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LITTLE CHUTE – Spencer/Columbus Catholic couldn’t hold on to a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter and fell to Little Chute in overtime 20-14 on Saturday in a WIAA Division 4 Level 3 matchup at Little Chute High School.
Noah Zastrow scored on a 19-yard touchdown for the Rockets with 43 seconds left in the first half following Little Chute’s third lost fumble of the half.
Two plays later, Tim Bauer intercepted a Sam Merryfield pass and returned it to the 3. On the final play of the half, Spencer/Columbus quarterback Calvin Lenz ran in from the 3 to put the Rockets on top 14-0.
Spencer/Columbus’ defense continued to play tough until the Mustangs finally got things going in the fourth quarter.
Alex Mueller caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Merryfield with 6:10 remaining, and after forcing a Rockets’ punt, the Mustangs tied the game on a 7-yard touchdown run by Shane Schwaller with 2:44 left.
Spencer/Columbus got the ball first in overtime, but could not score. Little Chute then went 25 yards in four plays, with Schwaller running in from the 3 to end the Rockets’ season.
Spencer/Columbus finishes with an 8-4 record after reaching Level 3 of the WIAA playoffs for the first time in the co-op’s 13-year history.
Little Chute (10-2) will play Lodi (11-1) in a Division 4 semifinal next weekend.
Mustangs 20, Rockets 14 (OT)
Spencer/Columbus 0 14 0 0 0 – 14
Little Chute 0 0 0 14 6 – 20
Second Quarter
SC – Noah Zastrow 19 run (run failed), 0:43.
SC – Calvin Lenz 3 run (Mitch Susa run), 0:00.
Fourth Quarter
LC – Alex Mueller 6 pass from Sam Merryfield (Eric Hietpas kick), 6:10.
LC – Shane Schwaller 7 run (E. Hietpas kick), 2:44.
Overtime
LC – Schwaller 3 run.
Team Statistics
First downs: Spencer/Columbus 10; Little Chute 21.
Rushing (att-yards): Spencer/Columbus 46-169; Little Chute 37-152.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): Spencer/Columbus 2-9-28-0; Little Chute 19-35-157-1.
Penalties (no.-yards): Spencer/Columbus 6-50; Little Chute 5-50.
Fumbles (total-lost): Spencer/Columbus 0-0; Little Chute 3-3.
Individual Statistics
Rushing: SC, Calvin Lenz 17-64, Noah Zastrow 9-38, Mitch Susa 10-29, Hunter Hildebrandt 8-24, Hunter Luepke 2-14. LC, Shane Schwaller 27-124, Spencer Van Deuren 1-12, Parker Gloudemans 4-18, Scott Hietpas 1-7, Mike Ehlke 2-1, Sam Merryfield 2-minus 10.
Passing: SC, Lenz 2-9-28-0. LC, Merryfield 18-33-162-1, Gloudemans 1-2-minus 5-0.
Receiving: SC, Luepke 1-27, Hildebrandt 1-1. LC, Alex Mueller 6-44, Kyle Hietpas 5-44, Gloudemans 4-50, Nate Bevers 1-10, S. Hietpas 1-10, Dakota Farnsworth 1-4, Schwaller 1-minus 5.
Interceptions (defense): SC, Tim Bauer.
Punting: SC, Ryan Busse 6-32.2, Lenz 1-15.0. LC, Tyler Van Boxtel 1-45.0, S. Hietpas 1-30.0.
Records: Spencer/Columbus 8-4; Little Chute 10-2.