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Jimmy Sherburne is a 6’3 185 pound senior quarterback for Whitefish Bay that has the potential to play both football and basketball at the collegiate level. He may be the best High School quarterback in Wisconsin. UW has showed interest in him as a football player. And yet, he is leaning towards Ivy League basketball with his 4.0 GPA. Either way, his future is very bright. Does that future include a win over a tough Cedarburg team this week?
The Bulldogs come into the game with three wins without a loss this season riding a defense that has shut out the last two opponents. They face a 2-1 Whitefish Bay team led by Sherburne’s arm and two senior receivers in Dylan Gates and Pat Sullivan. Gates is 6’6 195 and provides a big target for Sherburne.
Along with a staunch defense, Cedarburg is led on offense by junior quarterback Chip Rank who has thrown for 380 yards and 5 touchdowns in three games while completing 67 percent of his passes and no interceptions. His favorite target is senior WR Joey Fazio who has 13 catches for 196 yards and 2 touchdowns on the season. Leading the rushing game on the balanced Bulldog attack is sophomore Logan Lauters, a small and quick scatback runner that goes 5’10” 160 pounds.
Although Cedarburg has pitched 8 straight shutout quarters, they have not faced a passing offense since they gave up 286 yards passing in an opening day 45-38 victory over Kettle Moraine. In that game, the Bulldogs struggled to stop an offense that also rushed for 179 yards, but had enough offense to outscore Kettle Moraine for the win.
Against Menomonee Falls and Germantown, the Bulldog defense was able to force 7 turnovers and hold their opponents scoreless. However, both of those teams were run first offenses, passing the ball only 14 and 12 times respectively. Whitefish Bay will put the ball in the air more often, and will show a more balanced attack similar to the type of scheme that gave Cedarburg fits against Kettle Moraine.
Since losing to Waukesha West 28-18 on opening day, the Blue Dukes have won two straight against Slinger and Milwaukee Lutheran. After the young defense shutout Slinger, they surrendered 420 yards of total offense, but forced 3 turnovers and gave up only two scores against Lutheran.
While both defenses have been strong as of late, look for the offenses to expose each other and provide plenty of fireworks with the passing game. In last year’s game, Cedarburg lost at home to Whitefish Bay in a close 14-12 contest. Cedarburg must not get caught looking past this Blue Dukes team. Sherburne can lead his team to victory on any given day, and just might pull the upset on Friday.
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