Campbellsport Football Runs Past the Foxes

On October 10, Campbellsport football defeated Omro 35-13 on the road in their Flyway Conference matchup.
Campbellsport (3-5, 2-4) recovered an Omro (3-5, 2-4) onside kick to start their opening drive at their own 46-yard line.
The Cougars scored on the second play of the game when Blake Heltemes burst towards the right side of the field and went untouched into the end zone to give Campbellsport a 7-0 lead, 14 seconds off the first-quarter clock.
“It’s nice to be able to hit on a long run early in the game like that, but it’s really good when you have a consistent running attack like we did Friday night,” said Head Coach Todd Wondra.

Campbellsport’s defense forced a three-and-out to give the ball back to the Cougars, but after Carter Gellings converted a third down, the Cougars punted the ball away to the Foxes.
Omro got a 34-yard rush from their quarterback before Gellings and Heltemes combined for a three-yard tackle for a loss, but the Foxes responded with a 26-yard passing touchdown to tie the game at seven with one minute left in the first quarter.
Heltemes rushed for a first down before he had gashed the Omro defense for a 27-yard run for a big play for the Cougars.
Chris Taddey scored a six-yard rushing touchdown to put the Cougars up 13-7 in the second quarter, which was set up by Heltemes converting a fourth-and-three for Campbellsport.
The Cougars’ defense got the ball back when Spencer Immel recovered an Omro fumble at the Foxes’ 46-yard line.
Campbellsport grinded out first downs on the ground by Heltemes on third down, and then quarterback Jackson Straub scrambled for a first down on fourth down.
Heltemes rumbled his way to the two-yard line, which set up his own two-yard touchdown to extend the Campbellsport lead to 21-7 after Heltemes also scored on a two-point conversion run.
“Blake started fast offensively, but continued it for 48 minutes on both sides of the ball,” said Wondra. “He’s our leader, and when he plays well, others follow.”
Campbellsport’s defense made a key stop before the halftime break, when the Cougars were able to put a halt to the Foxes’ drive at the Cougars’ five-yard line as time expired on the first-half clock to keep the Cougars’ lead at 21-7 at halftime.
“The defense followed Blake’s lead, and we contained their offense most of the night,” said Wondra. “To turn them away right before halftime was a big momentum swing in the game.”
Omro was stopped on the Campbellsport 17-yard line on fourth down in the third quarter when Heltemes sacked the Foxes’ quarterback, ending another drive for Omro.
“The boys dug in and played physically all night,” said Wondra.
The Cougars capped off their next offensive drive when Gellings got into the end zone for a two-yard rushing touchdown, giving Campbellsport a 28-7 lead with eight minutes left in the game.
Campbellsport was able to shut down another Omro drive when Heltemes got his fourth sack of the game when sacking the Foxes’ quarterback on the fourth down.
Heltemes’ big day wasn’t done when he cut back on his way to the end zone for a 53-yard rushing touchdown, giving him 175 yards and three touchdowns on the night to give Campbellsport a commanding 35-7 lead with 4:29 left in the game.
“Friday was the best we played up front this season, and it showed in the running game all night,” said Wondra.
Omro scored a two-yard rushing touchdown to make the final score 35-13 in favor of the Cougars, giving Campbellsport an impressive conference road win.
Campbellsport will host Laconia in their regular-season finale on October 17 at 7 p.m.

Game Summary
Friday, October 10

Campbellsport 7-14-0-14 35
Omro 7-0-0-6 13

First Quarter
Campbellsport: Blake Heltemes 54-yard rushing touchdown (Stoffel XP) Cambpellsport 7-0
Omro: L.Kasuboski to P.Kasuboski 26-yard passing touchdown (XP Good) 7-7

Second Quarter
Campbellsport: Chris Taddey 6-yard rushing touchdown (XP Blocked) Campbellsport 13-7
Campbellsport: Blake Heltemes 2-yard rushing touchdown (Heltemes 2pt Run) Campbellsport 21-7
Fourth Quarter
Campbellsport: Carter Gellings 2-yard rushing touchdown (Stoffel XP) Campbellsport 28-7
Campbellsport: Blake Heltemes 53-yard rushing touchdown (Stoffel XP) Campbellsport 35-7
Omro: L. Kasuboski 2-yard rushing touchdown (2pt Run Failed) Campbellsport 35-13

Game Stats
Campbellsport: Total Yards: 290 Passing: 0-3-0-0-0 Rushing: 39-290-5
Omro: Total Yards: 255 Passing: 8-11-134-0-0 Rushing: 34-121-1

Individual Stats
Passing: Jackson Straub 0-3-0-0-0
Rushing: Blake Heltemes 10-175-3. Carter Gellings 12-60-1. Chris Taddey 11-38-1. Jackson Straub 3-8. Pierce Kaehne 1-7. Trent Schladweiler 2-2.
Tackles: Blake Heltemes 18. Carter Gellings 7. Levi Bentz 6. Zach Zimdahl 6. Jack Wettstein 4. Spencer Immel 4. Braden Ebert 3. Cayden Flasch 3.
TFL: Blake Heltemes 6. Braden Ebert 1.
Sacks: Blake Heltemes 4. Braden Ebert 1.
FR: Spencer Immel 1. Levi Bentz 1.