The Phoenix Offensive made big gains on the ground while the Defense created three takeaways. These were the key ingredients in the Luther Prep soccer team’s 34-8 Capitol Conference win over Beloit Turner at Umnus Field on Friday. Senior backwater Josiah Moore was the star of the show, racking up 260 yards on 19 totes, along with two touchdowns for LPS (3-0, 1-0 Capitol), extending his winning streak to nine games. “We see that in practice,” Luther Prep football coach Justin Gregorius said. “Tonight (Josiah) showed what he can do. It all starts at the front with the line. Josiah’s breakaway speed and willingness to move the stack were great for us tonight.” We didn’t talk about that winning streak this year. It’s about getting better from game to game. Improvement and effort from our guys is what we are looking for. We improve our performance with every game. “Trojans’ mistakes began with a fumble in the often rainy conditions on their first possession. Senior defender Jeremiah Stanton pounced on the loose ball at the 43-yard line.” Our defense held got us into the game early and always gave us the ball back, “said Gregorius.” That was just great. I can’t say enough about the efforts of our defensive players and coaches to give us the ball back on a short field. “Minutes, 10 seconds left in the first. The other three games of the drive were 13 yards from senior running back Tom Balge, who was in the.” next streak went with an upper body injury, and gained nine and 10 yards from Moore. “It was great to take advantage of that revenue, bring it in and get the score. That set the tone for us early on, “said Gregorius. Turner (1-2, 0: 1) refrained from poking the ball the whole evening and turned it around after a fall near midfield at the next possession , Turner junior quarterback Sean Fogel threw deep into double coverage on 3rd place and 25 was picked up by senior cornerback Judd Guse, who returned him to LPS 43 on 15 more for a late hit. On third and goal from the one- Yard-line senior quarterback Brett Wieting followed senior center Tim Manning for a TD on a sneak. Junior Jude Pederson, who took the place as kicker in Balge’s absence, converted to 14-0 with 6:21 before break The Trojans were on the Phoenix 24-yard line after a pair of high school penalties when disaster struck again, this time in the form of a strip bag, the Stanton pounced on. Moore ran it for 18 yards and took a screen for more 28 for a hail Mary Pass, which Wieting launched deep towards senior wideout Thomas Koelpin, but the pair failed to bond to end half hashes at the Turner 19-yard line. Five games later, Wieting scored a goal with a goalkeeper to make it 21-0. A headshot at the ensuing whistle gave the Trojans their own 44. Junior receiver Tyler Sutherland caught a ball in traffic to get Turner into the red zone for the first time. Looking at places 4 and 6 out of 16, Fogel overshot his goal for another turnover on downs. Moore had his mic drop moment on the next series, posting a 76-yard burst on the 3rd and 6 on the right sideline, making it 28-0 with 3:23 in the third game. “The game was a quick game and we put it on the short side of the field,” said Gregorius. “Josiah missed a couple of guys and beat another. We pull our tackle, the full-back made a great block and he’s gone.” Turner responded with his only points when Sutherland caught a six-yard pass from Fogel. Connor Hughes added the on-site two-point conversion; LPS, worn by his home crowd for the third game in a row and with his student division in red, white and blue clothes that made lots of sound, designed a 10 play, 59 yard – Uhr-Kau-Drive, which Wieting crowned with his third rushing score and found Paydirt from a yard outside in a scramble for the last lead with 6:44 in the game, ”said Gregorius. “Just to be able to walk and respond when (the opponent hits). If the attack flips the ball, the defense holds the ball. We don’t melt and don’t give up. Proud of the way they responded “” Luther Prep ran it 44 times over 353 yards. “We’ve really cleaned up in the last few weeks,” said Gregorius of the offensive line. “We had so little experience on this line. They have improved week by week over the year. You have made tremendous progress and have gotten better every time. That’s exactly what you want. “. Senior linebacker Marcus Winkel and senior defensive lineman Drew Esmay recorded six tackles each, while Wieting made five stops, including two of the team’s five lost tackles. The Phoenix travel to Lake Mills next week . LUTHER PREP 34, BELOIT TURNER 8Turner 0 0 8 0 – 8Luther Prep 7 7 14 6 – 34LP – Moore 13 run (Belge Kick) LP – Wieting 1 run (Pederson Kick) LP – Wieting 1 run (Pederson Kick) LP – Moore 76 run (Pederson Kick.)) BT – Sutherland 6 Pass by Fogel (went well) LP – Wieting 1 run (kick failed) Total yards: BT 226, LP 391; Rushing yards BT 99, LP 353; First downs: BT 13, LP 18; Fumbles lost: BT 2, LP 1; Interception thrown: BT 1, LP 0; Penalty shoot-out: BT 4-43; LP 5-23.
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