West Bloomfield VS Clarkston: Game Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Friday, September 16th, West Bloomfield (WB) played host to the Wolves of Clarkston in an epic showdown between two of the top Division 1 programs in the state. Talk about a game that scouts were drooling to watch, as both programs roster top college prospects. Here's a recap of Friday's game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clarkston started this game of with the ball and as you could have guessed… #34 was getting his touches… Senior RB, [player_tooltip player_id='243468' first='Ethan' last='Clark'] (Princeton Commit), capped of the first drive with an 18 yard TD run. It was the Lakers high octane offense turn to match points… and they did exactly that. Junior QB, [player_tooltip player_id='249012' first='Reqez' last='Nance'] found his go to WR, Semaj Morgan for a 43 yard TD… on his first pass of the evening!! Clarkston's second drive wasn't ideal for the Wolves, fumbling the ball and giving it back to WB on the 15 yard line. Nance found Senior RB, [player_tooltip player_id='243472' first='Kenneth' last='Jones'] for a 15 yard pass to out the Lakers up 14-7. Reqez was 2-2 58yd 2TD to start the game…. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>End of 1st 14-7 WB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The second quarter both teams ended their first drives with punts… but cashed in their second drives with touchdowns. Clarkston's [player_tooltip player_id='243468' first='Ethan' last='Clark'], added another rushing TD to his talley from 6 yards out. West Bloomfield's WR, Ralph Rodgers, busted a 30 yards run for 6 in the closing minute of the half to put the Lakers up 20-14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Halftime 20-7 WB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lakers started the second half with the ball and that offense was hungry for more… The first drive was capped off with a 1 yard TD run from, Grand Valley commit, [player_tooltip player_id='243472' first='Kenneth' last='Jones']. Clarkston's first drive of the 2nd half was cut short when Senior QB, Steven Kossak, threw an INT, giving the Lakers back the ball with great field position. The Laker's pulled a little trickery in the redzone…. [player_tooltip player_id='243472' first='Kenneth' last='Jones'] lined up at Wildcat QB…. handed the ball off to Morgan… who then threw the ball back to Jones for 6 from 5 yards out. Clarkston struggled again on their next drive, turning the ball over on downs. WB's Nance, threw a INT on the ensuing drive, giving the Wolves back the ball. Clarkston's Steven Kossak, lead the boys down the field on a great drive and capped it off with an 11 yard TD run.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>End of 3rd 35-21 WB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first WB drive of the final quarter ended with a turnover on down, giving a hungry Wolves offense another shot to find the endzone… and thats what they did. Kossak found himself crossing the goal line yet again, from 2 yards out to narrow the gap 35-27… the clock just wasn't on their side. The Lakers just had to take a couple knees, and thats all she wrote.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Final 35-27 WB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>West Bloomfield</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='249012' first='Reqez' last='Nance'] QB 2024</strong>: 12-17 171 yards 2TD INT 7 Carries 55 yards</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='243472' first='Kenneth' last='Jones'] RB 2023</strong>: 21 Carries 91 yards 1TD 3 Rec 29 yards 2TD</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semaj Morgan WR 2023</strong>: 5 Rec 102 yards 1TD 1-1 5 yards 1TD</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Clarkston</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Steven Kossak QB 2023</strong>: 5-12 35 yards INT 6 Carries 27 yards 2TD</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='243468' first='Ethan' last='Clark'] RB 2023</strong>: 19 Carries 119 yards 2TD</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>NEXT GAMES</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Bloomfield (4-0): AWAY @ Rochester Adams (3-1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clarkston (2-2): VS Oxford (1-3)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->