| 09/20/25 - Home | 62-22 W |
| 09/20/24 - Away | 62-0 W |
| 09/03/21 - Home | 56-0 W |
Black Hawk/Warren IL extended their winning streak to five on Saturday, bumping them up to 5-0. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Iowa-Grant Panthers 62-22. With Black Hawk/Warren IL ahead 38-14 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Beau Podnar was his usual excellent self, rushing for 152 yards and four scores on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 98 yards and one touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jacob Woodruff was another key player, rushing for 128 yards and three TDs on only 14 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Black Hawk/Warren IL was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 419 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Black Hawk/Warren IL didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Podnar and Trent Bidlingmaier.
As for Iowa-Grant, they now have a losing record of 2-3. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 320th, while Black Hawk/Warren IL is ranked 125th).
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Landon Friesen, who picked up 117 receiving yards and one touchdown. Friesen's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 117 receiving yards.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Black Hawk/Warren IL will face off against rival Wauzeka-Steuben/Seneca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Podnar and Cooper Lomas. Meanwhile, Iowa-Grant is set to challenge their familiar foe Potosi/Cassville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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