MOUNT PLEASANT —
From Manistee
News Advocate Staff
Reports
Published:
Saturday, October 18, 2008
On Friday night, the Onekama High School football team
found out the hard way that Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart is as good as
its reputation. The third-ranked Irish (8-0) built a 47-0 lead in the
first half en route to a 47-20 win over the Portagers (3-5).
“They’re a very good football team,” Onekama coach Jim Hunter said of
the Irish. “They have no real weaknesses.” “They had us on our heels
with the passing game,” Hunter said. “That’s the fastest team we’ve seen
all year.”
The Portagers got on the scoreboard with a 70-yard touchdown run by
quarterback Dan Gillespie to make it 47-6 in the second quarter.
Gillespie finished the game 3-9 passing for 68 yards. |
After a scoreless third quarter, Gillespie scored on a
1-yard touchdown run while Vinnie Rebiero kicked the extra-point to make
it 47-13 with 4:54 left in the fourth quarter.
On the Portagers’s final possession, Tyler Fogarty scored on a 5-yard
touchdown run with just six seconds left on the clock. The score was set
up by a 24-yard pass from Tom Koon to Ryan Miller. Onekama tallied
280 yards of total offense, with 188 coming on 47 carries.
Jake Matthews had 16 carries for 48 yards while Fogarty had 13 carries
for 60 yards. Luke Fogarty had two receptions for 34 yards while Adrian
Norman had one catch for 34 yards.
“Getting 280 yards of offense wasn’t a bad outing,” Hunter said. “I was
proud of the way our kids hung in there and battled." |
