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CADOTT – The Spencer/Columbus Catholic football team became playoff eligible with a hard-fought 28-22 win over Cadott on Friday night at Cadott High School.
The Rockets turned to their ground game to accumulate all of their offense, literally. Spencer/Columbus did not attempt a pass and ran the ball 55 times for 425 yards.
Following a scoreless first quarter, Austin Bacon had touchdown runs of 49 and 65 yards to give Spencer/Columbus a 14-0 lead.
Cadott scored on a big play of its own, a 62-yard run by Brady Spaeth, to cut it to 14-8 going into halftime.
Cole Timmler’s only rushing attempt in the game turned into a 24-yard touchdown 4 minutes into the second half as the Rockets went up 22-8.
Briggs added another touchdown before Eden Jacobson scored from the 10 for Spencer/Columbus midway through the fourth.
Cadott scored with 3:08 remaining but the Rockets were able to hold on to the lead from there and improve to 4-3 overall this season and 4-2 in the Cloverbelt Conference.
Bacon finished with 204 yards and Jacobson added 136 in the win for the Rockets.
Spencer/Columbus plays at Eau Claire Regis on Thursday and finishes its regular season Oct. 18 at home against Altoona. The Rockets will have to win at least once to secure a spot in the WIAA playoffs. At .500 in conference play, teams are eligible but not guaranteed a spot in the postseason field.
Rockets 28, Hornets 22
Spencer/Columbus 0 14 8 6 – 28
Cadott 0 8 8 6 – 22
Second Quarter
SC – Austin Bacon 49 run (run failed), 7:54.
SC – Bacon 65 run (Eden Jacobson run), 3:47.
C – Brady Spaeth 62 run (Josh Briggs run), 2:44.
Third Quarter
SC – Cole Timmler 24 run (Jacobson run), 8:02.
C – Briggs 9 run (Briggs run), 1:29.
Fourth Quarter
SC – Jacobson 10 run (run failed), 7:55.
C – Gavin Tegels 23 pass from Mason Poehls (run failed), 3:08.
Team Statistics
First downs: Spencer/Columbus 21; Cadott 12.
Rushing (att-yards): SC 55-425; C 35-171.
Passing (comp-att-yards): SC 0-0-0-0; C 6-10-73-1.
Total yards: SC 425; C 244.
Penalties (no.-yards): SC 4-40; C 6-40.
Fumbles (total-yards): SC 3-3; C 1-1.
Punting (no.-avg.): SC none; C 4-32.5.
Individual Statistics
Rushing: SC, Austin Bacon 18-204, Eden Jacobson 24-136, Hayden Bauman 6-49, Cole Timmler 1-24, Will Gorst 4-23, Gage Stratman 2-minus 11. C, Brady Spaeth 15-110, Nelson Wahl 5-35, Josh Briggs 6-23, Tegan Ritter 2-4, Mason Poehls 2-minus 4, Jacob Ackley 4-minus 9, Team 1-12.
Passing: SC, no attempts. C, Ackley 4-6-47-0, Poels 2-2-26-0, Wahl 0-2-0-1.
Receiving: C, Wahl 3-18, Poehls 1-28, Tegels 1-23, Ethan West 1-4.
Interceptions (defense): SC, Brett Kasch.
Records: Spencer/Columbus 4-3, 4-2 Cloverbelt Conference; Cadott 3-4 overall and Cloverbelt Conference.