Montague picked up its second consecutive victory Friday by blanking Fremont 35-0, and the Wildcats felt like they left some points on the field.
There were a few drives Montague submarined itself by fumbling the ball, coach Phil Koops said, though the 'Cats were so effective on the ground, rushing for a whopping 360 yards on over seven yards per carry, that they were able to overcome the miscues.
"We went to halftime up 14-0 and we felt like we had dominated them physically and it should've been 28-0," Koops said. "In the second half, we got a little better but we still put the ball on the ground and ended drives, just things you can't do. You wish you could score every drive you get the ball. Sometimes your opponent stops you and that's ok, but tonight we stopped ourselves sometimes."
Montague's defense, meanwhile, came to play, allowing under 150 total offensive yards and picking off two passes, both by Cole Moss. It was the Wildcats' first shutout of the season.
Koops was impressed with the Packers' Karter Frens, who managed 87 yards rushing despite good defensive line play from his team, but other than Frens, the Packers didn't have a lot of success on offense.
"They're a one-win team, so there's some of that that helps," Koops said. "We defended them well. They couldn't get it going on the ground and we covered well."
On offense, Moss had another big night, running for 146 yards on only 13 carries, including a touchdown, and Eli Petersen also got to triple digits with 111 yards on 15 attempts. He ran for two scores and threw for 14 additional yards, all to Cooper Bradley, who also chipped in 68 rushing yards.
It's Moss, though, who's rapidly making a name for himself as the player other defenses have to plan to stop.
"He's our home run hitter, definitely," Koops said of Moss. "It helps when you can snap it once, score a touchdown and not have to snap it again.
The Wildcats (3-4, 2-3 West Michigan Conference Lakes) have their eyes on the playoffs and appear to be in good position to make the field, especially if they can beat Manistee and Ravenna in consecutive home games to end the regular season.
"We laid it out to the kids when we were 1-4," Koops said. "We told them we're going to get these next 3-4 games, go to the playoffs and get pretty hot. We got two of the four, and now we've got to get the third against Manistee."
