Michigan High School Football - Portage Central beat St. Joseph
September 21, 2012: Portage, MI 49002 The Portage Central Mustangs football squad scored 33 points and restricted the visiting St. Joseph Bears to 23 in the Mustangs league victory on Friday.
The Mustangs now possess a 4-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Benton Harbor for a Southwestern Michigan - West battle on Friday, September 28. Portage Central will face a Tigers squad coming off a 48-0 league loss to Portage Northern (Portage, MI). The Tigers record now stands at 0-6.
Coming up next, the Bears face the Mattawan Wildcats (Mattawan, MI) in a Southwestern Michigan - West battle, on Friday, September 28. St. Joseph will attempt to advance on its 3-2 season record. The Wildcats enter the battle with a 5-0 record after their 45-21 league win over Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI).
Second Quarter
06:21 STJOE - Ryan Kitron 19 yd field goal, 15-73 7:46 3 - 0
06:04 PORTCENT - DeJuan James 51 yd run (Mickey Losey kick), 1-51 0:09 3 - 7
04:45 STJOE - Alex Rutherford 5 yd run (Ryan Kitron kick), 4-39 1:11 10 - 7
00:13 PORTCENT - DeJuan James 2 yd run (Mickey Losey kick), 14-65 4:32 10 - 14
Third Quarter
07:56 STJOE - Alex Rutherford 3 yd run (Ryan Kitron kick), 5-55 2:08 17 - 14
06:57 PORTCENT - Jacob Allan 78 yd run (Mickey Losey kick blocked), 2-79 0:54 17 - 20
04:01 PORTCENT - Ryan Mergener 1 yd run (Mickey Losey kick), 4-18 1:03 17 - 27
Fourth Quarter
02:24 PORTCENT - Jacob Allan 60 yd run (Mickey Losey kick failed), 3-74 0:23 17 - 33
01:08 STJOE - Mason Shinrock 16 yd pass from James Morris (James Morris pass failed), 7-66 1:15 23 - 33
