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NEILLSVILLE – The Spencer/Columbus Catholic football team responded in a big way after suffering its first loss of the season a week ago.
The Rockets scored seven first-half touchdowns to obliterate Neillsville/Granton 49-14 in a Cloverbelt Conference game Friday night at Neillsville High School.
Hunter Luepke and Noah Zastrow each ran for three touchdowns, and Jacob Miller added another rushing score for the Rockets, who opened up a 49-6 lead by halftime.
“I was happy with our effort and intensity,” SC coach Jason Gorst said. “Our guys had a heck of a week of practice.”
Spencer/Columbus improves to 3-1 overall and in the Cloverbelt Conference, while Neillsville/Granton falls to 0-4 and 0-3 in the conference.
Luepke had TD runs of 19, 25 and 69 yards, while Zastrow scored from 5, 49 and 37 yards out.
Luepke piled up 141 yards on the ground in just six carries, while Zastrow only had to run it five times to gain 108 yards.
Spencer/Columbus outgained the Warriors 380-157 overall, including 309-98 on the ground. NG averaged just 2.3 yards per carry running the ball.
The Rockets return to action next Friday at Colby.
Rockets 49, Warriors 14
Spencer/Columbus 24 25 0 0 – 49
Neillsville/Granton 6 0 8 0 – 14
First Quarter
SC – Hunter Luepke 19 run (Noah Zastrow run), 9:44.
SC – Jacob Miller 10 run (Zastrow run), 6:10.
NG – Isaac Bryan 58 pass from Mason Barth (kick missed), 3:38.
SC – Zastrow 5 run (Ethan Meece pass from Zastrow), 1:50.
Second Quarter
SC – Zastrow 49 run (pass failed), 10:07.
SC – Luepke 25 run (pass failed), 6:50.
SC – Zastrow 37 run (Luepke kick), 4:24.
SC – Luepke 69 run (pass failed), 1:33.
Third Quarter
NG – Dominick Cappadora 3 run (Barth run), 6:55.
Team Statistics
First downs: SC 15; NG 8.
Rushing (att-yards): SC 25-309; NG 42-98.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): SC 3-7-71-0; NG 4-15-59-0.
Penalties (no.-yards): SC 2-25; NG 2-10.
Punting (no.-avg.): SC 1-34.0; NG 5-40.8.
Fumbles (total-lost): SC 3-3; NG 0-0.
Individual Statistics
Rushing: SC, Hunter Luepke 6-141, Noah Zastrow 5-108, Jacob Miller 5-31, Bubba Post 1-12, Hayden Bauman 1-11, Carson Hildebrandt 3-10, Andres Rodriguez 1-0, Austin Bacon 1-0, Adam Walter 1-0, Leonardo Rodriguez 1-minus 4. NG, Dominick Cappadora 19-62, Mason Barth 15-29, Derringer Goodman 5-16, Lucas Moseley 1-0, Myles McDonald 1-minus 4, Skylar Barth 1-minus 5.
Passing: SC, Zastrow 3-6-71-0, Jarred Mandel 0-1-0-0. NG, M. Barth 4-15-59-0.
Receiving: SC, Luepke 1-37, Hildebrandt 1-29, Karak Bushman 1-5. NG, Isaac Bryan 1-58, S. Barth 1-3, Cappadora 1-minus 1, Cody Roman 1-minus 1.
Punting: SC, A. Rodriguez 1-34.0. NG, M. Barth 5-40.8.
Records: Spencer/Columbus 3-1 overall and Cloverbelt Conference; Neillsville/Granton 0-4, 0-3 Cloverbelt Conference.