D.C. Everest football routs Eau Claire North

Wausau Pilot & Review

WESTON – The D.C. Everest football team scored five first-half touchdowns and rolled to a 48-20 win over Eau Claire North, keeping its perfect Wisconsin Valley Conference record intact, on Friday night at Stiehm Stadium.

Blake Bangtson rushed for 139 yards and scored three touchdowns, and Xavier Edwards hauled in a pair of TD passes for the Evergreens, who are now 5-1 overall and 4-0 in the WVC.

Quarterbacks Logan George (130 yards) and Jake Staysniak (173 yards), combined for 303 yards passing and each tossed a pair of touchdowns.

D.C. Everest will play its crossover game with Big Rivers Conference opponent Chippewa Falls on the road next Friday, Oct. 4. The game will count as a conference game for both teams.

Evergreens 48, Huskies 20

Eau Claire North 7 0 6 7 – 20

D.C. Everest 13 21 14 0 – 48

(Eau Claire North scoring plays and stats were not provided)

First Quarter

DC – Blake Bangtson 24 run (kick missed), 6:19.

DC – Xavier Edwards 13 pass from Logan George (Jake Saysniak kick), 1:00.

Second Quarter

DC – Jack Dvorak 3 pass from George (pass failed), 7:20.

DC – Bangtson 55 run (George run), 5:17.

DC – Bangtson 25 pass from Staysniak (Staysniak kick), 0:09.

Third Quarter

DC – Edwards 17 pass from Staysniak (Staysniak kick), 4:37.

DC – Reid Frame 22 run (Staysniak kick), 2:20.

Individual Statistics

Rushing:

DC, Blake Bangtson 14-139, Reid Frame 2-28, Logan George 3-16, Corbin Enzenroth 4-14, Jake Staysniak 1-2, Robert Clay 2-0.

Passing: DC, Staysniak 11-12-173-0, George 9-11-130-0.

Receiving: DC, Cole O’Brien 5-43, Cohen Priebe 4-71, Xavier Edwards 3-73, Vander Truax 2-22, Caedom Anderson 1-36, Bangtson 1-25, Frame 1-16, Wes Polley 1-7, Collin Fuchs 1-7, Jack Dvorak 1-3.

Records: Eau Claire North 2-4, 2-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference; D.C. Everest 5-1, 4-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference.