WILSONVILLE - With his Wildcats holding a five-point lead late in the third quarter and facing third-and-12 from their own 12-yard line, Wilsonville coach Doug Sommer thought it was time to call a bread-and-butter play to get out of trouble.

He went with something new instead.

Sommer called in a wide receiver screen that caught the defense flat-footed. Quarterback Tyler Reeves connected with Jesse Staub, who turned up field for 88 yards and the game-clinching score in a 29-16 win over Marshfield Friday.

“We've never run it before,” said Sommer, the Wildcats' first-year coach. “So, I wasn't quite sure what to expect out of it. They took away the screen to our halfback on the other side, and they hadn't seen us run it yet. We've practiced it the past two weeks, and it worked well for us.”

The play helped cap a 21-point turnaround for Wilsonville (11-1), which had to rally back from a 10-0 deficit to win the second-round Class 5A playoff game.

The visiting Pirates didn't waste any time getting on the scoreboard early. They surprised the third-ranked Wildcats with a double-pass on their second play from scrimmage. Marshfield's backup quarterback Brogan Oswald took a lateral pass from Rayce Stacey then launched the ball 49 yards to Riley Stacey, who was brought down at the 1. Tailback Andrew Simpson cashed in on the next play.

“We were excited; everything was going our way,” Riley Stacey said after the game. “We came out with something big and caught them by surprise. We just didn't have enough tonight.”

They were modest words coming from Stacey, the Pirates' leading receiver and standout cornerback. The 5-foot-11 senior delivered a masterpiece end to his Marshfield career, hauling in seven catches for a game-high 170 yards and a touchdown.

“It feels good,” he said of his performance. “But it would have been better if we'd won and did it as a team.”

After Simpson's touchdown run, Wilsonville began a promising drive with strong runs out of its vaunted wing-T set. The Wildcats pounded the ball to Marshfield's 35-yard line but were turned away when tailback Jesse Staub fumbled at the 22. Riley Stacey corralled the ball from his cornerback position, and the Pirates were back in business two possessions later. They went on a seven-play drive that put them at Wilsonville's 1-yard line, but had to settle for an 18-yard field goal by Stacey.

Earlier in the drive, Marshfield found the end zone on a keeper by Rayce Stacey, but it was called back for illegal procedure.

“Penalties killed us tonight,” said fullback/linebacker Shane Rose. “That and turnovers, really. We could have done a lot better.”

Wilsonville recorded three takeaways, including two interceptions. Even with those, the Wildcats found themselves with a 10-0 deficit four plays into the second quarter.

“We weren't ready to panic,” said Morrie Conway, who rushed for 132 of Wilsonville's 424 total yards. “It was something we had to rise to. We've been there before, and I knew we could do it.”

His teammates wouldn't disappoint.

They responded with four straight scores, starting with a 21-yard field goal by Sean MacKelvie and a touchdown pass from Reeves to Conway to pull within 10-9 after a failed conversion. The Wildcats preserved the one-point deficit going into the half by intercepting a pass from Rayce Stacey in the end zone. Conway made the pick in one-on-one coverage over Marshfield's 6-foot-5 tight end John Parrish.

“We were getting it going,” said Staub, who three catches for 113 yards. “We knew we were right back in it. We're going to keep rolling after this win.”

Staub's big touchdown reception followed a 4-yard blast by fullback Jake Carlson.

Those scores put Marshfield (8-3) down 21-10 with less than a minute left in the third quarter, but the Staceys made amends quickly. They hooked up for a 65-yard touchdown pass down the right sideline. An unsuccessful two-point try made it 21-16.

“We played hard. These guys always do, and they never give up,” Marshfield coach Kent Wigle said. “I'm very proud of the effort I saw tonight, and I want them to be proud of themselves.”

Marshfield's defense put the Pirates in position to take the lead with an interception by Shane Truman on Wilsonville's next drive. Marshfield would turn the ball over on downs, however, and turn the ball over on its final two drives.

Reeves scored a final touchdown on a 12-yard run to highlight a night in which he completed 6-of-13 passes for 146 yards. Staub picked off Rayce Stacey with 1:48 remaining to ice the win at Randall Stadium.

Stacey finished the night 9-for-16 for 170 yards. The Pirates were limited to 90 yards rushing - one of their lowest outputs this season.

“This is the kind of win you need in the playoffs,” Sommer said. “It's huge. We have a tone of respect for Wigle and the Marshfield program. ... That adds to the win.”

Notes: Wilsonville advances to play Dallas on the road next week.