Cedar Falls, Iowa — West Lyon came away with the 1A Championship at the UNI-Dome Friday morning.
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West Lyon got the scoring going late in the first quarter. With great field position following a Van Meter fumbled snap, Logan Meyer took the pass in the flat from Jalyn Gramstad 40 yards down the sideline to the house to make it 7-0 with 3:41 left to go in the opening quarter. Van Meter responded on the following drive with an Ian Abrahamson 1 yard punch to tie it up at 7 each with 11:57 to go in the first half.
West Lyon would regain the lead on their next possession with Logan Meyer going up the middle for 19 yards to pay dirt to make it 14-7 with 9:36 to go in the second quarter. Following a West Lyon takeaway by Gramstad, the Wildcats capitalized with the short field when Meyer scored his third touchdown of the game from 3 yards out to make it 21-7 with 9 minutes left in the first half. West Lyon added to their lead when a bad Van Meter snap went out of the back of the endzone to push the score to 23-7 with 7:30 to go in the half. Gramstad added to West Lyon’s lead as time expired in the first half when he threw a 36-yard Hail Mary to Jackson Meyer. At the half, West Lyon had a 29-7 lead.
Gavin Lorenzen got in on the scoring in the second half with a 15 yard catch and run to extend the Wildcats lead to 36-7 with 6:33 to go in the third quarter. The Wildcat Defense got back on the board as Chase Ter Wee took a pick-six 25 yards for the score to make it 43-7 late in the third.
Van Meter would get back on the board in the fourth, when Parker Fryar caught a 28 yard pass to make it 43-14. West Lyon would respond with a Davian Sterner 1 yard score to push the score to 50-14, and that would be your final.
With the win West Lyon ends their year at 12-1, and the 1A Championship. Van Meter’s season comes to an end at 12-1.
There will be a Welcome Back celebration for the team, Friday at 6:30 in the high school gym. The public is invited to celebrate the 1A State Title with the Wildcats.
Final: West Lyon, Inwood 50, Van Meter 14. Wildcats win the Class 1A final with an outstanding performance against the 2017 champs. It’s West Lyon’s 5th #iahsfb state title.
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