Football Recap: South Anchorage Wolverines vs. Dimond Lynx
On Saturday, South Anchorage faced Dimond in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The South Anchorage Wolverines took a 42-28 bruising from the Dimond Lynx. The Wolverines gained 127 more yards on the day, but it was the Lynx that made the best use of them.
When it comes to explaining why South Anchorage lost, don't look at Cole Yarrington. Despite the final result, he threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown. Yarrington has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Landon Drumm was Yarrington's top target, picking up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown.
South Anchorage's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Yarrington and Isaiah Douyon. South Anchorage got some further help from Gabe Fisher: he made 15 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
South Anchorage now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Dimond, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
South Anchorage is taking a road trip to challenge West Anchorage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully South Anchorage focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Saturday. As for Dimond, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Juneau-Douglas at 2:00 p.m. Dimond will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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