By Brad Prier, Westerner Staff
Western Dubuque enforced their motto of "It's Time" Sept. 24 as the Bobcats defeated Center Point - Urbana 27-8 to become 3-0 in district play and 4-1 overall. The Bobcats, coached by Brian Kuhle, Jacob Feldmann and Dan Butler, played as a team and came out with the victory.
The Bobcats had a total of 303 offensive yards, as well as 68 team tackles on defense. The Pointers had a total of just 201 offensive yards, defensive statistics for CPU could not be found. The Bobcat's leading rusher was Sam Burds with seven attacks for 37 yards. Tyson Massey also scored one rushing touchdown for WDHS. Bobcat Quarterback Nick Tuttle was 11 for 14 for 167 yards and three touchdowns. Receiving leader for the Bobcats was Logan Pitz with six catches totaling 97 yards and two touchdowns. On the defensive side of the game, it was Eric Maas with nine tackles and one tackle for a loss. Sam Neiman had the Bobcats only interception, which was returned for zero yards. Sam Burds attempted four extra points, three of which making it through the uprights. Burds also kicked two punts with an average punt of 26 yards and a long punt of 39 yards. Punt returners Adam Hoeger and Tyler Donovan got six yards each on one return each. Donovan also had one kickoff return for 22 yards. CPU is now 0-5 for the year. Western Dubuque is set to play Union on Friday, Oct. 7 at home, which will be their last home game of the 2011 season. The Bobcats are now ranked #43 in the state of Iowa's varsity football rankings.
Head coach Brian Kuhle had this to say about the game: "It's always fun to get a win on Homecoming. We needed this district win to put ourselves in a solid position for the postseason. We had a slow start, but, once we got moving, the team did a great job." Homecoming MVP honors go to quarterback Nick Tuttle with 30 rushing yards and 167 passing yards for three touchdowns.
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