MADISON - Amherst (13-0) rode the shoulders of reserve quarterback Caleb Glennon and a stout defense to defeat Lancaster (12-1) 19-7 in the Division 5 championship game at Camp Randall Stadium Thursday. It's the first football title for the Falcons, who were appearing in the championship final for the first time.
Glennon, filling in for regular quarterback Chris Zblewski, who injured his leg in last week's Level 4 victory, tossed a pair of touchdowns and completed 13 of 21 passes for 129 yards. Joel Biadasz caught two touchdown passes to tie a Division 5 record, and teammate Ryan Makuski caught seven passes to tie a division record for receptions.
A stellar Falcons' defensive effort was led by Garth Groshek with 10 tackles and Max Strand with a sack and four tackles for loss. Lancaster was held to eight first downs in the game and two yards per rushing attempt.
Biadasz's first score, a 40-yard completion from Glennon, gave Amherst a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. The Flying Arrows tied the game in the second quarter on running back option pass that covered 36 yards from Nate Tranel to Troy Baker. The Falcons scored the go-ahead touchdown late in the third quarter on a 6-yard pass to Max Strand and added an insurance score on a running back option pass of its own from Ryan Makuski to Biadasz that covered 15 yards late in the fourth quarter.
Lancaster finishes runner-up for the second consecutive season. They fell in last year's title game 43-42 in overtime.
TOMAHAWK - Workers at Daigle Brothers in Tomahawk can build almost anything out of steel. Most of their business is creating custom parts and putting up buildings, but more recently, they've been building a new invention.
Daigle Brothers began in 1987. Back then they did a lot of construction related jobs like painting. Later they focused on steel construction.
"In the 90's we did a lot of school buildings, there was a lot of schools being built, so we supplied structural steel for these building projects... Currently our biggest markets are universities, hospitals, office buildings... we do a lot of fire stations," said Steve Daigle President of Daigle Brothers Inc.
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