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Wisconsin Team 'Rockets' Past Escanaba Eskymos
 ESCANABA----Things got off to a good start for the Escanaba High School football team on Saturday afternoon. The Eskymos welcomed the Cedar Grove-Belgium Rockets into town from southern Wisconsin, and they had every intention of being a hostile host when David Falish scored a touchdown just 1:41 into the game. 
T.J. Myrick made a field goal Saturday.
But things turned quickly as the Rockets lived up to their nickname, eventually rolling to a 49-10 victory over the Eskymos. The man who did most of the damage was Alec Giles. He wore #25 on his back, and he had the ball in his hands almost the entire afternoon. Giles, one of the highest-ranked players in all of Wisconsin, "walked the walk" of all of that pre-game talk as he scored four touchdowns. It was the Rockets' first win of the season after losing their first two games, including a 20-7 setback against Kingsford last week. After Falish's touchdown in the opening minutes, the only other score the Eskymos could manage was a 33-yard field goal by T.J. Myrick late in the second quarter.  
Long run for Esky's Trevan Wendrick!
Escanaba's record fell to 1-2 with their second straight mercy-rule loss. Traverse City Central topped the Eskymos, 50-6, last week. Escanaba opened its season with a 21-0 win at Alpena two weeks ago. The Eskymos travel to Marquette next Friday night. Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box to see more photos and video clips from Saturday's game. NEW: A dozen pictures added. Thanks, Lisa Dagenais!  |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Record |
8/24 |
7:00 PM |
at Alpena Wildcats
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21 - 0 (W)
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1-0
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8/30 |
7:00 PM |
Traverse City Central Trojans
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6 - 50 (L)
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1-1
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9/8 |
1:00 PM |
Cedar Grove-Belgium
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10 - 49 (L)
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1-2
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9/14 |
7:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
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31 - 22 (W)
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2-2
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9/21 |
8:00 PM |
at Medford, Wis.
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35 - 44 (L)
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2-3
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9/28 |
7:30 PM |
Menominee Maroons
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17 - 42 (L)
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2-4
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10/5 |
7:00 PM |
at Gladstone Braves
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37 - 25 (W)
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3-4
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10/12 |
7:30 PM |
Iron Mountain Mountaineers
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42 - 14 (W)
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4-4
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10/19 |
7:30 PM |
Kingsford Flivvers
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13 - 49 (L)
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4-5
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