Two late scores lift Slinger past Marshfield football

Marshfield quarterback Trevor Foemmel. (Paul Lecker file photo)

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SLINGER – Avery Kurth ran for four touchdowns and scored another on a pass from quarterback Tanner Hora to lift Slinger to a 35-21 win over Marshfield in a nonconference football game Friday at Slinger High School.

Marshfield scored on its first two possessions as quarterback Trevor Foemmel connected with Luke LeMoine on a 19-yard scoring strike on a fade to the back left corner of the end zone to give the Tigers a quick 7-0 lead.

Foemmel added a 20-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, but Slinger was just as effective as it scored on its first two possessions as well. Touchdown runs of 2 and 18 yards by Kurth, with one missed extra point, left Marshfield with a 14-13 lead after the up-and-down first quarter.

The score held until the third quarter and Kurth scored again, this time on a 19-yard swing pass from Hora, and the Owls took its first lead at 21-14 following a two-point conversion.

Marshfield tied it up on a 3-yard touchdown run by Foemmel with 7:35 to go in the game, but the Tigers’ defense couldn’t hold.

Kurth bursted for a 63-yard touchdown run with 6:02 to go, then after holding Marshfield on downs, Slinger scored again in the final minute to put the finishing touches on the victory.

Jeff Marsh finished with 156 yards rushing and Mason Seidl added 107 as the Tigers racked up 354 yards on the ground.

Marshfield will host Oconto Falls for a nonconference game Sept. 2, before playing at home against D.C. Everest on Sept. 9 to open its Valley Football Association schedule.

Owls 35, Tigers 21
Marshfield 14 0 0 7 – 21
Slinger 14 0 7 14 – 35
First Quarter

M – Luke LeMoine 19 pass from Trevor Foemmel (Braxton Kurth kick), 8:30.
S – Avery Kurth 2 run (Cameron Groves kick), 6:15.
M – Foemmel 20 run (Kurth kick), 3:41.
S – Kurth 18 run (kick missed), 0:27.
Third Quarter
S – Kurth 19 pass from Tanner Hora (Hora run), 2:17.
Fourth Quarter
M – Foemmel 3 run (Kurth kick), 7:35.
S – Kurth 63 run (Groves kick), 6:02.
S – Kurth 9 run (Groves kick), 0:51.
Team Statistics
First downs:
Marshfield 22; Slinger 19.
Rushing (att-yards): M 46-354; S 31-307.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): M 4-14-59-2; S 10-16-124-1.
Total yards: M 413; S 437.
Penalties (no.-yards): M 8-49; S 0-0.
Individual Statistics (Slinger individuals not provided)
Rushing:
M, Jeff Marsh 21-156, Mason Seidl 12-107, Trevor Foemmel 11-80, Eli Colby 1-8, Luke LeMoine 1-3.
Passing: M, Foemmel 4-13-59-2, Adam Gilbertson 0-1-0-0.
Receiving: M, LeMoine 2-24, Brooks Hinson 1-18, Marsh 1-17.
Records: Marshfield 0-2; Slinger 2-0.