Gehlen Catholic heartbreak overtime loss to Westwood 29-28.
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LE MARS — The Westwood Rebels converted a two-point conversion in overtime following a four-yard touchdown run by quarterback Sean Westergaard to edge Gehlen Catholic 29-28 in a Class A, District 1 clash at Jim Lorenzen Field to determine the second playoff spot in the district. Adam Ellensohn’s one-yard run and Bryan Nohava’s P-A-T put the Jays in front 28-21 in the overtime period. Ellensohn started the night with an 85-yard touchdown on the opening kick-off and Cole Wiltgen added a 22-yard touchdown run with 6:59 to play in the first quarter for an early 14-0 Gehlen lead. Braulio Munoz scored on a seven-yard run with 1:41 to play in the first quarter for Westwood to trim the deficit to 14-7. The two defensive units dominated the middle two quarters with no further scoring. Munoz scored a tying touchdown with 8:45 to play in the fourth quarter and a 43-yard run by Travis Schrunk with 2:52 to play put Westwood ahead 21-14. Gehlen tied the game with 1:48 left in regulation on a 19-yard TD-pass from Wiltgen to Jacob Nemmers with Nohava’s P-A-T knotting the game at 21-all. The Jays did learn later in the evening Friday that they would be added to the playoff field in Class A as one of the two Wild Card teams, ending a five-year playoff drought for Gehlen. The Jays travel to Southwest Valley in Corning next Friday night for a 7 p.m. playoff opener. Westwood opens the playoffs Friday at Council Bluffs St. Albert.
FRIDAY RESULTS – October 20
(high school football)
CLASS 3A – District 1
Humboldt 29, Le Mars (2-7/1-6) 22, overtimeat
#4-Sergeant Bluff-Luton 43, Storm Lake 29
Bishop Heelan 8, Spirit Lake 3
Algona 31, Spencer 24, two overtimes
CLASS A – District 1
Westwood 29, Gehlen Catholic (7-2/5-2) 28, overtime
#1-West Sioux 44, Akron-Westfield (5-4/4-3) 6
Lawton-Bronson 36, Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 6
Woodbury Central 42, West Monona 14
CLASS A – District 2
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 43. MMCRU (1-8/1-6) 16
#5-Bishop Garrigan 41, Fort Dodge St. Edmond 7
Sioux Central 50, North Union 0
Ridge View 45, South O’Brien 7
CLASS 1A – District 1
Hinton (5-4/4-3) 48, Okoboji 8
#1-West Lyon 42, Emmetsburg 0
#9-Western Christian 41, Sibley-Ocheyedan 8
Unity Christian 22, Alta-Aurelia 8
CLASS 2A – District 1
#1-Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 41, Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 13
#9-Sioux Center 46, Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Marathon 8
Sheldon 61, Cherokee Washington 6
M-O-C/Floyd Valley 42, Estherville/Lincoln Central 14
CLASS 4A
#6-Johnston 35, Sioux City East 7 (District 1)
#8-Ankeny Centennial 69, Sioux City West 0 (District 2)
8-MAN – District 1
#2-Remsen St. Mary’s (9-0/6-0) 80, Clay Central-Everly 3
Harris-Lake Park 46, Kingsley-Pierson (5-4/2-4) 16
#9-Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayreshire 48, West Bend-Mallard 0 #5-Newell-Fonda 62, Baxter-Collins-Maxwell 16 (non-district)
