Spartans clinch playoff berth

CONRAD — For the second time in the past three years, the Grundy Center High School football team will be playing in the postseason. Friday the Spartans clinched a playoff berth with a 24-13 victory over BCLUW in Conrad.
The homecoming game for BCLUW featured an hour-long delay due to lightning in the area. Despite the delay, which came during the second quarter, the game was played to completion.
Freshman running back Bryce Flater kick-started the Grundy Center offense on its opening drive with a huge gain on a reverse play and he capped the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run. Brock Rohler’s point-after kick gave his team a 7-0 lead.
When the Comets took possession of the ball, they appeared to be in dire straits after Jordan Stoner sacked quarterback Conner Ubben for a huge loss. Facing third- and-long, Ubben dumped a screen pass off to Tyler Lutes, and Lutes did the rest, gaining 26 yards and revitalizing the drive. A Clarke Macy run and a 16-yard connection between Ubben and Lane Caster set up a 20-yard fade pass to Lutes for a touchdown to put BCLUW on the board. Lutes missed the extra point, and the Spartans held onto a 7-6 lead.
 

For more of this story see the Oct. 10 Grundy Register.