Appleton North football dominates Oshkosh West

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APPLETON – The Appleton North football team finally made its 2025 home debut and put forth a dominant effort, rolling to a 28-6 win over Oshkosh West in a Fox Valley Association game Friday night at Engen Field at Appleton North High School.

Appleton North quarterback Grant Hardy ran for three touchdowns and the Lightning defense did the rest, holding Oshkosh West (0-4, 0-2 FVA) to just 104 total yards – including only seven rushing – and picked off four passes, three by Cole Hank.

Anthony Reischel added a 39-yard touchdown run for the Lightning, who are now 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the FVA.

Appleton North is home again next week, Sept. 19, against Hortonville.

Lightning 28, Wildcats 6
Oshkosh West   0   6   0   0   –   6
Appleton North   7   14   7   0   –   28
First Quarter
AN – Grant Hardy 7 run (Brendan Hyatt kick), 2:17.
Second Quarter
AN – Anthony Reischel 39 run (Hyatt kick), 11:51.
OW – Cade Heiman 58 pass from Landon Ubrig (kick blocked), 8:49.
AN – Hardy 1 run (Hyatt kick), 4:00.
Third Quarter
AN – Hardy 1 run (Hyatt kick), 0:28.
Team Statistics
First downs: OW 6; AN 11.
Rushing (att-yards): OW 27-7; AN 39-160.
Passing (comp-att-yards-int): OW 7-24-97-4; AN 7-15-51-0.
Total yards: OW 104; AN 211.
Fumbles lost: OW 0; AN 2.
Penalties (no.-yards): OW 4-20; AN 5-50.
Individual Statistics
Rushing: OW, Landon Ubrig 8-39, Carson Murphy 14-10, Eddy Schroeder 4-minus 17, Team 1-minus 25. AN, Darcel Wilson 12-64, Anthony Reischel 6-50, Grant Hardy 13-32, Brody Olp 4-9, Sam Schmalz 4-5.
Passing: OW, Ubrig 4-13-71-4, Schroeder 3-11-26-0. AN, Hardy 7-15-51-0.
Receiving: OW, Cade Heiman 4-83, Micah Finley 2-13, Murphy 1-1. AN, Alijah Valeri 4-28, Keegan Muchow 1-18, Reischl 1-17.
Interceptions (defense): AN, Cole Hank 3, Dane Smith.
Fumble recoveries (defense): OW, Dylan McDonald, Joey Ware.
Records: Oshkosh West 0-4, 0-2 Fox Valley Association; Appleton North 3-1, 2-0 Fox Valley Association.