WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's middle school football team beat St. John-Endicott (SJE) on the Cardinal field on October 12. The boys led 32-16 at halftime, never let up, and won the game 64-44.  The team has four wins and one loss in the season.

"The boys did great," said Coach JJ Calzadillas. "They had to adjust to six-man football on the fly."

Uriah York made an outstanding catch over the head of the SJE defender and turned up field to score a touchdown in the first quarter. York finished the game with two reception touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns and returned a kickoff for a touchdown for 310 yards. The young man also had nine tackles on defense.  

Quarterback Liam Kiefel passed for 235 yards, Sawyer Harshman had 105 rushing yards, and Jake Lynch rushed for 65 yards.

"The offense was clicking on all cylinders," commented Calzadillas.

Juca Beckman and Harshman each forced two fumbles. Harshman picked up one fumble and ran in for a touchdown. Lynch had an interception. York, Harshman, Beckman, Lynch, Alex Zuniga, Camdyn Vories, Gavin Harrison, Carter Barron, and Gavin Mikesell accumulated over 50 tackles for the night.

"Our defense gave up some touchdowns, but we never did break as a team," said Calzadillas. 

The middle school football team will finish their season at Tekoa-Rosalia on Thursday, October 19.