Season lookback: Waunakee football has made the community proud
WAUNAKEE, Wis. — When they embarked upon the 2021 high school football season, the Waunakee Football team had an ambitious list of goals it wished to attain.
- Badger Large Conference Championship
- Undefeated Regular Season\
- State championship berth
- State championship
The Warriors had all the right moves in the Fall of 2021.
8/20 — Madison Memorial W 35-6
8/27 — @ Middleton W 34-31
9/3 — Janesville Parker W 56-6
9/10 — @ Milton W 48-7
9/17 — Watertown W 40-2
9/24 — @DeForest W 23-20
10/1 — Oregon W 52-7
10/8 — @ Janesville Craig W 49-6
10/15 — Beaver Dam W 50-12
Playoffs
10/22 Marshfield W 54-14
10/30 River Falls W 27-24
11/5 Menomonie W 28-27
11/12 Hartford (Neutral field Waukesha West) W 27-20
State Championship Game at Camp Randall Stadium
11/19 Homestead Mequon W 33-21
From the undefeated regular season resulting in a Badger Large Conference Championship when they outscored conference opponents by a whooping 318 to 60, this team answered the bell time after time. Perhaps most remarkable was their ability to win close games. Displaying character that will serve these young men well in life, the closer the game, the better this team executed under pressure.
The amazing playoff run that started with a first round blowout win over Marshfield. Then things got interesting. The Warriors’ season was on the brink several times during a 27-24 nail-biting win over River Falls. a clutch 28-27 victory over Menomonee, and a solid win over Hartford to reach the State Championship. There they beat perennial power Homestead, playing their best game of the year in the last game of the year!
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