The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans saw their season come to an end as the Plymouth Panthers pulled away late to claim a 49-21 victory in a Division 3 Level 1 playoff Friday night at Finke Field.

The offensive fireworks started early as the Spartans scored on their first drive on a 42-yard run by Andrew Klass with 9:23 left in the first quarter.

The Panthers tied the game up on their first possession, converting on a fourth and 13 from the Spartan 14-yard line on a pass from quarterback Augie Eigenberger to Kayden Schultz.

Plymouth then took the lead for good on an 11-yard touchdown run by running back Brett Shutter to make the score 14-7.  Shutter would score again with a 20-yard run to open the second quarter to make it 21-7.

Brayden Loritz then scored on a three-yard run with 7:30 remaining in the half. 

 

Shutter came right back with a 51-yard touchdown run with 3:14 left in the half to make it 28-14.

Not to be outdone, Loritz hit Klass on a perfectly designed screen pass that went the distance for a 57-yard connection to make the score 28-21 with 1:45 left in the half.

The Spartans had one more opportunity to score when Jacob Chervanka intercepted an Eigenberger pass and set up L-C inside the Panther territory, but a 41-yard field goal attempt by Wyatt Bailey came up short.

The game slowed down in the third quarter as neither team could crack the scoreboard.

The Panthers put the game away in the fourth quarter as running back Devin Miller scored on runs of 14 and five yards, and also ripped the ball out of Tatum Klaubauf’s hands on a kick off returning it 25 yards for a special teams touchdown.

The #5 seeded Spartans finished 4-6 and Plymouth improved to 8-2 and will face #1 Grafton next Friday. 

 

(photo by Ron LeCloux)