Sophomore Jake Hoffman (2), senior Aidan Elwood (44), senior Nic Dombrowski and the Amherst High School football team took down defending WIAA Division 6 State Champion Iola-Scandinavia to win the CWC-Large Title outright Friday, Oct. 18. (John Kemmeter photo)

Portage County Gazette

By John Kemmeter

Local results from the final week of the 2019 high school football regular season Friday, Oct. 18.

The Division 5 second-ranked Amherst football team went on the road and won the Central Wisconsin Conference (CWC)-Large Title outright with a 28-14 win at reigning WIAA Division 6 State Champion Iola-Scandinavia (2-7, 1-5) to finish 6-0 in the CWC-Large this season and improve to 8-0.

Division 7 sixth-ranked Almond-Bancroft hosted Division 7 seventh-ranked Johnson Creek (7-2) in a nonconference game and won 34-28 to finish the regular season unbeaten at 9-0.

Pacelli Catholic High School (3-6, 2-3) won 43-13 at Wild Rose (0-9, 0-5), Stevens Point Area Senior High School (SPASH) (1-8, 1-7) lost 42-6 at D.C. Everest (5-4, 4-4), and Rosholt (4-5, 3-2) lost 35-0 at Division 6 ninth-ranked Coleman (7-2).