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Chieftains prevail
Potosi stops Benton/Scales Mound twice on fourth down in final two minutes to hold on for Homecoming
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Senior Teagan Friederick rushed for 208 yards and three TDs in Potosi's Homecoming victory last Friday.
A.J. Gates
Updated: Sep 30, 2015, 7:02 PM
Published: Sep 30, 2015, 7:07 PM

      POTOSI — With last Friday night’s nail-biting 20–12 Homecoming victory over visiting Benton/Scales Mound, Potosi is one win away from clinching a WIAA playoff bid.

     The Chieftains (4–2, 4–2 Six Rivers) now have to win one of their final two conference road games to assure themselves of a playoff bid. This Friday night they travel to Belmont (2–4, 2–3), and next Saturday go to South Wayne to take on Black Hawk (4–2, 4–2).

     Friday night, Potosi rode the shoulders of senior halfback Teagan Friederick, who rushed for 208 yards on 23 carries and scored all three of the Chieftains’ touchdowns.

     Friederick first scored on a 67-yard scamper midway through the second quarter.

     Benton/Scales Mound (3–3, 2–3) tied the game at 6–6 when senior Kyle Pulvermacher scored from a yard out late in the half.

     Potosi lost starting quarterback Tyler Udelhoven to a wrist injury midway through the second quarter.

     Back-up Cole Menne completed a 33-yard pass to sophomore Alex Udelhofen to set up the Chieftains’ second score of the night.

     Friederick scored from 36 yards out and Menne completed the two-point conversion pass to Jacob Udelhoven to make it 14–6.

     With just seven seconds remaining in the third quarter, Friederick found the end zone again, this time from five yards out to extend the Potosi lead to 20–6. But the visiting Zephyrs didn’t fade.

     Potosi booted the ensuing kickoff out of bounds, and on the very last play of the third quarter Benton/Scales Mound senior quarterback Kyle Wienen tossed a 65-yard TD pass to junior Jeremiah Bailey.

     Potosi’s offense struggled in the fourth quarter and was forced to punt twice, while Benton/SM put together two drives deep into Chieftain territory in the final minutes to cause some tension on the home sideline.

     The Zephyrs drove to the Potosi 25-yard line with less than two minutes to play, but were turned away by the Potosi defense.

     On third down, Potosi senior safety Trenton Bauer broke up a long pass at the goal line. On fourth down, defensive end Nathan Friederick came up with a huge sack to force a turnover on downs.

     Coach Mark Siegert’s squad looked to run out the clock, but on what appeared to be a game-ending first down, Teagan Friederick lost a fumble. Benton/Scales Mound recovered near the Potosi 40-yard line with less than a minute to play.

     The Zephyrs managed to move the ball down to the 21-yard line with six seconds remaining, but a fourth-down passing attempt fell incomplete to end their final chance.    

     Potosi finished the game with 315 yards of total offense, gaining 228 yards on 37 rushing attempts. Menne was 2 of 2 for 87 yards passing after replacing Udelhoven.

     Junior linebacker Tanner Collins led the Potosi defense with 18 total tackles and one forced fumble, while senior defensive back Bauer was close behind with 17 stops. Nathan Friederick was in on 13 stops, while junior linebacker Menne had 10.

Potosi 20, Benton/Scales Mound 12
(from Friday, Sept. 25 @ Potosi)
Benton/SM    0    6    6     0     — 12
Potosi            0    6   12    0     — 20
Second quarter
P: Teagan Friederick 67 run (kick failed)
B/SM: Kyle Pulvermacher 1 run (kick failed)
Third quarter
P: T. Friederick 36 run (Jacob Udelhoven pass from Cole Menne)
P: T. Friederick 5 run (kick failed)
B/SM: Jeremiah Bailey 65 pass from Kyle Wienen (pass failed)
Team Statistics
First downs — B 10, P 7. Rushing — B 36-110, P 37-228. Passing — B 6-16-1, 186, P 2-3-0, 87. Fumbles-lost — B 0-0, P 1-1. Penalties-yards — B 5-40, P 9-72.
Individual leaders
Rushing — B: Kyle Pulvermacher 18-75; P: Teagan Friederick 23-208. Passing — B: Kyle Wienen 8-16-1, 186; P: Cole Menne 2-2-0, 87. Receiving – B: Jeremiah Bailiey 3-93; P: Jacob Udelhoven 1-54, Alex Udelhofen 1-33.
Belmont's Kaleen McGettigan notches career win No. 200
Braves blowout Potosi/Cassville in coach's milestone victory
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Belmont girls head coach Kaleen McGettigan earned her 200th career win last Tuesday night with a 56–25 win over Potosi/Cassville.
Casey Lindecrantz
Published: Dec 13, 2024, 7:23 PM

POTOSI — Belmont girls basketball coach Kaleen McGettigan collected her 200th career win last Tuesday night with a 56–25 victory over Potosi/Cassville.

The Braves shot out to and maintained an early lead in Six Rivers West win over the host Chieftains (3–2, 0–2 SRW).

Potosi/Cassville claimed the opening point on a free throw, but a basket under the hoop by Morgan Freeman earned the only lead change of the night. The result was a Braves lead where the traveling team earned nearly 30 points before Potosi/Cassville tasted double figures.

“Any time we play a conference team, we know it is going to be a battle,” McGettigan said. “The Chieftains lost one of their starters the night before, but credit tot he team and their staff, they came out ready to play. Coach Nebel has done a nice job in her first month as a head coach.”

The Braves clung to a 37–16 lead at the break, nurturing it as they pushed to double Potosi/Cassville’s output over the final 18 minutes.

“I was pleased with the girls’ offensive attacks,” McGettigan said. “We are a tough team to guard because we are so interchangeable, and we need to take more advantage of that.”

The Belmont front was led by a three-headed monster of Lexi Riechers (18 points, 3 rebounds, 4 steals), Freeman (14 pts, 6 reb), and Kaci Riechers (12 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast, 5 stl). 

Carsyn Ramaker also took on an supporting role — her six rebounds and five assists were each tied for the team high.

“Lexi Riechers was a spark for us, and she got a couple things going on both ends of the floor,” McGettigan said. “Carsyn continues to see the floor well, and Hailey Bahr played the best game of her career.”

With just three opponents left ahead of the new year, the Braves’ next opportunity on the court comes at Benton on Dec. 12.

Junior Lillie Cooley scored a team-high five points in the loss for Potosi/Cassville (3–2, 0–2) which suffered its first loss.

Despite the win, McGettigan believes her team needs improvements in a few areas.

“We need to do a better job of consistently finishing around the rim,” she said. “We also need to be more comfortable  in our half-court sets.”

The Zephyrs (0–6, 0–2) most recently lost to Stockton (Ill.) on Dec. 9, 68–18, and haven’t scored more than 20 points in each of their last three games.

“We need to continue working on limiting other teams’ offensive boards, and getting to our outlet spots,” McGettigan said. “December is a slow month for us, so we need to stay focused in the gym and need to get better.”

Belmont 56, Potosi/Cassville 25
(from Tuesday, Dec. 3 @ Potosi)
Belmont 37 19 — 56
Potosi/Cassville 16 9 — 25
Belmont (2–1, 1–0) — Hailey Bahr 2, Courtney Fritz 5, Kaci Riechers 12, Morgan Freeman 14, Jaelyn Leitzinger 2, Lexi Riechers 18, Brittany Taylor 3. Totals — 25-71 2-7 56.  
Potosi/Cassville (3–1, 0–1) — Matty Udelhofen 4, Madi Weber 2, Lillie Cooley 5, Brielle Fishnick 4, Ruby Roe 3, Miranda Kieler 4, Delany McKillip 3. Totals — 8-43 8-11 25. 
3-pointers — B: 4-19 (Fritz 1, K. Riechers 2, L. Riechers 1); PC: 1-11 (Roe 1). Team fouls — B: 14; PC: 14. Foul out — none.