Fourth quarter score sends LCC Bears to football semifinals

LAUREL — Freshman Kai Hartung scored his second touchdown of the night with 5:38 remaining in the game Friday to lift Laurel-Concord-Coleridge to a hard-fought 24-22 win over Wilcox-Hildreth in the quarterfinals of the Class D2 state football playoffs. The Nov. 6 victory at Haskell Field improved the Bears to 10-1 and sent them into the state semifinals for a showdown with North Platte St. Patrick’s on Friday, Nov. 13. The game was statistically dominated by the Bears, who outgained the Falcons 361-185 in total offense, including a 243-43 advantage on the ground. But those numbers didn’t tell the whole story, as LCC needed a late touchdown and a crucial defensive stop to keep its championship hopes alive. “I thought the guys showed a lot of perseverance to find a way to win a game where we didn’t play our best,” Bears coach Pat Harrington said.

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