Little Leopards Week 5 Recaps & Pictures, Colts & Cowboys Clinch
Little Leopards Week 5
5th-6th Grade
Chiefs 8, Rams 0
Craig Bast ran in a touchdown for the Chiefs with 43 seconds left in the third quarter and the Chiefs defense did the rest as they shutout the Rams 8-0. The Chiefs are now 2-3 on the year, while the Rams drop to 0-5.
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Cowboys 38, Packers 16
The Cowboys clinched a share of the 5th-6th Grade Division with a convincing 38-16 victory over the Packers. Amazingly the two teams scored a combined 54 points after playing to a 0-0 tie in their first meeting earlier this season.
Jared Mathie scored on touchdown runs of 8, 1, and 12 yards to and Joey Knopp scored on runs of 16 and 12 to lead the Cowboys offense. On defense, Bryce Zuppe recovered a fumble and Colton 
Jones picked off a pass and returned it about 45 yards to the Packers 1. Davis Burick also caught a pass for huge yardage on a 3rd-and-16 that led to another score. Marc Joseph converted on 4 of 5 extra point kicks as well.
The Packers stunned the Cowboys when Max Hartline scored on a 31 yard touchdown run just 29 seconds into the contest. It was the first time the Cowboys had been scored upon all season long. However, the Cowboys would score 30 unanswered points and the Packers did not score again until Cameron Lingle ran 40 yards for a touchdown with 3:03 left in the fourth quarter. Jimmy Ashcraft also had a fumble recovery on defense for the Pack. Cameron King kicked through both extra point attempts to round out the Packers scoring.
The Cowboys improve to 4-0-1 and the Packers fall to 3-1-1. The Cowboys can become outright champions with a win over the Chiefs or a Packers loss to the Rams next Sunday.
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UP NEXT: Week 6 of Little Leopards will take place Sunday, October 7 starting with Chiefs Vs. Cowboys at 1:00 PM and Rams Vs. Packers Following at approximately 2:30.
7th-8th Grade
Colts 28, Browns 14
Quarterback Tyler Adams threw two first half touchdowns and ran for two second half touchdowns to help lead the Colts clinch their second straight 7th-8th Grade Division Championship. The Colts defeated the Browns 28-14.
The Browns struck first with a 44 yard touchdown run by Brody Hahn. Drew Doerschuk’s extra point kick made it 8-0. But before the quarter ended Adams found Quintin Sheetz for a 45 yard touchdown pass and Michael Seaman for a 61 yard touchdown pass to give the Colts a 14-8 lead.
In the second half, Adams scored on two touchdown runs including a 53 yard run near the end of the third quarter. Gavin VanZant also made 2 of 4 extra point kicks for the 5-0 Colts.
The Browns Dakoda Dehart also scored on a fourth quarter touchdown run, but it would not be enough as they fell to 2-3.
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Lions 16, Bears 0
Casey Nau scored on a touchdown run and Jimmy Leonard caught a touchdown pass from Cole Weston to lead the Lions over the Bears 16-0. The shutout is the Lions defense’s second of the season as they improve to 3-2 overall on the year. The Bears remain winless at 0-5.
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UP NEXT: Week 6 of Little Leopards will take place Sunday, October 7. The 7th-8th grade squads will follow the 5th-6th grade games with the Browns facing the Bears and the Lions battling the Colts.
