{"id":11754,"date":"2025-10-27T20:21:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/?p=11754"},"modified":"2025-10-27T20:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:21:38","slug":"cowboys-turn-off-the-lights-on-columbus-catholic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/2025\/10\/27\/cowboys-turn-off-the-lights-on-columbus-catholic\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys Turn Off the Lights on Columbus Catholic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Taylor Smith, Sports Editor<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Cowboy football team won their first postseason game since 2011. Facing the Columbus Catholic Sailors on the road in Waterloo, the 6-3 Cowboys didn\u2019t let an hour-long transformer delay distract them from the mission at hand.<\/p>\n<p>They scored 20 points in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> quarter alone and went on to win, 48-27.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys won the toss and gave Columbus Catholic the ball to start the game. Cowboy defensive back Selvin Gonzalez caught a Cooper Nosbush tip for an interception, and CGD took over on offense.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11755\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11755\" src=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_207e-300x274.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_207e-300x274.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_207e-1024x936.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_207e-768x702.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_207e-1536x1404.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_207e-2048x1871.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_207e-1170x1069.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_207e-600x548.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selvin Gonzalez caught an interception in the 1st quarter. (Photo by Taylor Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Late in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> quarter, tight end Huxley Lingenfelter caught an 11-yard pass from Kolton Hefti. A play later, Colin Sesker rattled off a 15-yard run, and Hefti later punched it in on a keeper from 8-yards out to start the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> quarter with the first score from either team.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11756\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11756 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_208a-300x138.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_208a-300x138.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_208a-1024x472.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_208a-768x354.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_208a-1536x709.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_208a-2048x945.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_208a-1170x540.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_208a-600x277.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colin Sesker runs for one of his two touchdowns. (Photo by Taylor Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11759\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11759 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2085-300x240.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2085-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2085-1024x818.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2085-768x614.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2085-1536x1227.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2085-2048x1636.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2085-1170x935.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2085-600x479.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joel Meier (5) and Traesyn Cope (54) battle in the trenches. (Photo by Taylor Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Cowboys got the ball back again after the defense did their thing, and Joel Meier had a 20-yard run. Sesker later scored from 6-yards out to give CGD the 12-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Columbus Catholic\u2019s passing offense came alive in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> quarter, and quarterback Amani Robinson threw a dime to Owen Hosch for a 47-yard touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys responded by handing the ball to Gonzalez. He ran for 103-yards in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> half and scored on a 6-yard sweep to put CGD up, 20-6.<\/p>\n<p>Columbus Catholic had another huge passing play late in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> quarter, but a tackle from Sesker prevented them from scoring.<\/p>\n<p>CGD continued their balanced running attack in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> half. Their opening drive lasted 5:36 and culminated in a 5-yard TD run from Meier.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Paxton Lingenfelter caught his third interception of the year and nearly took it back for a touchdown. Easton Beyer scored on a 1-yard dive to give CGD the 34-6 advantage.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11758\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11758\" src=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2080-300x259.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2080-300x259.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2080-1024x883.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2080-768x662.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2080-1536x1324.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2080-2048x1766.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2080-1170x1009.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/10\/fullsizeoutput_2080-600x517.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freshman cornerback Paxton Lingenfelter delivered a team-high 6.5 tackles and an interception in the Cowboy win. (Photo by Taylor Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Cowboys would go on to win, 48-27.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez finished with a career-high 190 yards on the ground. He averaged 9 yards per carry and scored two touchdowns and a two-point conversion. On defense, Selvin recorded 5.5 tackles, a sack, and an interception.<\/p>\n<p>Sesker had a 51-yard rushing touchdown in the 4<sup>th<\/sup> quarter. He had 95 yards, two touchdowns, and five solo tackles in the win.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys have moved on to the round of 16, where they will face undefeated (1A) #2 Grundy Center at Spartan Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Spartans defeated CGD, 56-8 on September 26<sup>th<\/sup> in Clarion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Smith, Sports Editor\u00a0 On Friday, the Cowboy football team won their first postseason game since 2011. 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