South Winn defenders Noah Tieskoetter (14) and Seth Greve (75) wrap up a Mason City, Newman ball carrier as Abe Schmitt (68) and Logan Schnuelle (20) move in to secure the tackle during Friday night’s 53-39 loss to the Knights. (Zakary Kriener photo)
Warriors fall in season finale
Zakary Kriener
News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com
The South Winneshiek football team concluded its 2018 season with a tough, 53-39, loss to District champion Mason City, Newman on Friday night in Calmar.
“We put ourselves in a hole in the first half with missed tackles and turnovers,” said Warrior coach Jason Ohrt. “Our kids kept playing, but we ran out of time to get back in the game in the fourth quarter.”
Newman scored 21 points in the opening quarter to South Winn’s seven, which came on a 10-yard run by junior Jaron Todd. The score was Todd’s eighth rushing touchdown of the season.
In the second quarter, the Warrior pass game began to emerge as sophomore Jacob Herold threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Carter Wenthold and a 34-yard score to Colin Wiltgen.
The Knights also found the end zone often in the second quarter as they scored three times, making a halftime score of 40-20.
In the third quarter, Mason City, Newman scored two rushing touchdowns to pull out to a 53-20 lead.
The Warriors added three touchdowns in the final quarter of the season as Herold connected with Cole Klimesh from 54 yards away and Noah Tieskoetter from both 66 yards and 35 yards to make a final score of 53-39.
“I was proud of the effort (that) our young team gave each week, despite all the injuries we sustained this season,” closed Ohrt for the final time in 2018.