Fox Valley Lutheran football routs Antigo in WIAA Division 3 playoff opener

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APPLETON – Fox Valley Lutheran poured it on early, scoring five first-half touchdowns, and rolled to a 42-14 win over Antigo in a WIAA Division 3 Level 1 football playoff game Friday night at Fox Valley Lutheran High School.

Jack Egan finished with 70 yards rushing and three touchdowns, and quarterback Liam Heiges threw for 205 yards and three more scores as the Foxes (7-3) cruised into the second round of the playoffs.

No. 3 seed Fox Valley Lutheran will play a D-3 Level 2 game at No. 2 seed Green Bay Notre Dame (9-1) next Friday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. Notre Dame demolished Ashwaubenon 56-7 in its playoff opener.

Lucas Papendorf caught five passes for 112 yards and scored on plays of 33 and 60 yards. Heiges’ other TD pass from a 29-yarder to Graham Feidt.

The Foxes racked up 404 total yards while holding Antigo (4-6) to just 154 yards and seven first downs.

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Foxes 42, Red Robins 14
Antigo   0   7   0   7   –   14
Fox Valley Lutheran   21   14   7   0   –   42
First Quarter
FVL – Jack Egan 1 run (Adam Loberger kick).
FVL – Graham Feidt 29 pass from Liam Heiges (Loberger kick).
FVL – Egan 2 run (Loberger kick).
Second Quarter
FVL – Lucas Papendorf 33 pass from Heiges (kick missed).
FVL – Egan 13 run (Heiges run).
A – 46 pass (kick good).
Third Quarter
FVL – Papendorf 60 pass from Heiges (Loberger kick).
Fourth Quarter
A – 3 run (kick good).
Fox Valley Lutheran Statistics
Rushing: Liam Heiges 10-98, Jack Egan 12-70, Aiden Hirthe 5-26, Ethan Ruppel 2-10, Gabe Heiges 1-minus 5.
Passing: L. Heiges 11-16-205-0.
Receiving: Lucas Papendorf 5-112, Trenton Heyn 3-51, Graham Feidt 1-29, Elijah Last 1-8, Egan 1-5.
Records: Antigo 4-6; Fox Valley Lutheran 7-3.