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STEVENS POINT – Stevens Point scored three touchdowns in the second quarter to erase an early deficit to defeat Marshfield 35-13 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference football finale of the season Friday night at Goerke Field.
Chase Robinson hooked up with Brooks Hinson for a 48-yard touchdown pass in the opening quarter, and after a missed extra point kick, Marshfield led 6-0.
Stevens Point tied it on a 13-yard run by Grant Chandonais early in the second quarter and the 6-6 score held until the final minute of the half when the Panthers were able to take control of the game.
Johnny Matthews ran in from the 4 with 59 seconds to go and Stevens Point converted a two-point play to take a 14-6 lead.
Marshfield fumbled on its second play and the Panthers cashed in on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Chandonais to Kasen Saeger just 17 seconds after the previous score and took a 21-6 lead into halftime.
Grayden Rode scored from the 20 on the Tigers’ opening drive of the second half to bring Marshfield within a score, but that would be it as Stevens Point tacked on two more touchdowns and held the Tigers without a point the rest of the way.
Marshfield finishes the regular season with a 4-5 record and a 4-3 mark in the Wisconsin Valley Conference. Stevens Point ends up in second place in the Valley at 6-1 and moves to 7-2 overall.
Both teams will learn their first-round playoff opponents when the WIAA releases the postseason brackets on Saturday morning.
Stevens Point racked up 312 rushing yards and outgained Marshfield nearly 2-to-1, 429-217.
Panthers 35, Tigers 13
Marshfield 6 0 7 0 – 13
Stevens Point 0 21 7 7 – 35
First Quarter
MAR – Brooks Hinson 48 pass from Chase Robinson (kick missed).
Second Quarter
SP – Grant Chandonais 13 run (kick missed), 8:48.
SP – Johnny Matthews 4 run (Charlie Belson pass from Chandonais), 0:59.
SP – Kasen Saeger 21 pass from Chandonais (Skarsten kick), 0:36.
Third Quarter
MAR – Grayden Rode 20 run (Keegan Frederick kick), 9:05.
SP – Chandonais 1 run (Skarsten kick), 4:39.
Fourth Quarter
SP – Matthews 2 run (Skaresten kick), 9:09.
Team Statistics
First downs: M 11; SP 22.
Rushing (att-yards): M 25-83; SP 44-312.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): M 10-19-134-1; SP 10-14-117-0.
Total yards: M 217; SP 429.
Fumbles (total-lost): M 2-1; SP 2-1.
Penalties (no.-yards): M 4-30; SP 10-72.
Individual Statistics
Rushing: M, Chase Robinson 8-43, Grayden Rode 9-30, Haiden Carlson 5-12, Keegan Young 1-1, Josh Taylor 1-minus 1, Team 1-minus 2. SP, Johnny Mathews 19-135, Grant Chandonais 17-127, Kyle Madlena 4-40, Jonny Aniandis 2-11, Zach Ehlinger 2-minus 1.
Passing: M, Robinson 10-19-134-1. SP, G. Chandonais 10-14-117-0.
Receiving: M, Brooks Hinson 4-93, Rode 3-18, Jakob Sadowski 1-4, Carlson 1-7, Jackson Wernberg 1-12. SP, Anianadis 3-53, Charlie Belson 2-36, Chris Elsener 2-9, Kasen Saeger 1-21, Trent Chandonais 1-0, Mathews 1-minus 2.
Records: Marshfield 4-5, 4-3 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Stevens Point 6-3, 5-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference.