APPLETON – In a back-and-forth game between two of the best Division 1 teams in the state, the Fond du Lac football team came out on the losing end.
The Cardinals lost to Appleton North 38-35 on Friday night in a Valley Football Association crossover game, putting up points in each quarter but falling three points short in the end.
Jack Cole threw for 267 yards and a pair of scores, while Colton Wasieleski also ran for two touchdowns.
Peyton Nett and Sam Frederickson caught Cole’s TD tosses. Keon Jefferson added a touchdown on the ground.
Frederickson finished with 74 yards receiving on six catches, while Drew Jorgensen added eight receptions for 70 yards. Fond du Lac ended up with 375 yards of total offense compared to 429 for Appleton North.
Will Stewart ran for 191 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Lightning.
Fond du Lac…7 7 7 14 — 35
Appleton North…7 7 10 14 — 38
Scoring summary:
AN— Will Stewart, 4 run (Quin Henwood kick)
FDL— Colton Wasieleski, 11 run (Jared Scheberl kick).
AN— Cameron Birling, 35 pass from Zach Parker (Henwood kick).
FDL— Wasieleski, 2 run.
AN— Henwood, 26 field goal.
FDL— Peyton Nett, 17 pass from Jack Cole (Sheberl kick).
AN— Stewart, 3 run (Henwood kick).
AN— Stewart, 58 run (Henwood kick).
FDL— Keon Jefferson, 1 run (Sheberl kick).
AN— Stewart, 3 run (Henwood kick).
FDL— Sam Frederickson, 17 pass from Cole (Scheberl kick).
Team stats
AN FDL
First downs…24 19
Total yards…375 429
Rushing…33-108 45-253
Passes (C-A-I)…26-34-1 13-21-0
Passing yards…267 176
Fumbles…1-1 0-0
Individual leaders
Rushing: Fond du Lac— Keon Jefferson, 15-55. Appleton North— Will Stewart, 30-191.
Passing: Fond du Lac— Jack Cole, 26-34-1-267. Appleton North— Zach Parker, 13-21-0-176.
Receiving: Fond du Lac— Sam Frederickson, 6-74; Drew Jorgensen, 8-70. Appleton North— Adam Zeratsky, 3-57.