Warriors squeak by North Tama

The SW offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage Friday at North Tama for the Warriors fourth-straight win. (Photo courtesy of Cathy Sabelka)

After a shaky start to the season, the South Winn football team (4-3, 4-2) earned its fourth straight victory and its first playoff bid since 2019 Friday with a 34-28 win over North Tama (2-5, 2-4).
“Our offensive line, led by center Tristen Bodensteiner, dominated the line of scrimmage most of the night. In the fourth quarter we had some breakdowns on defense and special teams. We will continue to work and improve in the areas that we lacked execution, but it’s nice to see our players’ effort remains a strength for us every week,” said Coach Jason Ohrt.

Solid defense
South Winn came out and established a great opening drive that concluded with Brady Ohrt carrying the pigskin into the end zone for a score. Later, a 76-yard pass by North Tama put the home team in contention but would be the lone score by the Redhawks through the first three quarter. The Warriors were able to control the pace of the game, building a 28-6 lead off another Ohrt run, a 65-yard interception return by Braiden Todd and a Nolan Sabelka 6-yard rush by the end of third quarter.
North Tama was able to climb back in the fourth with a 23-yard pass and a 20-yard blocked punt return to make it a one-score game. Sabelka managed to break loose of the Redhawk defense and sprint 62-yards to the house, putting South Winn out front 34-22. North Tama managed one more score against the Warrior defense but it wasn’t enough as the visitors took their fourth straight win.

Doing enough
The Warriors rushed for 336 yards and had 348 total. North Tama picked up 337 yards.
Kyle Kuboushek led the offense with 142 yards rushing. Sabelka picked up 77 yards on six carries, while Ohrt had 76 yards on seven carries.
It was a group defensive effort. Sabelka led the way with six total tackles, including four solo stops. Ohrt was there for 5.5 total stops, including four solo tackles, while Parker Timp had four solo tackles.

Up next
The Warriors will be at home again Friday, Oct. 13, in the final district match-up against BCLUW at 7 p.m.

Game stats
Total yards: South Winn 348; North Tama 337
Passing (comp/att/yds): Braiden Todd (1-2, 12 yds., 1 INT); Brady Ohrt (0-2)
Rushing (att/yds): Kyle Kuboushek (32-142); Nolan Sabelka (6-77, 2 TD); Ohrt (7-76, 2 TD); Parker Timp (8-36); Todd (2-6)
Receiving (att/yds/TD): Ohrt (1-12)
Tackles (total): Sabelka (6.0); Ohrt (5.5); Kuboushek (5.0); Timp (4.5); Todd (2.5); Cody Meyer (2.5); Carson Streeter (2.5); Aiden Feickert (1.5); Brody Tieskoetter (1.5); Tristen Bodensteiner (1.0); Eric Kriener (0.5); Shayde Wermers (0.5)
Interceptions (no/return yds): Todd (1-65, 1 TD); Streeter (1-0)
Punts (att/yds): Streeter (1-41)
Punt returns (att/yds): Streeter (1-6)
Kick-offs (att/yds): Streeter (6-324)

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