Raiders secure first gridiron win in opener
Carter Wegman and Ted Teske were a nearly unstoppable duo for the Arcadia offense in the team’s 2024 football season opener last Friday.
Teske caught three of Wegman’s four touchdown passes in a 36-6 victory over Webster on the road. The senior finished with a game-high 123 receiving yards while Wegman added a touchdown on the ground to play a part in all five of the visitors’ scores.
A 40-yard throw to Teske in the opening minutes of the game stood as Arcadia’s first touchdown of 2024 before the duo connected for another score—this one for 29 yards—in the second quarter.
Trey Lyga scored Arcadia’s third touchdown in the closing minutes of the first half on a 23-yard pass, and a 6-yard run from Wegman gave the visitors a 30-0 lead to end the half.
Teske’s third touchdown of the game stood as the lone score of the third quarter on a 33-yard play before Webster scored its only touchdown in the final minutes of the game on a 43-yard pass.
Wegman, a sophomore, finished the game 9-for-15 with 183 yards passing and 30 yards rushing. Junior Max Blaschko collected 107 rushing yards on 13 carries to lead all players on Friday, a night Arcadia finished with 300 yards of total offense.
Logan Breska was the Raiders’ busiest defender, leading the way with 11 tackles. Max Sobotta finished with nine stops, while Blaschko and Rogelio Ruiz each had eight.
Blaschko added a sack for Arcadia, and Caleb Pronschinske intercepted Webster quarterback Jacob Fornengo for the game’s lone turnover.
Arcadia now readies for its home opener this Thursday against county opponent Whitehall. The Norse also enter the contest 1-0 after a 36-0 win over Colfax last week (see story elsewhere in sports).
Arcadia—
Rushing (att./yds.)—Blaschko 13/107, Wegman 6/30, Breska 6/29, Bremer 3/18, Sobotta 3/3, Pronschinske 1/2, Anderson 1/-2.
Receiving (rec./yds.)—Teske 4/123, Lyga 1/23, Slaby 2/21, Connor 1/13, Sobotta 1/3.
Passing (comp./att./yds.)—Wegman 9/15/183.
Tackles (solo/total)—Breska 9/11, Sobotta 6/9, Blaschko 4/8, Ruiz 4/8, Pronschinske 2/5, Lyga 5/5, Anderson 3/3. Teske 2/2, Slaby 1/2, Smith 1/2, Grzadzielewski 1/1, Tamke 1/1, Connor 1/1, Glenzinski 1/1, Terrazas 1/1, Olmos 1/1, Ínstenles 1/1, Updike 0/1, Siewert 0/1.