The Kewaunee Storm ran through the Sturgeon Bay Clippers 56-8 Friday night for a homecoming victory as Owen Carlson rushed for over 200 yards and scored six touchdowns.

The undefeated Storm (5-0, 7-0) took a quick 14-0 lead early with Carlson scoring on an eight-yard run and a 65-yard scamper in the first five minutes.

 

 

 

The Clippers responded with a two-yard passing strike from quarterback Danny Lodl to wide receiver Bryce Plzak with 9:33 left in the second quarter.  After the two players connected on a two-point conversion, Sturgeon Bay closed the deficit to 14-8.

 

 

 

The Storm would then score five unanswered touchdowns in the quarter as Maddux Mueller fielded the ensuing kickoff at the 10-yard line and reversed field for an electrifying 90-yard touchdown return.  That gave the Storm a 21-8 lead and they never let up.

 

Carlson scored on another long, 67-yard run and returned a punt for a 54-yard touchdown to make it 35-8 Kewaunee, and D.J. Echols added a one-yard run before Carlson closed out the half on a seven-yard run to make it 49-8 at the intermission.

 

Carlson scored his sixth touchdown of the game on a six-yard run with 4:31 left in the third quarter for the final tally.

 

Sturgeon Bay falls to 3-2 in conference play and 4-3 overall.

 

Next Friday will feature a Packerland Conference championship showdown between the undefeated Southern Door Eagles and undefeated Storm.  The pregame is set for 6:45 pm on 104.1 WRLU with kick-off set for 7 p.m. from Kewaunee.  The game will also be streamed on New Radio Sports Network.  Paul Schmitt and Henry Annen will be on the call.