April 23, 2005
Football
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RED DEFEATS WHITE, 35-20, IN ANNUAL SPRING GAME

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The weather was typical of a balmy November day with the temperatures in the mid 30's and blowing snow at nearly 30 mph. The Cardinals braved the elements and in the end the offense (red) bested the white (defense), 35-20, at Wickes Memorial Stadium.
     The red opened the scoring on the second possession of the first quarter as Kyle Feiler (Fountain Valley, Calif.) took a screen pass and romped 52 yards for the score to make it 7-0 at 9:56. The defense earned one point for forcing two punts in the quarter and then Brandon Emeott (Caro, Mich.) scampered 11 yards for a TD on the fourth possession at the 5:43 mark to make it 14-1. James Brady (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.) intercepted a pass and returned it 40 yards at 3:06 in the first quarter to close the gap to 14-5.
     Matt Black (Toronto, Ont./Northern Secondary) got the defense closer as he picked off a pass at the four-yard line and returned it 24 yards making the score 14-9 at 11:08 in the second. Rick Cottengim (Elk Grove, Calif.) hauled in a 50-yard pass from Calvin McNamara (Gaylord, Mich.) on the next possession to set up a five-yard TD hook-up between the same two guys with 7:58 left in the half making it 21-9.
    The white squad pressured the offense in the beginning of the third quarter and climbed back to 21-19 after Dan Fodrocy (Muskegon Catholic Central) forced a fumble and the defense picked up two points stopping the offense on fourth down. The red squad increased their lead to 28-19 as Stan Spencer (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.) caught a deflected ball in the end zone for a 14-yard score from Chris Dougherty (Grinnell, Iowa). The red scored once more in the fourth quarter as Logan Barnhart (Haslett, Mich.) plunged in from one-yard after a Brian Kern (Reese, Mich.) 35-yard catch set up the final score. McNamara led three TD drives and threw two TD's for the red.

Contact: Ryan Thompson (989) 964-4053

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