Cass Lake-Bena at Polk County West (EGF)

Recap

Polk County West 64, Cass Lake-Bena 0

Micah Zavoral threw 3 touchdown passes to Tristen Schwarz and the Polk County West defense held Cass Lake-Bena to 42 yards total offense as the Thunder defeated the Panthers 64-0 Wednesday night in East Grand Forks.

Polk County West lost 2 fumbles on their first 3 plays from scrimmage, but Cass Lake-Bena couldn’t take advantage.  Midway through the opening quarter, the Thunder got on the board as Zavoral hooked up with Schwarz on TD passes of 73 and 44 yards for a 14-0 lead.  Then after a Panther fumble, Ti Davis scored on a 25 yard run to give PCW a 22-0 lead after one quarter.

Jace Motl and Grady Horken ran for second quarter TDs to give the Thunder a 36-0 halftime lead.  In the third quarter, Zavoral connected with Schwarz for a 41 yard touchdown, then Blair Johnson and Horken ran for TDs to make the score 58-0 after three.  Then in a shortened fourth quarter, Ryder Schindele ran 5 yards for a TD to make the final score 64-0.

Polk County West (5-2, 3-2 in Region 8A) plays at Red Lake County next Tuesday.  Cass Lake-Bena (1-6, 1-3) hosts Pine River-Backus next Thursday.

First Downs: CLB 4, PCW 17

Passing: CLB 7/17, 65 yards, 1 interception; PCW 4/4, 177 yards, 3 TDs

Rushing: CLB -23 yards; PCW 206 yards

Penalties: CLB 9 for 71 yards; PCW 5 for 35

Punts: CLB 4 for 24.5 with one blocked; PCW 0

Fumbles: CLB 3 (3 lost); PCW 4 (3 lost)