Knights Tame Wildcats

The friendly rivalry between the New Glarus/Monticello and Belleville football teams has existed for decades. In the most recent game between the two, Belleville hosted New Glarus/Monticello last Friday night. The Knights won the game, 42-7.
The first quarter ended in a 0-0 tie. Early on in the second quarter Belleville's Cade Martin ran the ball in for a touchdown. Cody McMillan's extra point attempt was good. Zach Feller scored the first touchdown for the Knights on a two-yard run. The extra point attempt was unsuccessful. The two teams left the field at halftime with the score in favor of the Wildcats by one point.
Tanner Jelle, NGM, ran it in for six points early in the third quarter, and Jelle's attempt at the two-point conversion was successful. Three minutes later, NGM's Jared Carney ran for nine yards to score. The extra point was scored by Trent Sigafus. NGM led 21-7 at the end of the third.
Tanner Jelle started out the fourth quarter by scoring his second touchdown of the night, and the extra point by Trent Sigafus was good for the Knights. Colin Reeson ran for 34 yards to score six, and, less than a minute later, Reeson ran for seven yards and scored another six for the Knights. Trent Sigafus and Bryce Eichelkraut scored the extra points for the Reeson touchdowns.
Michael Bracken passed for 47 yards for the Wildcats, completing three of his nine attempts. NGM's John Chenoweth passed for 32 yards. Out of seven attempts, Chenoweth completed three.
Cade Martin led the Wildcats with 58 yards rushing. Drew Shrader led in receiving yards, with 29, for Belleville. Leading NGM in rushing was Gabe Jelle, with 97 yards. Cullen
Brooks led the Knights in receiving, with 27 yards.
The NGM Knights sit in second place in the Capitol-South, 1-0 conference and 2-3 overall. The Belleville Wildcats are in fifth place in the Capitol-South, 0-1 conference and 3-2 overall. The Knights host Marshall on September 23rd, while the Wildcats will be traveling to Waterloo. Both games kickoff at 7:00 p.m.