<div>AppletonSportsPage.comLUXEMBURG – Matthew Potter ran for 159 yards and three touchdowns to lift the Xavier football team to a 31-20 win over Luxemburg-Casco in a nonconference matchup Friday at Luxemburg-Casco High School.Xavier (0-2) cruised out to a 24-6 lead by halftime as Cole Hietpas had an 8-yard touchdown run, Potter scored on runs of 4 and 29 yards, and Ethan Bires kicked a 28-yard field goal.The Spartans (0-2) mounted some offense in the third quarter, scoring twice, but Potter’s third TD of the game kept the Hawks in control.Jonah Gentry added another 83 yards on the ground as Xavier finished with 319 yards rushing on 54 carries.Xaiver will travel across town to play Fox Valley Lutheran (2-0) for the Apple Cup and the teams’ Bay Conference opener on Friday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m.Hawks 31, Spartans 20Xavier 14 10 7 0 – 31Luxemburg-Casco 0 6 14 0 – 20First QuarterX – Cole Hietpas 8 run (Ethan Bires kick).X – Matthew Potter 4 run (Bires kick).Second QuarterLC – 3 run (kick missed).X – Potter 29 run (Bires kick).X – Bires 28 field goal.Third QuarterLC – 8 run (kick good).X – Potter 1 run (Bires kick).LC – 65 pass (kick good).Individual StatisticsRushing:X, Matthew Potter 31-159, Jonah Gentry 4-83, Cole Hietpas 5-37, Eli Mares 6-27, Simon VandenHeuvel 5-9, Luke Wolske 3-4.Passing: X, Potter 0-3-0-0, Mares 1-1-24-0.Receiving: X, Brendan Bruen 1-24.Records: Xavier 2-0; Luxemburg-Casco 0-2.</div>

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LUXEMBURG – Matthew Potter ran for 159 yards and three touchdowns to lift the Xavier football team to a 31-20 win over Luxemburg-Casco in a nonconference matchup Friday at Luxemburg-Casco High School. Xavier (0-2) cruised out to a 24-6 lead by halftime as Cole Hietpas had an 8-yard touchdown...