CASCADE — The North Cedar football team improved to 4-1 with a hard-fought 8-7 victory at Cascade last Friday. Weather forced many football games around Eastern Iowa to play on Thursday, but North Cedar and Cascade played on Friday. There, the Knights picked up a key win in their 2019 district opener. North Cedar’s record is now 4-1. The Knights need only one more win in their last four games to clinch their first winning record since the 2014 season. North Cedar will host state-ranked West Branch this Friday. The Bears are ranked No. 4 by Radio Iowa and No. 4 by the Des Moines Register.
Cascade held a 7-0 lead at halftime, having scored the only points in the game to that point in the first quarter. North Cedar would get their only points of the game in the third quarter. An Ethan Sahr 9-yard touchdown pass to Kael Unruh put the score at 7-6 Cascade. The Knights went for the lead and converted a two-point conversion run by Brody Hawtrey to take an 8-7 lead. The lead held. North Cedar would be tested in the fourth quarter but would end up with a one-point win.
Hawtrey rushed for 59 yards on 16 carries and Unruh caught five passes for 54 yards. Each had a hand in the eight points North Cedar scored. Ethan Sahr passed for 94 yards and a touchdown on eight pass completions. Defensively, Caden Wendt led North Cedar in tackles with 12 followed
by Hawtrey with eight and Thurston with six.
Quarter Scores:
1 2 3 4 Final
North Cedar 0 0 8 0 8
Cascade 7 0 0 0 7
Scoring Summary:
1st Qtr - CAS - Colby Holmes 19-yard run (PAT Kick)
3rd Qtr - NC - Kael Unruh 9-yard pass from Ethan Sahr (Brody Hawtrey run)
Individual Statistics:
Rushing: North Cedar - Brody Hawtrey 16-59, Tyler Jackson 5-20, Tyler Thurston 5-10, Ethan Sahr 5-1. Cascade - Colby Holmes 22-136, Ben Miller 3-24, Tanner Simon (-1), Jackson McAleer 1-(-2).
Passing: North Cedar - Ethan Sahr 8-for-21 94 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. Cascade - Jackson McAleer 4-for-19 65 yards, 0 TD’s, 0 INT’s. Justin Roling 1-for-2 10 yards, 0 TD’s, 0 INT’s.
Receiving: North Cedar - Kael Unruh 5-54, Gage Walshire 2-31, James Garner 1-9. Cascade - Tanner Simon 3-36, Colby Holmes 1-24, Alex Aitchison 1-15.
Defensive Statistics:
Tackles (S-A-T): North Cedar - Caden Wendt 3-9 12, Brody Hawtrey 4-4 8, Tyler Thurston 3-3 6, Gage Walshire 3-2 5, Kael Unruh 2-2 4, Tyler Jackson 1-3 4, Brennen Kreel 1-1 2, Brady Burcum 1-1 2, James Garner 1-1 2, Jacob Sander 0-2 2, Ethan Sahr 0-1 1, JT Kash 0-1 1.
Cascade - Ben Miller 5-3 8, Isaac Delerosa 3-5 8, Alex Aitchison 2-5 7, Kaleb Topping 2-4 6, Colby Holmes 3-3 6, Nate McDermott 0-4 4, Ted Weber 3-0 3, Jose Nava 2-0 2, Tanner Simon 2-0 2, Zach Green 1-0 1, Cody Kremer 0-1 1, Jackson McAleer 1-0 1, Luke Ruggeberg 1-0 1.
Tackles For Loss: North Cedar - Brody Hawtrey 3, Brady Burcum 2, Caden Wendt 2, Gage Walshire 1, Tyler Thurston 1, Tyler Jackson 1. Cascade - Colby Holmes 2, Ben Miller 2, Kaleb Topping 2, Nate McDermott 2, Isaac Delerosa 1.
Sacks: North Cedar - none. Cascade - Colby Holmes 1.
Interceptions: North Cedar - James Garner 1-26 yards, Brody Hawtrey 1-10 yards. Cascade - Cael McDermott 1-0 yards.
Fumble Recoveries: North Cedar - Tyler Thurston 1-21 yards. Cascade - none.
Kicking Statistics:
Kick-Offs: North Cedar - Tyler Thurston 2-59 yards. Cascade - Caden Reinke 2-98 yards.
Kick-Off Returns: North Cedar - Jaxon Sander 1-13 yards. Cascade - Carson Staner 1-15 yards.
Punting: North Cedar - Brody Hawtrey 5-101 yards, 20.2-yard ave. Cascade - Jackson McAleer 3-99 yards, 33.0-yard ave.
Punt Returns: North Cedar - N/A. Cascade - Tanner Simon 1-31 yards.
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