Campbellsport Football Starts Season on the Road

On August 22, Campbellsport football lost 28-14 to Kettle Moraine Lutheran (KML) on the road in their season opener.
Kettle Moraine Lutheran (1-0) scored on a 51-yard passing touchdown on their first offensive drive to take a 7-0 lead over Campbellsport (0-1) with 9:39 in the first quarter.
Campbellsport’s first offensive drive was ended by an interception thrown by Jackson Straub at the KML 48-yard line.
The Cougars’ defense responded by forcing a third and out, but Campbellsport fumbled on the first play after the punt, giving the Chargers the ball back at the Cougars’ 31-yard line.

KML scored a 22-yard rushing touchdown on the third play of their drive to increase their lead to 14-0 over Campbellsport in the first quarter.
“I thought our kids fought hard all night after getting down 14-0 early in the first quarter, and it could have gotten away from us really easily, but the boys never gave up,” said Campbellsport Head Coach Todd Wondra. “I believe this group will fight all the time, as that’s the makeup of this group, and that’s all you can ask for as a coach.”
Campbellsport’s offense got going with first downs by Straub to Blake Heltemes for a nine-yard completion and then Christopher Taddey’s twenty-yard run up the middle, but the Cougars were stopped on fourth down at the KML 16-yard line.
The Cougars’ defense forced a punt to get the ball back at the Chargers’ 46-yard line with Campbellsport driving those 46 yards on nine plays, capped off by a Pierce Kaehne 12-yard sprint into the end zone with 4:35 left before halftime to put the score at 14-6 in favor of KML.
Campbellsport’s defense got a 6-yard tackle for loss by Cullen Reis and Heltemes to help stop the Chargers’ offense on fourth down before halftime, with the score still sitting at 14-6.
“Our defense as a whole played pretty well against a good-sized offensive line and a really good running back,” said Wondra. “Everyone on defense that was put on the field did what was asked and worked their tail off.”
Reis was able to recover a muffed punt at the KML 32 after Campbellsport was forced to punt on their first second-half possession.
The Cougars got a big run by Taddey down the left side of the field for 22 yards to set up Campbellsport with a first and goal from the Chargers’ 10-yard line.
Campbellsport was able to cash in when Straub found Trent Schladweiler in the end zone for a 7-yard passing touchdown, and Taddey converted the two-point play with a rush to tie the game at 14 with 7:13 on the third quarter clock.
“Our run game was decent and Chris led the way as we expected him to be our workhorse this season,” said Wondra. “We’ll continue to clean things up with blocking assignments and continue to improve the running game.”
KML responded on their next drive with a one-yard rushing touchdown on third down to retake the lead at 21-14 at the 2:46 mark in the third quarter.
Campbellsport was able to get one first down before punting the ball back to KML, before the Cougars recovered another fumble by Cayden Flasch with ten minutes left in the game.
The Cougars went three and out after the turnover, giving the ball to the Chargers with eight minutes left on the game clock.
KML drove to the Campbellsport 6-yard line before the ball was knocked loose and then floated into the end zone, waiting for someone to recover the ball with the game in the balance.
The Chargers recovered the ball, resulting in a fumble recovery for a touchdown and pushing their lead to 28-14 with five minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Campbellsport got a big completion from Straub to Levi Bentz for 25 yards for a first down before the Cougars’ drive ended on an interception.
KML offense ran out the final four minutes of the game in the 28-14 non-conference win over Campbellsport.
“For week one, there were plenty of positives and things we can clean up to continue to get better as a team,” said Wondra. “ The good thing is these kids will go back to work and get ready for next week.”
Campbellsport football will travel to play at Kewaskum on August 29 at 7 p.m.

Game Summary
Friday, August 22
Campbellsport 0 6 8 0 14
KML 14 0 7 7 28
First Quarter
KML: 51-yard passing touchdown (XP Good) KML 7-0 9:39
KML: 22-yard rushing touchdown (XP Good) KML 14-0 5:31
Second Quarter
Campbellsport: Pierce Kaehne 12-yard rushing touchdown (2pt rush failed) KML 14-6 4:35
Third Quarter
Campbellsport: Jackson Straub to Trent Schladweiler 12-yard passing touchdown (Taddey 2pt rush) 14-14 7:13
KML: 1-yard rushing touchdown (XP Good) KML 21-14 2:46
Fourth Quarter
KML: Fumble Recovery in End Zone (XP Good) KML 28-14 5:09

Team Stats
Campbellsport: Total Yards: 192 Passing: 3-10-41-1-2 Rushing: 32-151-1
KML: Total Yards: 312 Passing: 2-7-58-1-0 Rushing: 47-254-2

Campbellsport Stats
Passing: Jackson Straub 3-10-41-1-2
Rushing: Chris Taddey 18-73. Pierce Kahene 6-49-1. Jackson Straub 5-15. Blake Heltemes 2-9. Trent Schladweiler 1-5
Receiving: Levi Bentz 1-25. Blake Heltemes 1-9. Trent Schladweiler 1-7-1
Tackles: Carter Gellings 9. Blake Heltemes 7. Levi Bentz 6. Trent Schladweiler 4
FR: Cullen Reis 1. Cayden Flasch 1