Football Recap: Merritt Academy Triumphs

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Byron, Merritt Academy was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They managed a 36-30 win over the Carsonville-Port Sanilac Tigers. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Ethan Wolfe

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/10/25 vs Carsonville-Port Sanilac	265
10/10/24 @ Carsonville-Port Sanilac	107
10/04/25 @ Byron	100
09/05/25 vs Peck	100
09/26/25 vs North Huron	78

Ethan Wolfe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 265 yards and three scores while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, and also throwing for 60 yards and one TD. Those 265 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Brody Westhouse was another key player, rushing for 56 yards and one touchdown.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Merritt Academy proved: they limited Carsonville-Port Sanilac to a paltry 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Westhouse for the heroic effort on defense: he. Merritt Academy didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.1.

Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Isaiah Rosser, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a pair of scores, and also rushed for 68 yards and one TD. Rosser also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 0.5 sacks, forcing one fumble, and making 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss). Another player making a difference was Gage Moran, who threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes.

Merritt Academy's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Carsonville-Port Sanilac, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.

Coming up, Merritt Academy will face off against Akron-Fairgrove at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs will be up against the Vikings' rather soft defense (which has allowed 40.33 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Carsonville-Port Sanilac, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Peck at 7:00 p.m.