Wakefield stuns defending D1 champ Creighton in season opener

WAKEFIELD - From the opening kick, Wakefield would not be denied in their 28-22 upset win over defending Class D1 state champion Creighton.

The Trojans recovered a Creighton fumble on the opening kickoff and scored three plays later, giving them a lead they would never relinquish.

Creighton had a chance late to take the lead, driving inside the Wakefield 20 with two minutes to go before fumbling the ball for the game's only turnover.

Wakefield (1-0) beat Creighton (0-1) for the first time since their last state championship year in 2007. 

The Trojans face another top-tier opponent next week on the road against Howells-Dodge, while the Bulldogs will try to bounce back at Clearwater/Orchard.

SCORING SUMMARY

Creighton -  0  6  8  8 - 22

Wakefield - 16  0  6  6 - 28

1st Quarter

9:59 - Justin Erb (WAK) 9-yd TD run (2-pt conversion good)

7:26 - Blake Brown (WAK) 33-yd TD run (2-pt conversion good)

2nd Quarter

2:57 - Brayden Zimmerer (CRE) 42-yd TD pass to Thad Hazen (2-pt conversion no good)

3rd Quarter

9:34 - Justin Erb (WAK) 30-yd TD run (2-pt conversion no good)

9:01 - Caden Wortman (CRE) 2-yd TD run (2-pt conversion good)

3:34 - Justin Erb (WAK) 1-yd TD run (2-pt conversion no good)

4th Quarter

11:37 - Thad Hazen (CRE) 6-yd TD run (2-pt conversion good)

STATS

WAKEFIELD

RUSHING

Blake Brown - 21 car, 118 yds, 1 TD

Justin Erb - 17 car, 66 yds, 3 TD

Blake Heimann - 7 car, 36 yds

Gabe Peitz - 1 car, -1 yds

PASSING

Blake Brown - 7-for-11, 50 yds

Justin Erb - 0-for-1

RECEIVING

Justin Erb - 3 rec, 19 yds

Gabe Peitz - 2 rec, 19 yds

Nick Arenas - 2 rec, 12 yds

DEFENSIVE

Blake Brown - 1 sack, 1 fum rec

CREIGHTON

RUSHING

Brayden Zimmerer - 16 car, 89 yds

Thad Hazen - 6 car, 39 yds, 1 TD

Caden Wortman - 9 car, 36 yds, 1 TD

Clay Curtis - 2 car, 9 yds

PASSING

Brayden Zimmerer - 5-of-12, 103 yds, 1 TD

RECEIVING

Thad Hazen - 2 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD

Conner Hammer - 2 rec, 9 yds

Cody Hanvey - 1 rec, 10 yds