KANE - Kevin Cleer completed 15-of-22 passes for 151 yards and three touchdown as  Kane rolled to the AML title with a 36-6 win over Sheffield.

The Wolves led 14-0 at halftime thanks to a 1-yard scoring plunge by Cleer and a 10-yard scoring strike from the senior QB to top receiver Jeff Kocjancic.

John English scored on a 3-yard touchdown run and Cleer and Kocjancic connected again from 28 yards out to give Kane a commanding 29-0 lead in the third quarter.

Sheffield broke the shutout late in the third quarter with a 34-yard TD run from leading rusher Jareke Jackson. whp had 93 yards rushing before a 12-yard screen pass from Cleer to James Lingenfelter closed out the scoring for Kane. 

Kane finished the regular season with a perfect 10-0 record, while Sheffield dropped to 5-5. 

NOTES - It was the fourth AML title for Kane, which also won championships in 2002, 2007 and 2008 ... Sheffield was making its first-ever appearance in the AML Title Game. 

KANE 36, SHEFFIELD 6

Score by Quarters

Sheffield 0 0 6 0 – 6

Kane – 7 7 15 7 – 36

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

K – Kevin Cleer 1 run (Dillon Mattis kick), :21

Second Quarter

K – Jeff Kocjancic 10 pass from Cleer (Mattis kick), 5:55

Third Quarter

K – English 3 run (Andrew Pierson pass from Jack Kocjancic), 9:11

K – Je. Kocjancic 28 pass from Cleer (Mattis kick), 1:50

S – Jareke Jackson 34 run (Kick failed), 0:02

Fourth Quarter

K – James Lingenfelter 12 pass from Kevin Cleer (Mattis kick), 8:26

TEAM STATISTICS

                                                S                      K

First Downs                            6                      17

Rushes-Yards                          27-61               36-159

Passing Yards                         39                    151

Passing: Comp-Att-Int            4-11-2              15-22-1

Total Yards                             100                  310

Fumbles-Lost                          3-0                   3-1

Penalties-Yards                       4-16                 1-10

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing – Sheffield: Jareke Jackson 11-93, Dustin Holden 6-2, Tommy Reeves 4-0, Brandon Kipp 1-0, Adam Higby 5-negative 34. Kane: John English 29-148, James Lingenfelter 4-11, Tyler Rolick 1-5, Kevin Cleer 2-negative 5.

Passing – Sheffield: Adam Higby 4-for-11, 39 yards, 2 interceptions; Kane: Kevin Cleer 15-for-22, 151 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception.

Receiving – Sheffield: Brandon Kipp 3-24, Tommy Reeves 1-5. Kane: Jeff Kocjancic 6-74, Andrew Pierson 5-37, James Lingenfelter 2-21, Logan Zuzek 2-19.

Interceptions: Sheffield: N/A. Kane: Andrew Zuzek, Jeff Kocjancic