Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

SOLON – As a three-year starter Blake Timmons has been one of the most productive quarterbacks in the state over the past several seasons.

The senior signal caller has accounted for nearly 5,000 yards of total offense and 58 touchdowns during his prep career.

Timmons has had bigger statistical games than what he put up on Friday night against Davenport Assumption but the Solon senior may not have had a more efficient outing than his effort against the Knights.

Timmons completed 9-of-12 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown and also ran for 91 yards and a score as Solon snapped a two-game losing skid with a 35-10 win over Davenport Assumption (1-3) at Spartan Stadium in Solon.

“In these games you just have to go out and play football,” Timmons said. “That’s really all it comes down to.”

Timmons looked like a three-year senior starter on Friday helping Solon accumulate a season-high 377 yards of total offense while averaging a season-best 6.9 yards per play.

He led scoring drives of 12 plays and 13 plays that lasted 5:03 and 7:08.

The 12-play, 71-yard march came on the opening possession of the game and ended with a 1-yard Timmons touchdown run that gave Solon a lead it would never give up.

“It’s huge it got the momentum in our favor, we knew they would come in jacked up after we beat them twice last year,” Timmons said. “We wanted the ball and we knew we were going to go down and score.”

Timmons also directed a 4-play, 64-yarder before the half that took just 30 seconds and ended with a 17-yard touchdown toss to Oaken Foster that answered the lone Davenport Assumption touchdown of the game and gave the Spartans a 21-7 halftime lead.

Timmons was 6-of-6 on third down passes for 66 yards with four going for first downs as Solon finish 6-of-10 on third down on Friday.

Solon had a season-low three penalties on Friday, two coming on the final offensive drive with Timmons on the bench.

“As coaches the last two weeks the focus has really been on improvement and growth,” Solon coach Lucas Stanton said. “I think we were really too focused on results and outcomes and we had a young football team and to their credit they took the coach the last two weeks because it was hard. We challenged them and all the credit to them because they took it.”

News and Notes

West Branch Shutout: West Branch posted its second consecutive shutout on Friday blanking Louisa-Muscatine 86-0 in its district opener.

The shutout marks the first time West Branch has had two shutouts in the same season since 2019 and was the first back-to-back shutouts for the Bears since they posted three in a row in October of 2014.

West Branch Records: West Branch had a pair of school records in its 86-0 win on Friday.

The 86 points set a single-game scoring mark, breaking the previous record of 81 set against Clear Creek in 1994.

Senior tailback Andy Henson tied the team record for rushing touchdowns in a game with six, matching Luke Lenoch who had six touchdowns against Maquoketa Valley in 2016.

Henson finished with 167 rushing yards and six touchdowns on nine carries.

Gregoire Brothers Big Night: It was a big night for Liberty High across the board on Friday in a 55-7 win over Clear Creek Amana and Garrett and Trey Gregoire were at the center of the Lightning success on both sides of the ball.

The Gregoire brothers combined for four touchdowns with Garrett Gregoire catching a pair of touchdown passes and Trey Gregoire rushing for two scores.

Garrett finished with two receptions for 65 yards and two scores while Trey had 17 carries for 91 yards and two touchdowns and also caught a 12-yard pass and had six tackles including a sack and three tackles for loss.

Players of the week

Offensive Player of the Week: West High sophomore quarterback Jack Wallace completed 15-of-20 passes for 211 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-7 win over Davenport North.

Defensive Player of the Week: Solon junior defensive lineman Ben Kampman had six tackles including five solo stops, two sacks and three tackles for loss in a 35-10 win over Davenport Assumption.

Special Teams Player of the Week: Liberty High senior kicker Hayden Saul converted all seven of his PAT attempts in a 55-7 win over Clear Creek Amana.

Helmet Stickers

Offense: Solon junior Brett White rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns and also had 8.5 tackles and a sack in a 35-10 win over Davenport Assumption.

Offense: City High senior wide receiver Akili Mattox had eight receptions for 123 yards in a 34-0 loss to West Des Moines Dowling.

Defense: West High senior defensive back Seth Overton had four tackles, an interception and recovered a fumble in a 49-7 win at Davenport North.

Defense: West High junior linebacker Santana Miller had three tackles including a tackle for loss and returned an interception for a touchdown in a 49-7 win at Davenport North.

Special teams: West Branch senior Carver Boelk returned a punt 49 yards for a touchdown in a win over Louisa-Muscatine.

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