NEILLSVILLE/GRANTON BLOWS OUT FALL CREEK IN OPENER

Zaleski Sports

NEILLSVILLE – Neillsville/Granton scored five first-half touchdowns and dominated throughout, ripping Fall Creek 41-6 in the Cloverbelt Conference football season opener for both teams on Thursday night at Neillsville High School.

Jonah Zoschke ran for touchdowns of 2, 15 and 16 yards, Tommy Friemoth added a 38-yard TD run, and Braden Trunkel hit Monte Diestler with an 11-yard scoring pass as the Warriors took a commanding 35-0 lead by halftime.

Zoschke finished with 146 yards rushing and Friemoth added 114 as N/G racked up 289 yards on the ground.

Trunkel returned an interception for a touchdown for Neillsville/Granton’s final score early in the fourth quarter.

Neillsville/Granton defense was just as impressive, holding Fall Creek to 145 total yards and had a pair of interceptions.

Neillsville/Granton plays at Colby next Friday, Aug. 30. Fall Creek hosts Eau Claire Regis on Thursday, Aug. 29, in its home opener.

Warriors 41, Crickets 6

Fall Creek 0 0 0 6 - 6

Neillsville/Granton 14 21 0 6 - 41

First Quarter

NG – Jonah Zoschke 2 run (run failed), 9:42.

NG – Zoschke 15 run (Zoschke kick), 3:41.

Second Quarter

NG – Zoschke 16 run (Roenz kick), 11:54.

NG – Tommy Friemoth 38 run (Roenz kick), 8:18.

NG – Monte Diestler 11 pass from Braden Trunkel (Roenz kick), 0:40.

Fourth Quarter

NG – Trunkel interception return (PAT failed), 9:42.

FC – Luke Olson 27 pass from Riley Wathke (pass failed), 0:35.

Individual Statistics

Rushing: FC, Jack Monnier 8-37, Brock Laube 8-23, Riley Wathke 7-8, Caleb VanDong 2-2, Mason Denning 8-minus 2. SC, Jonah Zoschke 19-146, Tommy Friemoth 13-114, Braden Trunkel 7-15, Matthew Ladd 3-15, Dante Erickson 1-1, Andrew Brown 1-minus 2.

Passing: FC, Denning 4-12-35-2; Wathke 2-3-42-0. NG, Trunkel 2-3-42-0. Diestler 0-1-0-0.

Receiving: FC, Luke Olson 3-45, Monnier 2-13, Ryan Wittlinger 1-19. NG, Carson Mohr 1-31, Diestler 1-11.

Records: Fall Creek 0-1 overall and Cloverbelt Conference; Neillsville/Granton 1-0 overall and Cloverbelt Conference.