiving: NG, Ian Zoschke 3-25, M. Zoschke 1-12. D, Gunnar Hurlburt 1-21, Ethan Hurlburt 1-20, Mason 1-minus 4.
Records: Neillsville/Granton 1-2, 1-1 Cloverbelt Conference; Durand 4-0, 2-0 Cloverbelt Conference.