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Saturday, October 17, 2009

NWC Football: Grove keeps on track for playoffs
COLUMBUS GROVE -- Columbus Grove rushed for 140 yards and the Bulldogs scored in every quarter in a 22-6 Northwest Conference victory over Paulding.

The win keeps Columbus Grove (5-3, 4-2 NWC) in the thick of the Region 22 playoff race.

Rayce Risser was the top dog for the Bulldogs with 72 yards rushing on 17 carries. He opened the scoring with a 18-yard scamper in the first quarter.

Luke Kohls accounted for the next two scores as he booted a 22-yard field goal and caught an eight-yard third-quarter pass from Jordan Travis.

After Bruce Souder ran 11 yards for a touchdown for Paulding (2-6, 1-5), Jacob Miller took a pass from Travis 47 yards and a score.

Miller accounted for 102 total yards for Columbus Grove.

The Bulldog defense allowed only 166 yards and forced three Paulding fumbles.



Columbus Grove 6 3 7 6 -- 22

Paulding 0 0 0 6 -- 6

First Quarter

CG -- Risser 18 run (kick failed)

Second Quarter

CG -- Kohls 22 field goal

Third Quarter

CG -- Kohls 8 pass from Travis (Kohls kick)

Fourth Quarter

Pau -- Sowder 11 pass from Heilman (pass failed)

CG -- MIller 47 pass from Travis (kick failed)



Lima Cc 48

Bluffton 13

BLUFFTON -- Bluffton had a tough time slowing down the Lima Central Catholic offense Friday night.

Michael Rogers ran for three touchdowns and the Thunderbirds rolled up 456 yards in a 48-13 Northwest Conference win over the Pirates at Harmon Field.

Bluffton (3-5, 2-3 NWC) trailed 22-0 at halftime and finished with 296 yards of offense.

Tyler Rayl led the way with 88 yards, 11 of which came on a TD run in the third quarter.

Dakota Bowman caught a 3-yard scoring strike from Joseph Hunter in the fourth.

Rogers scored on runs of 25, 7, and 3 yards for LCC (7-1, 6-0).

Bluffton turned the ball over twice and was just 3-of-10 on third downs.



LCC 7 15 20 6 --48

Bluffton 0 0 7 6 --13

First Quarter

LCC -- Rogers 25 run (O'Conner kick)

Second Quarter

LCC -- Rogers 7 run (O'Conner kick)

LCC -- Kirkman 13 pass from O'Conner (Linehan pass from O'Conner)

Third Quarter

LCC-- Kirkman 82 kickoff return (O'Conner kick)

LCC -- Allen 3 run (kick failed)

BLU -- Ryal 11 run (Koch kick)

LCC -- Rogers 3 run (O'Conner kick)

Fourth Quarter

LCC -- Johnson 21 run (kick failed)

BLU -- Bowman 3 pass from Joseph (kick failed)


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