STEVENS POINT-The 8-1 SPASH Panthers hosted the 5-4 Appleton North Lightning in Level 1 of the playoffs on Oct. 23 at Goerke Field.
SPASH struck in the first quarter as the Panthers drove to the Appleton North 15-yard line and Henry Roth took a direct snap and ran to the right sideline to put his team up 7-0.
Appleton North responded halfway through the second quarter with a drive that put them on the SPASH 10-yard line, and running back Calvin Hank scored a touchdown to tie the score 7-7.
With two minutes left, the Lightning offense got the ball back and went down to the Panthers’ goal line, and on fourth down a direct snap to Carson Tegelman punched the ball in to go up 14-0.
An underdog Lightning team took a 21-7 third-quarter lead as quarterback Owen Rein found tight end Matthew Larsen for a five-yard pass and catch.
SPASH drove down inside the Appleton North five-yard line with five minutes left in the fourth quarter, but on fourth-and-two, they were stonewalled on a run that gave the Lightning back possession.
The Lightning drove to midfield and milked time off the clock to upset the Panthers, eliminate them from the playoffs, and move on to Level 2.
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