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Trenton grinds out a 21-7 win over Milan to go 5-0

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com

When Kevin Hixson first came to Trenton, the Bulldogs often shot themselves in the foot with untimely turnovers.  With a young team back then, they had trouble overcoming them.  On Friday night, the turnover bug hit the Trenton again.  They fumbled twice and threw two interceptions for 4 total turnovers.  However, backed by a strong running game and dominant defense, the Bulldogs were able to grind out a 21-7 win over Milan.

Trenton was driving on their first possession behind strong running by Sam Gibson.  Gibson had 40 yards on the drive, but a Milan defender punched the ball out of Gibson's arms at the 6, and the Wildcats took over.

Milan was unable to take advantage on their first drive, and after a punt, the Bulldogs started on their own 35-yard line.  That is when Gibson got behind the Milan defenders to scamper downfield for a 65-yard touchdown to put Trenton on top 7-0.

After a 3-and-out by Milan, Trenton was able to drive into Milan territory again, but an interception by Greyson Smith of Milan ended the Bulldog threat.  Milan was able to get to the Trenton 25, but penalties by the Wildcats put them behind the chains and they turned it over on downs.

The next possession was the Gabe Novak show.  Trenton drove 63 yards down the field with Novak getting 52 of those on the ground ending with a 2-yard touchdown for Novak.  Trenton would go into the half up 14-0.

Trenton would start the second half with another interception in Milan territory, but Milan continued to kill them selves with penalties and had to punt.  The punt by Chase Jacobs pinned Trenton inside the 5-yard line.

It looked like Milan had Trenton stopped when they had a 3rd and 15 at their own 20.  Quarterback Coleman Griffin found Novak in traffic surrounded by a bunch of Wildcats and Gabe was able to get into Wildcat territory with a 37-yard reception.  That allowed Gibson to 30 yards on 3-carries which finished with a 3-yard touchdown.  

Milan's Carlos Cotto scored a 73-yard touchdown on Milan's first play of the next possession.  However, Milan continued to make untimely penalties and the game ended at 21-7.

After the game, I caught up with both coaches and also talked with Tom Johnson of KTTN.  You can hear the recap of the game below:


Here is a video of Trenton player introductions:

Stats (unofficial)

Trenton
Passing
Coleman Griffin, 6-14, 111 yards

Rushing
Sam Gibson, 143 yards, 2 TD
Gabe Novak, 133 yards, 1 TD
Coleman Griffin, 40 yards
Ian Elbert, 5 yards

Receiving
Gabe Novak, 49 yards
Tucker Otto, 28 yards
Sam Gibson, 21 yards
Aiden Weyer, 13 yards

Gabe Novak - 2 interceptions

Team - 321 yards rushing, 111 yards receiving, 432 total yards

Milan
Passing
Ahmit Niasse, 8-14, 73 yards

Rushing
Carlos Cotto, 89 yards, 1 TD
Ahmet Niasse, 63 yards
Darren Doporto, 50 yards
Eduardo Garcia, 22 yards
Cheppe Ayala, 3 yards
Jeremy Bennett, -6 yards

Receiving
Jeremy Bennett, 66 yards
Greyson Smith, 7 yards

Greyson Smith - Interception
Jose Garcia - Interception

Team - 221 yards rushing, 73 yards receiving, 294 total yards


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