Huge Second Quarter Keys Coldwater 49-14 Win over Minster

By Bruce Monnin

MINSTER — For the second year in a row, the Coldwater Cavaliers traveled to face off against the Minster Wildcats. And for the second year in a row, Coldwater returned home with a convincing victory.

After an early feeling out process, Coldwater scored late in the first quarter and then erupted for another 35 points in the second period to set the running clock in action for the entire second half en route to a 49-14 win.

After being stopped on downs deep in Minster territory on their first possession, the Cavaliers struck paydirt on their second offensive series. A 39-yard pass from Myles Blasingame to Jesse Meyer set up a three yard rushing touchdown for Blasingame, making the score 7-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Coldwater started the second quarter with a 58-yard touchdown run by Meyer on a reverse play, and they never slowed down from there. Another five-yard scoring toss from Blasingame to Meyer soon followed, as did a 34-yard scoring toss from Blasingame to Ty Schwieterman.

Minster revived their hopes briefly when Johnny Nixon connected with Devan Wuebker for a 23-yard score to reduce the Cavalier lead to 28-7, but two more Coldwater touchdowns passes from Blasingame to Zach McKibben and Meyer increased the margin to 42-7 at the half.

The Cavaliers came out to start the third quarter with one last score, a 57-yard scoring run by Marcel Blasingame. Minster would score once in the fourth quarter against the Coldwater backups on a six-yard Conner Albers run to account for the final 49-14 tally.

“We have some really good skilled guys who can really run,” was how Coldwater coach Chip Otten explained their offensive success. “We took advantage of that, and Miles (Blasingame) had a really good game. Last week he overthrew a couple, but this week he played really well.”

Blasingame indeed compiled some impressive statistics. He completed 11 of 14 passes for 185 yards and four touchdowns, while he also ran the ball 14 times for 115 yards and another score.

Coldwater, now 2-0, returns home to face the 1-1 Fort Recovery Indians next week. 0-2 Minster hits the road to face the 1-1 St. Henry Redskins.

Score by quarter 1 2 3 4 Total

Coldwater 7 35 7 0 49

Minster 0 7 0 7 14

First Quarter:

CW – Myles Blasingame 3 yd run (Brady Klingshirn kick), 1:00

Second Quarter:

CW – Jesse Meyer 58 yd run (Brady Klingshirn kick), 11:46

CW – Jesse Meyer 5 yd pass from Myles Blasingame (Brady Klingshirn kick), 8:13

CW – Tyler Schwieterman 34 yd pass from Myles Blasingame (Brady Klingshirn kick), 5:58

MIN – Devan Wuebker 23 yd pass from Johnny Nixon (Bryan Falk kick), 3:02

CW – Zach McKibben 20 yd pass from Myles Blasingame (Brady Klingshirn kick), 0:34

CW – Jesse Meyer 5 yd pass from Myles Blasingame (Brady Klingshirn kick), 0:03

Third Quarter:

CW – Marcel Blasingame 57 yd run (Brady Klingshirn kick), 10:22

Fourth Quarter:

MIN – Conner Albers 6 yd run (Bryan Falk kick), 7:48

Team statistics CW MIN

First downs 22 13

Rushes - yards 35-314 20-114

Passing yards 201 125

Comp - att - int 13-17-0 13-26-1

Total yards 525 239

Punts - average 0-0.0 4-29.5

Fumbles - lost 0-0 1-1

Penalties - yards 6-60 2-25

Time of possession 25:23 22:37

Individual statistics

Rushing: Coldwater, Myles Blasingame 14-115, Marcel Blasingame 3-64, Meyer 1-58, Knapke 4-28, McKibben 4-25, Sudhoff 6-19, Broering 1-5, Dellinger 1-0, Hrycko 1-0; Minster, Albers 16-69, Nixon 2-24, Wellman 2-21

Passing: Coldwater, Myles Blasingame 11-14-0-185, Dellinger 2-3-0-16; Minster, Nixon 13-26-1-125

Receiving: Coldwater, Meyer 6-100, Schwieterman 2-46, McKibben 2-31, J Muhlenkamp 2-20, Sudhoff 1-4; Minster, Ketner 5-56, Wuebker 3-45, Slonkosky 2-15, Wellman 1-5, Albers 1-5, Kohne 1-minus 1