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Fox Valley Lutheran football pulls away in second half to defeat Denmark

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DENMARK – Two second-half touchdowns allowed the Fox Valley Lutheran football team to pull away and defeat Denmark 29-12 in a nonconference matchup Friday night at Denmark High School.

David Schumacher hauled in a 41-yard touchdown pass from Lucas Papendorf and Blessings Kapande had a 4-yard TD run in the first half as the Foxes took a 15-6 lead into halftime.

Denmark closed to within three on a 67-yard touchdown run by Steven Kielpikowski in the third quarter before FVL’s defense buckled down, shutting out the Vikings the rest of the way.

Gabe Heiges added a 4-yard touchdown run late in the third and Kapande ripped off a 70-yard scoring run in the fourth as Fox Valley Lutheran padded its lead.

Kapande finished with 128 yards on the ground for the Foxes, who were outgained 369-331, but forced four turnovers. Denmark (0-2) also committed eight penalties.

Fox Valley Lutheran (2-0) will host rival Xavier (2-0) for the Apple Bowl and the teams’ Bay Conference opener next Friday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m.

Foxes 29, Vikings 12
Fox Valley Lutheran   7   8   7   7   –   29
Denmark   0   6   6   0   –   12
First Quarter

FVL – David Schumacher 41 pass from Lucas Papendorf (Reagan Doriot kick).
Second Quarter
D – Brayden Jeanquart 20 pass from Tommy Bienapfl (kick missed).
FVL – Blessings Kapande 4 run (Papendorf run).
Third Quarter
D – Steven Kielpikowski 67 run (two-point play failed).
FVL – Gabe Heiges 4 run (Doriot kick).
Fourth Quarter
FVL – Kapande 70 run (Doriot kick).
Team Statistics
First downs:
FVL 13; D 21.
Rushing (att-yards): FVL 24-204; D 43-296.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): FVL 8-14-127-0; D 5-12-73-3.
Total yards: FVL 331; D 369.
Fumbles lost: FVL 0; D 1.
Penalties (no.-yards): FVL 4-26; D 8-65.
Individual Statistics
Rushing:
FVL, Blessings Kapande 16-128, David Schumacher 2-49, Lucas Papendorf 4-21, Gabe Heiges 2-6.
Passing: FVL, Papendorf 8-14-127-0.
Receiving: FVL, Nick Martin 3-53, Schumacher 3-49, Feidt 1-20, Jacoby Dobberstein 1-5.
Interceptions (defense): FVL, G. Heiges 2, Jack Schlueter.
Fumble recoveries (defense): FVL, Schumacher.
Records: Fox Valley Lutheran 2-0; Denmark 0-2.