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Milan's fast start leads them to a 34-8 win over Trenton

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com

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Milan 34 Trenton 8

Milan quarterback Hunter Reed connected with Keaton Weter on a 24-yard touchdown pass on Milan's first drive against Trenton at Cal Hubbard Field on Friday night.  After forcing Trenton to punt, the Wildcats struck again with a 4-yard run from Carlos Cotto with 4:24 left.  When Trenton had to punt with 8 seconds left in the first quarter, Cotto took the handoff from his own 29-yard line and outran the Trenton Bulldog defenders down the sideline as the horn sounded.  The only negative for the Wildcats was the failed 2-pt attempt after the 3rd touchdown, but they would score on all three possessions of the quarter to lead 20-0.

Neither team would score in the 2nd frame.  Milan missed a 30-yard field goal, but was able to keep the Bulldogs offense at bay.

After the halftime where the 1975 Milan Wildcats Football team was inducted into the Milan C-2 Athletic Hall of Fame, the Wildcats came back out on their first possession and scored again.  Cotto found the end zone again with his 3rd rushing touchdown, this one from 20 yards out, to put Milan up 27-0.

Trenton was finally able to get on the board with 2:55 left in the 3rd when Gabe Novak scored from 7 yards.  He also ran in the 2-pt conversion to make it 27-8.

Carlos Cotto would score his fourth touchdown of the night with 5:33 left in the game when he outran Bulldog defenders again. This one was from 63 yards.  Cotto ended up with 233 yards on 12 carries on the night.

Milan capped off the night when Jose Garcia recovered a fumble with 3:16 left.  They were able to run out the clock to win 34-8.

I talked with Milan coach Mark Cole after the game and also talked with KTTN's Tom Johnson on the GRC Podcast.

Here are photos I took at the game:

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