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Pioneer gets stung
By Mike Larson
Heritage Newspapers
When Saline running back
Garrett Gordon walked off of
the football field Friday night,
there were tears in his eyes.
“They’re tears of joy,” the
senior said.
He was overcome with emo-
tion after his Hornets complet-
ed a come-from-behind victory
to defeat visiting Pioneer 17-7.
“It’s just the most amazing
feeling,” he said. “They were
supposed to beat us by 20
points and we came out and
stuck it in their face.”
Gordon played a huge
role in the Hornet win, even
though he was kept out of the
endzone all night.
The senior captain carried
the ball 35 times for 175 yards
and contributed with a pair of
great punt returns.
However, even with
Gordon’s great play, early on it
looked as if Pioneer was going
to run away with the game.
The Ann Arbor defense
forced the Hornets to punt
from deep in their own end-
zone during their first posses-
sion.
Then, the Pioneers put
together a 10-play drive that
ended with running back
Drake Johnson plowing into
the endzone from a yard out.
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Qasim Sani added the extra
point, and Pioneer took a 7-0
lead with 4:54 left in the first
quarter.
However, that would be the
last time the Pioneers would
put points on the board.
Saline chipped away at
the Pioneer lead early in the
second quarter when Dylan
Mulder nailed a 43-yard field
goal to put the Hornets on the
board.
Later in the quarter Mulder
had a chance to add another
three points, but he missed a
24-yard kick, and in the end,
the Hornets went into the half
trailing 7-3.
In the second half, though,
Saline finally made its move.
On the team’s first pos-
session of the third quarter
Gordon ran the ball six
times for 38 yards during the
Hornets’ nine-play touchdown
drive.
The drive ended with quar-
terback Trey Heren bounding
into the endzone.
Mulder nailed the extra
point and Saline took its first
lead of the night, 10-7.
The Hornets struck again
just eight seconds into the
fourth quarter when
Heren connected with Nick
Ostrander on a 50-yard pass
play down the far sideline.
“That was a huge play,”
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Pioneer 7 medalist honor
By Don Richter
Heritage Newspapers
Saline’s girls’ golf team
Golf
defeated Ann Arbor Greenhills the Hornets shot a 225 against
180-230 in a dual match at Leslie Ypsilanti, which forfeited
Park Golf Course last Monday. because of lack of players.
Leading the Hornets was Cruze paced Saline with a 47
Kristen Areddy who was match earning medalist honors. Kelly
medalist with a 42. O’Hara had a 51, while Rachel
Emily White finished with Hysong had a 61 and Caitlin
a 43, while Morgen Horan had Swiney a 66 for the Hornets.
a 45 and Stacy Cruze a 50 for On Sept. 8, Saline defeated
Saline. Temperance Bedford in a dual
Also playing well for the match 163-176 at Lake Forest
Hornets was Heather Vogt and Golf Club.
Sabine Bickford. Areddy was medalist with a
Last Thursday, Saline (5-0 38. She posted two birdies in the
Southeastern Conference) match. Gross had a 39, also with
defeated Lincoln 166-203 and two birdies, while Fraser, White
Ypsilanti 166-238 in a tri-match and Cruze all carded a 43.
at Lake Forest Golf Club. “It was great to see Kristen
Shannon Fraser was med- put a good round together
alist shooting a 39 for the because her scoring hadn’t
Hornets. been reflecting the way she has
Karla Gross ended up with been hitting the ball,” French
a 40, while White had a 42 and said. “She made a good round
Areddy a 45. better by making a birdie on
“Shannon and Karla com- the last hole for a strong finish.
bined for a strong 1-2 finish “I was also really pleased
with neither having any bird- with the play of Stacy (Cruze),
ies, just solid golf,” said Saline a freshman, playing No. 6 and
coach Betsy French. “Emily coming in tied for the fifth low-
White, a freshman, continued est score. That is the depth that
her strong play and showed we are looking for.”
her competitiveness coming Saline next travels to Ann
back from a triple bogey on Arbor Pioneer for a SEC quad 3
the eighth hole with a birdie p.m. Monday.
on the ninth. Heather Vogt had On Wednesday, the Hornets
a 46 playing No. 5 and Sabine visit Ann Arbor Huron for a
Bickford ended strong with a match at 3 p.m.
birdie on No. 9 to shoot 49 for Sports writer Don Richter can
the Hornets.” be reached at 429-7380 or at
In the JV match, Saline drichter@heritage.com.
defeated Lincoln 225-315, while
Saline coach Mike Glennie back, marching the ball down
said. “That really put a nail in the field toward the endzone.
the coffin.” But just as the team looked
After another good extra like the Pioneers were going
point by Mulder, Saline took a bust across the goal line, disas-
17-7 lead. ter struck.
Midway through the fourth Quarterback Andy Creal
quarter, Pioneer looked as if tried to hand the ball off to
it was going to mount a come-
PLEASE SEE STUNG/4-C
Different teams,
similar players
arrett times to help Saline
G GENERAL
Gordon preserve their
could not come-from-behind,
help him- ADMISSION 17-7 win.
self. He Saline coach
just couldn’t Mike Glennie kept
hold it together. putting the ball in
But who could Gordon’s hands,
blame him? and Gordon kept
Last Friday churning along.
the Saline senior He’d get a few yards
running back here, and a few
exploded for 175 yards there. Then,
yards rushing before you knew it,
and helped the time ran out.
Hornets defeat MIKE Saline had done
the Ann Arbor the highly improba-
LARSON
Pioneer football ble and defeated the
team. mighty Pioneers.
In Saline’s final posses-
sion alone, Gordon an epic 12 PLEASE SEE LARSON/4-C Saline’s Kristen Areddy finished as medalist shooting a 42 at
last Monday’s dual match against Ann Arbor Greenhills.
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