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tied the game at 7-7 with a four-yard touchdown run with 2:17 to play in the first quarter.
On their first possession of the second quarter the Warhawks took advantage of an 11-yard punt by UW-
Stout to begin a UW-W drive at the Whitewater 47. Four plays later the Warhawks took the lead 14-7
thanks to a four-yard touchdown run by Levell Coppage (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park) at 9:22.
Shortly afterwards the Blue Devils were backed up inside their own 25, and then committed a false start
on third and long. After the penalty, linebacker Kyle Wismer (Spring Grove, IL/Richmond-
Burton) charged through the line to bat down a Carey pass to force the Blue Devils to punt. With 8:12
left in the half Whitewater took possession at their own 30 yard-line. Five plays later Blanchard found
Tyler Huber (Mukwonago/North Prairie) alone in the end zone for a 31-yard touchdown pass, set
up by a 25-yard completion to Cory Robinson (Cambridge/Cambridge) on the previous play.
Following another Blue Devil punt, the Warhawks received the ball on their own 30-yard line with 3:28 to
play in the half. The team dug itself into a hole after a pair of penalties to make it second and 23, but was
bailed out by a 37-yard catch by Luke Menzel (Sheboygan Falls/Oostburg), who followed that up
with another reception, this time for 25 yards, again from Blanchard. A holding penalty made it first and
20, but Coppage took it in for the score from 23 yards out to make it 28-7 with 1:33 left in the half.
UW-W and Blanchard had just 24 yards passing in the first quarter when the game was tied 7-7, but 171
in the second quarter when UW-W outscored the Blue Devils 21-0.
The third quarter belonged to the Blue Devils as they scored on their first two possessions in the second
half. Carey hooked up with Trevor Morning on a 39-yard touchdown pass to make the score 28-14 with
7:06 remaining in the third quarter, to break a run of twenty-one consecutive points by Whitewater.
After the teams traded punts, the Blue Devils scored again. Carey hooked up with Morning for his second
touchdown on a 45-yard pass to make it 28-21 with 0:32 left in the third quarter.
The Warhawks responded on their next drive, which covered 73 yards in five plays in 2:18, with a 26-yard
touchdown run by Coppage to make it 35-21 with 13:15 in the fourth quarter. The score was set up by an
18-yard catch by Menzel on the previous play.
Whitewater’s defense shut down the Stout offense from that point on preventing any more scores and
coming up with a pair of interceptions to put the game away. Ryan Cortez (Palatine, IL/Palatine,
IL) had the first interception with just over six minutes to play at the Blue Devils’ 25. Two plays later
Blanchard hooked up with Bernie Tamsett (Waterford/Waterford Union) for a nine yard
touchdown to conclude the scoring, 42-21 with 5:20 left in the fourth quarter.
The Blue Devils saw their next drive end with the second interception, this time by Ryan Wenkman
(Wisconsin Dells/Wisconsin Dells).
The Warhawks racked up 539 yards of total offense. Blanchard finished 20-28 with 294 yards, tying his
season high, also accomplished in the third game of the season, and three touchdowns. Coppage ended
his night with 139 yards (for those counting, now 185 shy of Justin Beaver’s school and WIAC career
record of 6,584) and three touchdowns on 22 carries. Menzel had a personal season high of 153 yards
on 7 catches, just three yards shy of Tyler Huber (Mukwonago/North Prairie)’s team best 156
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