Fox Valley Lutheran football jumps on Denmark early, rolls to NEC win

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APPLETON – Fox Valley Lutheran scored a pair of defensive touchdowns in the first half as it opened up a big lead and rolled to a 35-7 victory over Denmark in a North Eastern Conference football game Friday night at Fox Valley Lutheran High School.

David Schumacher returned a fumble 80 yards for a score and Elijah Last picked off a pass and raced 29 yards for another touchdown as the Foxes cruised out to a 35-0 lead by the half.

Jack Egan, who ran for 105 yards, scored twice and Liam Heiges hit Lucas Papendorf for a 70-yard touchdown to put FVL up by five touchdowns at the break.

Neither team scored until Denmark put up a late touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Fox Valley Lutheran is now 4-1 overall and 3-0 in the NEC, while Denmark drops to 1-4 and 0-3 in conference play.

The Foxes return to action Thursday with a North Eastern Conference matchup at Wrightstown (4-1, 2-1 NEC) at 7 p.m.

Foxes 35, Vikings 7
Denmark   0   0   0   7   –   7
Fox Valley Lutheran   14   21   0   0   –   35
First Quarter
FVL – Jack Egan 9 run (Adam Loberger kick).
FVL – David Schumacher 80 fumble return (Loberger kick).
Second Quarter
FVL – Egan 17 run (Loberger kick).
FVL – Elijah Last 29 interception return (Loberger kick).
FVL – Lucas Papendorf 70 pass from Liam Heiges (Loberger kick).
Fourth Quarter
D – (Name not provided) 23 run (kick good).
Fox Valley Lutheran Leaders
Rushing: Jack Egan 14-105, Liam Heiges 2-12, Hirthe 2-1.
Passing: Heiges 5-7-100-0, Lucas Papendorf 1-2-13-0.
Receiving: Papendorf 2-84, Egan 1-15, Malik Schedler 1-13, Nic Martin 1-4, David Schumacher 1-minus 3.
Interceptions (defense): Elijah Last, Joey Collins.
Fumble recoveries (defense): Schumacher.
Records: Denmark 1-4, 0-3 North Eastern Conference; Fox Valley Lutheran 4-1, 3-0 North Eastern Conference.