FOOTBALL TEAMS HITS THE ROAD AND DEFEATS ROCKFORD COLLEGE 51-3
Alma's Football team hit the road on Saturday afternoon and came away victorious when they defeated Rockford College by a score of 51-3 to improve their record to 2-1 on the 2009 season. Rockford fell to 0-3 as they saw their visitors from Mid-Michigan take a 28-0 lead after one quarter and never look back. Alma Sr. QB Mackenzie McGrady played a part in seven touchdowns, four tosses and three scampers in the victory.
In the game, Alma had 532 yards of total offense and 27 first downs to 100 yards and nine first downs for Rockford. McGrady finished 22 of 40 for 331 yards and the three touchdown passes. His scoring connections went to Corey Wangler (35 yards), Barak Henderson twice (11 and 20) and John Roberts (three). McGrady rushing scores came from three, 38 and one yard out during the afternoon.
Defensively, LB Brent Willis led the team with seven tackles, including two for a loss, while Jeremy Suave had six stops, two for a loss. Jamie Young and Eric Santure combined on a sack for a defense that never let Rockford get untracked.
Alma stays on the road next weekend with a long trip to take on Wisconsin-River Falls on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Posted: Sat, September 19th, 2009 at 5:34PM
