The Cumberland Pirates avoided a let down against Villa Grove with a 34-0 win on Friday night.
Cumberland would get scores from all three phases of the game with 2 offensive touchdown, 2 defensive touchdowns and a special teams touchdown.
Cumberland got their first score of the night in the first quarter on a fourth and goal from the nine as Logan Thilker was able to find Ross Hemmen in the endzone for a touchdown and the Pirates never looked back.
The Cumberland defense pitched their second straight shutout, something the Pirates haven’t done in at least 25 years! It wasn’t all great for the Cumberland defense as they gave up 111 yards rushing to Jack Benschneider but Villa Grove could never punch the ball in the end zone.
Cumberland sealed the victory with Wyatt Brant returning a fumble 33 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the game.
Cumberland now moves to 3-0 on the season and will host Tri-County next Friday night.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Cumberland | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 34 |
| Villa Grove | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter- Cumberland 9 yard pass Thilker-Hemmen
3rd Quarter- Cumberland 50 yard punt return Hemmen
4th Quarter- Cumberland 11 yard Interception return Iysten Syfert
4th Quarter- Cumberland 1 yard run Wyatt Brant
4th Quarter- Cumberland 33 yard fumble return Brant
Team Stats
Cumberland- 8 First Downs; 3 Penalties for 25 yards; 1 Turnover
Villa Grove- 8 First Downs; 5 Penalties for 35 yards; 3 Turnovers
Cumberland Stats
Thilker- 4/6 27 Yards 1 TD; 2 carries 4 yards
Syfert- 2 carries 2 yards; 2 catches 17 yards; 1 INT
Brant- 21 carries 125 yards 1 TD; 1 Fumble Recovery TD
Hemmen- 6 carries 21 yards; 2 catches 10 yards TD; Punt Return TD
Galen Martinez- 1 carry 6 yards
Villa Grove
Blake Smith- 4/15 16 yards INT; 4 carries 14 yards
Benschneider- 20 carries 111 yards; 2 catches 10 yards
Parker Stevens- 3 carries 11 yards
Luke Zimmerman- 5 carries 4 yards
Liam Barr- 1 carry -1 yards
Carson Howard- 1 catch 0 yards
Issac Mahoe- 1 catch 6 yards
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