NORWICH 22, OTIS-BISON 6

OTIS – Norwich erased a 6-0 deficit with three touchdowns for a 22-6 Eight-Man 2 playoff victory over Otis-Bison.

Otis-Bison quarterback Kaden Foust completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Bevan Gradig. But Norwich’s Luke Hilger converted a 12-yard touchdown run for an 8-6 halftime lead after Jace Gosch’s 2-point conversion pass.

Quarterback Blake Allender scored on a 3-yard run and converted a 2-point conversion pass to Hilger. Gosch added a 3-yard touchdown run.

The Cougars (5-4) rushed for 129 yards and passed for 137 yards, but committed two turnovers.

Norwich 0 8 14 0 – 22

Otis-Bison 6 0 0 0 – 6

OB—Gradig 17 pass from Foust (run failed)—1:36; N—Luke Hilger 12 run (Gosch pass from Luke Hilger)—5:19; N—Allender 3 run (Chance Hilger pass from Allender)—6:10; N—Gosch 4 run (run failed)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—N—34-148; Allender 3-78; Gosch 2-36; Brad McIntire 15-27; Luke Hilger 13-7; Dax Rosenhagen 1-0; OB—35-129; Foust 19-76; Logan Thille 8-53; Gradig 1-3; Christian Roth 7-(-3).

PASSING—N—Allender 7-14-0. 79; OB—Foust 11-27-1, 123; Dalton Regan 1-1-0, 14.

RECEIVING—N—Chance Hilger 2-60; Luke Hilger 1-9; McIntire 1-5; Gosch 3-5; OB—Regan 4-74; Thille 2-25; Gradig 2-24; Roth 2-14.