(PHOTOS BY RENEA KESSLER / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
LEADING RUSHER … Edgerton’s Joel Walkup avoids an Antwerp defender in the first half. Walkup finished with 166 yards on 20 carries with three touchdowns. VIEW 72 PHOTOS OF THIS CONTEST FOR FREE AT WWW.THEVILLAGEREPORTER.COM
Edgerton 42, Antwerp 21
EDGERTON – The Bulldogs trailed 21-7 early in the third quarter before storming back and scoring the last 35 points of the game to open GMC play with their first win over Antwerp since 2020.
A pair of touchdown runs by Joel Walkup tied the game at 21-21 before Scottie Krontz returned a punt 64 yards to the end zone to put the Bulldogs ahead for good.
Walkup ran for 166 yards on the night with three scores and Maddox Baker passed for 138 and ran for two touchdowns.
UP NEXT: September 20 – Edgerton (3-1, 1-0 GMC) at Wayne Trace (0-4, 0-1 GMC)
ANTWERP 0 14 7 0 – 21
EDGERTON 0 0 21 21 – 42
A – Winslow 20-yd pass from Hines (kick good)
A – Winslow 17-yd pass from Rogge (kick good)
E – Walkup 5-yd run (kick good)
A – Winslow 12-yd pass from Rogge (kick good)
E – Walkup 14-yd run (kick good)
E – Walkup 1-yd run (kick good)
E – Krontz 66-yd punt return (kick good)
E – Baker 3-yd run (kick good)
E – Baker 6-yd run (kick good)