On October 16, the Lomira football team defeated Mayville 30-14 in a battle between the Flyway's top two teams, winning the Conference championship at home on a cool, windy evening.
Lomira (9-0, 7-0) converted a third down on the opening drive when Keegan Kell found Alex Zahn for a 26-yard pass, putting the Lions in the red zone.
Hunter Schaumberg finished off the drive with an 11-yard rushing touchdown, giving Lomira a 7-0 lead over Mayville (6-3, 5-2) with 7:02 in the first quarter.
Mayville responded with an explosive play when Dominic Schuelke (88 rushing yards) broke loose on their first play of the game against the Lions' defense and sprinted away from everyone on the field for a 68-yard touchdown, which energized the Cardinals' sideline and crowd to tie the game at seven at the 6:42 mark in the first quarter.
The Cardinals defense forced a three-and-out from Lomira, highlighted by a three-yard tackle for a loss by Weston Teeters.
Cooper Raddemann used a nice play-action fake, freezing the Lions' defenders and finding a wide-open Kevin Keller for 43 yards, getting the Cardinals to the Lomira 20-yard line.
Lomira’s defense stood up by stopping Mayville on fourth down at the Lions' 16-yard line, ending the Cardinals' promising drive.
Schaumberg showed off his running talent with a breaking tackle for a 28-yard rush, then two plays later had a 38-yard burst to get Lomira to the Mayville 11-yard line.
The Mayville defense was up to the challenge and held Lomira to an Aiden Stoffel 21-yard field goal, giving the Lions a 10-7 lead with 8:18 on the second-quarter clock.
The Cardinals got to two first downs on their next offensive possession before the Lions forced Mayville to punt.
Mayville forced a three-and-out to get the ball back at the Lomira 35-yard line with two minutes left in the half.
The Cardinals lined up for a 26-yard field goal to tie the game before halftime, but the Lions were to shoot a gap, blocking the kick and taking a 10-7 lead into the break.
Mayville converted a big third down with a 23-yard pass from Raddemann to Covyn Casper, setting up the Cardinals at the Lomira 27-yard line.
The Lomira defense stopped the Mayville drive on fourth down thanks to a Jackson Bloohm pass breakup, giving the Lions the ball back at their own 25-yard line.
The Lions faced a third and 15 when a Kell pass found a streaking Schaumberg in front of the Lomira sideline.
Schaumberg hauled in the perfectly placed pass and raced down the sideline for an electrifying 65-yard passing touchdown, giving the Lions a 17-7 lead with 2:05 left in the third quarter.
The Cardinals showed their own explosiveness when Joe Promersberger (110 rushing yards) found an opening blocked by his offensive line, sprinted for an impressive 62-yard rushing touchdown on their second play of the drive, making the score 17-14 at the 1:05 mark in the third quarter.
Mayville continued their momentum by forcing Lomira to punt after three plays, but the Lions defense had a big sack from Jackson Breitlow and Cole Geiger, stopping the Cardinals' offense.
Lomira got their third touchdown from Schaumberg when he got loose and ran away from the Cardinals for a 48-yard rushing score, giving the Lions a 23-14 lead with 7:03 left in the game.
The Cardinals' next drive was stopped on fourth down at midfield, giving Lomira the ball back up two scores with less than five minutes on the clock.
The Lions faced a third down when Schaumberg (236 rushing yards) scored his fourth touchdown on a 43-yard run, breaking multiple tackles to stretch the ball across the goal line with 2:46 showing on the clock for a 30-14 lead.
Lomira’s defense got one final stop, allowing the Lions to clinch their first 9-0 undefeated regular-season since 1974, and the team earned its second conference title in the last three years on senior night.
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