Campbellsport Football Falls to Ledgers at Home

On October 3, Campbellsport football lost 23-6 to St. Mary’s Springs Academy on a warm fall night at their home field.
Campbellsport (2-5, 1-4) got an impressive 42-yard rush by Blake Heltemes, who burst down the right side of the field in front of his Campbellsport bench on third down against Springs (4-3, 3-2).
Heltemes converted two more rushing first downs on third down to get the ball down to the Ledgers’ three-yard line, but a fumble at the goal line gave the ball to Springs after the ball went to the end zone for a touchback.
Springs got a 52-yard rushing play on the first play after the turnover, and the Ledgers capped off the 80-yard drive with a one-yard rushing touchdown to take a 7-0 lead over the Cougars with 59 seconds left in the first quarter.

Pierce Kaehne returned the ball to the Campbellsport 42-yard line on the ensuing kickoff and then caught a 12-yard pass from quarterback Jackson Straub to give the Cougars some positive energy on their offensive possession.
Springs got the ball back after Campbellsport’s drive was stopped by the Ledgers, but a two-yard tackle for a loss by Cullen Reis forced a Springs’ punt.
Campbellsport converted a fourth down on their own 30-yard line thanks to a Straub quarterback sneak, but the Cougars had to punt the ball back to Springs three plays after the fourth-down conversion.
The Ledgers went to their trick play bag with a 57-yard pass on a halfback pass, which set up a two-yard rushing touchdown to finish off another 80-yard drive for Springs to give the Ledgers a 14-0 lead with 45 seconds left in the first half.
The Cougars pinned Springs at their own eight-yard line on the opening kickoff, which paid off for Campbellsport when Heltemes recovered a Ledgers’ fumble at the Springs’ 16-yard line.
Heltemes converted a third down for the Cougars with a tough run, and Heltemes scored a four-yard rushing touchdown when he went straight up the middle through the Ledgers’ defense into the end zone to tighten the gap on the scoreboard to 14-6 in favor of Springs with 9:31 on the third-quarter clock.
“Blake ran hard all night and is going to give you his all every game,” said Head Coach Todd Wondra.
Springs took their next offensive possession down the field to score a three-yard rushing touchdown to increase their lead to 21-6 with 7:21 in the third quarter.
Campbellsport started its next drive at its own 33-yard line, and Kaehne ran for 13 yards for a first down before punting the ball to Springs.
The Ledgers drove to the Campbellsport one-yard line before the Cougars stopped them at the one-yard line, thanks to a tackle by Heltemes and Zach Zimdahl in the fourth quarter.
Unfortunately, Springs tackled the Cougars in the end zone for a safety on second down to give the Ledgers a 23-6 lead with 5:40 left in the game.
Campbellsport’s defense made another defensive stop when Keagan Sabish made a tackle at the four-yard line on fourth down to prevent Springs from scoring any more points in the game, and the Ledgers left the field with a 23-6 Flyway Conference win.
“We knew it was going to be a tough, physical game, and that’s what we got,” said Wondra. “We felt we matched up well with them, but just didn’t execute enough consistently.”
“We’ll go to work and figure out what’s the little bit that’s missing for us to put together a complete game and get ready for Omro,” said Wondra.
Campbellsport football will travel to Omro on October 10 at 7 p.m.

Game Summary
Friday, October 3
Springs 7-7-7-2 23
Campbellsport 0-0-6-0 6
Final

First Quarter
Springs: 1-yard rushing touchdown (XP Good) 0:59 Springs 7-0
Second Quarter
Springs; 2-yard rushing touchdown (XP Good) 0:45 Springs 14-0
Third Quarter

Campbellsport: Blake Heltemes 4-yard rushing touchdown (XP Blocked) 9:31 Springs 14-6
Springs: 3-yard rushing touchdown (XP Good) 7:21 Springs 21-6
Fourth Quarter
Springs: Safety 5:40 Springs 23-6

Game Stats

Campbellsport: Total Yards: 148 Passing: 3-4-27-0-1 Rushing: 31-121-1

Individual Stats
Passing: Jackson Straub 3-4-27-0-1.
Rushing: Blake Heltemes 8-57-1. Chris Taddey 13-38. Pierce Kaehne 4-18. Wyatt Loehr 2-7. Carter Gellings 2-3. Jackson Straub 2-(-2).
Receiving: Pierce Kaehne 1-12. Blake Heltemes 1-9. Cullen Reis 1-6.

Tackles: Blake Heltemes 11.5. Carter Gellings 9.5. Trent Schladweiler 7.5. Spencer Immel 5.5. Colyn Hermann 4. Braden Ebert 4.
TFL: Blake Heltemes 2.
FR: Blake Heltemes 1.