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SUMMIT – The Co-Lin Football team continued South Division play as they hit the road to face off against Southwest on Thursday, October 1. The No. 9 Wolves scored in every quarter to beat the Bears, 28-13, and win their 12th straight game in the rivalry.
The Wolves opened the scoring with their first touchdown midway through the first quarter on their second possession of the game. Jaylen Pettway (Jacksonville, FL) connected with Zabryan Hood (Tyler, TX) on a 58-yard catch and run capping off a two play, 65-yard drive. The PAT by Ty Jones (Summit) was successful giving the Wolves a 7-0 lead with 7:14 left in the quarter.
That score held until the Wolves added their next touchdown in the second quarter. Kendall Middleton (Magee) connected with Bryant Sanchez (New Orleans, LA) on a 66-yard scoring pass to end a three play drive. Another successful PAT by Jones increased the Wolves lead to 14-0 with 10:25 left to play.
The Bears then responded on their ensuing drive marching the ball 80 yards on six plays for a touchdown. The PAT was good cutting the Wolves lead down to 14-7 with 7:20 left in the first half. The Bears then looked to close out the first half with more points as they lined up for a 51-yard field goal attempt. However, the Wolves special teams unit came through as Mike Williams (Natchez) blocked the kick while Daniel Watkins (Flowood) recovered the ball and returned it to the Co-Lin 38-yard line. The Wolves offense then ran out the clock to end the first half sending the teams to the locker rooms with the Wolves leading, 14-7.
The Wolves then received the opening kickoff of the second half, but had the opening possession stall out deep in Southwest territory, while their second possession was cut short as the Bears intercepted a pass and returned it to the Wolves 24-yard line. Four plays later, the Bears scored their second touchdown; however, Jy Cook (Ellisville) got the second blocked kick of the night for the Wolves special teams unit on the PAT attempt keeping the Wolves lead at 14-13 with 6:59 left in the third quarter.
The Wolves then responded on their next possession as Ja’Quan Bentley powered the ball in from one yard out to end an 11 play, 75-yard drive. The Wolves had a bad snap on the PAT attempt, but a penalty on the Bears gave the team a second chance and Jones was true on the kick increasing the lead to 21-13 with 45 seconds remaining in the quarter.
The Wolves added their final touchdown in the fourth as they attempted a fourth down conversion that saw Kendarious Porter (Magee) burst through the Bears line and scamper in from 33 yards out to end a nine play, 80-yard drive. Another PAT by Jones increased the lead to 28-13 with 8:31 left. The Wolves defense then put the clamps down on the Bears offense as Watkins came up with a sack to end the next possession while Mike Harris (Cleveland) ended the game with a sack to punctuate the 28-13 victory.
Jaylen Pettway went 8-for-16 passing for 131 yards with one touchdown and one interception while Kendall Middleton went 3-for-3 with 78 yards and one touchdown. Kendarious Porter led the rushing attack with 17 carries for 89 yards with one touchdown while Ja’Quan Bentley had 11 carries for 32 yards with one touchdown and Pettway added 28 yards on three carries to his night.
Zabryan Hood led the receiving corps with three receptions for 78 yards with one touchdown while Bryant Sanchez had two receptions for 73 yards with one touchdown. Chanse Funchess (Magee) had two receptions for 34 yards while Porter had 17 yards on three receptions to add to his rushing yards,
Ty Jones had a great night in the kicking game hitting all four PATs while averaging 63.6 yards across five kickoffs with three going for touchbacks. He also averaged 41 yards across four punts with all four going inside the 20-yard line with a longest punt of 54 yards.
Marlos Walker (Gulfport) and Daniel Watkins led the way for the Wolves defense with seven total tackles each while Mike Williams and Calvion Johnson (Flora) had five tackles each. Watkins, Williams, Mike Harris, and Durrell Washington, Jr. (Brookhaven) led the team in sacks with one each while Watkins led the team in tackles for loss with 2.5 with Williams and Harris having two tackles for loss each.
Co-Lin improves to 4-2 overall, 2-1 in South Division play, and will return to host East Central on Thursday, October 8 for Homecoming! Kickoff between the Warriors and the No. 9 Wolves is set for 6:30 p.m., at Stone Stadium in Wesson.
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