MOSINEE FOOTBALL WINS AT LAKELAND, STAYS UNBEATEN IN GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE
Zaleski Sports
MINOCQUA – Lakeland returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, but Mosinee responded with four unanswered scores and went on to topple the Thunderbirds 27-12 in a Great Northern Conference football game Friday night.
Mosinee is now 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the Great Northern Conference, while Lakeland drops to 2-4 and 1-3 in the GNC.
Lakeland’s Jacob Hayes returned the opening kickoff 67 yards for a touchdown and after a missed extra point the Thunderbirds led 6-0.
Mosinee quickly retaliated as Barnes Bunkelman ripped off a 51-yard run for a score just 19 seconds later, and Trevor Garski added a 44-yard touchdown pass to Keagan Jirschele with 47 seconds to go in the period and the Indians led 13-6.
Wyatt Harris added a 1-yard touchdown run before halftime and Mosinee took a 20-6 lead into intermission.
Garski scored on a 2-yard run in the third quarter to extend the Indians’ lead to 27-6 before Lakeland scored to get within two scores.
Mosinee’s defense held Lakeland out of the end zone the rest of the way to preserve the victory.
Garski finished 23-for-38 for 247 yards and one touchdown pass, with Jirschele hauling in 10 passes for 143 yards. Davin Stoffel added six catches for 88 yards and Bunkelman finished with 80 rushing yards in the win for Mosinee.
Mosinee will host undefeated Rhinelander (6-0, 4-0 GNC) in a battle for first place in the conference next Friday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. The game will be live at zaleskisports.com.
Indians 27, Thunderbirds 13
Mosinee 13 7 7 0 - 27
Lakeland 6 0 6 0 - 12
First Quarter
L - Jacob Hayes 67 kickoff return (kick blocked), 11:51.
M - Barnes Bunkelman 51 run (kick failed), 11:32.
M - Keagan Jirschele 44 pass from Trevor Garski (Eli Miland kick), 0:47.
Second Quarter
M - Wyatt Harris 1 run (Miland kick), 2:53.
Third Quarter
M - Garski 2 run (Miland kick), 8:40.
L - Mikel Allen 12 pass from Brayden Wiczek (kick blocked), 5:02.
Mosinee Leaders
Rushing: Barnes Bunkelman 6-80.
Passing: Trevor Garski 23-38-247.
Receiving: Keagan Jirschele 10-143, Davin Stoffel 6-88.
Records: Mosinee 6-1, 4-0 Great Northern Conference; Lakeland 2-4, 1-3 GNC.