River Falls’ Ground Game Dominates in Win over Wisconsin Rapids

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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.

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

Scoring Summary

First Quarter LHS RFHS
Second Quarter LHS RFHS
TD Brennan Huber 25 Yd Fumble Return (Ashton Fischer Kick) 7 0
TD 1 Yd Run (Kick) 7 7
Third Quarter LHS RFHS
TD 10 Yd Run (Kick) 7 14
TD 2 Yd Run (Kick) 7 21
Fourth Quarter LHS RFHS
TD 4 Yd Run (Kick) 7 28

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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David Keech
Author: David Keech

David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at keechertheteacher@gmail.com

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