ELY– The Timberwolves’ troubles on the gridiron continued last Friday as they fell 50-0 to Cherry, dropping their record to 1-3 on the season. It was the third straight blowout loss for the struggling Ely squad.
“Offensively, it was not a good game for us, said Coach Louis Gerzin. “Cherry was big up front and we were outplayed on the line of scrimmage.”
The Tigers all but shut down the Timberwolves’ offense, allowing just three Ely first downs in the contest. Quarterback Mason Davis threw for 31 yards and freshman running back Gregg Rohr caught a 15-yard pass, but there were few other offensive highlights to mention.
Cherry, now 4-0, scored 30 points in the first quarter and took a 36-0 lead into halftime. The Tigers scored twice more in the third quarter before putting in the bench to finish the game.
On defense, Davis led the Timberwolves with 12 tackles. Senior linebacker Eddie Prijatel, playing with a cast on his left arm and still nursing a broken hand, brought down 11 Cherry ball handlers. Harry Simons added 10 tackles, while Jakson Hegman and Deegan Richards each posted eight tackles. Chase Sandberg had seven tackles, and Brady Eaton added four.
Injuries continue to plague the Wolves, as junior halfback Jason Kerntz was sidelined for the game. Senior defensive end Alec Cook suffered a shoulder injury early in the Cherry contest. “Alec came back in for a series, but sat on the bench the rest of the night,” Gerzin said. “Hopefully we will be at full strength this week.”
The Timberwolves travel to Cromwell/Floodwood on Friday and return home on Oct. 8 for a Homecoming game against Cook County. Ely has a week off on Oct. 15, when they would have played Northeast Range, and closes out the season on Wednesday, Oct. 20 at North Central.