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By Jason Nihles, The Platteville Journal / Fennimore Times / Boscobel Dial

Brody Digman, Jr., QB, Platteville football
MINERAL POINT —Junior Brody Digman piled up 406 yards of total offense and five total touchdowns to lead Platteville to a 41–14 non-conferece victory at Mineral Point Friday night.

“Brody had an incredible night both throwing and running the football and a huge part of that was our offensive line,” said first-year Platteville head coach Isaiah Altfillisch, who also earned his first career head coaching victory. “They gave him time to make reads in the passing game and opened lanes for him to use his legs. His ability to extend plays adds another layer to our offense, but it all starts up front. When our line plays like that, it makes everyone around them better.”

Digman completed 16 of 21 passes for 270 yards and four touchdowns, and rushed for a game-high 136 yards, including a 83-yard TD run with 5:21 left in the third quarter. 

Four minutes later, Digman’s elusiveness led to another touchdown, after he scrambled his way out of a sack and found senior Jauron Blevins in the end zone for a 7-yard TD pass with 29 seconds left in the first half to give Platteville a 28–14 halftime lead.

Digman threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to senior Myron Reuter on the game’s opening drive, and added a 8-yard TD pass to Reuter early in the second quarter. Reuter finished the game with seven catches for 108 yards, while Blevins caught five balls for 71 yards.

Digman also threw a short swing pass to senior Tyler Sasse, who turned it into a 70-yard touchdown pass and a 34–14 Platteville lead with 1:26 left in the third. Sasse also converted 5 of 6 extra point attempts, rushed for 58 yards on a 14 carries, and made a team-high 11 tackles to lead the Platteville defense.

Platteville (1–1) will open SWC play Friday night at Prairie du Chien (0–2) at 7 p.m. The Blackhawks are coming off a 26–14 loss at Darlington (2–0).

HONORABLE MENTION (in alphabetical order)
Landon Friesen, Sr., WR/DB, Iowa–Grant football
Friesen was a beast in the Panthers' 41–40 overtime victory over Dodgeville least Friday night. The speedy senior hauled in a career-high 12 passes for 235 yards and 3 touchdowns, and made five tackles in the game.

Brock Hinderman, Jr., QB/DB, Iowa–Grant football
Hinderman finished the night 18 of 31 for 321 yards and four touchdowns with one interception. He also rushed for 22 yards on seven carries and scored the game-tying touchdown in overtime prior to junior Treaton Loeffelholz's game-winning extra point in Iowa–Grant's 41–40 non-conference win over Dodgeville last Friday night. 

Shawn Jahnke-Fiedler, Sr., WR/DB, Fennimore football
Jahnke-Fiedler recorded six tackles, made a key interception at the 10-yard line to turn back River Ridge on the opening drive of the second half, and caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from senior Dawson Crubel in Fennimore's 24–22 comeback victory over host River Ridge last Friday night.

Reece Kelley, Jr., RB/DB, Fennimore football
Junior Reece Kelley scored the game-winning touchdown on a 2-yard run with 19 seconds left in the game to lift the Golden Eagles to a 24–22 win at River Ridge last Friday night. Kelley finished the game with 173 yards rushing and a pair of TD runs.

Rhiannon Nelson-Hahn, Sr., OH and Brooklyn Ritchie, Jr., MH, Fennimore volleyball
Senior Rhiannon Nelson-Hahn recorded a team-best 47 kills and nine aces, while junior Brooklyn Ritchie finished with 26 kills, eight blocks, five assists and 21 digs to lead Fennimore to five straight victories and the team title at last Saturday's eight-team Belleville Invitational. The Golden Eagles then sweep Johnson Creek in the semifinals, 25–15, 25–20, before rallying to defeat Abundant Life 16–25, 25–10, 15–13 in a championship game rematch.

Toay Ragatz, So., QB/LB, Lancaster football
Ragatz completed 20 of 25 passes for 261 yards and 2 TDs, and rushed for 46 yards and one touchdown on nine carries in Lancaster's 34–7 non-conference victory over Cuba City last Friday night.