Audubon quarterback Aiden Kjergaard carried the ball 35 times for 324 yards and three touchdowns on Wednesday at the UNI-Dome. He threw for two more. His team scored 39 points, came in 11-0 as the top seed in Iowa's 8-Player bracket, and went home.
Gladbrook-Reinbeck won 44-39 because its own quarterback never missed. Bennett Sieh completed all 11 of his passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns, senior running back Treyvon Herron scored five times, and the Rebels are playing for a state championship, KCRG reported. Both teams entered the semifinal in Cedar Falls unbeaten.
Treyvon Herron: 144 Rushing Yards and Five Touchdowns
Herron ran 20 times for 144 yards and four touchdowns and caught four passes for 42 yards and a fifth, according to Western Iowa Today. Devin Boldt added three catches for 89 yards, one of them a 44-yard touchdown.
The game turned in the second quarter, when Gladbrook-Reinbeck scored 27 points and took a 34-26 lead to halftime. KCRG noted that the Rebels failed to score on only two drives all night. In a game where neither defense could get off the field, that was the margin.
One Field Goal in the Third Quarter, Then Herron's Last Score With 9:38 Left
The only points of the third quarter came on Brayden Utter's 20-yard field goal, which made it 37-26. Audubon got within 37-32 early in the fourth. Herron answered from a yard out with 9:38 to play, and that 44-32 cushion held up. Audubon scored on a fourth-down pass with 1:35 left, but Gladbrook-Reinbeck recovered the onside kick.
Kjergaard, a junior, had touchdown runs of 47 and 65 yards and finished 9 of 16 passing for 93 yards. Audubon's season ended at 11-1.
Gladbrook-Reinbeck vs. Woodbine for the Iowa 8-Player Title on Nov. 19
The Rebels play Woodbine for the championship on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 9:30 a.m. at the UNI-Dome, per the Iowa High School Athletic Association bracket. Woodbine beat Iowa Valley 53-34 in the other semifinal. It is a rematch with something on it: Woodbine ended Gladbrook-Reinbeck's season in the semifinals a year ago, CBS2 Iowa reported.
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