COKATO -- After turning the ball over five times in its previous game, Litchfield didn't commit a turnover Wednesday en route to upending Dassel-Cokato 22-19 to claim a piece of the Wright County Conference title.
Litchfield, Glencoe-Silver Lake and Waconia all finished 6-1 in the conference. Litchfield won the title outright last year.
Dustin Celander scored on a pair of one-yard runs in the first half to help give Litchfield a 16-0 lead at halftime. Kent Johnson completed two-point conversion passes to Kyle Kusler in the first quarter and Alex Euerle in the second quarter.
Johnson then threw a 15-yard pass to Kusler in the fourth quarter to put Litchfield ahead 22-6.
Litchfield 22, Dassel-Cokato 19
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Litchfield (6-1, 7-1) 8 8 0 6 -- 22
Dassel-Cokato (3-4, 4-4) 0 0 6 13 -- 19
Litch - Dustin Celander 1 run (Kyle Kusler pass from Kent Johnson)
Litch - Celander 1 run (Alex Euerle pass from Johnson)
DC - Keaton Danielson 11 run (pass failed)
Litch - Kusler 15 pass from Johnson (pass failed)
DC - Evan Abrahamson 2 run (pass failed)
DC - Jim Janckila 9 pass from Dan Raisanen (Alex Goeke kick)
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Litchfield
Team statistics
First downs: 11 ... Rushing: 50-135 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 6-9-50-0 ... Fumbles lost: 0 ... Penalties: 8-51
Individual statistics
Rushing: Nic Johnson 19-72, Kent Johnson 17-39, Dustin Celander 5-12, Kyle Kusler 8-9, Cody Hanson 1-3 ... Passing: Kent Johnson 6-9-50-0 ... Receiving: Jordan Lecher 3-20, Kyle Kusler 2-26, Alex Euerle 1-4 ... Punting: Michael Bruesewitz 5-29.4 ... Interceptions: none ... Fumble recoveries: Tim Wold 1 ... Tackles (solo-assist): Jess Housman 11-3, Jared Flemming 3-3, Tim Wold 4-2, Kent Johnson 5-0 ... QB sacks: Jess Housman 1
Dassel-Cokato
Team statistics
First downs: 15 ... Rushing: 28-94 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 14-31-178-0 ... Fumbles lost: 1 ... Penalties: 1-5
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Individual statistics
Rushing: Keaton Danielson 11-79 ... Passing: Dan Raisanen 14-31-178-0 ... Receiving: Kurt Salmen 5-90, Evan Abrahamson 3-41, Blaine Hartkopf 2-17 ... Punting: Lucas Larson 3-19.3 ... Interceptions: none ... Fumble recoveries: none ... Tackles (solo-assist): not available ... QB sacks: not available
Southern Minnesota
Sleepy Eye SM 34, RCW 32
The Jaguars (2-6, 2-6) fell behind 26-6 at halftime, then scored 26 points in the second half, only to fall short.
RCW picked up four of its five touchdowns on the ground with Brent Jansen scoring three times. He led the team with 129 yards rushing on 22 carries. Collin Rehbein added 86 yards and one touchdown.
Sleepy Eye SM (1-7) 12 14 0 8 -- 34
RCW (2-6) 0 6 14 12 -- 32
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SM - Corey Kober 32 pass from John Cook (run failed)
SM - Tim Siefert 23 pass from Cook (pass failed)
RCW - Brent Janson 3 run (run failed)
SM - Kober 1 pass from Cook (pass failed)
SM - Kober 30 pass from Cook (Siefert run)
RCW - Drew Hultquist 17 pass from Brian Harper (Jansen run)
RCW - Jansen 10 run (pass failed)
SM - Brian Braulick 30 run (Siefert run)
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RCW - Collin Rehbein 1 run (kick blocked)
RCW - Jansen 5 run (run failed)
Sleepy Eye St. Mary's
Team statistics
First downs: 13 ... Rushing: 33-220 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 7-17-102-1 ... Fumbles lost: 3 ... Penalties: 11-105
Individual statistics
Rushing: Braulick 16-157, Siefert 16-61, Cook 1-2 ... Passing: Cook 7-17-102-1 ... Receiving: Siefert 2-16, Kober 4-62, Braulick 1-20 ... Punting: Braulick 3-27 ... Interceptions: Kober 1, Jake Mangen 2 ... Fumble recoveries: not available ... Tackles (solo-assist): not available ... QB sacks: not available
Renville County West
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Team statistics
First downs: 13 ... Rushing: 46-259 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 1-9-17-3 ... Fumbles lost: 0 ... Penalties: 7-60
Individual statistics
Rushing: Collin Rehbein 14-86, Brent Jansen 22-129, Isaac Johns 7-48 ... Passing: Brian Harper 1-9-17-3 ... Receiving: Drew Hultquist 1-17 ... Punting: Griff Zieske 3-25.2 ... Interceptions: Zach Freiborg 1-36 ... Fumble recoveries: Francisco Ramirez 1, Griff Zieske 1, Joe Dambroten 1 ... Tackles (solo-assist): Griff Zieske 6-14, Brent Jansen 6-12, Mike Fischer 4-5, Zach Freiborg 4-2, Ryan Marcus 3-3, Hultquist 1-5 ... QB sacks: none
