It was a happy homecoming for Kewaunee, as the Storm rolled Sturgeon Bay 55-0 as heard on 104.1 WRLU.
Kewaunee won the coin toss and, in just three plays, found the end zone as Waylon Delain carried from 4 yards out. Blake Temme’s point after was good and put the Storm up 7-0. Kewaunee’s defense was exceptional, allowing just one first down in the first half, forcing three-and-out after three-and-out. On Sturgeon Bay’s first punt attempt, a low snap led to a fake punt attempt that Connor Kilgore intercepted. Kilgore returned the interception for a touchdown, but was called back due to a penalty. Kewaunee would find the endzone in just a couple of plays as Brett Paulsen found Alec Carlson for a 9-yard touchdown. Temme put another kick through the uprights to increase the lead to 14-0. Another Clippers three-and-out gave the Storm the ball quickly, and Kewaunee scored quickly, as Paulsen took a quarterback keeper for 30 yards and a score. The PAT was good, increasing the lead to 21-0. After the ensuing kickoff, Sturgeon Bay’s opening play was a Trygg Stuth pass that Diesel Bosdeck intercepted. Bosdeck found the endzone on Kewaunee’s first play of the drive, as Paulsen launched a pass to the endzone, suitable for a 37-yard touchdown. Another drive for the Clippers resulted in a 3-and-out, and the punt pinned the Storm back to their own 21. Kewaunee took just three plays to score, as Kaden Koss rushed for a 1-yard touchdown, followed by a Temme kick to put the Storm up 35-0 late in the first quarter.
Sturgeon Bay ended the opening quarter with the ball, and with the start of the 2nd quarter, brought a running clock for the remainder of the ballgame. The Storm defense forced another punting situation, which the Clippers tried another fake, but were stopped by Kewaunee’s defense. Sturgeon Bay’s defense held the Storm out of the endzone for the only time in the game, forcing a turnover on downs by Kewaunee’s reserves. This time, the Storm defense forced another turnover, intercepting Stuth by Tucker DeFresne. A pair of penalties backed the Storm up, but Kewaunee found the endzone as Bosdeck connected with Mason Kovacs for a 23-yard touchdown pass. The kick was good, putting Kewaunee up 42-0, which the Storm took into halftime.
Sturgeon Bay got a first down on the opening drive of the half, but were forced to another turnover on downs. Temme took Kewaunee’s opening play of the half to the endzone for a 53-yard touchdown, with another good PAT kick building the lead to 49-0. Kewaunee would score one more time, with a 12-yard carry by Drew Vaughn, capping off scoring at 55-0. Sturgeon Bay offense put together its best drive of the game on its final drive, marching down the field, but was turned away on 4th down at the Kewaunee 9-yard line. With the running clock, the Storm didn’t need to snap the ball to run out the clock.
Kewaunee moves to 5-1 on the season and undefeated in Packerland play. Sturgeon Bay falls to 0-6. Next week, Kewaunee hosts Southern Door on U-102.1, and Sturgeon Bay travels to Mishicot.
