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By Pat Neumuth Freeman Staff MADISON — Coach Greg Malling wasn't going to sugar coat anything after the Arrowhead High School football team's 31-6 defeat to Kimberly in the WIAA Divi- sion 1 state championship game last month. "We just got beat," Malling said. "I don't mean that to sound trite. There's a dis- tinction of losing and get- ting beat. Losing is when you let things slip away. Sometimes you are going to get beat and run into better people or a better team, and this was a better team. "It's not that we are taking the loss lightly, but there's an honesty factor. At the end of the game, we kept saying there's a lot we can learn from this and I think we will learn a lot from this." This was the first time in the state history two defend- ing champs played each other in a title game. Kim- berly was the Division 2 champs last season and Arrowhead came into the game as the two-time defend- ing Division 1 champs. "Yeah, it is," Kimberly coach Steve Jones said when asked if it was sweet to silence the doubters who thought Kimberly couldn't hang in Division 1. "Our kids were actually really excited when we got bumped up to Division 1, because that's something that hasn't been done before. They were able to make history. I could- n't be prouder of our guys and our coaching staff. It's an unbelievable feeling." The Papermakers were the superior team from the get go. Kimberly had four first-half possessions and scored touchdowns on all of them. Junior Blair Mulhol- land ran in the first touch- down from 16 yards out to cap off an eight play, 70-yard drive. If that wasn't the start of Kimberly imposing its will, the next drive was. Senior quarterback Austin Weyen- berg hooked up with senior Jake Johnson on a 20-yard touchdown pass to finish a 12-play, 99-yard drive in a span of 6 minutes, 26 sec- onds. Arrowhead was able to respond. Junior quarter- back Johnny Duranso com- pleted a 27-yard touchdown pass to junior Justin Peret to make it 14-6. However, Mul- holland and Weyenberg ran in touchdowns for a 28-6 lead at the half. "No," Jones said if he could have drawn up a better start. "I thought we came out and played really, really clean. We were assignment- sound. Our O-line took over, our backs ran well, we threw the ball when we needed to. I couldn't have drawn it up any better." Arrowhead was down, but not out — yet. Senior Cody Sellhausen took the ball up the middle for 61 yards, and the Warhawks drove to Kimber- ly's 1-yard line. On a goalline run, Sellhausen got into the end zone, but Arrowhead was called for an illegal shift. Two incompletions later, Arrowhead turned it over on downs. Kimberly, however gave the ball right back. Arrow- head junior defensive back Tedy Orlando forced a fum- ble and recovered it to give Arrowhead the ball at Kim- berly's 22. The Arrowhead offense stalled, turning it over on downs after gaining just three yards. "At that point, I don't know if it deflated us or any- thing like that, as much as it was just a missed opportuni- ty," Malling said. "Those were opportunities for us. If you don't make a charge and push, it just goes that way sometimes against good teams." Coming off back-to-back championships, Malling said there wasn't a reason for his players to hang their heads. The Warhawks were inexperienced, and that reflected with a 3-3 record through the first six games. Senior defensive end Jack Bredeson said nothing was really said to turn it around. Playing and watching the last two teams win state really showed the team how to win. "We just kept our heads on straight and knew what we needed to do," Bredeson said. "Playing behind those two senior classes the last two years is the best thing that could have happened. They paved the path, and it reminded us to just each our heads in it." Arrowhead still might have better football in its future. Nine starters on offense and five on defense were underclassmen this season. "We are still enjoying this one," junior offensive line- man Ben Bredeson said. "We had a great journey here. In the offseason, we will get to work. Losing in the end, it was a great run here, but it just builds fuel to the fire and makes you want it more to get on the winning side again." Malling was a little more coy about how good the Warhawks could be next year. "Right now you feel bad for the seniors. I don't know. I'm going to take a nap and then talk about 2015," Malling said. Email: pneumuth@conleynet.com Page 8A • FREEMAN & ENTERPRISE LAKE COUNTRY DECEMBER 2014 WAU K E S H A C I V I C TH E AT R E 264 West Main Street • Waukesha (262) 547-0708 www.waukeshacivictheatre.org Give the gift of theatre this holiday season with a Give the gift of theatre this holiday season with a Fabulous Flex Four For $56! Fabulous Flex Four For $56! 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Right: Arrowhead wide receiver Justin Peret runs for his team's lone touchdown against Kimberly. By Pat Neumuth Freeman Staff DELAFIELD — When on power plays, a man advan- tage should be just that: an advantage. The Bay Port High School boys hockey team got that message, while Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago/Ocon omowoc did not. The Pirates scored two power-play goals in the sec- ond period en route to a 3-1 victory over the Lasers in a nonconference game earlier this month at Naga-Waukee Park Ice Arena. The Pirates committed six penalties to KMMO's five. This early in season, both coaches worked on their penalty kill and power play — and Bay Port just executed. "We had our chances on power plays, and when you don't score on special teams what are you going to do?" KMMO coach John Brymer said. "When you have 5-on-4 and 5-on-3, we had a 5-on-3 opportunity and couldn't score, let alone get any offense generated at the net." Brymer said a team will score about 25 percent of the time in a 5-on-4 advantage, while a 5-on-3 situation should be scored on at least on 45 percent of chances. At 2 for 5 on one-man advan- tages, Bay Port executed above the law of averages. KMMO started the scoring when senior defenseman Connor Freeman put a shot on goal that went off a play- er's skate and through the five-hole of Bay Port senior goaltender Sean Angle in the first period. Bay Port tied the score on its second power play and first of the second period. It was a play that the Pirates executed very well and every team does. "We look for that back-door play like most teams, and it was a heck of a pass and a heck of a shot," Bay Port coach Mike Buchan said. "We worked on our power play a lot this week, and I'm glad to see it come through twice. Early on in the season, it's tough to get those in." Bay Port's second goal — also on a power play — came just seven seconds after KMMO was called for a penal- ty. On the faceoff, Bay Port senior Brady DeBouche got to a wobbly puck near the blue line and fired the shot through traffic for the goal. "That first one is a back- door play and we know that is going to happen and we got caught our of position. We can't be giving up back-door goals," Brymer said. "The sec- ond one, you know what, the goalie was screened and it was a long shot near the blue line. If we are going to give up any shots near the blue line, that's one we are going to give up when you are outnumbered. The goalie has to make the save, but we also need to give him room to see the puck." Despite giving up the lead, KMMO had its best chance of the night with a two-man advantage — but just couldn't convert. The Lasers only had two shots on target during the two-minute, two-man advan- tage. The power play spanned the second and third periods, and during the 44 seconds in the third period KMMO didn't get a shot on net. "We didn't work on that 5- on-3," Buchan said. "But we have some veteran guys out there that have been there in the past. And when you talk about special teams, I guaran- tee they didn't work on 5-on-3 either. We might've looked really good, but if we see them 10 games down the road it might be a different story." Bay Port senior Martin Suda clinched the victory with an unassisted goal with 1:39 left in the game. KMMO sophomore goalie Paul McLean stoned several shots, finishing with 29 saves. Angle made 27 saves. "Bay Port is a good team, and I thought we played a great first period and they played a great second period," Brymer said. "In the third period, we didn't get any scor- ing opportunities, so give it to Bay Port for doing what they needed to do. "I think they outplayed us and played with more heart. They were more excited to be out there. Our team with the amount of seniors we have, we should be excited to play and we weren't. We were flat in the second and third period." Email: pneumuth@conleynet.com KMMO unable to capitalize on advantages Robert F. Borkowski/Special to The Freeman Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago/Oconomowoc senior Nick Bateson moves the puck up ice against Bay Port in a nonconference game.

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