Fort topples Portage

Fort Atkinson shook off Nate Fredrick’s 75-yard game-opening kickoff return to post a 35-19 nonconference victory Friday night.

The Blackhawks bounced back by scoring three touchdowns for a 21-6 halftime lead.

Fort’s C.J. Zimmerman gained 180 yards on 17 carries.

FORT ATKINSON 35, PORTAGE 19

Portage 6 0 6 7—19

Fort Atkinson 7 14 14 0—35

First quarter

P—Nate Fredrick, 75 kickoff return (kick failed). FA—Tyler Kobbs, 9 pass from Wes Frankiewicz (Ian Brady kick).

Second quarter

FA—C.J. Zimmerman, 1 run (Brady kick). FA—Brandon Deuster, 9 pass from Frankiewicz (Brady kick).

Third quarter

FA—Casey Musgrove, 73 kickoff return (Brady kick). P—Joe Mueller, 1 run (kick failed). FA—Troy Zaspel, 1 run (Brady kick).

Fourth quarter

P—Shawn Maldonado, 4 run, (Jake Hohlstein kick).

Team Statistics

First downs—P 13, FA 17. Rushing—P 38-163, FA 36-247, Yards passign P 31, FA 134 Passes—P 11-5-0, FA 10-7-0. Fumbles—P 4-1, FA 1-0. Pnealits—P 7-40, FA 6-60.

n Delavan-Darien 34, Whitewater 12—Five Comets scored and Michael Gonzaelz completed 11 of 20 passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns as Delavan-Darien whipped Whitewater.

Gonzalez also ran for a touchdown.

DELAVAN-DARIEN 34, WHITEWATER 12

Whitewater 0 6 6 0—12

DDHS 14 7 0 13—34

First Quarter

DDHS—Zach Neiger, 12 run (Nathan Boltz kick). DDHS—Michael Gonzalez, 5 run (Boltz kick).

Second Quarter

W—Gavin Wendorf, 15 pass from Brian Owen (kick failed). DDHS—Josh Cesarz, 6 pass from Gonzalez (Boltz kick).

Third Quarter

W—Owen, 6 run (run failed).

Fourth Quarter

DDHS—Aaron Logterman, 6 pass from Gonzalez (run failed). DDHS—Ben Lodahl, 16 run (Boltz kick).

Team statistics: First down—W 12, DDHS 14. Rushing—W 32-75, DDHS 36-145. Passing—W 23-13-2, DDHS 20-11-1. Yards passing—W 156, DDHS 113. Fumbles—W 4-2, DDHS 0-0. Penalties—W 8-60, DDHS 7-73.

n Mount Horeb-Barneveld 27, Monroe 6—Mount Horeb-Barneveld’s Tim Holan led a second-half charge by throwing two 46-yard touchdown passes.

MOUNT HOREB-BARNVELD 27, MONROE 6

Mt. Horeb-Barn. 6 14 0 7—27

Monroe 6 0 0 0—6

First quarter

MH/B—Mike Martin, 1 run (kick failed). Mon—Josh Popanz, 41 pass from Mitch Tordoff (kick failed).

Second quarter

MH/B—Riley Koval, 46 pass from Tim Holan (Matt Fargo kick). MH/B—Pat Clerkin, 46 pass from Holan (Fargo kick).

Fourth quarter

MH/B—Koval, 31 pass from Holan (Fargo kick).

Team Statistics

First downs—MH/B 22, M 11. Rushing—MH/B 40-95, Mon 22-72. Yards passing—MH/B 266, Mon 126. Passes MH/B 19-24-0, Mon 21-13-1. Fumbles—MH/B B 4-3, Mon 5-2. Penalties—MH/B 2-10, Mon 9-40.

n Lake Geneva Badger 28, Mukwonago 24—Lake Geneva Badger scored the final two touchdowns to down visiting Mukwonago.

Braden Tice caught a 16-yard scoring pass from jared Stan, and Stan kicked the extra point to bring the Badgers to within 24-21 in the third quarter.

Badger then won the game on Brad Schank’s four-yard scoring run in the final quarter.

Jared scored on a 35-yard run in the second quarter and a 2-yard run in the first quarter.