esperia had a rough night Thursday against Manistee in both teams'
West Michigan Conference Rivers opener, as the Mariners' star running
back, Wyatt Protasiewicz, ripped off a school record 350 yards and six
touchdowns on the ground in a 56-7 rout.
Manistee dominated on the ground all night, with a total of 543 rushing yards.
Hesperia
(0-2, 0-1 WMC Rivers) was able to move the ball some through the air,
and Tucker Bolles threw for 129 yards and a touchdown. But the Panther
running game was unable to get untracked, with no back able to gain more
than Quinten Taylor's 27 yards.
Weston Hasted caught
Hesperia's lone touchdown from Bolles. Tanner Tinkham led the team with
38 yards receiving. On defense, Evan Conkle had six tackles, and Tinkham
and Mackie McKinnon each had five.
