CASHIN, PACELLI FOOTBALL RUNS PAST ASSUMPTION IN DIVISION 7 PLAYOFF OPENER
Zaleski Sports
STEVENS POINT – Brycen Cashin ran for 257 yards and five touchdowns and the Stevens Point Pacelli defense forced five fumbles as the third-seed Cardinals remained undefeated with a dominating 46-14 victory over sixth-seed Wisconsin Rapids Assumption in a WIAA Division 7 Level 1 football playoff game Friday at Goerke Field.
Cashin had touchdown runs of 30 and 4 yards, Brock Birrenkott added a 16-yard touchdown run, and quarterback Drew Kedrowicz scampered 60 yards for another score as the Cardinals (10-0) built a 26-0 lead by halftime.
Cashin put the game away in the third quarter with TD runs of 65, 27 and 35 yards as he broke the school record for rushing yards in a career.
Reed Duellman and Nick Leberg had touchdown runs late for Assumption, which finishes the season 6-5.
Assumption gained 306 yards on the ground but were hurt by the five turnovers, including one in the red zone in the second quarter.
Pacelli moves on to a Division 7 Level 2 game at No. 2 seed Coleman (12-0) on Friday, Oct. 29.
Cardinals 46, Royals 14
Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 0 0 6 8 - 14
Stevens Point Pacelli 13 13 20 0 - 46
First Quarter
P – Brycen Cashin 30 run (kick missed), 1:53.
P – Cashin 4 run (Andrew Van Order kick), 0:00.
Second Quarter
P – Brock Birrenkott 16 run (Van Order kick), 6:24.
P – Drew Kedrowicz 60 run (kick missed), 1:06.
Third Quarter
P – Cashin 65 run (run failed), 11:46.
P – Cashin 27 run (Van Order kick), 10:14.
A – Reed Duellman 6 run (run failed), 2:29.
P – Cashin 35 run (Van Order kick), 0:42.
Fourth Quarter
A – Nick Leberg 18 run (Leberg run), 7:16.
Team Statistics
First downs: Assumption 15; Pacelli 13.
Rushing (att-yards): A 47-306; P 36-338.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): A 1-4-0-0; P 2-3-69-0.
Total yards: A 306; P 407.
Fumbles (total-lost): A 5-5; P 0-0.
Penalties (no.-yards): A 7-45; P 6-50.
Individual Statistics
Rushing: A, Nick Leberg 16-106, Reed Duellman 11-73, Cade Statz 7-55, Joey Moyer 9-52, Ryan Shaw 3-22, Cal Birkhauser 1-minus 2. P, Brycen Cashin 18-257, Drew Kedrowicz 5-43, Nick Schroeder 6-19, Brock Birrenkott 2-15, Bennett Eckendorf 3-4, Team 1-0, Eli Birrenkott 1-0.
Passing: A, Duellman 1-3-0-0, Moyer 0-1-0-0. P, Kedrowicz 2-3-69-0.
Receiving: A, Leberg 1-0. P, Andrew Van Order 1-61, Jacob Kirkus 1-8.
Records: Assumption 6-5; Pacelli 10-0.