Xavier football dominates Seymour to stay unbeaten in Bay Conference

AppletonSportsPage.com

APPLETON – Xavier racked up 265 yards rushing and scored five first-half touchdowns in a dominating 41-8 Bay Conference football victory over Seymour on Friday night at Xavier High School.

Matthew Potter ran for 110 yards and two first-quarter touchdowns to give the Hawks a quick 14-0 lead.

Evan McCormick and quarterback Reid Hietpas accounted for three touchdowns in the second quarter to give Xavier a running clock scenario in the second half with a 35-point lead.

Hietpas hit McCormick for a 21-yard touchdown pass, McCormick ran in from the 14, and Hietpas scored from the 4 to push the Hawks’ lead to 35-0.

Isaiah Des Jardins added a 21-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to finish off Xavier’s scoring.

Xavier is now 4-1 overall and 3-0 in the Bay Conference, while Seymour falls to 1-4 and 1-2 in conference play. The Hawks play at Waupaca next Friday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m.

Hawks 41, Thunder 8
Seymour   0   0   0   8   –   8
Xavier   14   21   6   0   –   41
First Quarter
X – Matthew Potter 3 run (A.J. Seidler kick).
X – Potter 14 run (Seidler kick).
Second Quarter
X – Evan McCormick 21 pass from Reid Hietpas (Seidler kick).
X – McCormick 14 run (Seidler kick).
X – Hietpas 4 run (Seidler kick).
Third Quarter
X – Isaiah Des Jardins 21 run (kick missed).
Fourth Quarter
S – Xavier Salzman 25 pass from Cayden Staffeldt (Brady Poch run).
Xavier Statistics
Rushing: Matthew Potter 17-110, Isaiah Des Jardins 5-60, Reid Hietpas 8-44, Carter McGlone 5-30, Evan McCormick 2-15, Carter Hermus 4-6.
Passing: Hietpas 2-2-41-0, Potter 1-1-16-0.
Receiving: McCormick 2-37, Des Jardins 1-20.
Records: Seymour 1-4, 1-2 Bay Conference; Xavier 4-1, 3-0 Bay Conference.