OTTAWA LAKE – Nick Marchant rushed for 244 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Whiteford Bobcats to a 42-14 Tri-County Conference win over Madison Friday, extending the Bobcats league win streak to 22 games.
Marchant had touchdown runs of 40 and 46 yards in the first half and 1 and 9 yards in the second. Zach Renaud added two scores for the Bobcats, who evened their record at 2-2 on the season.
The Bobcats amassed 565 yards rushing and 588 yards of total offense in the victory. Cole Giesige rushed for 175 yards and intercepted two passes on defense.
Whiteford did not punt Friday, but did turn the ball over three times.
The Bobcats have not lost to Madison since 1980, a streak of 38 consecutive wins.
Whiteford will be on the road next week, traveling to Morenci.
Whiteford 42, Madison 14
Madison 0-7-7-0=14
Whiteford 8-20-8-6=42
First Quarter
W – Zach Renaud 2 run (Nick Marchant run), 7:06
Second Quarter
W – Zach Renaud 1 run (run failed), 10:35
M – Rovahn Roberts 21 pass from Max Palpant (Vince Williams kick), 5:04
W – Nick Marchant 40 run (Shea Ruddy run), 2:50
W – Nick Marchant 46 run (run failed), :19
Third Quarter
M – Derrik Allen 7 run (Vince Williams kick), 11:23
W – Nick Marchant 1 run (Zach Renaud run), 9:09
W – Nick Marchant 9 run (run failed), 8:25
Team Stats
MAD WHS
Total offense 249 588
First Downs 13 23
Rushes-yards 25-127 55-565
Passing 9-23-2 1-4-1
Pass yards 122 23
Punting 1-34.0 0-0.0
Penalties 8-55 4-50
Turnovers 3 3
Individual Stats
RUSHING – Madison: Derrik Allen 6-84, Dante Cerasulo 6-19, Isaiah Casarez 4-17, Vince Williams 3-10, Max Palpant 6-(minus)-3. Whiteford: Nick Marchant 13-244, Cole Giesige 10-175, Zach Renaud 12-52, Shea Ruddy 10-44, Levi Hillard 3-24, Eli Dyer 2-18, Jacob Kahn 2-6, Devon Shaw 3-2.
PASSING – Madison: Max Palpant 9-23-2 122 yards. Whiteford: Shea Ruddy 1-4-1 23 yards.
RECEIVING – Madison: Rovahn Roberts 2-44, Derrik Allen 3-36, Dante Cerasulo 2-15, Zeus Casarez 1-15, Vince Williams 1-12. Whiteford: Nick Marchant 1-23.
TACKLE LEADERS – Madison: Derrik Allen 11, Ryan Fisher 10. Whiteford: Eli Dyer 5, Nick Marchant 5, Brodi Tesznar 5.