FREIGHT FALL IN HIGH SCORING MATCHUP TO BLIZZARD

FISHERS- The Fishers Freight took on the Green Bay Blizzard for the third and final time of the regular season on Saturday night. After a high scoring battle, Green Bay claimed the win, defeating the Freight 83-50. 

FIRST QUARTER

Fishers got the ball first and on their first drive, Josiah King scored the game’s first touchdown. After a good kick from Calum Sutherland, the Freight took a 7-0 lead. 

Green Bay tied it up on their first drive of the game after Kairee Robinson ran the ball in two yards for a touchdown. Andrew Mevis successfully kicked the extra point and followed it up with a good deuce, making it 9-7 in favor of Green Bay. 

Fishers turned the ball over on downs on their second drive of the game, with about four minutes to go in the first quarter. 

Quickly, the Blizzard added another touchdown to make it 16-7 before Mevis kicked another successful deuce. 

SECOND QUARTER

The Freight started with the ball mid-drive in the second quarter. Ultimately, Fishers fumbled the ball that was recovered by the Blizzard. Freight head coach Dixie Wooten challenged the call but it was upheld. 

After recovering the ball, Green Bay marched down to score another touchdown. This time it was Isaac Ross before Mevis had another good extra point. This brought the score to 25-7.

With just under eight minutes to go in the first half, CJ Windham caught a pass from Harper and ran it in for a touchdown to make it 25-13 before Sutherland added the extra point. 

The Blizzard responded with another touchdown, this time run in by quarterback Liam Thompson himself. This made it 32-14 after the kick.

Windham scored again to make it 32-21 after a good extra point kick. Sutherland opted for an onside kick on the next kickoff, however Green Bay collected the ball regardless. 

They quickly scored again when Kairee Robinson rushed the ball into the end zone again. This made it 39-21 after a good kick by Mevis. 

With less than a minute to go in the half, Jordan Davis scored a 17 yard touchdown next for the Freight. Sutherland tacked on the extra point and two more points with a deuce to cut Green Bay’s lead to 39-30.

They answered back with another touchdown by Kairee Robinson with just six seconds left in the second quarter. Mevis made it 46-30 before attempting the last deuce of the half. 

He did not make it and Fishers got the ball for one last scoring attempt, but they did not score either. 

THIRD QUARTER

On the kickoff, Fred Flavors returned the football for a touchdown to start the second half. Mevis’ extra point kick was good to make it 53-30 before the Freight got the ball back. 

On their next drive, Fishers turned the ball over on downs again. 

Robinson scored another touchdown for Green Bay just five minutes into the second half before Mevis had another good kick. This made it 60-30 with the Blizzard up, however Mevis made it 62-30 with another deuce. 

King ran in the game’s next touchdown for Fishers about halfway through the third quarter. The Freight went for two points and did not make it, keeping the score at 62-36. 

Thompson ran in the next touchdown for Green Bay, to make it 68-36 before another good kick from Mevis. 

Dominic Roberto scored the game’s next touchdown with just a few seconds left on the clock. Fishers went for two again and this time, they were successful as Isaiah Coulter caught the ball. This made it 69-44 to end the quarter. 

FOURTH QUARTER

Cole Stenstrom scored first in the fourth quarter with a touchdown to make it 76-44 after the extra point. He added another after Fishers turned the ball over on their next possession. This made it 83-44.

Isaiah Coulter caught the ball in the end zone for the Freight’s next touchdown with under one minute to go in regulation. 

After a lengthy timeout for an injury to Diondre Glover, Fishers went for another two-point conversion but did not get it. A penalty was called on the play, resulting in a redo where they were still unable to score. 

Time expired soon after as the Green Bay Blizzard defeated the Freight, 83-50 and won their eighth and final home game of the regular season, going undefeated in all of them.

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