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Fruitport Begins Its Mad Dash For The Playoffs With A 49-14 Victory Over Orchard View Local Sports Journal
Fruitport Begins Its Mad Dash For The Playoffs With A 49-14 Victory Over Orchard View Local Sports Journal
Fruitportbeginsitsmaddashfortheplayoffswitha4914victoryoverOrchardView|LocalSportsJournal
ByAndrewJohnson
LocalSportsJournal.com
FRUITPORTTheFruitportTrojanstookastepforwardtoreachingtheirpreseasongoalofmakingthestatefootball
playoffsbypostinga4914victoryoverOrchardViewonFriday.
SeniorsJarodWierengoandNickKramereachscoredthreefirsthalfrushing
touchdownstogivetheTrojansa420halftimeleadandendanysemblanceof
suspense.
Fruitportimprovedto43ontheseasonandwillprobablyhavetowintheirfinaltwo
gamestomaketheplayoffs.TheTrojansvisitSt.Johnsnextweekandarehome
againstDeWittinWeek9.
OrchardView(25)gotfourth
quartertouchdownsfromIsaisReyesandKeyshawn
Summerville,whiletheTrojansscoredona60yard
touchdownrunbySethGlover.
TheTrojandefenseplayedabigrolebycreatedthreeCardinal
turnovers.OValsoturnedtheballoverondownstwotimes,
whichpreventedthevisitorsfromgettingtheiroffensein
motion.
WhilesomemayhaveexpectedaTrojanletdownaftertheir
heartbreakinglosstoMuskegonCatholiclastweek,CoachGregVargassaidhismessagetohisteamwasto
makesurethatdidnthappen.
Themessagethisweekandbeforethegametonightwastonothavealetdown,wehavetokeeplearningand
growingsothatwecangetbetter,Vargassaid.
Wierengo,Fruitportsseniorquarterback,saidlastweeks
lastminutelosstoCatholicisinthepast,anditsallabout
winningtheremaininggames.
Lastweekwasreallytough,wecameinthisweekclose
mindedandfocusedonOrchardView,hesaid.We
preparedjustashardthisweekaswedidforCatholiclast
week.
Duringour(preseasonsenior)meetingwetalkedaboutour
goals,andweallsaidplayoffs,sonoweveryweekweare
fightingtowardsthatgoal.
Kramer,whoranfor159yardson13carrieswiththree
touchdowns,saidthatitwouldmeanalotforthesenior
classtogettotheplayoffsthisyear.
OrchadViewsDakotaGoosenrushestheballwhile
DevronWilliamslookstoblockasFruitportsNo.11
M attSanderandNo.12ZackM illerpursue.
Photo/StaceyFlores
Asaclassweveyettomaketheplayoffsandbeforetheseasonwesaidwewantedtomakesurethatwegotat
leastoneextragamethisyear,Kramersaid.
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