Tuohy Shines, Gophers End Skid

The final score of fog bowl #2 in Chatfield had the Gophers (2-4) over St Charles (3-3) handily.  The verdict wasn’t sealed until the fourth.  St. Charles ran 23 of the first 26 offensive plays.  A Parker Wendt 3-yard TD made it 6-0 early in the second.  Carson Larrabee then had eight carries on Chatfield’s next possession, including a 2-yard TD run (6-6).  Later in the quarter, on 4th and goal, Kyle Nosbisch scored from 2-yards out, giving the Gophers a 12-6 lead at the half.  Late in the third quarter, on 4th down, Jacob Gillespie hit Manny Perez on a 26-yard TD strike, making it 18-6 Gophers.  Chatfield ran 17 of 21 third quarter offensive plays.  SC made the red zone early in the fourth.  A Gage Tuohy interception ended the threat.  Tuohy then accounted for 59 rushing yards on Chatfield’s next series.  A Nosbisch 1-yard plunge was the nail with 4:08 left (26-6).  Tuohy, in his first full game back, shot off victory fireworks with a late 60-yard TD run.  Chatfield ended a 4-game losing streak, 32-6.  Tuohy (17-186, TD rushing), Larrabee (15-52, TD), and Nosbisch (11-32, 2 TDs rushing) led the ground game.  Gillespie threw twice, both to Perez for 57 yards and the score.  The Gopher defense limited St. Charles to 95 rushing yards (zero double digit runs) on 35 carries.  The Saints were also just 4 of 14 passing.  Chatfield improves to 2-4, 3-4.