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Surprise! Eskymos Stop Undefeated Redmen, 31-22
 MARQUETTE---The Escanaba Eskymos were bruised and battered in their last two football games. The boys lost to Traverse City Central and Cedar Grove, Wis., by a combined score of 99-16. Both of those games were at home, too. But the Eskymos put together four good quarters of football Friday night, and the defense pitched a shutout in the second half as the Eskymos topped the Marquette Redmen, 31-22, in the Great Northern Conference opener for both teams in Marquette. Marquette had entered the game with a 3-0 record, but the Eskymos topped the Redmen as underdogs for the second straight year. The Eskymos are now 2-2, and back in the hunt for a state playoff spot, along with a shot at winning the GNC championship. Escanaba quarterback David Falish scored touchdowns on one and 75 yards in the first half, and he tossed a 16-yard TD pass to Cam Beversluis late in the second quarter. That gave Escanaba a 22-19 lead. But Marquette's Alex Sherbinow kicked a long field goal at the halftime buzzer to tie the game. Sherbinow also had two TD runs for the Redmen. In the third quarter, Falish scored on a six-yard touchdown run and the Eskymos added two more points on a safety when Marquette quarterback Brett Place was called for intentional grounding in the end zone. That made it a "two-possession" game. The defense did the rest of the work from there, and it was a big win for the Eskymos. Falish had 155 yards rushing, and he had 88 yards passing for the Eskymos. Escanaba (2-2) is on the road again next Friday night in Medford, Wis. |
| 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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