With St. Clair being able to clinch the Four Rivers Conference this week, the 2-4 (2-2 FRC) Pacific Indians aren’t really competing for a conference title anymore. But that does not mean the season is over, and the Indians definitely showed Owensville (0-6) Friday that they were not done. Following a 50-36 loss to rival Sullivan the previous week, the Indians bounced back, recording a record-breaking win in the Green Out game by 48 points. Receiver Trey Kulick and quarterback Seth Stack would break the single-game individual touchdown pass and catch records, with 3 and 5 respectively.
Despite the game quickly becoming a devastating loss, the Dutchmen still hit the ground running, scoring a touchdown on the opening drive. This initially caused morale to go down, but what happened next fired up the crowd to an extent not seen since last season’s state tournament run.
Pacific’s offense would light up, scoring 14 points in the first quarter, with two passing touchdowns by QB Seth Stack, to Trey Kulick and Cam Dixon respectively. They would continue on this pace in the 2nd quarter, with a receiving TD from Kulick, and a 4 yard rushing touchdown by running back Colton Kossuth.
Colton would score another touchdown to begin the 3rd quarter, followed by a 55-yard receiving TD by Parker Thomas, and a third receiving touchdown for Kulick. The Indians would swap in freshman QB Gavin Haddox, who would score two rushing TDs, for 4 and 47 yards respectively. Finally, Owensville would end off the game with a final touchdown.
“I doubt they’ll ever update the (record) board,” said defensive lineman Robert Johnson when asked for his opinion on Stack’s accomplishment.
The home crowd in this game was electric. They were up on their feet the whole time, singing, dancing, cheering, and supporting their team like never before this season. If one were an outsider, they would assume that Pacific was undefeated. The blowout finally culminated in the student section storming the sideline, doing the Tomahawk Chop as the Indians went into victory position, gaining their second victory of the season. The game would end as the players joined the crowd in one last cheer before walking to the locker room in triumph.
Owensville, however, stayed on the field for an extended period of time, seemingly wallowing in grief as they remained winless. But all hope is not lost. As Pacific holds the line at Randy George Stadium against the marauding Potosi Trojans in their homecoming game, the Dutchmen will return home to Owensville, as they seek to atone for their failure against the 0-6 Union Wildcats this coming Friday, in the thrilling finale of their race to the bottom.
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