Wyandotte Football Crushes Kennedy, Looks to Showdown with Trenton

went on the road Thursday and dominated Taylor Kennedy team, winning 41-14 on a hot, humid night.

Early, the Bears (2-0) did come out a bit sluggish against the Eagles, a team that had only 19 players and was coming off of a 49-0 defeat last week. It wasn’t until the final seconds of the first quarter that Wyandotte got on the board, going up 6-0 on a 34-yard touchdown run by senior Hunter Matt.

In the second quarter, senior Cody Foley busted through the line on a Kennedy punt attempt, tackling the punter and setting up the offense deep in Taylor territory.

The Roosevelt offense quickly took advantage, driving down to the goal line and sending in senior running back Tyler Dunn from a yard out.

Kennedy answered, scorching the Bears secondary for a big receiving touchdown, and converting the two-point conversion, to shrink the deficit to 13-8. 

From there, however, Wyandotte took over and never looked back.

Junior quarterback Kevin Matejko hit junior running back Aaron Robinson with a quick pass that he took 34 yards for a touchdown. 

About two minutes later, Dunn returned a punt 61 yards for a touchdown, putting Roosevelt up 27-8. It was the second special teams return touchdown for Dunn in as many weeks.

Junior Hunter Schmittou and sophomore Kyle Matejko ended the half with consecutive sacks, stifling any chances of the Eagles moving down the field.

Starting the third quarter with the ball, the Bears successfully went in for the kill, extending the lead to 34-8 with a 49-yard touchdown reception by junior Devan Stewart. Kennedy did add six third-quarter points, but another touchdown from Robinson, this time rushing, capped the scoring for the night, giving Wyandotte a 41-14 win. 

Robinson said that, despite Kennedy being a heavy underdog, the Bears still worked hard during the week to prepare for the game.

“We made sure we took them the same we took any other team,” Robinson said.

Coach Ron Adams said the goal of the Bears, leading up to Thursday’s game, was for each team member to accept personal responsibility towards avoiding a letdown this week.

“Each one of us made a commitment to be responsible enough to be sure we were mentally focused in this game,” Adams said.

Adams also gave credit to the opposition Friday, pointing out that the Eagles never quit, despite odds being heavily against them.

“My hats off to Coach (Brian) Obryici and the Eagles,” Adams said. “I respect the kids, they came out, all 19 of them tonight, and played hard for four quarters”  

Game Leaders

Robinson scored two touchdowns and had a combined 94 yards of rushing and receiving. Dunn scored two touchdowns and gained 91 all-purpose yards.

A Look Ahead

Wyandotte is back at home next Friday and will face Trenton at 7 p.m. The Trojans (2-0) defeated Gibraltar Carlson 20-6 Friday night, setting up a big, early season match up of two unbeaten Downriver League rivals.

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