MOOSE LAKE/WILLOW RIVER TOOK ON WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN MORRISTOWN IN THE CLASS AA 2009 BOYS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Moose Lake Willow River (MLWR) took on Waterville-Elysian Morristown (WEM) in the Class AA Minnesota State High School Championship.

WEM controlled the ball for most of the first quarter. They were able to get the ball, keep it and march down the field. They found the end zone late in the first quarter. Zech Geyer scored a touchdown for WEM with 1:04 left to go in the first quarter. The extra point was good.

With that touchdown and extra point the score was WEM 7 and MLWR 0. That was also the score after the first quarter.

With 10:34 left to go in the second quarter Jordan Gregor scored on a scamper for the touchdown. The extra point was good. With that touchdown the score was WEM 14 and MLWR 0.

MLWR looked to air the ball out and take to the sky as they wanted to throw the ball midway through the second quarter. They also mixed in the run in there a little bit.

WEM looked to score late in the second quarter. They were able to go around the MLWR defenders. Reid Roemhildt ran the ball and got the ball into the red zone. That set up a scoring drive to set up Brady Ayes on a short touchdown run. The extra point was good. With 3:16 left in the second quarter the score was WEM 21 and MLWR 0.

At the end of the second quarter the score was WEM 21 and MLWR 0.

WEM came out and scored a touchdown as Reid Roemhildt scooped up a pass and ran it in for the touchdown.

With 11:11 left in the third quarter the score was WEM 27 and MLWR 0.

MLWR came out in the third quarter and they looked to air the ball out. They started throwing the ball a lot more in the third quarter as they have done previously. MLWR’s Chris Gassert came up with a nice running play. On the next play Reid Roemhildt came up with the interception. Jordan Gregor came through with a touchdown with 3:53 left to go in the third quarter. The extra point attempt was no good. With that touchdown the score was WEM 33 and MLWR 0.

At the end of the third quarter the score was WEM 33 and MLWR 0.

With 6:44 left to go in the fourth quarter Austin Jacobson made a touchdown for Moose Lake Willow River. The extra point was good.

With 2:42 left to go in the game MLWR scored a touchdown on a 72 yard run. The extra point was good. With 2:42 the score was WEM 33 and MLWR 14.

With :13 seconds left in regulation MLWR’s Holden Olson scored a touchdown on a 55 yard run. The two point conversion was good.
The final of the game was Warterville-Elysian Morristown 33 and Moose Lake Willow River 22.

After the game I was able to talk to WEM’s head coach Jon Bakken, and players Reid Roemhildt and Conrad Masberg.