Churchill runs past Springfield.Byline: PAULA LINCOLN The Register-Guard After suffering two league losses in its first four Midwestern League games, the Churchill football team will likely need to win out in order to make the state playoffs. So the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. spent the past week rededicating themselves to getting better, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. coach Jack Wigmore. The results came in Friday night in a 49-21 victory over Springfield at Floyd Halverson Field. Churchill (3-2) racked up 424 yards rushing on 40 carries, most of them by senior twins Sol Sol, in Roman religion Sol (sŏl), in Roman religion, sun god. An ancient god of Mesopotamian origin, he was introduced (c.220) into Roman religion as Sol Invictus by emperor Heliogabalus. and Caleb Rexius, who each scored three touchdowns. "I'm glad I've got them. They're fast," said Wigmore, who also credited Noah Lacey lac·ey adj. Variant of lacy. and Kekoa Paakaula with making some key blocks. Churchill's other touchdown was scored by junior Antonio Soto, who scored four minutes into the game to cap a 63-yard, nine-play drive to give Churchill a 7-0 lead. The Lancers needed just three plays before Sol Rexius scored from the 20 with 2:09 left in the first quarter. Springfield (1-4) punted on its next series, and the Lancers capitalized with a five-play drive that ended with another touchdown run - this time an 8-yarder - by Sol Rexius with 9:24 to go in the half. Springfield finally scored with 4 1/2 minutes remaining in the half when Tony Smith ran in from the 1. Churchill responded with a five-play drive that ended with a 10-yard run by Caleb Rexius to give the Lancers a 28-7 lead. Churchill extended its lead to 35-7 when Caleb Rexius scored from the 25. Caleb Rexius scored from the 20 on Churchill's next series. The Lancers' final touchdown came when Sol Rexius scored from the 50-yard line on the Lancers' first play of the fourth quarter. The Millers' Braden Pelky scored on a 57-yard run when the 5-foot-7 senior quarterback found a hole and raced down the left sideline sideline See on the sidelines. on Springfield's first play from scrimmage A play from scrimmage is the activity of the games of Canadian football and American football during which one team tries to advance the ball or to score, and the other team tries to stop them or take the ball away. following Churchill's ensuing en·sue intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues 1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To take place subsequently. kickoff. The Millers, who began their next series when Pelky recovered Churchill's only fumble, drove 79 yards for their next score - a 27-yard pass from Pelky to Jesse Wier. |
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