ST. PAUL -- Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City moved the ball at will from the opening kickoff en route to a 61-6 win over St. Agnes in a Section 4A football semifinal game Saturday.
Mitch Tauer took the opening kickoff 35 yards, then five plays later Trevor Heining scored the first of his four touchdowns -- on six total carries -- as the No. 3 Falcons (6-4) advanced to the section final game against top-seed St. Bernard's Friday at 7 p.m. at Hamline University.
Heining scored on runs of 4, 2, 54 and 3 yards, totaling 75 yards overall. Kurt Litzau had two TDs and 75 yards rushing. Mitch Tauer ran for 78 yards and threw one TD pass. Erik Whitcomb led ACGC with 82 yards rushing.
"Our kids blocked well and our backs had some nice cutbacks," ACGC coach Terry Karlsgodt said.
The Falcons' defense shut down the St. Agnes running game, allowing just four yards. Through the air, St. Agnes passed for 158 yards, but completed just 12 of 31. ACGC recorded seven sacks with Heining lead the way with three and Matt Meyer adding two.
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ACGC 61, St. Agnes 6
ACGC 14 28 19 0 -- 61
St. Agnes 0 6 0 0 -- 0
ACGC - Trevor Heining 4 run (kick failed)
ACGC - Kurt Litzau 28 run (Heining run)
ACGC - Litzau 7 run (Litzau run)
ACGC - Ryan Larson 38 pass from Mitch Tauer (Litzau run)
ACGC - Tauer 47 run (run failed)
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ACGC - Heining 2 run (run failed)
StAgnes - Joshau Gutzman 8 pass from Andrew Johnson (pass failed)
ACGC - Heining 54 run (run failed)
ACGC - Heining 3 run (Dylan Nelson kick)
ACGC - Dylan Hoerchler 7 run (run failed)
ACGC
Team statistics
First downs: 2 ... Rushing: 48-340 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 5-6-116-0 ... Fumbles lost: none ... Penalties: 3-25
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Individual statistics
Rushing: Erik Whitcomb 11-82, Kurt Litzau 10-75, Trevor Heining 6-75, Mitch Tauer 5-78, Hayden Rouser 9-32, Nick Peterson 3-8, Dylan Hoerchler 2-7, Lee Whitcomb 2-3 ... Passing: Tauer 4-5-112-0, Nick Peterson 1-1-4-0 ... Receiving: Heining 1-47, Ryan Larson 2-50, Hoerchler 1-4 ... Punting: none ... Interceptions: Dylan Olson 1 ... Fumble recoveries: James Nelson 1 ... Tackles (solo-assist): Heining 1-5, Matt Meyer 2-2, E.Whitcomb 2-2, Dylan Zaeska 2-5, Evan Blackwell 3-0, Tauer 3-0 ... QB sacks: Heining 3, Meyer 2, Zaeska 1, Nelson 1
St. Agnes
Team statistics
First downs: 7 ... Rushing: 33-4 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 12-31-158-1 ... Fumbles lost: 1 ... Penalties: 4-25
Individual statistics
Rushing: Andrew Johnson 13-(-13), Ryan Hernandez 9-22, Charlie Church 1-(-5) ... Passing: Johnson 12-31-158-1 ... Receiving: Joshua Gutzman 5-99, Matt Fossand 3-42, Church 2-11, Hernandez 2-6 ... Punting: Gutzman 6-166
