Preparing for the snap, the Viking defense gets ready to stop the play. Although this year’s squad is young and somewhat undersized, they make up for it with team speed and enthusiastic tackling.
The Cook County High School football team traveled to Superior, Wisconsin on Friday, September 16 to play the Frederic Vikings in a non-conference game played on a neutral field and came away with a 22-12 loss.
“We had many chances to score but did not finish a few drives and made many mental mistakes and penalties,” said Head Coach Mitch Dorr. “It was one of those nights when the better team lost.”
The CCHS Vikings led 12-8 at halftime with Ethan Sporn scoring both touchdowns on pass receptions from Josh Prom. Frederic managed to take a 14-12 lead at the end of the third period and they tacked on one more touchdown and a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter to take the win.
Midway through the fourth quarter, the CCHS Vikings drove the ball to Frederic’s two-yard line and failed to score.
Taking over at its two-yard line, Frederic promptly marched the ball 98 yards and punched the ball into the CCHS Vikings’ end zone to score the back-breaking touchdown and take the game.
Left: Sam O’Phelan ran for 41 yards in the team’s loss to Frederic. Right: Ethan Sporn caught two touchdowns and recorded 15 tackles from his linebacker position against Fredric.
Sophomore quarterback Josh Prom passed for two touchdowns and was 12-19 for 177 yards through the air. He also rushed 15 times and picked up 85 yards on the ground.
Senior halfback Sam O’Phelan rushed for 41 yards on five carries and caught five balls for 58 yards. Sophomore halfback Ethan Sporn caught four passes for 67 yards and scored the Vikings’ two touchdowns. Sporn also recorded 15 tackles from his middle linebacker position.
Frederic rushed for 312 yards on 51 carries.
Next up for the CCHS Vikings is an away game against the Ely Timberwolves on Friday, September 23. The Vikings play at home in a contest starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, September 30 against Mountain Iron-Buhl. Come out and cheer on your Vikings!
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