West Lyon loses close game Emmetsburg

Windy night for football Friday night and that wind played a factor in the game. Quarter one, we kick off, give up a first down, get the ball, drive pretty well, but with a 4th and 2 Trevor kicks a 37 yard FG, West Lyon up 3-0. Next drive the E hawks get some first downs but end up punting and West Lyon does not do much. In fact not much happens except punts until about 4:30 left when Adam is punting and kicks it right into our own guy, scramble, e hawk picks it up and gets it to the 10. Big blue stones them and they kick a FG and we are tied 3-3. After kickoff Etown holds us and after a short punt they are at the 50, Beau has a sack on 2nd down which puts them 3 and 20. A 19 run puts them in 4th and short and they go for it, hit an outside run to the one and score next play with 25 seconds left. 10-3 at half. After half kickoff to us, get some yards and punt. Emmetsburg puts together it's one consistant drive and scores with about 2:00 minutes left to make it 17-3.
I will admit that at this point I wondered how Big Blue would respond. We were playing hard, but field position and having the wind in our face the 2nd and 3rd quarter had really hurt. Well, we turned right back and drove the ball on the E Hawks and scored with about 10 minutes left. KO and get the ball right away and drive to the 15 but get stopped on 4 and 2 with 5 minutes left. Trevor is now out of the game with and injury but the defense holds again and gets the ball back. Great pass to Beau who just steps out at the 20. We get 6 on the first carry, plenty of time but sacked, 3rd and ten, run the ball, 4th and 9 and then run a pattern where Adam is wide open, but we just don't make the connection. 17-10 Emmetsburg. Great game. No turnovers, few penalities, a couple bonehead decisions on special teams did hurt us. Outgained Emmetsburg by about 45 yards, very even teams. Trevor rushed for 108 yards, Sully for 47, and Cody A for 26. Cody G had 56 yards passing with Adam 2 catches, 22 yards and Beau one catch for 34 yards. Defense was led by Cody Ahrendt and Brendan TerWee, each had 6 solos and 6 assists. The D line was very stout, we held E town to 198 yards rushing, most of it outside. Van Ginkel and Cody Grotewold had 8 tackles and Joel TerWee turned in 7.
Tough game to lose but now we move on to Sioux Central. I know they have really struggled so far this year so let's keep it that way. I have a feeling the boys may be in a bad mood come Friday. Let's win out and see what the playoffs bring. GO BIG BLUE!!