ACGC rumbles past BOLD
GROVE CITY -- Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City's defense shut down BOLD's prolific ground attack en route to a 41-7 victory in a key West Central South Conference football game Friday night.
The teams entered the contest unbeaten. BOLD was ranked No. 5 in the recent Class AA poll and ACGC was No. 10.
Friday's win marked the first time ACGC has beaten BOLD on its home field in Grove City in 10 years.
Kurtis Huisman rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns and Deron Buboltz carried for 132 yards and scored twice to power the Falcons. Jordan Tanner completed 6-of-7 passes for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
BOLD was limited to only 70 yards on the ground, its lowest total of the season. Mitch Neubauer, the second-leading runner in the area, was held to a season-low 25 yards in seven carries by a tenacious Falcon defense.
Tied 7-7 after one quarter, ACGC scored three times in the second quarter and went into the locker room at halftime with a 27-7 advantage.
ACGC scored on all four of its first-half possessions.
ACGC 41, BOLD 7
BOLD 7 20 7 7 -- 41
ACGC 7 0 0 0 -- 7
ACGC - Kurtis Huisman 11 run (Huisman kick)
BOLD - Grant Solem 3 run (Hampus Pettersson kick)
ACGC - Huisman 29 run (kick failed)
ACGC - Travis Frederiksen 32 pass from Jordan Tanner (Ethan Reed pass from Tanner)
ACGC - Huisman 18 pass from Tanner (kick failed)
ACGC - Deron Buboltz 10 run (Huisman kick)
ACGC - Buboltz 4 run (Huisman kick)
BOLD
Team statistics
First downs: 6 ... Rushing: 26-70 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 4-13-50-0 ... Fumbles lost: none ... Penalties: 4-32
Individual statistics
Rushing: Mitch Neubauer 7-25, Grant Solem 7-3, Jason Skeie 2-18, Tyler Hebrink 2-13 ... Passing: Solem 4-10-50-0, Hebrink 0-3-0-0 ... Receiving: Jay Lippert 1-20, Ross Nelson 1-34, Tate Neubauer 1-(minus 2), Mitch Neubauer 1-(minus 2) ... Punting: Lippert 4-32 ... Interceptions: none ... Fumble recoveries: none
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
Team statistics
First downs: 18 ... Rushing: 56-316 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 6-7-83-0 ... Fumbles lost: none ... Penalties: 3-20
Individual statistics
Rushing: Deron Buboltz 25-132, Kurtis Huisman 18-141, Travis Frederiksen 3-10, Jordan Tanner 3-18 ... Passing: Tanner 6-7-83-0 ... Receiving: Ethan Reed 3-24, Frederiksen 2-27, Huisman 1-32 ... Punting: Huisman 2-21 ... Interceptions: none ... Fumble recoveries: none ... Tackles (solo-assist): Micah Larson 2-4, Nick Amor 0-5, Huisman 1-4, Joel Slinden 1-5 ... QB sacks: Buboltz 1
