A new era at quarterback started strong for Logan High School’s football team Thursday night.
Sophomore Tommy Check — a first-year starter at QB, taking over for his brother — threw for one score and ran for another as the Rangers shut out Ellsworth 12–0 at Swanson Field.
Check, who saw the field as a freshman wide receiver last season when Logan was a win from getting to the state championship, made his mark at the helm early.
After both teams opened with punts, Logan faced 3rd-and-22 when Check fired a strike downfield to Andrew Stanton, who raced the rest of the way for a 40-yard touchdown.
The two-point try failed, but the Rangers led 6–0 with 4:52 left in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Stanton set Logan up again with a long punt return.
This time, Check kept it himself, weaving through traffic on an 18-yard quarterback draw for the second touchdown of the night.
Another missed conversion left the score 12–0 at halftime.
Logan’s defense did the rest.
The Rangers shut down Ellsworth after the break, with Jackson Bosch and Viktor Kravanja each coming up with interceptions to seal the season-opening victory.
Logan is on the road next Thursday, facing Wausau East.
