Norfolk- The Chanticleers headed to Norfolk Friday to play the Norfolk Catholic Knights for the First Round of the C2 playoffs. This was the Chanticleers' 7th straight playoff appearance and the Chants have won the district for the last 5 years in a row. This was the 7th meeting between the teams in the last 4 years. The Chanticleers received the ball to start the game and went on an impressive 15-play offensive drive. Unfortunately, the Chants turned the ball over on downs. Norfolk Catholic scored a couple of touchdowns in the first half to take a 16-0 lead. In the third quarter, Norfolk Catholic took the opening kickoff and drove the field, and scored again to make it 23-0. The Chants responded with a drive and were able to score on a 1-yard run by Jordan Willams. The Chants converted a 2-point conversion on a pass from Jordan Williams to Colton Thompson. The score at the end of the 3rd quarter was 23-8. The Chants were unable to score again in the 4th quarter and Norfolk Catholic added to the lead to make it 33-8. The loss ended the season for the Chanticleers. Coach Wells said after the game, “I thought we played well in the game, just not good enough to get it done. It comes down to the little things and Norfolk Catholic did those things a little better than us tonight. We are, however, very proud of our team and leaders for their positive attitude and work ethic throughout the season. We improved immensely from the beginning of the year until now.”
Quarter…………….1…....2…....3…...4……..Final
Ord..……………….0........0........8…...0……….8
Norfolk Catholic..…2…...14…...7…..10….......33
Team Statistics
Ord
Rushing- 181, Passing- 109
Individual Statistics
Ord
Rushing- J. Williams 18-62 1 Td, H. Nelson 12-53, B. Wells 13-48, C. Thompson 1-8, C. Thomsen 3-9, E. Lane 1-2, E. Ryschon 1-0, G. Kolar 1-0
Passing- J. Williams 6-12 109
Receiving- E. Ryschon 3-48, B. Wells 2-52, C. Thompson 1-3
Defense- G. Geiser 11 Tk, C. Thompson 8 Tk, C. Meyer 5 Tk 1 Tkl, J. Boettcher 5 Tk, J. Williams 10 Tkl, J. Trejo 5 Tk, H. Nelson 4 Tk 1 Tkl