DeForest football beats Sun Prairie West 27–8
DeForest earned its second straight Badger-Large football victory with a 27–8 Senior Night win over Sun Prairie West on Oct. 9.
DeForest earned its second straight Badger-Large football victory with a 27–8 Senior Night win over Sun Prairie West on Oct. 9.
DeForest lost a trio of consecutive Badger - Large conference games through September. Their fate flipped in the opener of October with a 33-22 home win over Watertown.
Home field in October proved advantageous a week later against Sun Prairie West. DeForest celebrated Senior Night on Friday, Oct. 9 and controlled the game throughout. The Wolves scored late, but DeForest still enjoyed a 27-8 triumph.
DeForest and Sun Prairie West clashed at DMB Community Bank Stadium on Friday, Oct. 9.
It could be argued this was DeForest's most complete team performance of the season. The 27-point scoring outburst was DeForest's second-highest this year, trailing only the previous week's 33-point explosion against Watertown.
Game highlights
This was also the third game this year the DeForest defense has held its opponent to just one touchdown.
DeForest was first to strike late in the first quarter. After forcing a punt, they settled into a long drive orchestrated by senior quarterback Tru Killerlain. The dual-threat weapon used both his legs and arm to march up the field, including a key fourth down conversion which moved his squad to the West 12 yard line.
Killerlain was rewarded for his hard work with the touchdown to cap the drive. He kept it himself on a shotgun snap and sprinted three yards untouched to the left. DeForest punched in the extra point kick, too, to go ahead 7-0.
DeForest senior quarterback Tru Killerlain rushed in two touchdowns in a home win over Sun Prairie West on Friday, Oct. 9.
Senior defensive end Brayden Courtier kept the momentum in favor of DeForest on West's ensuing possession. He seemed to be wrapping up a simple tackle on a quarterback keeper but ripped the ball free before they fell to the ground. The officals pointed North, signifying the turnover at the Wolves' 44.
As the first quarter bled into the second, neither team could find much offensive juice. DeForest punted away following the Courtier fumble. West followed with a drive into Norski territory, only for senior defensive lineman Brody Schmidt to end the possession with a vital sack on fourth down.
West senior Lou Swingen followed with a record-breaking five minutes before the break. DeForest got loose with its passing game as it attempted to score before halftime. This led Swingen to snag three interceptions on three consecutive possessions.
This, quite obviously, broke the Sun Prairie West school record for interceptions in a game.
Alas, the Wolves could not take advantage of these turnovers. West punted twice and ran out of clock on the third possession despite passing up to the DeForest 20. DeForest headed to the locker room still leading 7-0.
