Exeter-Milligan Junior High Football Team are pictured front
row from the left: Evan Harre, Evan True, Trevor Luzum, Cameron White, Kyle
Jindra, Quinton Behrens. Back row from the left are: Assistant
Coach Mr. Marr, Seth Maxson, Joey Bartu, Derek Axline, Patrick Murphy,
Eric Olsen and Head Coach Mr. Murphy.
The Exeter-Milligan defense in action at Deshler.
Evan Harre #10 catches the ball for an interception against Deshler.
Eric Olsen #25 breaks several tackles with the help of Cameron White to head down the field for another touchdown in Hampton.
On September 11, the Timberwolves traveled to Dwight to take
on East Butler. Exeter-Milligan scored in the first quarter on a 1 yard
touchdown run by Cameron White. The 2-point conversion was ran in by Evan
Harre. EM was unable to score in the second quarter. East Butler
held a 16-8 halftime lead. EM added a 14 yard TD run by Trevor Luzum in
the third quarter. East Butler added 16 points in the third and another 6
in the fourth to pull away. EM was on the short end of the 14-38 final
score.
Next, the young Timberwolves traveled to Friend on September
17. Exeter-Milligan struggled against the Bulldogs. The only
touchdown for EM came in the second quarter when Cameron White ran 65 yards on
a fake punt. Eric Olsen threw to Trevor Luzum for the conversion.
EM fell to Friend 8-48.
Exeter-Milligan went on the road for the third straight week
on September 24. EM went to Hampton where the Timberwolves met a team
that was similar in size. In the first quarter, EM scored two
touchdowns. Cameron White recovered a fumble on defense, running the ball
28 yards and Trevor Luzum returned a punt 67 yards. EM added to their
lead in the second quarter on a 60 yard TD run by Eric Olsen. White ran
in the 2-point conversion. In the third quarter, Luzum added two more
returns for TDs. The first was a 60 yard kick-off return. The
second was a 49 yard punt return. Olsen ran in the 2-point conversion.
Hampton was able to score a TD in each of the last two quarters. Luzum
added a fumble recovery for the EM defense. EM came away with its first
win of the season 34-12.
On October 1, EM hosted its only home game of the season
against Heartland. EM was unable to score until late in the game when
Eric Olsen scored on a 5 yard run. EM fell to Heartland 6-44.
In the Timberwolves final game of the season, EM traveled
south to Deshler on October 8. It was a close game from start to
finish. Trevor Luzum scored for EM in the first quarter on a 48 yard TD
run. In the second quarter, Eric Olsen hit Cameron White for a 33 yard TD
pass. Evan Harre also added an interception on defense for EM in the
second quarter. EM was down at half 12-14. In third quarter, Olsen
broke loose on a 50 yard TD run. EM held a slim 18-16 lead heading into
the final quarter. Deshler took the lead in the middle of the fourth
22-16. EM then threw an interception on their following possession.
Deshler took over on offense looking to run out the clock. But, with
under two minutes remaining, White ripped the ball away from a Deshler running
back and proceeded to run 36 yards in for a touchdown. Olsen then threw
to White for the conversion. The EM defense held Deshler at the end of
the game. EM took home its second win of the season by a score of 26-22.
The Exeter-Milligan Junior High Football team completed its
2012 season with a 2-3 record.
