SUN PRAIRE USES QUICK START TO DEFEAT WISCONSIN RAPIDS FOOTBALL

Zaleski Sports

SUN PRAIRIE – Sun Prairie returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and went on to build a quick three-touchdown lead on its way to a 49-21 win over Wisconsin Rapids in a nonconference football game Thursday at Sun Prairie High School.

The Cardinals added two long touchdown passes of 55 and 49 yards around a 10-yard touchdown run by Wisconsin Rapids’ Leo Brostowitz to take a 28-7 lead after one quarter.

Caden Sengbusch had a 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter for the Raiders (0-2), but Sun Prairie ripped off three unanswered scores to regain control.

Philip Ross had a 1-yard TD run in the fourth quarter for Wisconsin Rapids to finish off the scoring.

Brostowitz ran for 185 yards as the Raiders racked up 324 yards on the ground.

Wisconsin Rapids will have a week off before hosting Wausau West in its Valley Football Association opener on Sept. 10.

Cardinals 49, Raiders 21

Wisconsin Rapids 7 7 0 7 - 21

Sun Prairie 28 7 14 0 - 49

First Quarter

SP – Cortez Le Grant 93 kick reutrn (kick good), 11:47.

SP – Davis Hamilton 55 pass from Jerry Kaminski (kick good), 8:00.

SP – Hamilton 5 pass from Kaminski (kick good), 3:48.

WR – Leo Brostowitz 10 run (Austin Junemann kick), 1:00.

SP – John Vande Walle 49 pass from Kaminski (kick good), 0:04.

Second Quarter

WR – Caden Sengbusch 1 run (Junemann kick), 6:51.

SP – Kolton Walters 8 run (kick good), 3:17.

Third Quarter

SP – Le Grant 10 run (kick good), 5:41.

SP – Kaminski 1 run (kick good), 1:32.

Fourth Quarter

WR – Philip Ross 1 run (Junemann kick).

Team Statistics

First downs: Wisconsin Rapids 18; Sun Prairie 11.

Rushing yards: WR 324; SP 78.

Passing (comp-att-yards-int): WR 2-9-28-1; SP 12-16-213-0.

Total yards: WR 352; SP 291.

Fumbles lost: WR 0; SP 0.

Penalties (no.-yards): WR 5-15; SP 3-37.

Individual Statistics</