Recap
White Pigeon, MI — By Doug Donnelly
Whiteford put 30 points and knocked the Chiefs from the unbeaten ranks by piling up 316 yards on 51 rushing attempts.
Drew Ruddy, making his first start at quarterback, ran for a touchdown and threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Mason DeBarr.
Andy Trejo rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns and Trenton Eitniear rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown. Brek Ruddy piled up 122 yards on the ground for the 4-4 Bobcats.
Trenton Eitniear made 14 tackles and DeBarr 11 to lead the Bobcat defense.
The Bobcats had 22 first downs compared to 12 for the Chiefs. A huge key to the game was the Bobcats were 8 for 12 on third down conversions and 2-for-3 on fourth downs.
White Pigeon came into the game having given up just 41 points all season and were 7-0 and ranked in the top five in numerous Division 8 polls and rankings.
WHITEFORD 6 12 6 6 – 30
WHITE PIGEON 8 0 8 0 – 16
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
WP – Mekhi Singleton 8 run (Jordan Pisco run)
W – Andy Trejo 14 run (conversion failed)
Second Quarter
W – Drew Ruddy 1 run (conversion failed)
W – Mason DeBarr 13 pass from Drew Ruddy (conversion failed)
Third Quarter
W – Trejo 19 run (conversion failed)
WP – Maddix Janscaz 5 run (Pisco pass from Josh Davidson)
Fourth Quarter
W – Trenton Eitniear 3 run (conversion failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING – Whiteford: Brek Ruddy 21-117, Trenton Eitniear 13-92, Andy Trejo 10-77, Drew Ruddy 4-21. Totlas 51-316. White Pigeon: Taylor Stewart 20-108, Jordan Pisco 3-48, Mekhi Singleton 7-46, Maddix Janscaz 2-7, Josh Davidson 3-(minus)-26. Totals 36-186.
PASSING – Whiteford: Drew Ruddy 6-8-0 43 yards. White Pigeon: 1-7-0 7 yards.
RECEIVING – Whiteford: Trenton Eitniear 1-14, Mason DeBarr 1-13, Andy Trejo 2-7, Caden Stewart 1-6, Brek Ruddy 1-3. White Pigeon: 1-7.