Warriors whack Comets to spoil homecoming

The mistakes piled up for the BCLUW football team against Wapsie Valley on Friday night, and the scoreboard reflected it as the Warriors dominated every aspect of the game in a 53-0 blowout.
           
“We’re just so young, and we really played like it tonight,” BCLUW coach Anthony Jahr said. “It’s tough to win without juniors and seniors. It really is.”
           
Wapsie Valley (5-1, 2-1) racked up over 450 total yards of offense, while the Comets (1-5, 0-3) failed to gain a first down in the first half of their homecoming contest and were held scoreless for the second straight game.
           
“We didn’t mesh. The line didn’t block well. We had inexcusable turnovers… That should never happen,” Jahr said. “I don’t want to take away from Wapsie. They’re a very physical and very efficient team, but we’re not 53 points worse than them.” 
           
Sophomore running back Trevor Sauerbrei established himself on the first drive of the game with a handful of key carries before scoring from 10 yards out to make it 6-0 in favor of the Warriors. After a BCLUW three and out, a Wapsie Valley drive derailed by a holding penalty and another brief Comet possession, Blayde Bellis broke away and caught an easy touchdown pass to push the lead to 13-0.
           
In an indication of what was to come, Comet quarterback Jessie Moore and running back Koty Kruse fumbled the exchange on the first play of the next drive and gave the ball right back to the Warriors. Sauerbrei scored again, and it was 20-0 after one quarter. 
 
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