Photos by Emma Pendell for CatchMark
Montague’s football team used a balanced rushing attack en route to a 28-7 road win over Fremont Friday night in West Michigan Conference Lakes Division action.
The Wildcats (3-4, 2-2 WMC Lakes) snapped a three-game skid with the victory. Two of the losses in their recent slide came against unbeaten teams, Whitehall and North Muskegon.
Fremont slips to 2-5 overall and 0-4 in the WMC Lakes.
Montague ran the ball 45 times for 295 yards, good for 6.6 yards per carry.
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Here are more details and notables from the game:
- The game was tied at 7 at halftime before Montague pulled away with 21 second-half points.
- Montague sophomore quarterback Mason Darke ran 18 times for 130 yards with two touchdowns.
- Montague junior Ryver Jarka rushed 14 times for 80 yards.
- Montague senior Adam Baird ran 10 times for 73 yards and two TDs.
- Darke completed 4 of 7 passes for 28 yards. All four passes went to senior Paul Olson.
- Montague sophomore Fletcher Thommen led the defense with three solo tackles and three assists.
- Montague senior Joe Winkelman notched four solo tackles and one assist, including a tackle for loss.
- Montague senior Ezekial Morales and junior Talan Degen also finished with four solo tackles and one assist.
- For Fremont, Talen Reichert-Slater was 8-of-17 passing for 135 yards and a TD.
- Fremont’s Kyler DeKuiper made three receptions for 95 yards and a TD. On defense, he had three tackles and an interception.
- Defensively, Connor Pettis paced Fremont with 11 tackles.
- Fremont’s Owen Hertel had nine tackles.
- Fremont’s Quin Farrell made eight stops.
- Fremont’s Noah Hansen had seven tackles.
- Next Friday, Montague hosts Manistee while Fremont visits Whitehall.
