The Week in Review SPASH Football: SPASH routed Rhinelander last Thursday, 49-6 in its regular season finale. The Panthers, who hosted the Hodags after threats at Rhinelander High School forced the game to be played at Goerke Field, scored 20 points in the third quarter to break the game open. Cory Flisakowski had two rushing touchdowns, and Ross Adamczak and Justin Haley each scored once on the ground. Gabe Bauer and Casey Taggatz each caught TD strikes from Adamczak and backup quarterback Kris Burclaw found Chase Kostichka for a fourth quarter score. Ryan Hoffman also kicked a 41-yard field goal. Boys soccer: The Panthers advanced to a Thursday, Oct. 28 showdown with Wisconsin Rapids in the WIAA Sectional semifinals with a 1-0 win over Neenah Saturday. SPASH will take on the Red Raiders in Menasha at 7 p.m. If the Panthers win, they will take on the Sheboygan South/Fond du Lac winner Saturday in Neenah. Girls volleyball: Neenah swept three games from SPASH last Friday to eliminate the Panthers from the WIAA postseason. The Rockets took the first two games 15-10, 15-7 before squeaking out game three 17-15. Rachel Kreuser had 10 kills and Darcia Wesenberg had 17 assists. Amber Lenze and Cassie Dudeck each had five kills. Pacelli Football: The Cardinals closed out their Central Wisconsin Catholic Conference football career with a 21-12 victory over Marshfield Columbus last Friday. Pacelli completed its runner-up season in the conference by scoring twice in the second quarter and once in the third. Neil Jurgella (one yard) and Ahern Cashin (three yards) each had touchdown runs while Matt Kruzicki hauled in a 24-yard Steve Wiczek TD pass. Soccer: Nate Swenson scored a hat trick and was a part of another goal as Pacelli dumped Wausau Newman 6-3 in the first round of the Division 2 Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association playoffs. Swenson found the back of the net for Pacelli's first goal and then assisted Jaime Friess as the Cardinals jumped out to a 2-0 advantage. Swenson and Steve Baumhofer both scored before halftime to give Pacelli a 4-0 lead. Newman roared back with two straight goals before Baumhofer put Pacelli ahead 5-2. Newman and Swenson traded goals as the Cardinals advanced. Almond-Bancroft Football: A-B's playoff hopes came crashing down last Thursday after Tigerton topped the Eagles 36-28. Tigerton jumped out to a 14-0 lead before A-B scored four unanswered touchdowns to take a 28-14 advantage. The Tigers roared back, though, for the win. Blake Schultz and Matt Cummings each hauled in Chris Leary TD passes, Nick Sanchez had a 51-yard scoring scamper and Cummings returned the second half kickoff for 75 yards. Amherst Football: Manawa had its way with the Falcons and ended Amherst's season last Thursday with a 56-16 win over the Falcons. Paul Konkol scored two first half touchdowns (five and six yards) but Manawa exploded for 35 first half points. Girls volleyball: After disposing of Rosholt and Bonduel, Amherst hosts Markesan Friday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in the WIAA Sectional semifinal. If the Falcons beat the Hornets, Amherst would travel to Marathon at 6 p.m. to take on the Colby/Oconto winner for the sectional title. In the sectional quarterfinals, Amherst dropped the first game to Bonduel, 12-15 before sweeping the final three - 15-4, 15-11, 15-7. "After losing the first game, we did a much better job of playing more aggressive, both at the net and in the back line," Amherst coach Gregg Jensen said. "This is a nice win and we want to keep it going." Anne Stanislawski had 20 individual service points against the Bears. Meghan Simkins had 18 kills, Melissa Kayon had 15 and Becca Konkol dished out 31 assists last Saturday. The Falcons disposed of Rosholt Friday, 15-10, 16-14, 4-15, 15-11. Kayon had 17 kills to lead Amherst, while Simkins had 13. Konkol finished with 22 assists. Rosholt Football: A fourth quarter surge helped Rosholt top Princeton, 32-13, in its WIAA Division 5 Level 1 playoff game Tuesday night. The Hornets, who scored 20 straight points in the quarter, won their first playoff game in more than a decade. Rosholt now travels to Florence Saturday in Level 2 of the playoffs. Roche Rossier hauled in a Ryan Zdroik touchdown pass to give Rosholt an 18-7 lead, but Princeton came right back with a score of their own. With his team leading by five, Zdroik took the kickoff 75 yards to paydirt and a 24-13 lead. Jon Betker put the nail in the coffin with five minutes to go when the linebacker picked off a pass and returned it 22 yards for a score. The Hornets clinched their berth in the WIAA playoffs last Thursday with a 20-14 victory over Wild Rose. Rosholt held a 13-0 halftime lead and the defense did its job late in the game to snuff out a Wildcats comeback. Jon Betker (four and one yard), quarterback Ryan Zdroik (seven yards) each scored touchdowns in Rosholt's win. Girls volleyball: Rosholt's season came to an end Friday at the hands of Amherst. The Hornets fell behind 2-0 and took the third game 15-4. The Falcons then advanced to the WIAA Sectional semifinals by dropping Rosholt 15-11 in the fourth game.