Fenton, Pettway lead Wickliffe to blowout win

Wickliffe beat Fairview, 42-17, Sept. 1 at James B. Daley Stadium.

In the first quarter, the Blue Devils scored three times to lead the game, 210, going into the second quarter.

On their next drive, the Warriors drove to the 11 but were unable to score a touchdown. Adam Nemeth kicked a field goal to get the Warriors on the board.

Wickliffe answered with a touchdown pass from Brad Dieterich to Isaac Pettway to extend its lead to 28-3.

On their next possession the Warriors scored a touchdown on a Jack Provenza run to narrow the lead to 28-10.

In the second half the Blue Devils scored a touchdown off of a Nick Fenton run to push their lead to 35-10. The Blue Devils added one more touchdown.

Jacob Stahl scored a Warriors touchdown in the 4th quarter for a final score of 42-17.

Top players

WICKLIFFE » Nick Fenton ran for 154 yards. Isaac Pettway ran for 126 yards, a touchdown and returned an interception for a touchdown. FAIRVIEW » Jacob Stahl ran for 125 yards and a touchdown. Jack Provenza ran for 114 yards and a touchdown.

They said it

WICKLIFFE COACH MARCE PORCELLO » “We told the kids to be prepared for a very physical game. I told them this was an old school offense that was going to run right at us and play physical football.” WICKLIFFE RUNNING BACK ISAAC PETTWAY » “Coach told us to be prepared for a physical game. We came in expecting a rushing attack and we wanted to take care of business, which we did.” WICKLIFFE RUNNING BACK NICK FENTON » “Knowing that this was going to be a really physical game forced us to focus this week and come in prepared.” WICKLIFFE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN JARED SZINTE » “We knew this was going to be an old school, mano-a-mano football. We came ready to play.” FAIRVIEW COACH DAVE LATKOVIC » “We saw these guys coming. We are a young inexperienced team, and that is a bona-fide playoff team. Our team needs to learn to make adjustments on the field, and this was a learning experience. When you play a playoff ready team, it is a terrific learning experience.”

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Wickliffe plays East Tech. Fairview plays Bay.