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Just like the first meeting of the two teams Tolle and Miller, the game was a thriller from the start to the finish. Team Tolle came out to play but was met by a determined Miller squad that got off to a quick 6-0 lead. The defensive consisting of Robbie "Golden Arm" Kortan, Tyler "Tank" Johnson, Jacob "57 Ketchup" Preston, Ben "Tooth" Anderson, "Big Nick" Tolle, Owen "The Head" Hunter, Cade "Blanda" Callaghan, Carson "Blaze" Hughes, Conor "The Hammer" Dixon, and Cody "Sniper" Mitchell and Garret "Bulldog" Sanders was tested early. Great pushes up the middle was negated by broken plays around the end by the running backs on team Miller. Team Miller got another score but was unable to convert on either one of the extra point attempts. With the score 12-0 team Tolle never gave up and on the final drive of the first half saw the team march down to the one yard line behind great blocking by Ben "Tooth" Anderson, "Big Nick" Tolle, Vance "Saber tooth" Dumas, Tyler "Tank" Johnson, Carson "Blaze" Hughes, and Ryan "TD" Thiesse. Cade "Blanda" Callaghan ran with determination and set the tone for what would be a great second half. Cade would also run back a kick to open the second half of the game but was called back. The momentum was clearly shifting directions. After the defense came up big with great tackles by Tyler "Tank" Johnson, Cody "Sniper" Mitchell, Garret "Bulldog" Sanders, and Ben "Tooth" Anderson the offense took control of the game. Jacob "57 Ketchup" Preston took the handoff and headed up the field for a 55 yard TD to put the first points on the board for team Tolle. The defense then stopped the tough Miller squad once again and gave the ball to the offense. This time it was a successful long drive that started at the end of the 3rd quarter and went into the fourth quarter, a drive that included runs by Danny "Rocket" Buetow, Preston and Callaghan, with outstanding blocking by the offensive line. By the end of the drive team Tolle had a 13 - 12 lead. The defense and offense was over powering in the second half and completely took control of the game. Another great stop on defense and another score by the offense and the game was 19 - 12 in favor of team Tolle. The never quit attitude that this team has is seen in the great coaching that it has with coach's Jeff Anderson, Dave Kortan, Ron Buetow and Mike Tolle. The team from coach to kid never gave up on this game or this season and that attitude has propelled them to a Super bowl appearance. Good luck kids this week and Go Chargers!

The Rawson Silver Falcons met Team Bonbreake in the first round of the playoffs. It was a cool blustery day that made it difficult to get our offense going. Our defense played tough and hung with their offense as well as we could. In the end, we just weren't able to outplay our opponents and the game ended with a 20-0 defeat. A successful season canʼt always be defined by wins and losses. We had 17 fine boys come together and play as a team. Many learned new positions and hopefully developed a love for the game. They were All Stars to us: Jimmy Fleck, Jackson Kemple, Julian Desens, Mike Rawson, Jake Chantos, Jason Turnbull, Jack Hood, Jack Doherty, Justin Johnson, Kyle Duermit, Cameron Canales, Connor Williams, Peter Eshbaugh, Mario Folino, William Fredricks, Chris Holloway and Stephen Woodcock. Also, we are thankful for the time put in by Head Coach Rawson and Assistant Coaches Olstad and Woodcock. And before you know it we will be back under the hot July sun in Conditioning Camp.

With a cold wind blowing, the team was limited to ten players on the field due to the illness or injury of Luis Martinez, Joe Meyers, Jacob Gabinski and Tyler Camp, and the ineligibility of one player to play on the defensive side. The offense started out strong, with Chris Impson carrying the ball in the first two series for a total of 35 yards and 2 first downs. Unfortunately, even though the offensive line of Andrew Holzapfel, Mitch Davey, Matt Weston, Luke Doncel, Jake Llava, Nathan Ohse and Robert Kudlicki tried their best to hold back Saltzman, the guys were not able to score. On their first drive, Saltzman, despite punishing tackles by Kyle Lorenz, Josh Leonhard, Daniel Zielecki, Doncel and Holzapfel, racked up a touchdown and extra point at the beginning of the second quarter. Although a pass was intercepted on our next offensive possession, we got the ball back quickly when Doncel recovered a fumble. When we again turned the ball over on downs, Saltzman scored a second TD and extra point. In the second half, things turned around a bit when Kudlicki recovered the ball when it was jostled out of the opponent’s hands by Impson, Leonhard caught a well-thrown pass from Lorenz for a fourteen yard gain, and Impson raced down the field for 33 yards. After a couple more plays, Impson scampered across the goal line, making the score 14-6. Although the defense kept up its aggressive play, Saltzman was able to score again in the fourth quarter. When the ensuing field goal was blocked by Leonhard and Kudlicki, the final score stood at 20-6. Although not victorious, each player on the team showed how much better they had gotten during the year. GO TEAM IN THE PLAY-OFFS!!!