<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=27IvQ4_0wDFKihD00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=27IvQ4_0wDFKihD00" width="1320" height="743" >WINNECONNE (WLUK) -- Entering Friday's regular season finale Winneconne had already wrapped up a share of the Bay Conference, but with Seymour visiting the entire job was not yet done.With a win the Thunder would share the league title with Winneconne, something the Wolves had no interest in doing. So what did they do?They turned to Brody Schaffer, like they have all season, and for the ninth game in a row Winneconne chalked up a win, this time clinching the Bay title outright with a 35-21 win over the Thunder in front of a packed crowd."I'm proud of these guys, they played an excellent game against a tough Seymour team" coach Nathan Ryf said. "They deserve it."It was a great atmosphere, an electric atmosphere for both teams. That's what high school football is all about."Winneconne (9-0), ranked No. 7 in the FOX 11 Top 11, rode the shoulder of Schaffer, who scored four rushing touchdowns, including on the Wolves' first drive of the game.<img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4YdMya_0wDFKihD00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4YdMya_0wDFKihD00" width="648" height="365" >As the game progressed and Schaffer was gashing the Thunder's defense the coaches on the Seynour sideline kept yelling, "You know who's going to have the ball."Everybody did, but tackling him is quite a challenge. However, Schaffer re-directed any praise thrown his way."This offensive line has stepped up this year," he said. "When I run the ball, there's lanes. It's great we can have a line like this."Winneconne led 21-7 at halftime and then on the first drive of the third quarter went up 28-7 on a Schaffer 35-yard TD run. Ryf said the approach entering the second half was simple."Just keep making plays and don't let them score," he said. "Schaffer had an incredible game and we know he can do that. He was just amazing. Once we got ahead we knew we could play with the clock a little bit."Seymour never trimmed the lead to one score the rest of the game and it was just a matter of time before Winneconne won its first Bay title ever."We were picked fifth," Ryf said. "We have a young team, but we didn't know what it would amount to. We knew we had talent.""We just had to play our ball," Schaffer said. "We didn't want to put too much pressure on ourselves. We came out and did our thing."Now Winneconne and the rest of the state waits for Saturday morning when the postseason brackets are released. The Wolves should be seeded No. 1 or No. 2 at worst. But one thing is for sure, they will be home for a playoff game next week."We know we have to get back to work Monday," Schaffer said. "We can't get too high on ourselves. We have to come back Monday and work hard if not harder to win next week."<h2>EXTRA POINTS</h2>Schaffer's TD runs covered 28, 10, 35 and two yards, respectively. ... There was one tie in the game , 7-7, as Seymour answered Schaffer's first TD with a 4-yard TD run from Brady Poch after about an 80-yard kickoff return by Brandon Poch. ... Bryce Jones scored Winneconne's other TD, a 9-yard run in the second quarter. ... Winneconne has scored 34 or more points in eight of nine games.Follow Doug Ritchay on X @dougritchay</div></body>

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Schaffer, Winneconne clinch Bay Conference title outright

WINNECONNE (WLUK) -- Entering Friday's regular season finale Winneconne had already wrapped up a share of the Bay Conference, but with Seymour visiting the entire job was not yet done. With a win the Thunder would share the league title with Winneconne, something the Wolves had no interest in doing....