| Freshman Football Tames Lions |
 Cathy Schram September 27, 2009 Novi’s freshman football team defeated the South Lyon Lions 28 – 8 on September 24th at Novi. The freshman Wildcats (2-2-1) delivered a dominate performance from beginning to end on both sides of the ball. The Wildcats got the scoring started in the second quarter with a solid drive which saw long runs by Michael Smith and Kyle Matel then was capped off by a 12 yard touchdown run by Smith. Novi’s defense dug in and South Lyon could get nothing going. Tackles were made by Grant Wheeler, Chris Volpe, Ben Landry and Jon Mencer. The Wildcats forced a Lion fumble which was recovered Riki Nogami. The Novi offense went to work from the South Lyon 34 yard line and delivered another solid drive, key plays included runs by Wheeler, Matel and Smith. Blake Boron completed the drive scoring on a quarterback sneak. Smith’s 2 point conversion made the halftime score Novi 14 - South Lyon 0. As the second half began the Wildcats went back to work on defense with tackles by Matt Forche, Rob Armiak and Craig Latham. Taking over on a short field the Wildcat offense produced a two play 20 yard drive highlighted by a Matel 12 yard touchdown run. Justin Danks kicked the extra point to make it Novi 21 - South Lyon 0. South Lyon’s next two offensive drives were stopped by a strong Novi defense which got tackles from Tyler Sloan, Rob Deighton, Wheeler and Forche. Early in the fourth quarter the freshman Cat’s put together their final drive of the day. Strong runs from Smith, Matel and Chanden Nelson had the Lion defense moving backward. The drive was capped off by an eight yard Smith TD, Danks’ extra point made it Novi 28 – South Lyon 0. South Lyon scored their lone touchdown late in the game making the final score 28 – 8 in favor of the Wildcats. The freshman Wildcats take on Livonia Stevenson on Thursday, October 1 at Livonia Stevenson field. |
