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The Potter-Dix Coyotes added another notch to the win column Friday when they defeated the visiting Wallace Wildcats 66-34 in the first round of the D6 playoffs.
The game started with the Coyotes managing the field well. The first score attempt of the game was earned by the Coyotes at 7:37 in the first quarter by Luke Kasten. The play was called back on a holding call.
About 40 seconds later, the Coyotes reclaimed their presence in the end zone with a touchdown pass by Kasten.
The Coyotes returned to scoring position at 5:19 in the first quarter with senior Javon Coyle scoring on a run from near midfield. The score is now 14-0 favoring the Coyotes.
About two minutes later, the Potter-Dix offense was back on the board following a 34-yard run to increase the lead to 20-0.
The Wildcats earned their first touchdown of the quarter with just under three minutes left. The point-after attempt failed and the score was 20-6. But the Coyotes weren’t done with the first quarter. With 47 seconds on the clock, the Coyotes’ Javon Coyle scored on a touchdown pass.
The quarter ended with the Coyotes scoring again for a 26-6 quarter.
At 5:53 in the second quarter, the score was 34-6 with the Coyotes appearing to be in a comfortable lead. The lead expanded to 40-14 when the Wildcats returned a kick to earn a touchdown and narrow the margin by six for a 40-22 half.
Potter-Dix earned 26 points in the second half while keeping Wallace to 12 total points.
The second round of playoffs has Potter-Dix facing Cody-Kilgore. Cody-Kilgore defeated Stuart 30-0. The winner of the Potter-Dix/Cody-Kilgore game faces the winner of the McCool Junction/Paxton game.
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