Wildcats struggle in home loss to Woodstock
August 23, 2024
The Woodland Wildcats struggled offensively with turnovers on Thursday night and fell to the visiting Woodstock Wolverines, 42-3.
Woodland matched Class 5A Woodstock defensively in the first quarter with both teams struggling to score. The Wildcats even managed to strike first with a 43-yard field goal by Nick Miranda with 1:56 remaining in the opening quarter.
At the 10:32 mark of the second quarter, the Wolverines tied the score with their own 26-yard field goal to make the score 3-3.
The remainder of the scoring would belong to Woodstock.
The Wolverines broke the early tie with a 37-yard screen pass for a touchdown and grabbed a 10-3 lead with 5:04 remaining in the first half. Following a brief possession by Woodland, the Wolverines extended their lead to 13-3 with a 30-yard field goal with 3:15 remaining in the period.
Woodstock struck again just before the intermission. This time it was a short pass that turned into a 37-yard touchdown and built a 19-3 lead for the Wolverines. A two-point conversion attempt failed, but Woodstock held a 16-point advantage heading into the locker room.
The Wolverines controlled the second half.
A Woodland fumble turned into a 47-yard scoop and score for a touchdown with 9:30 left in the third quarter. A PAT kick and a safety on Woodland’s ensuing possession gave the Wolverines a 28-3 lead with 9:09 remaining in the quarter.
Later in the third period, Woodstock added to the advantage with a 19-yard touchdown pass. Following the PAT kick, the Wolverines led 35-3 with 2:42 left in the third quarter.
Woodstock added one more scoring drive in the fourth quarter. It was culminated by a short rushing touchdown with 5:30 remaining to seal a decisive 42-3 victory.
The Wolverines improved to 2-0 and will host North Springs next Friday.
Woodland (1-1) has a bye in their schedule next week. The Wildcats will host Adairsville on Friday, September 6.
~~ Kevin Pate and David Herron contributed to this report.
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