Waukon football team comes up with five second half turnovers to pull away from 12-12 halftime knot for 32-12 Class 2A State Play-Off quarterfinals home win over West Liberty
One-handed wonder ends a late threat ... Waukon football senior Dawson Baures goes airborne to snatch a West Liberty pass out of the air and end a Comet drive and threat to the Indian lead early in the fourth quarter of the Tribe’s 32-12 home win in the Class 2A State Play-Off quarterfinals Friday, November 8. In addition to this interception, Baures also wrapped up four solo tackles, caught three passes for 35 yards and carried the ball 24 times for 132 yards and two touchdowns in the victory. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.
Grid Tribe advances to third consecutive State semifinals berth, plays Williamsburg this Saturday
Turnovers told the tale of the Waukon football team’s 32-12 home win over West Liberty in the grid Tribe’s Class 2A State Play-Off quarterfinal match-up Friday, November 8. The Indians came up with five second half turnovers to turn over a 12-12 halftime scoreboard knot into 20 unanswered points and turn their play-off fate over to a third consecutive berth in the State semifinals.
“After the game, I told them they were opportunistic, which is something you have to be in football and in life,” Waukon football coach Chad Beermann said. “Take advantage of the opportunities that come to you, and things can turn out well. Our guys were shell-shocked early, but settled down. It was impressive, the way they responded after giving up two scores in less than a minute.”
SEMIFINAL ROUND VS. WILLIAMSBURG THIS SATURDAY
Friday’s quarterfinals win advances the grid Tribe to its third consecutive Class 2A State Play-Off semifinals berth, which will take place this Saturday, November 16, beginning at 7 p.m. against an upset-minded Williamsburg team that came into the Class 2A State Play-Offs with a number-11 seed but already knocked off fifth-seeded Waterloo Columbus and second-seeded Clear Lake.
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