Hurons top Rudyard; end 16-game loss streak

October 5, 2012October 6, 2012 Editor featured

Huron players and fans celebrated the win over Rudyard, ending a 16-game losing streak. (Photo by Richard Lamb)

For the first time since Oct. 15, 2010, the Huron football team came out on the victorious side of a football game. Rogers City took a 33-6 win over Rudyard Friday as coach Tim Nagy’s team had a dominating performance.

Chris Lopez found a lane on the way to a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown. (Photo by Richard Lamb)

Rogers City scored it first touchdown on an 11-yard run from Jacob Malocha with 4:21 left in the first quarter. Chris Lopez took a punt 71-yards for the next Huron score with 3:08 left in the half. A Quintin Kelly pass to Grant Popour made it 14-0.

Evan Lamb's (5) touchdown run gave the Hurons a 21-0 lead.

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Running out of a full house backfield as they did much of the game, Evan Lamb capped and 89-yard drive with a 6-yard TD run at the 7:21 mark of the third quarter. Lamb’s kick made it 21-0.

Malocha set up the next Huron score with a 43-yard interception return to the Rudyard 22 yard-line. He capped the short drive with a 7-yard run to make the score 27-0 with 4:00 minutes left in the third quarter.

The last Huron score came on a beautiful pass play from Kelly to Lopez down the right side, good for 49 yards.