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On Thursday, October 15th, the second-place Korah Colts (4-2) travelled to Superior Heights to face the third-place Steelhawks (2-4) in Sault Ste. Marie Junior High School Football action. The Colts delivered a strong offensive performance, scoring throughout the contest to secure a convincing 42-13 victory over the Steelhawks. Korah quarterback Davian Clarke led the way with multiple rushing touchdowns and a passing major as the Colts built a commanding lead and carried their momentum into the final stages of the regular season.
Korah opened the scoring at 9:55 of the first quarter when Clarke connected with Keigan Thomson on a 25-yard pass before Thomson completed the play with a one-yard touchdown run. Finnley Aho added the convert to give the Colts a 7-0 lead. With just 17.7 seconds remaining in the opening quarter, Clarke rushed for a six-yard touchdown, and Aho’s second convert extended Korah’s advantage to 14-0.
Superior Heights responded at 11:31 of the second quarter when quarterback Brydan Wootton launched a 56-yard pass to Ben Campbell, who finished the play with a 30-yard touchdown run. Campbell added the extra point to cut the deficit to 14-7.
The Colts quickly regained control as Clarke continued to lead the Korah offence. At 6:42 of the second quarter, he punched in a one-yard touchdown run, with Aho converting to increase the lead to 21-7. Clarke found the end zone again with 2:46 remaining before halftime, adding another major and an Aho convert to send Korah into the break with a commanding 28-7 advantage. The Colts continued their offensive production in the third quarter when Clarke connected with Tyson Brown on a six-yard touchdown pass at 8:57. Aho added the extra point, extending the Korah lead to 35-7.
Korah added another major in the fourth quarter when Jake Damignani broke through for an 11-yard touchdown run at 8:32. Aho’s convert pushed the Colts ahead 42-7. Superior Heights continued to battle, and Raymond Love broke through three tackles to score the Steelhawks’ second touchdown of the contest at 2:43. The late major brought the final score to 42-13 in favour of Korah, capping off a productive offensive outing for the Colts.
Korah will now turn its attention to the junior Sault Ste. Marie Junior High School Football semi-final, where the Colts are scheduled to face the Steelhawks once again on Thursday, October 23rd, with kickoff set for 4:45 p.m. at Superior Heights field.
