River Falls’ Ground Game Dominates in Win over Wisconsin Rapids

River Falls and Wisconsin Rapids opened the 2022 football season in a matchup of teams with historically strong running games. River Falls proved to be too much for Rapids in the opener, picking up a 28-7 win on the strength of a powerful running game.

The Red Raiders opened the scoring in the second quarter with a 25 yard fumble return from Brennan Huber before River Falls tied the game at 7 going into halftime.

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After the break, it was all River Falls, as the Wildcats piled up 252 yards on 48 rushes. Wisconsin Rapids was limited to 102 yards on the ground on 30 carries.

Greyson Reimer had 7 tackles and 8 assists for Rapids, with Carter Christy collecting 4 tackles and assisting on 12 others.

Passing	Cp/Att	Yds	TD	Int	Lg
#12 T. Lucas	1/2	9	–	–	9

Passing	Cp/Att	Yds	TD	Int	Lg
#17 D. Brathol	2/6	58	–	1	35
Rest of team	2/3	22	–	–	12

Rushing	Att	Yds	TD	Long	Fum
#8 L. Brostowitz	12	39	–	8	–
#2 c. saeger	7	24	–	9	–
#12 T. Lucas	7	21	–	17	–
#1 C. Bubolz	4	18	–	9	–

Rushing	Att	Yds	TD	Long	Fum
Rest of team	48	252	4	22	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Fum
#1 C. Bubolz	1	9	–	9	–

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Fum
#3 J. Karras	2	33	–	23	–
#8 C. Olson	1	12	–	12	–
Rest of team	1	35	–	35	–

Tackles	Tk	Ast	Sck	TFL
#48 G. Reimer	7	8	–	–
#42 C. Christy	4	12	–	–
#23 A. Fischer	1	6	–	–
#7 C. Tork	1	5	–	–
#74 C. Akey	1	1	–	–
#6 L. Schuld	1	–	–	–
#77 A. Chavez	1	–	–	–
#20 B. Mancl	–	5	–	–
#88 I. Clendenning	–	3	–	–
#54 T. Gormanson	–	2	–	–
#28 C. Burdick	–	1	–	–
Rest of team	3	3	–	–

Tackles	Tk	Ast	Sck	TFL
No Tackles

Defensive	Sfty	Int	Fum	Blks	TD
#23 A. Fischer	–	1	–	–	–
#3 B. Huber	–	–	1	–	1

Defensive	Sfty	Int	Fum	Blks	TD
No Defensive Stats

Kickoff Returns	Ret	Avg	TD	Long
#1 C. Bubolz	3	20	–	23

Kickoff Returns	Ret	Avg	TD	Long
Rest of team	2	17	–	34

Punt Returns	Ret	Avg	TD	Long
#1 C. Bubolz	1	12	–	12

Punt Returns	Ret	Avg	TD	Long
Rest of team	3	0	–	7

Kicking	FG	%	PAT	Pts
#23 A. Fischer	–	–	1	1

Kicking	FG	%	PAT	Pts
Rest of team	–	–	4	4

Kickoff	Num	Yds	Long	TB
#23 A. Fischer	2	110	58	–
Rest of team	1	58	58	–

Kickoff	Num	Yds	Long	TB
Rest of team	4	219	60	1

Punting	Num	Avg	In 20	Long
#12 T. Lucas	5	29	2	40

Punting	Num	Avg	In 20	Long
Rest of team	1	38	–	38

 

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