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November 14, 2009 Clarkston continued to show their offense dominance in a 38-14 win over Macomb Dakota Friday night.After a close first half, Clarkston pulled away with three unanswered touchdowns to beat the Cougars. Clarkston was lead by team captain Tyler Scarlett, who controlled the offense from the start and carried his team to victory. He finished the game with two touchdown runs and one touchdown pass. Senior running back Dakota Bender also had two touchdowns for the Wolves. "Tyler Scarlett was unbelievable tonight. It was like tonight he said get on my shoulders guys and I'll carry you," Clarkston coach Kurt Richardson said. "It's something we've expected from him all year long. He wasn't happy with the way he was playing at the start of the year and we weren't really happy with it but he's gotten better every game and if you're going peak you want to peak now." Scarlett finished the game with 225 yards rushing on 25 carries and converted passes like a pro. He threw 8-for-12 for 151 yards, giving him alone 376 yards of offense. Dakota only managed 183 total yards of offense for their entire team. "My offensive line did a great job tonight, they gave me some holes, our receivers made some great catches. It all started with our offensive line though," Scarlett said. The way we won was the best part of the game, he said. "I thought he [Tyler Scarlett] was good, but I didn't know how good," Dakota coach Mike Giannone said. "He can run, he can pass; he's a skill player." Clarkston began the game with a flurry of runs and passes, Scarlett leading the way. Scarlett threw 3-for-3, for 51 yards on the opening drive, including a 10-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Dustin Gamble. Dakota tried to respond but was forced to punt after a sack that cost the Cougars 10 yards. They kicked back to Clarkston, who also struggled moving the ball. The Cougars got a second crack at tying the score and made no mistakes, needing only 5 plays to land a touchdown. Junior quarterback Mark Morris threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to junior running back Brandon Hughes to open the second quarter and tie the score at 7 a piece. Clarkston replied with another burst offensively, lead by Scarlett, who focused on the run this time around. He ran for 45 yards and passed for 31 yards before finally giving Bender the ball for a 2-yard touchdown run. Clarkston's lead wouldn't last long though, with Dakota needing only six plays to score their second touchdown of the game, thanks to great field position after a 42-yard kick-off return by senior Ryan Spicuzzi. Hughes drove in the scoring play at the 6:00 mark of the second quarter on a 4-yard run. Scarlett tried but failed to get the Wolves a first down on the following position, and Dakota jumped at their first opportunity to take the lead. An offsides penalty against Clarkston gave Dakota a first down, but the officials would turn the tables on Dakota two plays later. Hughes ran 64-yards into the end zone before the play was called back due to an illegal block in the back, leaving the Cougars at 3-and-14 instead of up 20-14. They were forced to punt, which was fumbled by Morris and the quarterback/utility kicker lost four yards, giving Clarkston the ball back at Dakota's 29-yard line. Clarkston was unable to seize the opportunity to regain a lead going into halftime after a dropped pass in the end zone led to a 33-yard field goal kick by Brian Benway. The Wolves led Dakota 17-14 at the half, with the game up in the air. The second half started with Scarlett running three times in a row before a 65-yard pass to Gamble that was called down at the 1-yard line. Scarlett finished the play with a 1-yard run for his first touchdown. Dakota failed to put together any offense after that. They managed to get as close as the 35 yard line, but never looked threatening during the second half. The team seemed to deflate emotionally after Scarlett's touchdown and took some bad penalties and lost their composure. "I'll take responsibility for that. We're real competitive we've always been. We told our guys to let it loose and just let go. They made a couple mistakes, a couple judgment errors but I'll take responsibility for that," Giannone said. The Wolves will go on to face undefeated Sterling Heights Stevenson next week in the final four match-up before the state finals. |
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