Northville Youth Football Association

The Stallions defense played tough from wire to wire, recovering five fumbles and forcing three turnovers on downs. The Stallions also had a safety and an interception. 

On offense, the Stallions scored on first down twice. In the first quarter, #25 Austin McGarrow scored on first and ten from the 40 just under four minutes into the game. #30 Brody Grezak kicked the extra points, giving the Stallions the lead, 8-0. 

On the Colts’ next drive, #14 Cooper Derkach forced a fumble on third down and #1 Zane Ader recovered it.  Although the Stallions were unable to turn the fumble into points, #32 Nolan Toomey had a tackle for a safety on third and seventeen on the ensuing Colts drive, leaving the score 10-0 Stallions at the end of the first quarter.

The Colts’ only score of the day came on a pass from #3 Marino Fortuna to #39 Connor Kubica with 6:47 left in the first half. #24 Maxwell Defore scored the point-after, giving the Colts seven points on the day. 

#12 Dylan Young scored on first and ten from the 20 five minutes into the second half. The excellent field position was the result of three straight tackles for loss,  one each by #12 Young, #29 Jovan Haddad, and #32 Toomey, followed by a snap over the quarterback’s head on fourth down. 

After Young’s score, #98 Stokes forced a Colts fumble. The fumble was recovered by #1 Ader and ran in for a defensive touchdown! The extra points attempt was no good, leaving the Stallions with a 22-7 lead. 

Back on offense after another turnover on downs, #23 Aiden Kersey hit #5 Ryan Jaafar in the endzone for a passing touchdown with about eight minutes left in the fourth quarter, increasing the lead to 28-7. 

The final Stallions touchdown came after another fumble when #98 Hunter Stokes recovered a fumble at the 36-yard line and took it to the house. The Stallions couldn’t convert the point-after, despite a Colts off-sides penalty, leading to the final score of 34 -7. 

The Stallions defense stopped the next two Colts drives by forcing turnovers. #21 Ryan Schuckel intercepted a pass with less than five minutes left in the game, and #8 Anton Hildebrandt recovered a fumble after another bad snap with less than a minute left. 

Orange Crush also dominated in the development games. In the first half development game, the defense forced a turnover on downs, with tackles by #75 Jakob Stuzin, #11 Koen Raitz, and #19 Collin Kenneally. The offense gained yards on plays by #6 Andrew Shukeireh and #20 Nick Lundberg but ran out of time before they could score. 

In the second half development game, #11 Raitz gained four yards and #19 Kenneally picked up a first down. #20 Lundberg fought for five yards on first down, but a bad snap led to a sack for a loss on second down. #6 Shukeireh recovered some of the lost yards on third down, but a pass intended for #38 Mitchell MacKellar was intercepted by #38 Mikey Whitchurch. 

The Stallions return to action at Homecoming on Sept. 28 against the Commerce Chargers.