Vilseck clinches a playoff spot by topping Naples

Vilseck punched its ticket to the 11-man semifinals with a 53-20 home victory over Naples on Saturday afternoon.

The Falcons improved to 3-2 on the season and hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Wildcats, who dropped to 2-3, heading into the final week of the season.

The hosts exploded for 366 yards of total offense, including 215 yards on the ground.

Brett Edelman had himself a day. The wide receiver grabbed touchdown passes of 52 and 63 yards as part of a 115-yard performance, and he scampered 90 yards to paydirt on a kick return.

Landon Smith tossed Edelman the 63-yard score. He rushed for 99 yards and two TDs for the Faclons.

Quarterback Finn Nichols threw two touchdowns himself, one to Edelman and the other to Isaia Lokeini.

Sedric McGibboney added two scores and 51 yards on the ground, while Jack Tabacchi totaled 60 rushing yards.

On defense, Noah Northam, Laco Trevino and Edelman each picked off a pass, while Marion Oliver, Elijah Smith and Russell Beargon sacked the quarterback.

For Naples, Kam McKinnon connected with Nico Calvo, Harold Rice and Nigel Ferguson for scores of 32, 24 and 62 yards.

Vilseck finishes the regular season at Vicenza on Oct. 9, while Naples hosts Wiesbaden on Oct. 10.

Ramstein 44, Kaiserslautern 0: The Raiders couldn’t contain the Royals’ firepower as Ramstein routed its crosstown rival at home on Friday evening.

Rhett Dalling began the Royals’ explosion by scoring the first two touchdowns of the game. First, he ran in a 7-yard touchdown, and then he scampered 67 yards to paydirt on a punt return.

Junior quarterback Xavier Schumacher kept the ball and ran for an 11-yard score on the first play of the second quarter.

On the kickoff after that, Royal Josh Soto pounced on a fumble caused by Josh Soto. And Elijah Morris scored on the next play with a 17-yard run.

Schumacher threw a touchdown pass to Lincoln Bump on a fourth down for a 13-yard touchdown. Bump had a pick-six, one of his two interceptions defensively, and he added a 29-yard field goal to finish the scoring

Kevin Joyce snagged an INT himself as part of a four-turnover defensive performance.

Schumacher paced the Royals (5-0) by going 10-of-17 passing for 126 yards, and the signal caller added another 45 yards on two carries. His top targets were Javyian Swanson (three catches for 32 yards) and Dalling (two for 33).

Morris totaled 71 yards on six rushes.

Next for the Royals is a showdown with rival Stuttgart on Oct. 9 with a home playoff game up for grabs. Kaiserslautern (1-4) finishes its season with a trip to Lakenheath the same day.

Stuttgart 49, Lakenheath 6: The Panthers settled in after a rocky start to clinch a big home win over the Lancers on Friday evening.

Lakenheath (0-5) opened the scoring with a 70-yard touchdown pass to take a six-point lead.

From then, Stuttgart (4-1) dominated.

Collin Robinson totaled four touchdowns for the Panthers, while M.J. Watkins added another two scores. Quarterback Kai Lewis found Semaj Johnson late in the first half to ensure the mercy rule kicked in at halftime.

Nine-man

Rota 24, Aviano 7: The Admirals have taken control of first place in the nine-man division with a big home win over the Saints on Saturday.

Rota (4-1) avenged a season-opening loss, while Aviano (3-1) received its first loss of the season.

Leland Colangan scored twice for the Admirals – a kickoff return and another rushing. He finished with 114 yards on the ground.

Donnell Evans added 115 yards rushing himself and caught a touchdown pass from Zavier Lozada.

Leo McFarland chipped in with 55 yards rushing.

On defense, Ethan Xie recorded three tackles for a loss and recovered a fumble. Wyatt Beale picked up a fumble and intercepted a pass.

The Admirals have a huge showdown with SHAPE on Oct. 10 that could decide which team makes the championship game. Aviano, meanwhile, hosts Sigonella the same day.

AFNORTH 32, Sigonella 19: Sladen Hager bought a spark to the Lions’ stagnant offense in the second half, as the team scored all its points in the third and fourth quarters to defeat the Jaguars on the road on Saturday.

Sigonella (0-4) jumped out to a 19-point halftime lead. Gage Keck connected with K.J. Lawrence for a pair of scores to led the way for the Jaguars.

With the win, AFNORTH moves to 2-2 on the season. The Lions host International School of Brussels on Oct. 9.

Six-man

Baumholder 45, Brussels 0: The Buccaneers took another step closer to a spot in the title game with a mercy-rule victory over the Brigands on Friday evening.

Jaylon Bilbrew amassed 205 scrimmage yards for Baumholder (5-1). He rushed for 119 yards and two first-quarter scores of 75 and 37 yards, and he had 86 yards on two receptions, including a 51-yard score from quarterback Dewayne Washington.

Freshman Chris Bowden took his one carry 45 yards to the end zone. Pene Vaisagote Jr. ran for a 30-yard score, and Justin Velez Benitez hit paydirt on either side of halftime via a 35-yard pass from Washington and a 3-yard run to complete the scoring.

Vaisagote Jr. led the way defensively with 7.5 tackles, including two for a loss and another for a sack. Velez Benitez had a tackle for a loss, as did Joseph Velez Martinez. Bilbrew added a sack for the home team.

The Buccaneers next head to Alconbury on Oct. 10. Brussels (0-5) will welcome Spangdahlem on Oct. 9.