G-R junior tight end Devin Boldt (12) celebrates after scoring a 31-yard receiving touchdown against the Springville Orioles, Friday, Oct, 23, in Gladbrook. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

GLADBROOK – The sixth-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team breezed into the second round of the state playoffs, splattering Springville 47-7 in the opening round of 8-Man play Friday night, Oct. 23, at “The Pit.”

The Rebels (9-0) averaged 9.2 yards per play on offense, had three takeaways and held the Orioles (4-6) scoreless until the fourth quarter. G-R led 47-0 by halftime and stormed into the round of 16.

Against the Orioles, G-R junior quarterback Bennett Sieh threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores. He was 5-for-5 passing with two TD passes to Devin Boldt and another to Cole Gramer. Kooper Larsen added two grabs for 26 yards.

Sieh rushed eight times for 61 yards and two TDs and Treyvon Herron had 88 yards and two rushing touchdowns.

Gramer led the G-R defense with seven tackles, Brayden Utter had six stops, and Mason Heise had 3.5 tackles and a fumble recovery. Brayton Dripps and Laken Thesing both intercepted passes.

Members of the Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team break through the tearaway banner onto the gridiron, Friday, Oct. 23, in Gladbrook ahead of their 8-Man opening round playoff clash with the Springville Orioles. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

Gladbrook-Reinbeck will host Montezuma (8-1) tonight, Friday, Oct. 30, after the Braves beat North Tama, 26-20, in their first-round matchup. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in Gladbrook.

The Rebels last faced Montezuma (8-1) in 2023, taking down the Braves, 64-18, in the first round of 8-Man playoffs that year.

As Springville’s Kolson Moorman (22) trails behind, Rebel senior running back Treyvon Herron runs downfield last Friday night in Gladbrook while on his way to a 47-yard opening drive touchdown. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

G-R quarterback Bennett Sieh is hit by a Springville lineman just as he releases a touchdown pass to Cole Gramer in the endzone last Friday night in Gladbrook. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

Rebel senior Cole Gramer (3) catches a touchdown pass in the endzone against the Springville Orioles, Friday, Oct. 23, in Gladbrook. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

The Gladbrook-Reinbeck defense, including senior Brayden Utter (17), motion for a call in their favor from the officials after Mason Heise (4) recovered a Springville fumble during the first half of last Friday’s 8-Man opening round playoff clash in Gladbrook. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

Rebel sophomore running back Macklin Clark (13) takes the handoff and heads downfield into a sea of lineman last Friday night in Gladbrook. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

G-R quarterback Bennett Sieh (15) fends off Springville’s Kayd Wilson (21) as he runs for paydirt during the opening round of 8-Man football playoffs, Friday, Oct. 23, in Gladbrook. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER