Hancock’s Late Surge Swamps Lakes – Sunday Sports Wrap

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High School
In high school football yesterday…
– The Hancock Bulldogs held off an undermanned but scrappy Lake Linden-Hubbell team, and opened their high school football season with a 21-14 victory Saturday. Lake Linden dressed only 14 players, but controlled the line of scrimmage through much of the contest. Alex Norstrom of the Bulldogs broke off a run early in the second quarter, to give Hancock a 7-0 lead. Lake Linden responded with a Carter Crouch quarterback sneak with 205 remaining in the first half. The extra point attempt failed, and Hancock led 7-6 at halftime. The Lakes had five first downs in the first half to Hancock’s two. In the third quarter, a Lakes drive stalled just short of the goal line. The Bulldogs took over on downs, but Lake Linden-Hubbell forced a safety, and took an 8-7 lead. The Lakes increased the advantage to 14-7 with a run-based touchdown drive that ended with a two-yard run by Jake Marcotte midway through the fourth quarter. Down the stretch, though, the deeper and fresher Hancock squad took control. Aided by a 15-yard personal foul penalty and Nordstrom’s running, the Bulldogs tied the game with 3:57 remaining on a one-yard run by Aaron Barnes. The Lakes couldn’t sustain the ensuing drive, and had to give the ball back to the Bulldogs. With 31 seconds remaining, quarterback Colton Salani hit Barnes with a short pass over the middle, and Barnes raced 56 yards to the end zone for the winning score. Hancock entertains the Gogebic Miners (Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield-Marenisco) Friday evening. Lake Linden Hubbell plays at L’Anse Thursday – hear that game on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com.
– In eight-man play, Ontonagon-Ewen-Trout Creek pounded Superior Central 44-8. The Gladiators are off next week.

Finlandia
The Finlandia men’s soccer team fought Northern Michigan University to a near-standstill for two, 30-minute periods in Saturday’s exhibition match at McAfee Field.

MLB
Justin Upton and Miguel Cabrera hit back-to-back home runs, as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-3 yesterday. Buck Farmer gave up three runs on five hits over five and two-thirds innings to get the win. Shane Greene earned his second five-out save in three days.

The Tigers will conclude that series against the White Sox in Chicago tonight. Matthew Boyd will start against Lucas Giolito. Pregame coverage will start at 1:45 on 99.3 The Lift.

Orlando Arcia’s two-run home run powered the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers yesterday. Zach Davies pitched seven innings, and gave up just three hits. Anthony Swarzak and Cory Knebel completed the shutout. The Brewers wrap up that set in Los Angeles today. Jimmy Nelson will pitch against Yu Darvish.

NFL
In NFL preseason action, the Green Bay Packers fell 20-17 to the Denver Broncos last night. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers played just two series. The Packers grabbed a 10-7 lead at the end of the first quarter, but Denver tied it in the second quarter, and put the game away with 10 points in the third.

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