North Boone 52, Rockford Christian Life 40: Christian Life’s slow offensive start worked in favor of North Boone, which earned a 52-40 win Friday.
Jared Boehmke scored 12 points to lead four Vikings in double figures. Kyle Gurman and Alex Albrecht each scored 11 and Ethan Wirth added 10.
North Boone led 10-1 in the first quarter and pushed it to 35-29 in the third quarter.
Reggie McGee had five 3-pointers for 15 points and Jordan Peyton added 13 for Christian Life.
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POPLAR GROVE - The Rockets scored a fourth-quarter touchdown for the win, which qualified them for the playoffs with a 5-4 record.
Justin Russell led Richmond-Burton with 152 yards on 17 carries, while Alex Albrecht had 108 yards on 15 carries for the Vikings (3-6).
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POPLAR GROVE — North Boone’s sophomore connection continued to shine Friday, helping the Vikings to a 53-20 blowout of Marengo on homecoming night.
Alex Albrecht had 150 yards rushing and 100 yards passing before halftime as the Vikings scored 18 seconds into the game and rarely let up. His twin brother, Jon, had two first-quarter fumble recoveries, as well as a first-half interception and a second-quarter TD catch.
In the end, Marengo (1-5, 0-2) had no answer as North Boone (3-3, 1-1) built a 47-6 third-quarter lead before gliding in.
POPLAR GROVE — Chris Wilkins went 12-of-19 for 197 passing yards and added 148 yards on 14 carries for the Cogs (4-0). T.C. Holterhaus had 107 yards on seven catches.
G-K led 21-3 at halftime. Alex Albrecht led North Boone with 128 yards on 16 carries.
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ROCKFORD - Friday’s steady rain all but washed out the expected offensive fireworks in North Boone’s 14-8 victory over Rockford Lutheran.
The game featured two of the area top quarterbacks, but North Boone’s Alex Albrecht and Lutheran’s Jake Koehler had trouble passing the wet ball, especially during a second-half downpour.
“It was terrible,” Albrecht said of the conditions.
He completed 12-of-22 passes for 148 yards and one touchdown, while Koehler threw for 84 yards, hitting 10 of 17 attempts. They each had two interceptions.
OREGON - If Oregon's 44-19 win over North Boone (1-1) wasn't convincing enough, fair warning needs to be given to the remaining seven teams on its schedule.
Starting next week, the Hawks (2-0) will be at full strength as starting quarterback Ryan McWethy and two-way lineman Ben Bruns return after sitting out the first two games for disciplinary reasons.
Coach John Bothe also hopes to have injured defensive spark plug Robbie Brink back, as well.
"Once those guys get their feet under them, we'll be a better team," Bothe said.
POPLAR GROVE - Jon and Alex Albrecht spent hours throwing a football in the backyard when they were kids, all the while hoping that a night like Friday would someday happen.
“It’s like a dream come true,” Alex said.
Identical twins Alex and Jon Albrecht were part of a sophomore foursome that led North Boone to a 31-20 win over Winnebago. It was the first season-opening win for the Vikings in four years.
In his first varsity game as a starting quarterback, Alex threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns on a 20-for-31 night with no interceptions.
