the westerners pulling out some trickery on fourth down...the funky formation frees up dylan irizarry...he's wide open for the score from cal eskra...that knots things up at 7. to the second quarter...eskra...o n the roll finds tyler waterbury...and he racks up the yacs...77 yard pitch and catch makes it 14-7...it would be tied at the half. we jump to the 4th, tied up at 21...eskra, flips it out to conner anderson...he hits the promised land to give a-dub the lead. it turned into a shootout...tied at 28...fourth down for mount ayr...jacob taylor flings it and kyle dolecheck makes the clutch catch for the score...raiders go up 7. but eskra marches his team down field and finds austin allard up the seam for the touchdown to get it down to a one point game. and the westerners go for the win! eskra finds irizarry for two...that gives them the lead and they hold on in a wild one, 36-35. eric walkingstick--"there was no question about it. we'd already talked about it. i told one of my assistant coaches, if we score, we will go for two. and that's how we've lived our season. we sat there and

throws across his body and finds a wide open dylan irizarry! unbelieveable! we are tied at 7!4) second quarter now same score escra finds tyler waterbury watch the right side of your screen big block from mber one aaron allard anan behind waterbury! it's a 78 yard touchdown pitch and catch and the westerners take the lead!5) less than two minutes to go first half raiders answer. quarterback jacob taylor up the gut. we were tied at 14 at the half. and the westerners beat another ranked playoff opponent! they advance to the championship game next thursday right here at the uni dome!chris: make sure to stay with us tonight at 10:00 we'll have highlights of western christian's volleleall team going for the state title in ththr chamamonship gaga up in cedar rapids at the us cellular center. we'll have a full recap tonight. back to 3 3 tonight will be our last night near freezing for a a w days. this weekend will be mild with gh temperatures just above 60 anlow temperatures in the upper 30s for saturday and low to mid 40s for sunday. 3 3 3 have a great >> pelley: an exexosion at a s

in the second half the westerners find some life...cal eskra to dylan irizarry on the slant...28-6 a dub on the board. later in the third...eskra to austin allard...the uni panthers love the snag...akron- westfield chchping away at ththlead. after g-r scored to go upup5-12...the westerners hit paydirirone more time... eskra on the keeper gets it to two scores and a-dub falls in the championship, 52- 20. "our fans supported us all the way through and i mean, we work hard in the offseason, we worked really hard. and i mean, we believe in each other, we're a family, and that's just tough to beat." " our success is not measured in the destination. it's the journey. and this team has had a great journey. they have proved so many people wrong and have got to the state finals and that's what i'm more proud of is their effort throughout the season." ongratulations to the westerners on a great season. in cedar falls, chris palmquist, abc9 sports. thanks chris. western christian and spirit lake were supposed to play for state titles tomorrow, but the i-h-s-a-a has postponed friday's championsh

the westerners pulling out soso trickery on fourth down...the funky formatn frees up dylan irizarry...he's wide open for thescore from cal eskra...that knots things up at 7. to the second quarter...eskra...o n the roll finds tyler waterbury...mnd he racks up the yacs...77 yard pitch and catch makes it 14-7...it would be tied at the half. we jump to the 4th, tied up at 21...eskra, flips it out to conner anderson...he hits the promised land to give a-dub the lead. it turned into a shootout...tied at 28...fourth down for mount ayr...jacob taylor flings it and kyle dolecheck makes the clutch catch for the e score...raiders s up 7. but eskra marchehehis team down field and finds austin allard up the seam for the touchdown get it down to a one point game. and the westerners go for the win! eskra finds irizarry for two...that gives them the lead and they hold on in a wild one, 36-35. in nebraska...norfol k catholic hosting boys town...matt wolfenden from our sportszone partners at necc shot this for us. 7-0 knights and they're looking for more...david engelhaupt pushed out just short of the

they roll the dice going for two and cal eskra connects with dylan irizarry for the win. fortune favors the bold...the westerners will play for a state title on thursday. for play number four we head to the ice...musketeers hosting des moines last friday night. and the power play was clicking...cj dodero has a great one on one but he's unselfish, he passes it up and lays it right on the tape for josh wilkins--he doesn't miss from there. in fact, that's such a nice set up on the man advantage, that i might have been able to score and i can't skate! alright, probably not, but what a play anyway. let's head back to the gridiron forber three...morningsid e hosting doane for the gpac championshipand this play, perfectly summed up the afternoon. just when the tigers think they have something going, chad berg and logan rozeboom say not up in here!--what a big hit out of the stang defense. i was standing next to the mustang offensive line when this happened and they asked if this would be on the news...not only did it make the cut, but it's your number 3 play of the week. let's h

in the second half the westerners find some life...cal eskra to dylan irizarry on the slant...28-6 a dub on the board. later in the third...eskra to austin allard...the uni panthers love the snag...akron- westfield chipping away at the lead. after g-r scored to go up 35-12...the westerners hit paydirt one more time... eskra on the keeper gets it to two scores and a-dub falls in the championship, 52-20. "our fans supported us all the way through and i mean, we work hard in the offseason, we worked really hard. and i mean, we believe in each other, we're a family, and that's just tough to beat." "our success is not measured in the destination. it's the journey. and this team has had a great journey. they have proved so many people wrong and have got to the state finals and that's what i'm more proud of is their effort throughout the season." ongratulations to the westerners on a great season. in cedar falls, chris palmquist, abc9 sports. alex thanks chris.to the rushmore state we go, the championship is underway. in class a, dakota valley is back at state for the fourth straight season

but in the second half, the westerners get things going - cal eskra over the middle to dylan irizarry - and the a-w is on the board. the westerners recover the onside kick - and then eskra hits austin allard for a 29-yard touchdown - suddenly it's a 2-score game. but g-r responds with a 52-yard run from eric stoakes - the rebels outgained akron-westfield by almost 200 yards. eskra gets a-w a little closer to end the 3rd - but that's all the westerners could muster - gladbrook-reinbeck wins the "i felt like we were pretty good coming in," said junior quarterback cal eskra. "felt good, just that first half there, i don't knono we couldn't get rolling. i guess it is what it is." "our success is not measured in the destination, it's the journey," said head coach eric walkingstick. "this team has had a great journey. they have proved so many people wrong, and got to the state finals. that's what i'm more proud of, is their effort throughout the season, not how we started off slow. i was so proud of them tonight, coming out here and playing for a state championship." because of tomorrow's s

it was 31-28 after 3 - but dylan irizarry and the westerner defense held strong late in the game - akron- westfield upsets west sioux to head to the dome, 45-34. 8-man football -- number-4 m-m-c taking on unranked west bend- mallard. 1st quarter, eagles facing 3rd down when derek erdman receives the handoff and finds a hole and breaks tackles en route to a first down. m-m-c finishes drive when quarterback ben specht goes on the run, and he throws up a desperation pass and jacob spieler reaches over the defender to make the catch for the touchdown to put the eagles up 14 to 0. the wolverines try to answer, on the toss play, nolan roger dahlhauser gets the ball and he follows his blockers and gets to the outside before being tripped up for the first down. later, west bend-mallard facing 4th down inside the m-m-c ten -- nolan robert dahlhauser goes back to throw, but his pass is batted down by sam hueser for a turnover on downs. mmc is going back to the dome, 21-14 over west bend-mallard.. also in 1a, van meter edges south central calhoun, 28-26. the titans drove to the 4-yard line before t

in the second half the westerners find some life...cal eskra to dylan irizarry on the slant...28-6 a dub on the board. later in the third...eskra to austin allard...the uni panthers love the snag...akron- westfield chipping away at the lead. after g-r scored to go up 35-12...the westerners hit paydirt one more time... eskra on the keeper gets it to two scores and a-dub falls in the championship, 52-20. our fans supported us all the way through and i mean, we work hard in the offseason, we worked really hard. and i mean, we believe in each other, we're a family, and that's just tough to beat." our success is not measured in the destination. it's the journey. and this team has had a great journey. they have proved so many people wrong and have got to the state finals and that's what i'm more proud of is their effort throughout the season." ongratulations to the westerners on a great season. in cedar falls, chris palmquist, abc9 sports. lukas:: scott: it's time now to check on your forecast... it's time now to check on your forecast... scott: good morning siouxland. we have snow enterin

in the second half the westerners find some life...cal eskra to dylan irizarry on the slant...28-6 a dub on the board. later in the third...eskra to austin allard...the uni panthers love the snag...akron- westfield chipping away at the lead. after g-r scored to go up 35-12...the westerners hit paydirt one more time... eskra on t t keeper gets i ito two scores and a-dub falls in the championship, 52-20. our fans supported us all the way through and i mean, we work hard in the offseason, we worked really hard. and i mean, we believe in each other, we're a family, and that's just tough to beat." our success is not measured in the destination. it's the journey. and this team has had a great journey. they have proved so many people wrong and have got to the state finals and that's what i'm more proud of is their effort throughout the season." ongratulations to cedar falls, chris palmquist, abc9 sports. jessica rae scott: it's time now to check on your forecast... scott: good morning siouxland. we have snow entering the area today. this will be wet and heavy precipitation! a winter storm w

but in the second half, the westerners get things going - cal eskra over the middle to dylan irizarry - and the a-w is on the board. the westerners recover the onside kick - and then eskra hits austin allard for a 29-yard touchdown - suddenly it's a 2-score game. but g-r responds with a 52-yard run from eric stoakes - the rebels outgained akron-westfield by eskra gets a-w a little closer to end the 3rd - but that's all the westerners could muster - gladbrook-reinbeck wins the class a title, 52-20. "i felt like we were pretty good coming in," said junior quarterback cal eskra. "felt good, just that first half there, i don't know, we couldn't get rolling. i guess it is what it ik." "our success is not measured in the destination, it's the journey," said head coach eric walkngstick. "this team has had a great journey. they have proved so many people wrong, and got to the state finals. thatat what i'm more proud of, is their effort throughout the season, not how we started off slow. i was so proud of them tonight, coming championship.p. akron-westfield finishes at 1111 and 3. because of t