Hurons win homecoming shootout with Rudyard
A late third quarter touchdown and a key defensive stand helped power the Hurons to a 30-22 win over the Rudyard Bulldogs Friday (10/3) at Gilpin Field.
The homecoming night win evened the Hurons’ record at 3-3.
The winning scores came at the end of a four-minute, 64-yard drive which ended with a 14 yard TD pass from Tim Cercone to Cody Wenzel. Facing a third and goal from the 14, after a holding penalty, Cercone shook off a heavy Bulldog rush and found Wenzel in the left corner of the endzone. Justin Kelly ran in the conversion for what would be the winning margin, giving the Hurons a 24-16 lead.
Rudyard came back to mount a long drive of its own to start the fourth quarter. Powered mostly by a straight-ahead attack, Rudyard marched 67 yards in 12 plays, converting three fourth down tries.
The defensive play of the game turned out to be a defensive stop of the PAT attempt by Judd Vekaryacz and Scott Heinzel at the goal line, after the Bulldogs scored with 6:59 left in the game.
Rogers City got the last score after Rudyard surrendered the ball on downs deep in their own end.
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