I didn’t know how they’d respond but they responded in a major way.”īelding started the second half looking to put the game away on its opening drive but instead suffered a fumble inside the five-yard line. To come back, we had a heart to heart soul-searching throughout the week and the kids practiced really hard. “Last week was very tough for us in many ways. “I’m just very satisfied,” Schwander said. Head coach Joe Schwander wasn’t sure how his team would respond from the tough loss, but he was pleasantly surprised. Three drives resulted in three scores for the Black Knights all while the defense stood tough and didn’t give up any big plays to Kelloggsville.īelding entered the game following a loss last week at Godwin Heights, 25-21.
The Black Knights lead grew to 17-0 after Riley Hart joined the scoring party on an eight-yard touchdown run with just 47 seconds remaining in the first half.īelding sophomore running back Tyler Cooper sheds off a tackler en route to a nice gain during Belding’s 30-6 win over Kelloggsville at home on Friday. The Black Knights came full circle, getting a 24-point home win of their own on Friday.īelding started quick on its first drive of the game, scoring a touchdown with sophomore running back Tyler Cooper on a 20-yard rush, putting Belding ahead, 7-0, nine-and-a-half minutes into the game.īelding’s second drive was stalled inside the five-yard line, allowing junior kicker Paden Rousseau to chip in a 22-yard field goal to make the score 10-0 halfway through the second quarter. The extra motivation and large crowd on hand gave the Black Knights a terrific home field advantage, something they didn’t have when they lost at Kelloggsville last year, 27-3. The Black Knights ditched the orange and black and sported pink jerseys for their annual Believe Game for cancer awareness. We just have to go a little farther and then we’ll be back.” “We’re getting our program back to where it should be. “It’s really awesome,” offensive lineman John Ross said of the playoff berth.
DN Photo | Alex FreemanīELDING - While the Black Knights may have suffered a tough loss to Kelloggsville last season, they got a bit of revenge on Friday, winning 30-6 over their conference foes while also clinching an automatic playoff berth. In the process, the Black Knights hit the six-win mark and clinched the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Belding junior running back Riley Hart sheds off a tackler as he turns upfield for a nice gain during Friday night’s Believe Game at Rudness Field against Kelloggsville, which Belding won 30-6.
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