Goal-line stand propels Eisenhower past Whitefish Bay
Lions stop Blue Dukes as time expires
New Berlin — Eisenhower and Whitefish Bay accumulated 5,627 yards of offense and averaged a combined 54.4 points per game this regular season.
All of that offense came down to just inches Tuesday night at Eisenhower when the Lions stopped Whitefish Bay quarterback Cal Ehrke on the goal line as time expired to secure a 17-10 victory.
The last play ended with the ball coming loose and the Eisenhower defense making one final stand.
"It was a very exciting game, and we were lucky to come out on top," Eisenhower head coach Jeff Setz said. "I think both teams got kind of tired at the end, and all of the sudden the playmakers started taking over."
Lions senior quarterback Brian York connected with senior wide out Ian McKechnie from 27 yards out for the go-ahead touchdown with 1:24 left in the fourth quarter - a touchdown that didn't look like it was going to be needed after three quarters.
"Those guys have been our playmakers all year, and we haven't been in a game where we've had to get a score late to win," Setz said. "Tonight we had to have it, and tonight they pulled through. I wasn't surprised at all."
The defenses on each side made big plays throughout the first half, including a blocked field goal by Steven Utz to preserve the Lions' 10-0 halftime lead.
New Berlin Eisenhower scored first on a 23-yard field goal by McKechnie with 4:17 to play in the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter, the Lions struck again when York connected with Kelvin Hall over the middle for a 75-yard touchdown catch. York found Hall roaming the middle of the field, and after the grab Hall did the rest, outrunning the Blue Dukes' defense for the touchdown.
In the fourth quarter, the Blue Dukes offense finally came to life when Davontae Johnson took a short pass from Cal Erhke, and ran it 23 yards in for the score. That touchdown brought Whitefish Bay to within three points at 10-7.
A fourth-down interception in the end zone thrown by York set up Whitefish Bay's game-tying drive. A 74-yard drive that featured a mixture of Ehrke completions and quarterback keepers resulted in a 23-yard game-tying field goal by Will Hagerup with 3:39 remaining in the game.
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