Hart overcame a pair of late fumbles, one of which was returned for
a touchdown, to hang on for an impressive win over Mason County Central
Friday, 30-27.
Hart (3-3, 2-2 West Michigan Conference
Rivers) statistically controlled the game, outgaining the Spartans
290-176, and earned 5.6 yards per carry on the ground.
MCC
returned a fumble 40 yards for a touchdown with 2:10 to play, but Hart's
Haegan Hansen recovered the onside kick and the Pirates were able to
run out the clock.
The Pirates allowed a touchdown drive to
start the game, but hit pay dirt the first three times they had the ball
to grab a 22-7 lead. Halen Boos ran for a clutch 14-yard gain on
3rd-and-11 on the first drive, and Hansen later capped the possession
with a 33-yard scoring run. Boos had a 17-yard touchdown run on the next
Hart possession, and he and Chase Lorenz ripped off big chunks of
yardage for the Pirates' third drive, with Kolton Rockwell ultimately
cashing in with a short touchdown.
MCC stormed back within two
points with a pair of touchdowns, one of them coming on a blocked punt,
but the Pirates got a 55-yard touchdown run from Kyle Greiner late in
the third quarter for the team's final score of the game.
Greiner
ran for 119 yards in all, and Boos had 86 rushing yards and 30
receiving. Boos racked up 11 tackles on defense and had three pass
breakups. Hansen had eight tackles.
