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The Onalaska High School football team couldn’t stop the big plays, and that’s what led to the demise of its three-game winning streak.
The Hilltoppers lost for the first time this season by giving up three scoring plays of more than 50 yards in a 21-13 defeat at the hands of Aquinas.
The Blugolds (2-2, 1-1) won the game with two fourth-quarter touchdown drives that ended with big plays by quarterback Jimmy Coady.
His 53-yard touchdown run gave Aquinas a 14-13 lead before his 59-yard scoring run provided the final margin.
Coady, who rushed for 135 yards on just 14 carries, also batted down an Onalaska pass at the end of the game and threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to Ben Gierszewski in the first quarter.
The Hilltoppers did a good job defensively against Aquinas running back Andy Kirchner by holding him to 21 yards on 12 carries, but Coady was another story.
Onalaska (3-1, 1-1) had 306 yards of total offense, but it lost two fumbles and was intercepted once.
Wide receiver Tyler Adams, who was the area’s leading receiver with 287 yards after three games, was held to one catch for 13 yards.
Quarterback Drew Markworth rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown and passed for 60 yards.
This week: Onalaska at TomahTHE GAME: The Hilltoppers (3-1, 1-1) continue the MVC portion of their schedule by playing at Tomah (0-4, 0-2) at 7 p.m. today.
THE FACTS: Onalaska is trying to start another winning streak against a team it beat last year and owns an 11-9 MVC series advantage against. ... QB Drew Markworth has passed for 404 yards, but he’s been intercepted three times with two TD passes. ... The Hilltoppers will have to stop the run and make the Timberwolves pass in this game. ... Tomah completed just one pass last week in a 28-0 loss to Central without starter Tyler Von Ruden, who was out with a head injury. ... Tomah RB Joel Sweeney (76-379, 3) was kept out of the end zone last week for the first time this season.
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