‘Cats get revenge, pound Spartans 42-20

by William Belson

The varsity squad had yet another win last Friday against the Waldron Spartans, beating them 42-20 and bettering their record to 7-0. That game was not just another win for the Big Blue varsity; it was the chance for redemption from last year’s 30-15 loss to the Spartans. The game can be seen on MHSAA.com if you were not there last Friday.

The ‘Cats started off with the ball but did not score on their first series and punted on fourth down only to score on defense a few plays later thanks to Garet Lee ripping the ball out of the arms of a Waldron back and taking it to the house for the score. Big Blue kept up the pace the rest of the half. The second touchdown of the game was run in by senior RB Chase Weber. Junior Taylor Hatfield broke free to score again to make the score 21-8. The ‘Cats scored once more before the end of the half, as QB Lee kept it himself and ran it in for six. The score at the end of the half was 28-8.

The ‘Cats did not slow up their momentum in the third quarter and kept punching it down the Spartans throats, as the Wildcat offense went on to score 14 more points in the second half to pull officially away from the Spartans. The Spartans finally mustered up enough strength to score two more times and not make the game a complete domination. Two of the three Spartan touchdowns can be credited to their passing game against our pass D. Failure to pressure the Waldron QB was a problem. “(There was) no pressure on the quarterback. We made mistakes as a unit and that was multiplied by Waldron’s ability,” explained defensive coordinator Mr. Burger. “Teamwork, and hard practices,” was junior Bradley Beach’s explanation for the offensive explosion.

Next Saturday your ‘Cats will go and clash with Battle Creek St. Phillip for the SCAA Division I league champion to decide who is the big dog. Will this be another win to make us the ultimate champions of our league, or will it be spoiled?