As they normally do at home, the Wolverines started off strong. Kicking the ball deep into the Plainsmen end. Forcing a two and out, and watching as the Plainsmen concede a safety on third down. On the ensuing possession the Wolverine offence drove the field and scored, as Taylor Ward punched it in on a QB dive from the 3 yard line.
The Wolverines continued to roll taking a 16-0 lead, on a wonderful 52 yard TD run by Michael Fyfe.
The Plainsmen got some life when they knocked the ball out of Ward's hands, scooped it up and ran it in for a defensive touchdown. At halftime the score was 16-7 in favour of the home team.
In the third quarter the Plainsmen were able to march the ball down to the Wolverine 3 yard line. On third down the Plainsmen decided to go for the TD, but Stuart Simmonds would have none of it. He came up and made an amazing tackle for a loss, forcing the turnover on downs. Have a look at the play below:
Simmonds probably had his best game as a Wolverine, not only did he make the play described above, Simmonds also had his first interception. Quick side note for the readers; Simmonds is not known for his hands and making receptions. It is a common site at Wolverine practices to see a ball hit Simmonds right in the hands, only to watch the ball fall to the dirt. So when Simmonds made his interception right in front of the Wolverine bench, the whole team exploded in celebration.
Late in the 3rd quarter the Plainsmen were able to score a TD against the Wolverine D, as their QB hit a wide open receiver for the touchdown. Making the score 16-14 for the Wolverines. In the 4th quarter with under 4 minutes to play the Plainsmen put together a 95 yard 11 play drive that put them up 21-14 with under 3 mins to play. It did not look good for the Wolverines. They had not scored since the first quarter, and now they needed to respond.
Cue the comeback.
Up to this point in the game Ward had only completed one pass. Well on this game winning drive Ward went 3/4, and looked great. Huge shout out to the offensive line who gave Ward a ton of time to throw. The big boys; Bertrand, Setee, Dominic, Barstad, and Gault did a great job with pass protection on the final drive. Ward capped off the drive with a 35 yard TD strike to Jordon Krekewich. Here is the video of the game winning drive.
A couple of other highlights that need mentioning. Jayce Kennedy, playing in his first game as a Wolverine secured the win with a interception return for a touchdown in the dying seconds of the game. Have a look:
How about some blocking?
Have a look at Dominic coming back when Ward was scrambling around to make a great block to protect his quarterback.
Great win Wolverines. They now have to focus their attention on the Churchill Bulldogs who come to visit West K on Thursday.
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Lets go Wolverines!
-Coach Boughen
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