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Wednesday, 03 October 2007 |
 HAVE BLOCKERS-WILL TRAVEL – With blockers Austin Breding and Bjorn Swanson out front, tailback Brandon Philipps scoots down field in action with Cut Bank during the Homecoming contest on Saturday. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
In the first quarter on their first possession, it looked like Conrad would have the first points when they herded the ball to the 11-yard line. But the drive stalled and Cut Bank took over on downs.
Neither team put up any points in the first quarter.
In the second period, Cut Bank put together a nice drive and actually they got into the end zone on a fourth and inches play for a 0-6 lead. The PAT attempt failed.
Still in the second quarter, Conrad faked a punt and Lane Judisch hooked up with Scotty Schlosser on a pass play that put the Cowboys in good field position at the 41-yard line.
They moved the ball to the five-yard line where Austin Breding bulled into the Promised Land for a score. A PAT kick by Brent Bandow was just wide right and the score was locked up at 6-6 with 5:30 to play before halftime.
On Cut Bank’s next possession, Judisch picked off the first of his two passes and put the Cowboys in business at the 28-yard line.
Josiah Moerkerke moved the team to the 10-yard line and from here Bandow would boot a 28 yard field goal that split the uprights, giving Conrad a 9-6 lead with 1:49 to go before intermission.
Andrew Lehnerz and Doug Peters made nifty stops on Cut Bank players on their following possession and the 9-6 lead held up.
The Cowboy defense stopped a third quarter drive when Judisch picked off his second pass of the day and later Schlosser recovered a fumble.
But the killer play came with just over 11 minutes to play in the fourth quarter. Spencer Lewis gathered in a 19 yard scoring pass from Orin Johnson to put the Wolves up 12-9. A two point PAT try failed.
Neither team would score again. The Cowboys took over possession on downs, but the clock was already an enemy with just 1.4 seconds to play. A long pass from Moerkerke to Judisch fell short and Conrad suffered the Homecoming loss.
The Cowboys had 149 total yards of offense, 64 yards running, and led by Breding with 42 on 11 carries and the one TD.
Moerkerke passed for 85 yards on 6-14 attempts with no interceptions. He was sacked twice.
Coach Joe Moerkerke commented on Monday, “I figured we might make the 9-6 lead hold, but I knew another score would be nice to have.”
The Cowboys go to Shelby on Friday. Both teams are 2-3, but Shelby is 1-0 in the conference while Conrad is 1-1.
“The games are critical now,” said Moerkerke. He also noted that the entertaining contest was pretty physical. While it is nothing serious, several players are nursing bumps and bruises.
Following the Coyotes, the Glasgow Scotties come to Conrad on Oct. 12. It will be the final home game for Conrad, so mark your calendar for Senior Night.
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