The Sevastopol Pioneers travel around the bay for their Level 2 Playoff matchup against Suring on Friday night.
The Pioneers are coming off a 32-6 win against Niagara last Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers scored on their first two possessions in the first quarter on strikes from quarterback Bo Tanck to receiver Cash Kuehn from 30 and 34 yards to make it 14-0 Sevastopol after one quarter. After giving up a touchdown, the Pioneers responded with a five-yard run by Ray Johnson with only 28 seconds left in the half to take a 20-6 lead. Both teams exchanged possessions after halftime before the Pioneers took a commanding 26-6 lead on a 10-yard scamper by Tanck with 2:15 left in the third quarter. Tanck connected again with Kuehn on a 21-yard pass with 9:17 left in the fourth quarter to close out the scoring and secure the Pioneers' win.
Click here for our interview with Sevastopol head coach Daniel Judas
The Eagles advanced to Level 2 after beating Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 46-19 last Saturday. Grant Thomson (140 yards, 1 TD), Dyllan Flynn (122 yards, 2 TD), and Kroix Kempka (102 yards, 3 TD) accounted for all of the touchdowns for the Eagles to improve to 9-2 on the season. Kempka leads the team with 865 yards on 94 carries and 17 touchdowns.
Last season, the Pioneers won both matchups, including a 40-14 win in Level 1 of the playoffs.
Tim Kowols will have the call on U-102.1 beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show, followed by the kickoff at 7 p.m.


