Rice Lake defeated Mosinee in Level 2 of the WIAA Football Playoffs, 42-33.
Rice Lake held a 6-0 lead in the first quarter before Keagan Jirschele returned an interception 52 yards for a score early in the second quarter.
Rice Lake went on to score three touchdowns in the period and led 28-14 at halftime.
The Warriors held off Mosinee down the stretch for the win.
Jirschele led Mosinee with 10 receptions for 158 yards and had four receptions for scores in the ballgame.
Rice Lake-6 22 6 8-42
Mosinee—0 14 7 12-33
1st Quarter
Rice Lake-Easton Stone 32 run (run failed), 0:19
2nd Quarter
Mosinee-Keagen Jirschele 40 interception return (Noah Stencil kick), 10:36
Rice Lake-Stone 3 run (Carson Tomesh run), 6:12
Rice Lake-Lucas Peters 2 run (Connor Durand run), 5:20
Mosinee-Jirschele 13 pass from Gavin Obremski (Stencil kick), 4:03
Rice Lake-Max Nelson 7 run (pass failed), 0:40
3rd Quarter
Rice Lake-Peters 5 run (run failed), 7:09
Mosinee-Jirschele 4 pass from Obremski (Stencil kick), 1:29
4th Quarter
Rice Lake-Nelson 11 run (Christian Buckmaster pass from Nelson), 8:17
Mosinee-Jirschele 5 pass from Obremski (kick failed), 2:14
Mosinee-Jirschele 14 pass from Obremski (run failed), 1:32
Mosinee Leaders
Rushing: Obremski 11-12
Passing: Obremski 22-36-316-2
Receiving: Jirschele 10-158, Davin Stoffel 7-88
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