A look at Week 1 of the football season by the numbers:
0: Points allowed by the Aquinas and Logan defenses in games against Prairie du Chien and Ellsworth, respectively. They were the only teams in the couleesports.com coverage area to post shutouts in Week 1.
2: Blocked punts by De Soto senior Griffin Hanson. The four-year starter even recovered one of them for a touchdown as the Pirates opened the season with a 46-0 Ridge and Valley Conference victory at Kickapoo/La Farge.
2: Interceptions for Logan’s Viktor Kravanja during the Rangers’ 12-0 win over Ellsworth on Thursday. He picked off 2 passes from Jack Stoltenburg in he fourth quarter to help reserve the victory.
14: Consecutive completions for Onalaska quarterback Ian Kowal during the Hilltoppers’ 35-26 win over West Salem on Friday.He capped Onalaska’s first two drives of the season with TD passes and didn’t miss on a pass until 36 seconds remained in the first half.
16: Consecutive losses for Melrose-Mindoro in its nonconference series with Bangor before Thursday night. The Mustangs ended that streak with a 21-20 victory that was won when Brady Blaken ran in a 2-point conversion with 1.1 seconds on the clock.
30: Average yards per carry for Holmen senior Jack Barth in a 55-16 win at Medford on Friday. Barth rushed for 180 yards and 3 touchdowns on just 6 carries against the Raiders. He also caught a touchdown pass.
46: Points scored by De Soto against Kickapoo/La Farge on Thursday. It’s the fourth straight year the Pirates have scored at least 40 points in an opener and the seventh straight opener they have won.
81: The longest touchdown of the week came on a double pass that produced a timely TD connection between Onalaska’s Wylder Burch and Luke Siegel. The play gave the Hilltoppers a 28-14 lead in what became a 35-26 victory.
263: Rushing yards for Arcadia senior Max Blaschko in a 26-13 victory over Webster on Friday. Blaschko averaged 10.5 yards per carry and finished with 2 touchdowns. He rushed for 1,099 yards and scored 9 TDs last season.
