<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=21NN4P_1Gqyky7c00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=21NN4P_1Gqyky7c00" width="400" height="225" ><p>How did Hilbert respond after trailing 22-14 in the fourth quarter?</p><p>Why did Hilbert advance to the state semifinal despite early struggles?</p><p>COLEMAN (WLUK) -- The further you go in the postseason the tougher it gets, and Hilbert found that out Friday night.</p><p>After combining to win its first two playoff games by a combined score of 81-13, the Wolves found themselves with their backs against the wall against Coleman.</p><p>Trailing 22-14 in the fourth quarter after two defensive touchdowns from Coleman, the Wolves rallied and stunned the Cougars with a field goal at the buzzer, to win a Division 7 sectional title 25-22, advancing to next week's state semifinal.</p><p>"Nothing that I’ve ever been a part of," coach Ben Krueger said. "I told those guys in that huddle the resilience that they had to never give up; we we gave him some freebies. We cannot do that this deep in the playoffs."</p><h2>HILBERT SHAKES IT OFF</h2><p>The No. 3-seeded Wolves (9-3) led 14-8 at halftime, but then the impossible happened. On back-to-back series in the third quarter Coleman scored on "scoops and scores" to grab a 22-14 lead.</p><p>Hilbert, though, didn't flinch.</p><p>"They could’ve been demoralized after those two TDs and they weren’t," Krueger said. "I’ve been a part of a lot of groups. I’ve been there when stuff like that happens. It’s easy to hang our heads and our sideline that whole time kept that positive vibe we fought through so much adversity and they just kept fighting."</p><h2>CASHING IN</h2><p>Cashtan Konen was on the sideline for most of the game, but he was called on in the most important moment of the season for the Wolves he came through. </p><p>On what turned out to be the final possession of the game, Hilbert methodically drove down the field and eventually settled for a field goal from 26 yards.</p><p>Konen trotted out and drilled the kick, as he has now converted 6 of 6 field goals this season.</p><p>"He’s a senior backup quarterback, backup receiver, kid that could’ve hung his head, didn’t really get to see the field, but he knows his role," Krueger said. "He’s a kicker and one of our most valuable players and he came through clutch right there."</p><p>"I love it," Konen said. "It was easy. The kick was easy. I like the challenge and my team set me up and I had to capitalize, so I did it."</p><h2>IT WASN'T EASY</h2><p>While Hilbert won, it was not easy. Coleman's defense adjusted after Hilbert grabbed a 14-0 lead and made it tough on the offense.</p><p>Then, the defensive scores by the Cougars sent a message, and Hilbert responded.</p><p>"We never gave up, and that hats off Coleman," Krueger said. "That was one of the best defenses we played all year. They shut down everything we were throwing at them. Our quarterback stood there in the pocket took some huge hits and was able to deliver down the field. </p><p>"Our receivers just making catches in traffic. I just can’t be more proud of a group of kids."</p><p>"We went up 14 and they fought back," Konen said. "We scored and we got it."</p><h2>KONEN READY FOR ANOTHER KICK</h2><p>Konen and the Wolves move to a state semifinal and he said if he is called on again for a clutch kick he is ready to deliver.</p><p>"I hope I can do it again," he said. "I hope they give me that opportunity."</p><h2>EXTRA POINTS</h2><ul><li>The first TD of the game came from Jack Pakala of Hilbert, a 66-yard scamper.</li></ul><ul><li>Coleman's only offensive TD came on a 26-yard run from Robert Lange.</li></ul><ul><li>Hilbert lost last year's sectional game to Lourdes Academy, which it beat last week.</li></ul><ul><li>Hilbert plays Iowa Grant at Oconomowoc next week in a state semifinal.</li></ul><p><i>Follow Doug Ritchay on X @dougritchay</i></p></div></body>

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COLEMAN (WLUK) -- The further you go in the postseason the tougher it gets, and Hilbert found that out Friday night. After combining to win its first two playoff games by a combined score of 81-13, the Wolves found themselves with their backs against the wall against Coleman. Trailing 22-14...

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COLEMAN (WLUK) -- The further you go in the postseason the tougher it gets, and Hilbert found that out Friday night. After combining to win its first two p

Hilbert's buzzer-beating field goal stuns Coleman

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