Xavier football blanks New London to finish off undefeated Bay Conference championship

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NEW LONDON – The Xavier football team finished off a Bay Conference championship with a dominating 48-0 rout of New London in the regular-season finale on Friday night at New London High School.

Xavier’s Reid Hietpas threw for 192 yards and four touchdowns, two to running back Isaiah Des Jardins, who also ran for 151 yards and just five carries and scored three more times.

The Hawks enter the WIAA playoffs with an 8-1 overall record and finish the Bay Conference at a perfect 7-0.

The Hawks racked up 408 yards of total offense and averaged 8.3 yards per carry running the ball.

Xavier earned the No. 2 seed in its Division 4 bracket and will host No. 7 Wisconsin Dells (6-3) on Friday night at Rocky Bleier Field at Xavier High School.

Hawks 48, Bulldogs 0
Xavier   20   21   7   0   –   48
New London   0   0   0   0   –   0
First Quarter
X – Nathan Welter 30 pass from Reid Hietpas (A.J. Seidler kick).
X – Isaiah Des Jardins 37 run (Seidler kick).
X – Brendan Bruen 61 pass from Hietpas (Seidler kick).
Second Quarter
X – Des Jardins 67 run (Seidler kick).
X – Des Jardins 39 pass from Hietpas (Seidler kick).
X – Des Jardins 29 pass from Hietpas (Seidler kick).
Third Quarter
X – Des Jardins 52 run (Seidler kick).
Xavier Statistics
Rushing: Isaiah Des Jardins 5-151, Matthew Potter 5-29, Reid Hietpas 5-26, Simon VandenHeuvel 3-18, Jonah Gentry 1-7, Carter McGlone 4-4, Jameson Schanke 1-minus 6.
Passing: Hietpas 6-7-192-0.
Receiving: Des Jardins 3-70, Brendan Bruen 1-61, Tyler Brightman 1-31, Nathan Welter 1-30.
Records: Xavier 8-1, 7-0 Bay Conference; New London 2-7, 1-6 Bay Conference.