NEW LONDON -- The New London-Spicer Wildcats began defense of their Class AAA state title with a 20-0 victory over St. Cloud Cathedral in the Section 6AAA quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Ronnie Johnson's 36-yard run was followed by Shawn Hatle-stad's conversion run in the first quarter for an 8-0 halftime lead.
Jayme Moten found Brandon Zylstra twice for scores in the second half on plays that covered six and 28 yards.
The Wildcats' defense did the rest. The Crusaders (4-5) managed just 92 yards in 39 rushes, a 2.3 yard average per snap. The passing game added 28 yards for 120 yards of total offense.
Moten completed 6-of-8 passes for 71 yards, five of those to Zylstra for 69 yards.
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The Wildcats (8-1) totaled 212 yards of offense.
New London-Spicer 20,
St. Cloud Cathedral 0
SC Cathedral (4-5) 0 0 0 0 -- 0
NL-Spicer (8-1) 8 0 6 6 -- 20
NLS - Ronnie Johnson 36 run (Shawn Hatlestad run)
NLS - Brandon Zylstra 6 pass from Jayme Moten (run fail)
NLS - Zylstra 28 pass from Moten (kick fail)
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St. Cloud Cathedral
Team statistics
First downs: 7 ... Rushing: 39-92 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 2-15-28-1 ... Fumbles lost: 0... Penalties: 5-37
Individual statistics
Rushing: Bo Schmitz 14-53, Wil Spaniol 16-45 ... Passing: Spaniol 2-15-28-1 ... Receiving: Waylon Bemboom 1-20, Matt Dodge 1-8 ... Punting: Blake Bellefeville 5-23.8 ... Interceptions: none ... Fumble recoveries: none
New London-Spicer
Team statistics
First downs: 10 ... Rushing: 35-141 ... Passing (com-att-yds-int.): 6-8-71-0 ... Fumbles lost: 0 ... Penalties: 3-15
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Individual statistics
Rushing: Ronnie Johnson 20-59, Dylan Hanson 4-21, Shawn Hatlestad 6-30, Jayme Moten 5-31 ... Passing: Jayme Moten 6-8-71-0 ... Receiving: Brandon Zylstra 5-69, Hatlestad 1-2 ... Punting: Aaron Ruter 6-27.8 ... Interceptions: not available ... Fumble recoveries: none ... Tackles (solo-assist): not available ... QB sacks: not available
