For the first time in school history the CAM Cougars are headed to the State Football Semifinals. The Cougars made it happen with a dominating 64-13 win over Newell-Fonda in Anita on Thursday night.

The Cougars set the tone from the outset. They forced a Mustangs punt on their opening possession and then three plays later Lane Spieker scampered 66 yards for the first of his 7 touchdown runs in the game to put CAM in front. Newell-Fonda responded with an 8-play drive that ended in paydirt on a Mason Dicks 2 yard run. The Mustangs failed on the 2-point conversion and they wouldn’t get a chance to tie or lead the rest of the way. The Cougars got a 45 yard touchdown run from Cade Ticknor on the next possession to go up 10 at 16-6. CAM went on to score on their next four drives to take a commanding 48-6 lead by half.

CAM Head Coach Barry Bower was overjoyed and emotional after the win.

Lane Spieker piled up 396 yards rushing with 7 touchdowns in the huge win. He was elated for his team and coaching staff after the win.

CAM has been one step away from the dome with quarterfinal losses the past two seasons. Cade Ticknor said they definitely had their sights on getting over the hump.

The Cougars did a phenomenal job of blocking all night long and Ticknor said that’s what they want to hang their hat on.

The Cougars improved to 11-0 on the season and will make the trip to the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls next Wednesday for the 8-Player Semifinals. We’ll have coverage of the Cougars as they match up against another squad from the Nishna Valley, the Audubon Wheelers. Pregame will start at 9:00 a.m. with Kickoff at 10:00 a.m. next Wednesday, November 10th.