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COTTONWOOD -- A trio of first-quarter touchdowns set the tone offensively for the Lakeview football team on Tuesday night as the Lakers cruised past MACCRAY for a 42-28 win in its regular-season finale.
Chance Kosel got the game's scoring started by running in an 8-yard touchdown, as well as the 2-point conversion. MACCRAY answered with a touchdown of its own, but Lakeview quickly re-extended its lead with a 42-yard touchdown pass from Teagan Neuman to Cooper Klinghagen and a 23-yard touchdown run by Logan Herrick to finish the first quarter up 20-6.
Kosel and Herrick each had big days on the ground for Lakeview, finishing with 115 yards on 17 carries and 106 yards on 13 carries, respectively. They each also ran in a pair of touchdowns.
In the air, Gage Dimmick caught four passes for 87 yards while Neuman completed five of his eight attempts for 92 yards.
Defensively, Herrick and Kosel also led the way for the Lakers. Herrick contributed seven solo and six assisted tackles, and Kosel finished with six solo and four assisted tackles. Beau Laleman also came away with an interception and Blake Peltier received a fumble.
MACCRAY struck first in the second quarter, but Herrick came right back with a 79-yard kickoff return touchdown to go into halftime up 26-12, and he opened the second half with a 32-yard touchdown run. Kosel also scored the game's final touchdown with a 27-yard run in the fourth.
Lakeview improves to 3-5 and now awaits seeding for the Section 4A tournament. The section quarterfinals will be played at the home site of the high seed on Tuesday at 7 p.m.