Sunday State Sports Briefs: Packers looking for improvement from defense
Wisconsin Sports-- It could be called a showdown between the best quarterback in the league, Aaron Rodgers for the Packers, and the best running back in the league, Adrian Peterson of the Vikings. But, it’s more than that. Green Bay is hoping its defense will finally slow down the other team.
GREEN BAY - It could be called a showdown between the best quarterback in the league, Aaron Rodgers for the Packers, and the best running back in the league, Adrian Peterson of the Vikings. But, it’s more than that. Green Bay is hoping its defense will finally slow down the other team.
The Packers are a perfect 8-0 and are leading the league with 34.4 points per game. But, the defense has been surprisingly generous, ranking in the bottom two when it comes to passing yards allowed and total yards allowed. Those defenders have given up 43 plays of 20 yards or more. Despite all the negatives, the Packers are a 13-point favorite against the 2-6 Vikings. And, they’re looking for their 10th straight win at home in Monday night’s game.
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Missing four players, the Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers still managed to start the season with a 71-65 win over Southwest Minnesota State. Tony Meier, Lonnie Boga and Christian Wolf were out with injuries. Starting point guard Kaylon Williams was serving a one-game suspension for a drunken driving arrest last summer. Ja’Rob McCallum and Ryan Allen scored 16 points apiece to lead the Panther who had four players in double figures. James Haarsma pulled down 17 rebounds. Though Wisconsin-Milwaukee led most of the game, the shooting wasn’t there. The Panthers hit 35 percent from the field.
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SCORES
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
--Division III
(CCIW)
Elmhurst 28, Carthage 7
(Northern Athletics Conference)
Concordia-Mequon 28, Lakeland 23
Maranatha Baptist 24, Rockford 20
Wisconsin Lutheran 23, Benedictine 21
(WIAC)
UW-Eau Claire 27, UW-River Falls 21
UW-Oshkosh 35, UW-Stout 3
UW-Platteville 51, UW-Stevens Point 7
UW-Whitewater 17, UW-La Crosse 3
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
--Division I Women
Marquette 69, Mississippi Valley State 61
--Division II Men
UW-Parkside 125, Indiana University-Northwest 70
--Division II Women
Rollins College 66, UW-Parkside 58
--Division III Men
Northern Michigan 81, UW-Superior 55
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AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Chicago 6, Milwaukee 3
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COLLEGE SOCCER TOURNAMENTS
--NCAA Division III Women, First Round
UW-Whitewater 1, Wartburg 1 (Whitewater wins shootout, 6-5)
UW-Oshkosh 0, Ohio Wesleyan 0 (Oshkosh wins shootout, 2-1)
St. Benedict 0, Carroll 0 (St. Benedict wins shootout, 5-4)
--NCAA Division III Men, First Round
St. Olaf 3, Carroll 1
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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENTS
--NCAA Division III, First Round
Elmhurst 3, Carthage 0
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WIAA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SEMIFINALS
--Division 1
Kenosha Bradford 31, Verona 21
--Division 2
Waterford 35, Green Bay Southwest 10
Waunakee 21, Menomonie 19
--Division 3
West De Pere 53, Green Bay Notre Dame 0
--Division 4
Wrightstown 42, Brodhead/Juda 21
--Division 5
Colby 15, Brillion 7
Lancaster 49, Cedar Grove-Belgium 48
--Division 6
Shiocton 28, Eau Claire Regis 0
--Division 7
Greenwood/Granton 34, Clayton 26
Seneca 24, Burlington Catholic Central 8
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WIAA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
--Division 7
Thursday, 10 a.m., Greenwood/Granton (12-1) v. Seneca (11-2)
--Division 6
Thursday, 1 p.m., Shiocton (12-1) v. Fond du Lac's St. Mary's Springs (13-0)
--Division 5
Thursday, 4 p.m., Colby (13-0) v. Lancaster (13-0)
--Division 4
Thursday, 7 p.m., Somerset (12-1) v. Wrightstown (13-0)
--Division 3
Friday, 10 a.m., West De Pere (13-0) v. Wisconsin Lutheran (11-2)
--Division 2
Friday, 1 p.m., Waunakee (13-0) v. Waterford (12-1)
--Division 1
Friday, 4 p.m., Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln (12-1) v. Kenosha Bradford (13-0)
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WIAA HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
--Division 1
1st Waukesha South / Mukwonago, 293
2nd Hartland Arrowhead, 291
3rd Madison Memorial, 175
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WIAA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
--Semifinals
Milwaukee Marquette d. Germantown, 3-1
Kaukauna d. Wetosha Central, 3-1
--Championship
Milwaukee Marquette d. Kaukauna, 3-0
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