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10/6/2015

MuskegonCatholicCentralstunsFruitport2926withtouchdownpasswith51.3secondsleftMLive.com

FRUITPORT,MIChristianMartinez,LaTommyScottandWalkerChristoffersenall
cameupbigforMuskegonCatholicCentralonFridaynight.
SodidVince,thegamewinningplaytheCrusaders(41overall,40Lakes8)usedto
defeatFruitport2926.
WithMCCtrailingFruitport2621andfacinga4thand9withlessthanaminutetogo,
MartinezconnectedwithChristoffersendowntheseam,stunningacapacitycrowdatRobertH.
DocPierceField.
BeforetheplayIsawthemiddleofthefieldandbothofthesafetieswereoutoftheequation,
Martinezsaid.TherewasalotofopenfieldandknewWalkerhadtomakeonemoveandhed
bebackinbehind.Ijustputitupandhecaughtit.
ItsaplaythatMCCnearlyconnectedoninthefirsthalf,butMartinezoverthrewChristoffersen
onthatoccasion.Vince,whichactuallystandsforvertical,isaplayheadcoachSteveCzerwon
usedtorunduringhisplayingdaysatSaginawValleyStateUniversity.
ItwasaddedtotheCrusadersplaybookonWednesday.
Wesawsomethingonfilmandwethoughtwecouldgetourslotsbehindtheirsafeties,
Czerwonsaid.Ididntknowwecoulddoitthatlateinthegamebutitwasaplayweraninthe
firsthalfandwejustcamebacktoit.
ThewinputsMCCfirmlyinthedriversseatintheLakes8Conference.TheCrusadersare
unbeateninleagueplayandnowowntheheadtoheadwinagainstFruitport(33overall,31
Lakes8).Nootherteamintheleaguehasaconferencerecordbetterthan.500.
ItwasFruitportthatjumpedouttoanearly130leadagainstthefavoredCrusaders.Senior
quarterbackJarodWierengoscoredona51yardrunonthethirdplayofthegameandjunior
runningbackLeviSixscoredona5yardrunfollowingafumbleontheCrusadersfirst
possession.
TheCrusadersscoredtwiceinaspanof15secondsearlyinthesecondquartertoreclaimthe
lead.A46yardscamperbyMartinezcuttheFruitportleadto137.FollowingaTrojanfumble
ontheverynextplay,MartinezthrewascreenpasstoChristoffersen,whotookit20yardsfor
thescore.
Fruitporttooka1914leadintothelockerroomthankstoa15yardpassfromWierengotoSix
with10secondstogointhehalf.

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10/6/2015

MuskegonCatholicCentralstunsFruitport2926withtouchdownpasswith51.3secondsleftMLive.com

TheTrojansextendedtheirleadto2614inthethirdquarter,butapairoffourthquarter
touchdownpassesbyMartinez,includingthegamewinner,wasenoughtobringtheCrusaders
back.
Imsoproudofourkids,saidFruitportcoachGregVargas."Youcantaskthemformorethan
tocomeoutandexecutethegameplanandthatswhatwedid....Theyrea9010runtopass
teamandwemadethemthrowtowin.Theymadeagreatplay.
Martinezranfor65yardsandatouchdownon12carries.Hewas7for18for106yardsand
threetouchdowns.Christoffersencaughtfivepassesfor89yardsandtwotouchdownsandran
11timesfor37yards.Healsohad12tackles.
Scottcarriedtheballninetimesfor52yards.
Wierengofinishedwith19carriesfor192yardsandtwotouchdownsontheground.Headdeda
touchdownand31yardson5for11passing.Sixrushedfor54yardsandatouchdownon16
carries,aswellasthe15yardtouchdowncatch.

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