Superior nabs title
Tanner Coon recieves the snap in the football game against Loyola on Friday night. The Bobcats won, claiming the District 6-B Title and are headed to the playoffs.
The Bobcats prepare to run a play during the game against Loyola on Friday night.
Tanner Coon holds the ball while Daylon Kuhl kicks it between the uprights against Loyola.
It was a long time coming, but the Bobcats managed to pull it off on Friday night. They defeated seventh-ranked Loyola in the last game of their regular season, 34-27. Superior ended up with the league title by a tie-breaker and finished 3-1 in league, 6-2 overall.
To win the title, Superior needed to win against Loyola by more than six points. Billy Smith broke up a PAT pass following Loyola’s final touchdown to keep the distance at seven points.
“We knew we could beat them,” Coach Dan Lucier said “We hung on until the end and ended up winning the conference title. It’s pretty cool.”
Excited and thrilled wouldn’t quite describe the reaction on Friday night from the crowd who cheered loudly as the Bobcats fought for the victory.
The Superior Bobcats started the game in the lead on Friday night when Adam Kay took the football down into the end zone with a five-yard run. Daylon Kuhl kicked the ball in for the conversion points and they were on the board 7-0 within the first few minutes.
Loyola was quick to score a touchdown, but missed the conversion points, but before the first quarter clock was up, Christofer Eriksson ran 67 yards to score in the end zone and Kuhl’s It was a long time coming, but the Bobcats managed to pull it off on Friday night. They defeated seventh-ranked Loyola in the last game of their regular season, 34-27. Superior ended up with the league title by a tie-breaker and finished 3-1 in league, 6-2 overall.
To win the title, Superior needed to win against Loyola by more than six points. Billy Smith broke up a PAT pass following Loyola’s final touchdown to keep the distance at seven points.
“We knew we could beat them,” Coach Dan Lucier said “We hung on until the end and ended up winning the conference title. It’s pretty cool.”
Excited and thrilled wouldn’t quite describe the reaction on Friday night from the crowd who cheered loudly as the Bobcats fought for the victory.
The Superior Bobcats started the game in the lead on Friday night when Adam Kay took the football down into the end zone with a five-yard run. Daylon Kuhl kicked the ball in for the conversion points and they were on the board 7-0 within the first few minutes.
Loyola was quick to score a touchdown, but missed the conversion points, but before the first quarter clock was up, Christofer Eriksson ran 67 yards to score in the end zone and Kuhl’s It was a long time coming, but the Bobcats managed to pull it off on Friday night. They defeated seventh-ranked Loyola in the last game of their regular season, 34-27. Superior ended up with the league title by a tie-breaker and finished 3-1 in league, 6-2 overall.
To win the title, Superior needed to win against Loyola by more than six points. Billy Smith broke up a PAT pass following Loyola’s final touchdown to keep the distance at seven points.
“We knew we could beat them,” Coach Dan Lucier said “We hung on until the end and ended up winning the conference title. It’s pretty cool.”
Excited and thrilled wouldn’t quite describe the reaction on Friday night from the crowd who cheered loudly as the Bobcats fought for the victory.
The Superior Bobcats started the game in the lead on Friday night when Adam Kay took the football down into the end zone with a five-yard run. Daylon Kuhl kicked the ball in for the conversion points and they were on the board 7-0 within the first few minutes.
Loyola was quick to score a touchdown, but missed the conversion points, but before the first quarter clock was up, Christofer Eriksson ran 67 yards to score in the end zone and Kuhl’s second kick was good. The Bobcats left the first quarter ahead, 14-6.
The defensive line stood strong during the second quarter and Loyola didn’t make it into the end zone to score. The Bobcats, however, sent Eriksson into the end zone twice. He ran seven yards for the first touchdown of the second quarter and then caught a 25-yard pass from Tanner Coon to score. By the time halftime rolled around, the Bobcats were up 28-6, but the game wasn’t over yet as there was still a lot of football to be played.
Loyola came back in the second quarter to score eight points, while Superior didn’t have any qualifying touchdowns. The Bobcats entered the fourth quarter 28-14, knowing it was going to be crucial.
Loyola came out and scored first in the fourth and final quarter of the game, moving up on the scoreboard 21-28. Eriksson took the ball into the end zone for the Bobcats on a three-yard run to give the Bobcats 34 points. Loyola scored once more, but a second attempt was halted by Smith, and the clock ran out with the Bobcats on top.
Lucier said that Loyola had about 18 seniors, while Superior only was playing with five.
“They definitely had the older kids on us, but our kids are so dang tough and they understand a football game isn’t won on paper, it’s won on the field and anything is possible,” Lucier said. “We knew we had a chance. We knew if we played hard and didn’t make any mistakes we’d be right in it. It was huge. It was awesome to win. If we lost we were done, but if we won by more than six points we got the title and to host the playoffs. It’s pretty special.”
This Saturday, the Bobcats will play Troy in the first round of playoffs at 1 p.m. Lucier said that on the offensive side the team will have to be able to sustain drives and be flawless. He said that they are going to have to stop the passing game on defense.
“Last time, we barely squeaked by,” Lucier said. “We’re still talking about playing hard with one heartbeat, being the ultimate competitor and finishing. A team doesn’t start great, but works toward that direction.”
Lucier said that the team has been getting better all season and will still continue to focus on doing what they do better.
“The seniors have done a great job of leading and everyone’s rising to the occasion,” Lucier said. “We’re excited.”