Evening Sun Report

Football

Oxford 34, Newfield 12

NEWFIELD – Oxford scored on its first three possessions of the second half, and in the meantime stopped a fourth-and-one in the fourth quarter to squelch a Newfield drive and move over the .500 mark for the first time this season (3-2).

Scott Shackelton scored on two TD runs in the second half and finished with a career-high 165 yards rushing. Eric Betts added a 50-yard dash in the third quarter to pull away.

“We ran the ball pretty effectively, and the second half was about as well as we have played offensively this season,” said Oxford coach John Curtis.

Newfield’s Mike Armstrong scored on a 47-yard run, and Dylan Shults hauled a 11-yard TD pass from Armstrong early in the second quarter to give the hosts a 12-7 lead.

Trevor Nelson caught a 20-yard TD pass from Steve Locke for the go-ahead points, and Locke finished 7-for-11 for 120 yards. Ian Grundner added a five-yard TD in the first quarter.

Defensively, Oxford allowed 259 yards – most of those coming in the first half. Dustin Christophersen was credited with three sacks.

Football Summary

O N

First downs 15 12

Rushes-yds 50-285 36-142

Passing yds 120 117

Comp-att-int 7-13-0 9-18-1

Punts-avg 2-33.5 3-23.5

Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-1

Penalties-yds 11-85 3-20

Individual statistics

Rushing: (O) Scott Shackelton, 20-165; E. Betts, 4-65; I. Grundner, 3-26; S. Locke, 7-14; T. Nelson, 3-13; K. Smith, 2-2; P. Wade, 1-(-5). (N) S. Miller, 14-46; M. Armstrong, 12-70; M. Kastenhuber, 4-9; C. Snyder, 4-17; M. Gregg, 2-0.