Mosinee tops Wausau East, Merrill shuts down Antigo in Thursday night High School football action

Weather was a big storyline on Thursday night as a pair of Great Northern Conference games were delayed by lightning. In a game heard on 98.9 WXCO, Mosinee tops Wausau East 35-7. The game was delay approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes before kicking off and it was Wausau East that struck first on a 15 play scoring drive that culminated with a 10 yard touchdown run by Iain Stahel that gave the Lumberjacks a 7-0 lead. However, it was all Mosinee after that with Treve Stoffel hitting Jerrick Seeger on a pair of touchdown passes to give Mosinee a 13-7 halftime lead. Mosinee would pull away by outscoring East 22-0 in the second half. Stoffel finished with 92 yards passing and three touchdowns while adding 143 yards rushing. Carter Fandrey added an interception return for a touchdown to finish the scoring as Mosinee improved to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in the GNC. Iain Stahel had 80 yards rushing on 16 attempts for East, who are now 1-4 overall and 0-3 in the conference. East returns to action next Friday at home vs. Medford.

Merrill and Antigo also had to fight lightning delays in the latest edition of the “War on 64” rivalry. In the end, it was all Bluejays as Merrill beat the Red Robins 35-0. Merrill moves over .500 for the first time this season at 3-2 overall and 2-1 in the GNC after their second straight win. Antigo is 1-4 overall and 0-3 in the league.

Heading into this week there were two undefeated teams in the Great Northern Conference. Now there is one after Medford beat Lakeland 20-18. The Raiders move to 2-3 overall and 2-1 in the GNC while the Thunderbirds drop their first game to fall to 4-1 and 2-1.

A look at Friday’s area HS football schedule, including a pair of games on 98.9 WXCO:

WVC:

Wis. Rapids (0-4, 0-2) @ Wausau West (2-2, 1-1) 6:35 pm airtime on 98.9 WXCO, wxco.fm, mobile devices by searching WXCO and Civic Media app

Hudson (4-0, 2-0 BRC) @ SPASH (4-0, 2-0)

Marshfield (1-3, 1-0) @ DC Everest (2-2. 2-0)

Eau Claire North (1-3, 0-1) @ Eau Claire Memorial (0-4, 0-2)

GNC:

Tomahawk (4-0, 2-0) @ Rhinelander (2-2, 1-1)

CWC-Large:

Amherst (4-0, 2-0) @ Loyal/Greenwood (4-0, 2-0)

Stratford (2-2, 2-0) @ Weyauwega-Fremont (3-1, 1-1)

Witt-Birn (2-2, 1-1) @ Spencer/Columbus (1-3, 0-2)

Marathon (1-3, 0-2) @ Colby (1-3, 0-2)

Marawood/CWC:

Edgar (4-0, 2-0) @ Pittsville (0-3, 1-1)

Abbotsford (3-1, 2-0) @ Assumption (2-2, 2-0)

Bark River/Harris (MI) @ Auburndale (3-1, 1-1)

Pacelli (1-3, 0-2) @ Iola-Scan (1-3, 0-2)

8-Player:

CW-8:

Newman Catholic (3-1, 2-1) @ Marion/Tigerton (3-1, 3-0) 6:40 pm airtime on the Sports 2 Stream of wxco.fm and Civic Media app and on delay after the Wausau West game on 98.9 WXCO

Tri County (4-0, 3-0) @ Almond-Bancroft (3-1, 2-1)

Wausaukee (1-3) @ Port Edwards (0-4, 0-2)

Wild Rose (1-3, 1-2) @ Menominee Indian (FORFEIT by M.I.)

North Central-East 8:

McDonell Central (4-0, 3-0; ranked #2) @ Gilman (4-0, 3-0; ranked #1)

Thorp (2-2, 1-1) @ Owen-Withee (2-2, 1-1)

Alma Center Lincoln (2-2, 1-1) @ Lake Holcombe (1-3, 0-2)

Northwoods-East 8:

Athens (3-1, 1-1) @ Hurley (3-1, 2-1)

Flambeau (4-0, 3-0) @ Cheq/Butternut/Mercer (2-2, 1-2)

Rosholt (4-0) @ Phillips (3-1, 3-0)

Winter/Birchwood (0-4) @ Rib Lake (1-3, 1-2)