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2nd Round Playoffs - Jets vs. Hampton

Wednesday, Nov.4, 2009

Hampton 35 Sterling 12
Alex Dose rushed for 251 yards and scored 3 touchdowns in leading the Hampton Hawks to a first round playoff victory over the host Sterling Jets.
The opening quarter saw both teams defenses take control as neither team was able to get much going offensively. The Hawks were able to get one score during the opening quarter on a 13 yard pass from Carson Klute to DJ Bamesberger. Klute added the PAT kick. The score was 7-0 heading into the 2nd quarter.
Sterling was able to reach the endzone early in the 2nd quarter with a 1 yard run by Jake Wirthele. The PAT pass failed. The Hawks answered right back with Dose taking one in from 32 yards out. Klute kicked the PAT. The score was 14-6 going into the halftime break.
The 3rd quarter is where the Hawks started to take control of the game. The scoring started when the Hawks quarterback Klute called his own number from 12 yards out. He also added the PAT kick. On the Hawks next possession, Dose busted loose from 65 yards out for his second score of the night. Klute added the PAT. The Hawks took a 28-6 lead into the 4th quarter.
The final quarter started with the Jets closing the gap with Wirthele scoring from a yard out. The PAT pass failed. Dose closed out the scoring with his 3rd touchdown of the ballgame on a 34 yard run. Klute added the PAT kick. The final score was Hampton 35 Sterling 12.
Leading the ground game for the Jets was Wirthele with 114 yards on 30 carries. Zach Lempka added 14 yards on 6 carries, Colin VanGroningen added 6 yards on 5 carries, and Austin Magill had -23 yards on 6 carries.
Magill was 2 of 5 passing for 40 yards, VanGroningen was 2 of 4 passing for 10 yards, and Wirthele was 1 of 1 passing for 20 yards. Leading receiviers were Wirthele with 1 catch for 40 yards, VanGroningen had 1 catch for 20 yards, Jake Wenzl had 1 catch for 6 yards, Klay Heusman had 1 catch for 4 yards, and Lempka had 1 catch for 0 yards.
Leading the defensive effort for the Jets were as follows: Justin Puls 7 tackles, 10 assists, Lempka 6 tackles, 3 assists, Neil Pella 4 tackles, 2 assists, John Parrish 4 tackles, 1 assist, Shane Benson 2 tackles, 7 assists, VanGroningen 1 tackle, 6 assists, Wirthele 1 tackle 2 assists, 1 interception, 1 blocked kick, Magill 1 tackle, 2 assists, Jake Wenzl 1 assist, and Allan Parrish 1 assist.
" Our offense did a nice job in the 1st half, but as the game wore on, their size proved to be a little too much for us. Dose was the best back we've seen this year, and running behind that huge line made it very difficult to stop them. Our kids battled to the very end, they have nothing to be ashamed of, we just lost to the better team."
" We had 7 seniors close out their careers with this loss. They were Jese Salberg, Travis Schellpeper, Zach Lempka, Justin Puls, Mark Lucas, Neil Pella, and Jake Wenzl. We are very proud of these fine gentlemen as they were a pleasure to work with these last 4 years."