Five Takeaways: Muskego 59, Arrowhead 14

Arrowhead and Muskego came into the 2017 season looking to bounce back from down seasons as far as their lofty standards are concerned.

Both teams opened eyes in the first week of the season, as the Warhawks took down Marquette in a Greater Metro crossover and the Warriors rolled to a rout of Waukesha North.

It set up what was thought to be an intriguing early-season matchup between the two Classic 8 Conference powerhouses.

However, Muskego turned it into a completely one-sided affair, scoring on all nine of its possessions. The Warriors built a 45-0 lead in the second quarter in a 59-14 victory.

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Here are five takeaways from the game:

FIRST-HALF DOMINATION: It was all Muskego from the start. The Warriors forced a three-and-out on Arrowhead’s opening drive and scored six plays later on a 23-yard run by Justin Kotarak.

Muskego scored on each seven of its first-half possessions with six touchdowns and a field goal, outgaining Arrowhead, 318-109.

With an interception, a blocked punt and a fumbled kickoff return mixed in, the Warriors led 45-0 before the Warhawks scored on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Henry Case to Jeff Holtz in the final seconds of the half.

WING-T WORKING: After running for 427 yards in a 42-14 win over Waukesha North, the Warriors kept their Wing-T ground game churning.

Muskego ran for 461 yards, led by Justin Kotarak with 109 yards and four touchdowns. RJ Bosshart ran for 92 yards and three scores, Cody Krause added 81 yards and Austin Kaltenbrun accumulated 68 yards. 

Muskego struggled on offense in a 5-4 season a year ago, but the Warriors appear to have the weapons to again drive teams crazy with their Wing-T scheme. Kotarak and Bosshart are lethal on the edges, while Krause is a bruiser that runs hard for his yards up the middle.

RARE ROUT: Arrowhead is usually on the other side of a running clock. The 38-point loss is the Warhawks’ worst defeat since the turn of the century.

Arrowhead hadn't lost by more than seven points since the 2014 state championship game, in which it fell to Kimberly, 31-6. That defeat was the Warhawks' lone loss by more than single digits since 2011.

MUSKEGO IS BACK: Coming off consecutive conference titles, the Warriors dropped their first four league games and were eliminated from the playoffs by Sept. 23 last season.

The Warriors might not have had anything to play for at the time, but they won their final three Classic 8 games and carried the momentum into this season.

Now, Muskego needs just two wins in its final six conference games to become playoff eligible for the sixth time in the last eight years. The win over Arrowhead also signifies that Muskego is a Classic 8 title contender.

QUOTABLE: "We won back-to-back conference championships. Maybe we lost a little bit of an edge. We got that edge back this offseasons. Our seniors learned from last year. We didn't have that same attitude." - Muskego coach Ken Krause