Timberwolves run down Big Horns for Homecoming win
Adam Robertson/Mineral Independent | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 3 months AGO
<p>Quarterback Jack Lehl throws a pass down the field during Alberton's homecoming game.</p>
ALBERTON – The Alberton/St. Regis Timberwolves had a terrific 62 to 44 victory for the Alberton homecoming game against Lone Peak Friday night.
The Timberwolves got a big initial lead with multiple touchdowns and field goals before Lone Peak got on the board.
The Timberwolves’ defense remained on top of the Lone Peak players, taking their runners down and stopping multiple rushes. In an impressive play, the Timberwolves took down a Lone Peak player after a chase across almost 40 yards.
The offense was just as strong. When they had the ball, the players pushed their way through Lone Peak’s defensive line and opened the way for touchdown after touchdown.
“The blocking was really good on offense,” said Coach Jake Giffen. “[They] opened up the holes for our running backs to run through.”
Running back Keir Sanzano had an impressive game, getting 308 yards on 20 rushes and 250 yards of all-purpose yardage. Giffen called Sanzano’s performance out as especially impressive, though he did acknowledge that it was a team effort.
“A lot of those yards wouldn’t have happened if the other kids didn’t block like they were supposed to,” Giffen said.
Giffen also acknowledged offensive lineman Andrew Lommen for playing an exceptional game.
By halftime the Timberwolves had lost a lot of their initial lead, and went into halftime with a 24 point lead. In the second half both teams maintained the point gap but Alberton was able to pull back and bring a homecoming victory.
Coming up on their next game in Wesby, Giffen plans to tweak their offense to make it more efficient and ready to take on Wesby/Grenora on Saturday. According to Giffen, their competition is good at spreading the ball across the field and the Timberwolves will need to plan their strategies around that.
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