Marines start strong but falter against Eagles

Braxton Polzin took on four Southern Door defenders, one of whom had him firmly by the jersey for a couple of yards, on his way to Marinette’s first score in a Packerland Conference game this season.

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Chase MacGregor made two Southern Door defenders miss on his way to a handful of yards on this play Friday night.

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Marinette defensive back Brady Eastman played Southern Door’s Lauden Berg as tight as he could on this play Friday night but the Eagles receiver still managed to make the completion.

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Marinette’s Ryker Maye got to Southern Door quarterback Drew Daust for a big sack on this play in the first half on Friday.

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Marines head coach Nate Anderson tries to get the home crowd at Higley Stadium fired up in the third quarter of Friday night’s matchup against the Eagles.

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With lead blockers Cooper Smith (7) and Ethan Doubek (21) ahead of him, Marinette’s Chase MacGregor heads upfield against Southern Door on Friday.

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With Southern Door’s Wyatt Wilke closing in, Marinette quarterback Ethan Doubek fires a pass downfield Friday night at home.

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Posted Saturday, September 14, 2024 9:25 am

Josh Staloch
Sports Writer

MARINETTE – The Marinette High football team looked strong to begin its second Packerland Conference game of the season on Friday night against Southern Door, jumping out to an early 8-0 lead on a big run by Braxton Polzin from eight yards out to cap off a nice drive.

But the team was unable to add to that first quarter lead and the Marines’ defense, after looking very sharp on the Eagles’ first few drives, fell victim to the Southern Door passing attack, led by Drew Daust under center, and the Eagles caught up and went ahead in the second quarter 13-8 en route to a 19-8 final.

The Marines (0-2 Packerland Conference, 1-3 overall) will face a tough opponent next Friday when they play host to the Bonduel Bears, who are undefeated at 2-0 in Packerland Conference play following a 25-21 win over Kewaunee on Friday.

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