Dakota gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Thursday. They secured a 14-10 W over the Brother Rice Warriors. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Cougars' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Warriors are ranked 80th).
The critical scores for Dakota came from Nikkos Davis and Jeramiah Aaron.
One reason for the win was Dakota's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Evan Wolf refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Brother Rice's side was Wolf, who picked up 1.5 sacks, made five total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended one pass.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Dakota will head out to square off against L'Anse Creuse North at 7:00 p.m. on September 5. As for Brother Rice, they will square off against University of Detroit Jesuit at 7:00 p.m. on September 5.
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