Wilmington shines in all three phases in 56-26 win over Farmington

After having a bye last week, Wilmington got its Class 2A title defense started on the defensive side Friday night. Farmington quarterback Carson Noy was sacked on two of the first three plays and a long punt return by Fynn Bryant set the Wildcats up at the Farmington 29.On fourth and seven, Wilmington’s Hunter Kaitschuck broke away for a 19-yard run and quarterback Brysen Meents scored on a nine-yard run on the next play, the start of 42 consecutive points in Wilmington’s 56-26 win.The Wildcats advance to face Tri-Valley, a 63-14 winner over Bismarck-Henning.Dane Van Duyne’s first three carries all went for touchdowns, with his 71-yard sprint after breaking a tackle at midfield, giving the Wildcats a 14-0 lead after 12 minutes.The first play of the second quarter was a Farmington pass thrown right to Wilmington’s Declan Moran, who took it 55 yards for a pick-six.“We came into this game fired up, obviously coming off a shutout from your rivals [Coal City] and being off for a while, we