The Jets collected 398 yards in total offense, including 301 on the ground. We’re hoping our younger kids see what it takes and that’s a lot of off-season conditioning.” We had six seniors who played four years for us. We had a game plan, but they had great athletes and they found ways to take that away. Big number 71 (senior Lane Nehring) made a big difference for them. “There’s a reason why they’re defending state champs. “The guys played their hearts out,” said Pellston coach Jack Carter. Sophomore QB Ken Crawford got the Hornets on the board on a 10-yard keeper to his left 32 seconds into the fourth and ran four yards for another score on the game’s final play against North Central’s reserves. North Central’s advantage grew to 50-0 when Tietz recovered a fumble returned it 29 yards for a score 2:37 before halftime.

Raab added a 17-yard TD run around left end and an eight-yard interception return for a score in the second. Tietz added a 20-yard run through the left side for a 15-0 lead and Raab scored again on a 60-yard dash off left tackle for a 22-0 cushion with 23 seconds left in the first. The Jets, however, scored three times in the opening frame with their first TD coming on a 29-yard run around left end by senior Wyatt Raab. We tried to grind it out early, then we opened it up. “We lost a couple guys to injuries (seniors Sebastian Deno and Mason Krumin) and have been shuffling a lot of people around,” said Jets’ coach Leo Gorzinski.

Hearts of iron 4 division