Renegades Score With No Time Left To Top Cyclones

Clearwater-Orchard was stunned when they looked at the clock and saw all zeroes on Thursday night.

The Cyclones led Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing 12-7 with the clock running down on the final game of the regular season. The Renegades then drove down the field late. As time expired, CWCE's Daniel Libolt pulled in a falling catch over Jacob Long to edge out the Cyclones, who finish the year at 6-2.

It was a defensive battle throughout, with CWCE scoring the only touchdown before the final quarter. The Cyclones stormed back with scores from Jacob Long and Kirby Willats in the fourth before the buzzer beating score.

Chris Kester finished the day with just 65 yards through the air and a score, the connection with Willats who finished with three catches for 44 yards. Creston Bertschinger added the only other catch of the day for the Cyclones, a 21 yarder. 

On the ground, Long led the way with 81 yards. Bertschinger and Kester added 10 yards, each. 

Defensively, Ryan Wilhelm was a force in the middle, leading the way with 12 tackles. As a team, the Cyclones accounted for six sacks, one each from Wilhelm, Clay Thiele, Zach King, Andrew Steskal, Tommie Peed and Codey Snider.