On a night of celebrating our country’s past and present military heroes, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans rolled past the Denmark Vikings, winning 27-6, as heard on 104.1 WRLU.  

 

After forcing a fumble on Denmark’s opening drive, the Spartans' offense found the endzone when Brayden Loritz took a handoff 50 yards for the game’s opening score.  The teams would trade possessions for the majority of the half.  With time winding down in the second quarter, Cam Dorner nearly scored on a 42-yard run, getting tackled by the last Denmark defender on the 9-yard line.  After a timeout, Eli Derenne kept a read option and marched into the endzone to put Luxemburg Casco up by two scores, going into halftime with a 14-0 lead.  

 

The second half's opening kickoff was returned for a would-be touchdown for Mason Trimberger, only to be called back by a block in the back penalty.  No matter, the Spartans' offense would march down the field, with Loritz again finding the endzone, this time from 10 yards out, putting Luxemburg Casco up 20-0. The PAT attempt was missed, keeping the score at 20-0.  Denmark would rally for a long drive, with the Vikings offense making it to the Spartans 3 3-yard line.  A bad snap backed Denmark up to the 20 before Luxemburg-Casco could force a turnover on downs.  The two teams exchanged punts before Luxemburg-Casco could add one more score, as Brayden Loritz found the endzone one last time from the 5-yard line.  Denmark would finally find the endzone late in the 4th, when quarterback Jayden Binsfield found Thomas Bienapfl for a score.  The Vikings' PAT attempt missed, and the Spartans recovered the ensuing onside kick attempt before a pair of kneel-downs ended the game. 

 

Luxemburg Casco moves to 3-0 on the season and 1-0 in North Eastern Conference play.  Coach Neil Seering joined us after the game to reflect on a hard-fought win and preview next week’s game against last year’s WIAA Division 5 runner-up, the Wrightstown Tigers.