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2009 Varsity Schedule

08/28 Win Superior35-14
09/04 Win Hortonville 37-0 
09/11 Win Wisconsin Rapids44-20
09/18 Win Marshfield30-13 
09/26 Win Antigo 46-14
10/02 Win Wausau West 32-13
10/09 WinD.C. Everest34-3
10/16 Loss Minnetonka, MN 0-10
10/22 Win Wausau East50-9
    
10/27 Win Oshkosh West52-27
10/31 Win Hudson28-8
11/07  LossAppleton North14-0 
11/13  WIAA - Level 4TBA 
11/20  Championship TBA
    

2009 Standings

Final - 2009 Valley Season

 W L Pct. Pts. Opp.W L Pts. Opp 
Stevens Point60 1.0001925890 310 86 
Marshfield51 0.8331366081 277 122 
Wis Rapids42 0.6671301114 5 171 200 
Wausau West33 0.5001351465 4 215 201 
D.C. Everest24 0.333841533 5 109 194
Wausau East 150.16759 1962 7 109 288 
Rhinelander 0 6 0.000 0 12 1 8 62 120 

*NOTE: As per a ruling by the WIAA, Rhinelander will forfeit all of its scheduled conference games in the WVC this season following its voluntary withdrawal from the conference for football. WVC member schools initially scheduled to play Rhinelander will receive an automatic conference victory (2-0) via forfeit, regardless of the outcome of the scheduled game. 

Wednesday, Oct. 21
Marshfield 23, Wis. Rapids 20

Thursday, Oct. 22
Stevens Point 50, Wausau East 9
Wausau West 45, Rhinelander 7)*
(Wausau West wins by forfeit over Rhinelander)

Thursday, Oct. 15
Wayzata, MN 34, Wis. Rapids 21 (NC)

Friday, Oct. 16
Wausau West 42, D.C. Everest 28
Marshfield 35, Wausau East 0
Minnetonka MN 10, Stevens Point 0 (NC)*
(Stevens Point wins by forfeit over Rhinelander)

Friday, Oct. 9
Stevens Point 34, D.C. Everest 3
Wis. Rapids 29, Wausau East 7
Marshfield 42, Rhinelander 7 (NC)*
(Marshfield wins by forfeit over Rhinelander)
Wausau West 49, Tomah 28 (NC)

Friday, Oct. 2
Marshfield 35, D.C. Everest 0
Stevens Point 32, Wausau West 13
LaX Central 27, Wis. Rapids 26 (NC)*
(Wis. Rapids wins by forfeit over Rhinelander)
Lakeland 44, Wausau East 7 (NC)

Friday, Sept. 25
Wis. Rapids 14, D.C. Everest 9
Marshfield 28, Wausau West 10
Rhinelander 25, Wausau East 7 (NC)*
(Wausau East wins by forfeit over Rhinelander)

Saturday, Sept. 26
Stevens Point 46, Antigo 14 (NC)

Friday, Sept. 18
D.C. Everest 42, Wausau East 28
Wis. Rapids 45, Wausau West 28
Stevens Point 30, Marshfield 13
Rhinelander 35, Tomahawk 18 (NC)

Friday, Sept. 11
Wausau West 40, Wausau East 13
Stevens Point 44, Wis. Rapids 20
Marshfield 35, Menominee MI 14 (NC)

Saturday, Sept. 12
Lombard (IL) Montini 45, D.C. Everest 20 (NC)*
(D.C. Everest wins by forfeit over Rhinelander)

Friday, Sept. 4
Wausau East 28, Sparta 13 (NC)
Homestead 34, Wis. Rapids 7 (NC)
Menomonie 27, Wausau West 21 (NC)
Marshfield 24, Merrill 0 (NC)
Stevens Point 37, Hortonville 0 (NC)
D.C. Everest 15, Superior 13 (NC)
Antigo 49, Rhinelander 21 (NC)

Friday, Aug. 28
Merrill 35, Wausau East 15 (NC)
Wausau West 10, Antigo 0 (NC)
Marshfield 42, Menomonie 41 (OT) (NC)
Hudson 21, Wis. Rapids 13 (NC)
Stevens Point 35, Superior 14 (NC)
Homestead 28, D.C. Everest 10 (NC)
Lakeland 41, Rhinelander 6 (NC) 

Junior-Varsity Schedule

09/07 map Hortonville5:00 
09/14  Wisconsin Rapids4:30
09/21  Marshfield4:30 
10/05 map Wisconsin Rapids4:00 
10/12 map Marshfield 4:00 
    

Sophmore Schedule

08/27 map D.C. Everest 4:00 
09/10 map Wisconsin Rapids 4:30 
09/17  Marshfield 4:30 
09/24 map Antigo 6:30 
10/01 map Wausau West 4:00 
10/08  D.C. Everest 4:00 
10/16  Minnetonka4:00 
10/20  Wausau East 4:00 
    
Means: SPASH football receives pleasant surprise PDF Print E-mail
Written by Kyle Means • Journal staff   
Wednesday, 21 October 2009 15:38

How does a team win a game against a program it didn't bother to schedule this season?

You still may not be sure after reading this column, but such was the case for the Stevens Point Area Senior High football team, which in a mysterious turn of events was told it actually won 2-0 over the Rhinelander this past Friday, instead of losing 10-0 to Minnetonka, Minn., like this reporter and several hundred others at Community Stadium at Goerke Park thought they saw.

On Tuesday --not before the season began, or even before Week 8, when the information would have been a bit more useful -- SPASH athletic director Stephanie Hauser found out from the WIAA that the school had received a forfeit win over former Wisconsin Valley Conference foe Rhinelander, a program that had dropped out of the conference in football during the offseason. The win awarded to SPASH took the place of any result from the fourth nonconference game (Minnetonka) that SPASH needed to play a full nine-game schedule.
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Prep football: SPASH may use defeat as motivation in playoffs PDF Print E-mail
Written by Kyle Means • Journal staff   
Wednesday, 21 October 2009 15:35

Its game against Minnetonka (Minn.) on Friday was nothing less than an playoff preview for the Stevens Point Area Senior High football team, so falling 10-0 to the Skippers couldn't have hurt more if it came from a team that calls Wisconsin home.

SPASH, having won seven games by an average of more than 27 points leading up to Minnetonka, was in search of a late-season test and the Panthers got just that. The offense in particular hadn't let any opposing defense get under its skin like the Skippers did, giving up five turnovers, all fumbles.

"(On Friday) we weren't on top of our game," said running back Austin Sikorski, who rushed for 57 yards against Minnetonka. "I didn't do what I was supposed to do, the whole offense didn't do what it was supposed to do."

The feeling of not wanting to be disappointed again may propel SPASH to higher heights in the postseason. What could help motivate the Panthers is that it was largely uncharacteristic plays, like the fumbles, that did them in.

On top of that, SPASH didn't play down to its opponent, one of the best programs in Minnesota. In particular, the Panthers defense played one of its best games and gave up under 200 yards from scrimmage.

"Our defense played tough, they played the way we needed them to play," SPASH coach Pete McAdams said.

"They were put into some tough spots at times, but the bottom line is we didn't make the plays we needed to make."
 
Prep football: SPASH shut out by Minnetonka PDF Print E-mail
Written by Kyle Means • Journal staff   
Saturday, 17 October 2009 11:10

The Minnetonka (Minn.) Skippers made sure their trip from across the state border was worth the time and effort.

In a revealing game for both sides, the Minnesota power was able to contain Stevens Point Area Senior High like few teams have been able to in recent years, winning 10-0 Friday at Community Stadium at Goerke Park.

The Panthers took the loss hard and that was without knowing that this was their first shutout loss since 2004 and the team's lowest offensive output since a three-point game in 2006.

"(SPASH) is a really good football team, fun to play," Minnetonka coach Dave Nelson said. "It's huge for us, it's been a while since we beat a really good team like this."

Minnetonka, winners of four in a row, took advantage of six SPASH fumbles, including four lost. Outside of a couple of lengthy drives, SPASH struggled to keep the ball and make big plays. There also was precious little time spent in Minnetonka's red zone. SPASH's best chance at scoring came on a 38-yard field goal attempt from Isaac Groshek in the second quarter -- the ball bounced off the cross bar.
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Prep football: Sikorski sidelined with turf toe PDF Print E-mail
Written by Kyle Means • Journal staff   
Friday, 16 October 2009 12:45

The familiar sight of Austin Sikorski hitting holes provided by the Stevens Point Area Senior High offensive line will be missing from what should be a showcase nonconference game for the undefeated SPASH football team tonight.

Panthers coach Pete McAdams said Thursday that his star senior running back, who has 1,047 yards through the first seven games, will sit out against Minnetonka (Minn.).

Minnetonka is 4-2 and a top-15 team in Minnesota, and visits Community Stadium at Goerke Park at 7 p.m. tonight.

McAdams said that Sikorski is suffering from turf toe.

Making the decision to sit him easier was that this is a nonconference game.

Sikorski may have seen spot action if this was another Wisconsin Valley Conference game, such as he did against D.C. Everest last week, rushing for 46 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries in a 34-3 win.

 
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Prep football: SPASH takes command of WVC with win over Evergreens PDF Print E-mail
Written by Fred Hillman • For the Journal   
Saturday, 10 October 2009 12:01

WESTON -- The first half of the D.C. Everest-Stevens Point Area Senior High football game Friday night looked like another classic battle between two of the top programs in the Wisconsin Valley Conference.

The second half beared no resemblance to the first as the Panthers, ranked No. 2 among large schools in The Associated Press poll, erupted for 21 points in the third quarter en route to a convincing 34-3 victory over the Evergreens at Stiehm Stadium.

The victory ensured unbeaten SPASH of at least a share of the Valley crown at 4-0 and 7-0 overall. The Evergreens fell to 1-3 in league play and 2-5 overall.

"It's an exciting situation to be in right now, no doubt about it," said SPASH coach Pete McAdams, whose team can clinch the title outright with a victory over last-place Wausau East next Friday. "The players have set some lofty goals with this being one of them. It's definitely a positive vibe being in this position for a conference championship."

The teams went scoreless in the first quarter before SPASH grabbed a 7-3 halftime edge.

"We got off to a slow start and they did some really good things offensively," McAdams said. "It's not that we were sputtering, they just came out with their running game and moved the ball on us. Give credit to Everest, they came out ready to play and we did not."

The second half was different as the Panthers scored three touchdowns in the third quarter, including two by Austin Sikorski, who was used sparingly in the game.

"He got a little dinged up last week, so we didn't want to give him a whole lot of playing time this week," McAdams said. "But Joey Mathe, our other tailback did some nice things."

The Panthers started all but one drive in Everest territory and never allowed the Evergreens to get a first down in the second half.

"Defensively, they were doing some different things we hadn't seen in the first half to stop our running game," McAdams said. "At halftime, we made a few adjustments, but defensively it wasn't adjustments. We just started playing a little better and a little smarter."
 
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