Plymouth earns share of title
Northwood quarterback Will Kirkland threw three touchdown passes to Nate Graber, including a 45-yarder midway through the fourth quarter to cut Plymouth’s lead to 24-21. But the Rockies then recovered an onside kick and scored on a 1-yard run by Sam Stevens before Jacob Frantz clinched the win with a 20-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Plymouth 38, NORTHwood 21
Scoring by Quarters
NorthWood 7 7 0 7 — 21
Plymouth 3 14 7 14 — 38
School — Scoring Play
First Quarter
NW — Nate Graber 17 pass from Will Kirkland (Chad Herschberger kick).
P — Jacob Frantz 35 field goal.
Second Quarter
P — Sam Stevens 7 run (Frantz kick).
NW — Graber 52 pass from Kirkland (Brendan Widner kick).
P — Stevens 48 run (Frantz kick).
Third Quarter
P — Elliott Eads 14 run (Frantz kick).
Fourth Quarter
NW — Graber 45 pass from Kirkland (Widner kick).
P — Stevens 1 run (Frantz kick).
P — Frantz 20 interception return (Frantz kick).
Team Statistics NW P
Net yards rushing 105 403
Net yards passing 179 0
Total Yards 284 403
First Downs 11 25
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 5-1
Penalties 4-35 4-30
Individual Leaders
NorthWood: Rushing — Blake Cleveland 2-49, Will Kirkland 9-30, Tanner Cleveland 8-29. Passing — Kirkland 14-21-179. Receiving — Nick Graber 8-155, Tanner Cleveland 2-10.
Plymouth: Rushing — Sam Stevens 29-185, Elliott Eads 7-87, Jack Barron 13-55. Passing — Kyle Lacefield 0-1.












