Platteville outlasts Hornets in conference football match-up

RICHLAND CENTER, WIS (WRCO / WRCE) – Platteville ran past Richland Center 47-22 in Southwest Wisconsin Conference football on Friday night. The Hillman broke open a close game to improve to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in the league.  Richland Center dropped to 2-3 and 1-2.  The story of the game was Platteville Senior running back Tyler Sasse who was a part of 5 touchdowns and kicked 4 extra points. 

Platteville led 7-0 after the first on an 8 yard run by Sasse. The Hornets drove to the Platteville 11 yard line before turning it over on downs and on the next possession drove to the Hillmen 6 yard line before failing to convert on 4^th down. Platteville took over and the Hornets Jayden Schoepp tackled the running back in the end zone for a safety. 

After the ensuing kick came back to the Hornets, Schoepp capped off the short drive when the Quarterback scrambled for a 19-yard touchdown. Laif Morris kicked the extra point, and Richland Center held the lead at 9-7. The advantage lasted less than a minute as the Hillmen quarterback Brody Digman threw a pass to Jauron Blevins.  The play covered 49 yards for a touchdown. The visitors would score again with just over a minute to play before halftime.  Tyler Sasse ran 11 yards and kicked the extra point to make it 21-9 at halftime.  

In the 2^nd half, Sasse would run for a 50 yard td, a 2 yarder, and he caught a screen pass from Brody Digman that would go for 69 yards.  Digman also had a strike to Myron Reuter that covered 18 yards and a score. 

With Platteville up 47-9 the continuous clock began to run in the 4^th quarter.  In that time, Richland Center picked up two late touchdowns, a 38-yard quarterback run by Jayden Schoepp and a Schoepp to Brady Dosch strike. Dosch made a great one-handed catch to cap off the scoring on a 67-yard play.  Laif Morris extra point kick made the final score 47-22.

Following the win, Platteville will prepare for the 6^th week of the season with a home showdown against New Glarus.  Richland Center will play at River Valley for the Blackhawks homecoming game.

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