Varsity football team starts year with two wins

by William Belson

The Wildcat varsity football season opener started out with a bang against Ottawa Lake-Whiteford, with the ‘Cats winning 29-16. At halftime the score was 8-7 with Whiteford winning, but the second half was where the Wildcat varsity showed their true colors by scoring a few more touchdowns to pull themselves out of reach of Whiteford. This can mostly be credited to the offensive line and senior running back Chase Weber, who did not play any offense the first half due to injury, but was ready to tote the rock in the second half and totaled 60 yards and a TD. “I felt unstoppable,” said Weber. Whiteford was unable to move the ball effectively due to the Big Blue defensive line. Improvement needs to show, though, said coach Bob Clement. “Coming off low and hard with their heads up,” was one area of improvement, said Coach Clement. The Pittsford offense improved since their scrimmage against Sand Creek and Onsted a week before, but still needs to make strides. “(The) offensive line’s quickness and maintaining blocks, and the offensive backs coming off quick with good fakes,” is another area of improvement, said Coach Clement.

The varsity took the win from first game and used it for momentum into their second game against Colon, which they won 28-14. P-ford scored all of their points in the first half, and had great intensity all the way through their dominant first half. At halftime the score was 28-0. The great intensity didn’t carry through into the second half on defense, which led to Colon’s two touchdowns. The offense, on the other hand, played a great game all four quarters and had great blocks against the defense “The offensive line was incredible,” said junior QB Garret Lee. The varsity had a rough week not being able to perform to their full ability in practice, but was able to grab this great win despite the rough week. One of the big challenges going into this game was the “unpredictability of a team we’ve never played before,” said Coach Clement.