WILTON — The Wilton Beavers and Lisbon Lions are used to meeting on the wrestling mat each year, many times in the Regional dual meet, but last week, they met on the gridiron. The game was the last non-district contest for both teams. The original date of last Friday for the contest was delayed one-day until Saturday due to a player waiting on CoVid test results. The test results were not available for Friday’s game and they were for Saturday’s game and the two teams were able to play under a cool Saturday evening. There, the Lions escaped Wilton with a 26-20 win to improve to 2-0. The Lions were ranked No. 8 in the first Associated Press poll of the season in Class A.
The Beavers had a tremendous start to the game with a 12-play drive where they marched 74-yards in just under five minutes and scored the games first points. A short touchdown pass from Caleb Sawvell to Caden Kirkman for 7 yards over the middle of the field gave Wilton the game’s first points and a 6-0 lead. That lead would hold as the first quarter ended, but the Lions were knocking on the door of the endzone as the second quarter began.
On the first play of the second quarter, Lion quarterback Gavin Wollum ran for a 14-yard touchdown on a 3rd and 6 situation for the Lions.
The score stood at 6-6 after Wilton blocked the PAT attempt. Wilton had to punt on their ensuing drive and pinned the Lions back to their own 8-yard line. Lisbon would fight though and get score on that drive capped by a big play, a 64-yard scoring run by Max Kohl to score the score at 12-6. On the next Wilton drive Lisbon took advantage of a tipped Caleb Sawvell pass to Colby Sawvell and intercepted the ball. Braden Gladwin returned the interception 35 yards for a touchdown to extend the Lions lead to 18-6. The points were part of an 18-0 scoring run in the quarter. Wilton would come back after a Lisbon punt. The Beavers took over at the 50-yard line where Caleb Sawvell connected with his brother Colby for a big play, a 49-yard pass to the Lions 1. Jackson Hull took the ball in from there to cut the Lions lead to 18-12. That would be the score at halftime.
The Beavers forced a fumble early in the third quarter and had good field position at the Lions 36. Six plays late Caleb Sawvell rushed for a 5-yard touchdown to tie the game at 18. Sawvell then found Kirkman on a pass to convert the two-point conversion to give Wilton a 20-18 lead. Lisbon responded with a 14-play drive that ended in them taking the lead on a Wollum 7-yard pass to Will Bennett. The Jamien Moore 2-point conversion run gave Lisbon a 26-20 lead.
The final quarter saw Wilton have chances to tie the game. Wilton crossed midfield twice, but turned the ball over three times in the final quarter. The Beavers had one interception and two turnovers on downs in the final quarter. The Beavers did have an impressive goal line stand late in the game, preventing Lisbon from scoring again.
Caleb Sawvell passed for 185 yards and a touchdown on 16 completions and rushed for 20 yards and a touchdown. Colby Sawvell was the top Wilton receiver with five receptions for 97 yards. Caden
Kirkman had three catches for 34 yards and a touchdown. Colby Sawvell, the Beavers leading receiver, was injured in the game and did not return.
Defensively, Keegan Stoelk had 19 tackles while Alex Kaufmann had 17, and Karson Willey 14.
The Beavers will play at Durant Friday for their district opener.
Lisbon 26, Wilton 20
At Wilton
Saturday, September 5
Quarter Scores:
Lisbon 0 18 8 0 26
Wilton 6 6 8 0 20
Scoring Summary:
1st Qtr - WIL - Caden Kirkman 7-yard pass from Caleb Sawvell (Caleb Sawvell run no good)
2nd Qtr - LIS - Gavin Wollum 14-yard run (PAT blocked)
2nd Qtr - LIS - Max Kohl 64-yard run (Gavin Wollum run no good)
2nd Qtr - LIS - Braden Gladwin 35-yard interception return (Gavin Wollum run no good)
2nd Qtr - WIL - Jackson Hull 1-yard run (Caleb Sawvell pass no good)
3rd Qtr - WIL - Caleb Sawvell 5-yard run (Caleb Sawvell pass to Caden Kirkman)
3rd Qtr - LIS - Will Bennett 7-yard pass from Gavin Wollum (Jamien
Moore run)
Individual Statistics:
Rushing: Lisbon - Max Kohl 16-121, Gavin Wollum 16-51, Jamien
Moore 12-38, Kaden Caspers 5-21. Wilton - Jackson Hull 14-20, Caleb Sawvell 11-20.
Passing: Lisbon - Gavin Wollum 2-for-5 20 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT’s. Wilton - Caleb Sawvell 16-for-28 185 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT’s.
Receiving: Lisbon - Will Bennett 2-20. Wilton - Colby Sawvell 5-97, Caden Kirkman 3-34, Jackson Hull 2-20, Clayton Guyer 2-15, Gage Rosenkild 2-15, Gavin Schnepper 2-13.
Defensive Statistics:
Tackles: Lisbon - Kaden Caspers 9.5, Cole Clark 6.5, Braden Gladwin 6, Max Kohl 4.5, Jamien Moore 4, Truman Krob 3, Braxton
Kurtenbach 3, Brant Baltes 3, Wyatt Smith 2.5, Will Bennett 2, Tyson Scott 1.5, Devyn Decious 1, Indy Harbaugh 1, Lincoln Hollub 0.5.
Wilton - Keegan Stoelk 19, Alex Kaufmann 17, Karson Willey 14, John Lilly 12, Kael Brisker 12, Tyrell Hughes 11, Gavin Schnepper
9, Christian Kleppe 6, Jackson Hull 4, Nolan Townsend 3, Gage Rosenkild 3, Clayton Guyer 2, Lesane Bitterman 2, Jacob Stone 1.
Fumbles: Lisbon - none. Wilton - Keegan Stoelk 1.
Interceptions: Lisbon - Braden Gladwin 2-36 yards, Will Bennett
1-0 yards. Wilton - none.
Kicking Statistics:
Kickoffs: Lisbon - Tyson Scott 4-175 yards, Braxton Kurtenbach
1-45 yards. Wilton - Alex Rae 4-137 yards. Wilton - Colby Sawvell 2-37, Gage Rosenkild 2-22, Jacob Stone 1-12.
Kick Returns: Lisbon - Braden Gladwin 1-43, Jamien Moore 1-20, Kaden Caspers 1-0.
Punts: Lisbon Truman Krob 4-112 yards. Wilton - Colby Sawvell 2-72 yards.
Punt Returns: Lisbon - none. Wilton - none.
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