Friday Sports 12/28/18
28 December 2018 Sports
Sports from Wayne Mausser
Jonathan Taylor ran for 205 yards and a touchdown and topped the 2,000-yard season mark to help Wisconsin rout Miami 35-3 in a chilly Pinstripe Bowl on Thursday night.
Taylor, just a sophomore, was named the game’s MVP, as he ripped off runs of 39 and 41 yards and was sensational at Yankee Stadium and combined with a defense that forced five turnovers to help a Wisconsin (8-5) team ranked fourth in the first AP Top 25 poll salvage its fifth straight bowl victory.
The loss had to seem like a rerun for Miami, which finished 7-6. Taylor ran for 130 yards in Wisconsin’s 34-24 win over the Hurricanes last season in the Orange Bowl. Miami’s Malik Rosier threw three interceptions before he was replaced late in the third quarter; Wisconsin’s Rafael Gaglianone whiffed on two field goals.
The Badgers scored two touchdowns just 3 1/2 minutes into the game. Jack Coan made the most of his start for injured Alex Hornibrook (concussion) and hit Kendric Taylor for a 35-yard TD on the first drive. Rosier’s first pass of the game was intercepted and Taylor capitalized with a 7-yard score to make it 14-0 before some fans even hit their seats with a hot drink.
Coan is a Long Island native and needed nearly 50 tickets for friends and family. He ran right for a 7-yard touchdown in the fourth for a 28-3 lead that made it worth the trip for the thousands of fans in red — an unseemly sight in June at Yankee Stadium — that stuck it out to the end. Coan made his fifth appearance this season and burned his eligibility to take a redshirt year.
The Packers continue to get ready for Sunday’s season finale at home against the Lions. For some Packers, it will be their final game for Green Bay. Players with an uncertain future in Green Bay include some notable veterans, including wide receiver Randall Cobb, linebacker Clay Matthews and right tackle Bryan Bulaga.
Aaron Rodgers is expected to start for the Packers, who are 6-8-1 while the Lions come in at 5-10.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points and 14 rebounds, Khris Middleton added 25 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks 112-96 on Thursday night for their sixth win in seven games.
The Bucks swept the home-and-home series, having won at New York 109-95 on Christmas.
High School Boys Basketball
(Thurs.) Waupun 66, Merril 51 (Sun Drop Tournament in Green Bay)
Sheboygan Lutheran 78, St. Mary’s Springs 67 (WBY Shootout at Concordia University)
Tonight
Randolph @ Berlin
Laconia @ Ripon—The game can be heard on AM1600/93.1 WRPN with the tipoff at 7:15.
Omro @ Winneconne
Wautoma plays in the Deforest tournament
Girls
(Thurs) Amherst 72, Wautoma 24 (Sentry Classic @ U.W. Stevens Point)-Wautoma plays Pacelli on Saturday.
Tonight….Manawa is at Berlin
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