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Sun Prairie helps force five-way tie for Big Eight lead

Big Eight football

League Season

W L W L

Janesville Parker 6 2 6 2

Madison Memorial 6 2 6 2

Middleton 6 2 6 2

Sun Prairie 6 2 6 2

Verona 6 2 6 2

Madison West 4 4 4 4

Madison East 2 6 6 6

Madison La Follette 2 6 2 6

Janesville Craig 1 7 1 7

Beloit Memorial 1 7 1 7

RESULTS FRIDAY

Janesville Parker 36, Madison Memorial 22

Madison West 28, Janesville Craig 7

Sun Prairie 14, Verona 13

Middleton 41, Beloit Memorial 0

Madison East 49, Madison La Follette 26

GAMES WEDNESDAY

( 7 p.m. starting times)

Verona at Janesville Craig

Janesville Parker at Middleton

Madison West at Madison La Follette

Madison East at Madison Memorial

Beloit Memorial at Sun Prairie

The kicking game proved crucial Friday night as Sun Prairie High School’s football team turned the Big Eight race into a free-for-all.

With a 14-13 victory at Verona, the Cardinals lifted themselves into a tie with the Wildcats and three other teams for first place with one game to go. Janesville Parker, Madison Memorial and Middleton joined the crowd at 6-2.

Sun Prairie and Verona each scored two touchdowns, but a missed extra point after Verona’s second score was the difference.

The Wildcats also had a chance to win it with a late field goal, but Cameron Bathe’s 26-yard attempt with 40 seconds sailed wide right.

Sun Prairie scored first when junior Mike Mwelwa ran seven yards for a second-quarter touchdown. Mwelwa finished with 126 yards on 23 carries.

Verona’s Danny Burns scored on a 65-yard run to help the Wildcats gain a 7-7 halftime tie.

Bathe then put Verona ahead 13-7 in the third quarter with a 20-yard scoring run.

The Cardinals scored the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter on a 38-yard pass from Tyler Patterson to Jordan Noskowiak. Jordan Noble converted the kick for the winning point.

Mwelwa finished with 23 carfries for 126 yards. Sun Prairie played without running back Sean Marshall, who has left the team.

SUN PRAIRIE 14, VERONA 13

Sun Prairie 0 7 7 0—14

Verona 0 7 6 0—13

Scoring summary: SP—Mike Mwelwa, 7 run (Jordan Noble kick). V—Danny Burns, 65 run (Cameron Bathe kick). V—Bathe, 20 run (kick failed). SP—Jordan Noskowiak, 38 pass from Tyler Patterson (Noble kick).

Statistics: First downs—SP 11, V 12. Rushing—SP 33-158, V 40-203. Yards passing—SP 127, V 60. Passes—SP 19-9-1, V 12-6-0. Fumbles—SP 1-1, Verona 1-0. Penalties—SP 6-50, V 8-68.

Middleton 41, Beloit 0—Jamie Hofer gained 147 yards on 16 carries and scored three touchdowns on runs of 23, 20 and 4 yards to lead the Cardinals (6-2) past the host Purple Knights (1-7) and into a tie for the Big Eight lead.

Middleton held Beloit to 34 yards rushing and zero yards passing in posting the shutout.

MIDDLETON 41, BELOIT 0

Middleton 14 20 7 0—41

Beloit Memorial 0 0 0 0—0

Scoring summary: M—Jamie Hofer, 23 run (Kevin Peternell kick), M—Ian Joyce, 25 pass from, Shane Adler (Peternell kick), M—David Ripp, 1 run (Peternell kick). M—Hofer, 20 run (Peternell kick). M—Ripp, 4 run (kick failed). M—Hofer, 4 run (Peternell kick).

Statistics: First downs—M 7, BM 3. Rushing—M 34-196, BM 32-34. Yards passing—M 45, BM 0. Passes—M 7-3-0, BM 8-0-1. Fumbles—M 2-0, BM 1-0. Penalties—M 3-20, BM 1-10.

East 49, La Follette 26—Drew McAdams threw five touchdown passes and rushed for two more to lead Madison East (2-6) to a Big Eight win over Madison La Follette (2-6).

McAdams finished with 307 yards passing, while Tyler Kubicek caught eight passes for 131 yards.

University of Wisconsin recruit Marquis Mason caught two touchdown passes for East.

EAST 49, LA FOLLETTE 26

Madison La Follette 12 6 8 0—26

Madison East 7 21 14 7—49

Scoring summary: ML—Jackson, 6 pass from Anderson (kick failed). ML—Showers, 75 interception return (pass failed). ME—Kubicek, 8 pass from McAdams (Kubicek kick). ME—Knorr, 14 pass from McAdams (Kubicek kick). ME—McAdams, 15 run (Kubicek kick). ME—Mason, 49 pass from McAdams (Kubicek kick). ML—Plummer, 2 run (pass failed). ME—Mason, 9 pass from McAdams (Kubicek kick). ML—Plummer, 33 run (Padgett pass from Anderson). ME—McAdams, 37 run (Kubicek kick). ME—Turnquist, 30 pass from McAdams (Kubicek kick).

Statistics: First downs—ML 20, ME 17. Rushing—ML 32-168, ME 32-178. Yards passing—ML 229, ME 307. Passes—ML 37-17-5, ME 34-20-1. Fumbles—ML 1-0, ME 0-0. Penalties—ML 8-59, ME 12-120.