Bluegolds overwhelm Riverdale
Bluegolds wide receiver Jackson Konichek flips his way into the end zone for a touchdown during Friday nights game at Riverdale. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Jackson Konichek (3) celebrates with teammates Tucker DuCharme (28) and Gage Wall (10) after his first quarter touchdown gave the Bluegolds a lead over the Chieftains that they would never surrender. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Cooper Lomas (4) fires a pass to Kaden Roberts (33) between the blocking of Ben Payne (64) and Owen Oppriecht (7). (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Hayden Alvarado (70), Tucker Stluka (3) and Sawyer Swiggum (52) celebrate after Stluka tackled the Riverdale ball carrier for a loss on the play. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Cooper Lomas (4) keeps the ball as he tries to get around Riverdale's Brody Miess with Owen Oppriecht (7) trailing Lomas on the play. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Tucker DuCharme (28) and Josh Martin (14) celebrate after a tackle as Jackson Konichek (2) and Gage Wall (10) look on. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Junior running back Carson Sime catches a pass from Cooper Lomas in the open field...(Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
....Sime tries to stay inbounds by tip-toeing down the sideline...(Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
....Sime was unsuccessful in his attempt to stay inbounds. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Owen Oppriecht (7) looks upfield behind the blocking of Anthony Caya (54). (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Carson Sime (30) fights off the tackle attempt by the Riverdale defender. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
Coming off a tough 28-24 home loss to Iowa-Grant, the Seneca-Wauzeka-Steuben Bluegolds entered their week five game with the Riverdale Chieftains in need of a win to stay in the playoff hunt. The Bluegolds scored first and never looked back on their way to a 28-7 victory.
Cooper Lomas got the S-W-S offense going in the first quarter with a 43 yard touchdown pass to Jackson Konichek. Lomas then made the first of his four successful PAT kicks on the night to make the score 7-0 with seconds remaining in the first quarter.
Lomas was just getting started, scoring on a 2-yard rushing touchdown and converting his second PAT kick early in the second quarter to extend the Bluegolds lead to 14-0.
Owen Oppriecht added a 3 yard rushing touchdown later in the quarter, pushing the score to 21-0 heading into halftime.
Carson Sime would add to the Bluegolds scoring total with a 4-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter. Lomas converted his fourth PAT of the game to make the score 28-0. Riverdale would add a touchdown in the fourth quarter to account for the final score of 28-7.
The S-W-S rushing attack was led by Sime (18 rushing attempts for 127 yards and 1 touchdown) and Lomas (6 rushing attempts for 52 yards and 1 touchdown). Lomas was also 6-of-9 passing for 94 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Konichek led the Bluegolds with 2 catches for 69 yards and 1 touchdown.
The Bluegolds improved to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the Six Rivers Conference with the win, while the Chieftains fell to 0-4 overall and 0-4 in conference play. Next up for Seneca-Wauzeka-Steuben is a trip to Blanchardville on Saturday, September 21 to take on Pecatonica/Argyle at 2 p.m.
