BY KELLY IRWIN
Special to The Clarkston News
The Clarkston Wolves freshman football team upped this season’s record to 4 -1 with a home victory over the Waterford Kettering Captains, 20 – 12.
Despite being physically outsized in many key positions, the Wolves kept the Captains scoreless in the first half of the game.
Running back Tyler Fultz scored in the first quarter on a run to draw first blood.
Tight end Nick Pike scored in the second quarter on a pass from quarterback Matt Rogers to bring in some insurance. Brian Benway made the extra points after each of these touchdowns.
The final play of the half saw quarterback Matt Rogers execute a wide receiver reverse play with Ryan Herrera who ran in the final touchdown play with time expiring.
The Wolves sent in their secondary for the second half who were scored on twice by the Captains.
An onside kick by the Captains in the final two minutes of the game failed and the Wolves were prepared to let time run out. When the Wolves failed to move the chains, the game got tense with the threat of Kettering’s long-armed quarterback.
With 58 seconds left in the game the Captains got possession mid-field. Their quarterback threw a 30-yard pass to a single Knight receiver surrounded by three Wolves defenders. Safety Chris Canada intercepted the pass to end their drive and seal the win for the Wolves.