Lake City rolls past Lewis and Clark, 29-0
Lake City quarterback Michael Goggin pointed the finger at himself for key mistakes in the first half, especially late in the second quarter Friday night.
And Timberwolves coach Van Troxel credited the senior for bouncing back with a solid second half as Lake City shut out the visiting Lewis and Clark Tigers 29-0 in a nonleague football game.
Lake City lived in the Tigers’ half of the field in the second quarter but only came away with a 14-0 lead at halftime.
Goggin, in his first year as a starter, threw an interception in the end zone and botched the 2-minute drill, allowing the clock to expire deep in the Tigers’ territory.
“I made a lot of mistakes,” Goggin said. “The offense … we’ve got to step it up a little bit. I take the blame for a lot of it.”
Goggin acquitted himself fine in the second half, rushing for two touchdowns including a breakaway 63-yard scamper. He finished with 176 yards passing, completing 12 of 15 attempts, and he rushed for 68.
“Mike struggled in the first half but had a couple big plays in the second half,” Troxel said.
“I think we came into the game a little overconfident,” Goggin said, alluding to the T-Wolves’ 39-37 win at Rocky Mountain on a field goal as time expired. “We got hit in the mouth in the first half.”
Lake City’s offense finally got untracked midway in the second quarter.
“It wasn’t as smooth offensively as it was last week, but they were more physical (than Rocky Mountain),” Troxel said of the Tigers. “They looked like (they were playing) a first ballgame. But they played really hard.”
The Tigers were playing without starting quarterback Jordan Summers, who sprained an ankle in a jamboree last week. He’s out indefinitely.
Making matters worse was the Tigers finished with 15 penalties – most of the 5-yard procedure variety.
“Our execution was terrible,” Tigers coach Dave Hughes said. “We didn’t play well. We say a definition of success is execution and effort. Our effort was good and our execution was terrible.”
T-Wolves kicker Casey Bourque booted a 46-yard field, breaking the school record.