Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Wolves handle Cobras part 3

But, the officials were generous and penalized the Wolves for grabbing a facemask.

Instead of having the ball and going on offense, Prescott's defense remained on the field, while the Cobras maintained possession.

Fountain Lake made it to the Prescott 45 where the Cobras faced another fourth down situation.

There was no call when the entire right side of the Cobra line jumped before the snap. The early start helped Wallace get a first down.

The Cobras managed to get to the Prescott 29 before their luck ran out and they turned the ball over on downs with 5:55 left in the game.

Prescott managed to run five plays before having to punt. Ward's kick rolled dead at the Cobra 24.

Wallace fumbled on first down, but fell on the loose ball at the 17. his pass to Jones was incomplete on second down, and Wallace was hit with an intentional grounding call on third down.

Intentional grounding is a five-yard penalty with loss of down. The call put Fountain Lake in a fourth down situation, with Coach Marc Davis deciding there was nothing to be lost by going for it.

But, before the ball could be snapped, his team was nailed with a delay of game call and moved back to the eight.

Wallace's pass attempt was incomplete, and Prescott took over on downs with 2:12 left.

Vanhook plowed through the line for the final score of the night. The point after made it 30-13.

Jones took the kick at the 22 and fought to midfield before being brought down.

Wallace gained 15 on a quarterback keeper on first down, then went to the air, missing on four straight passes.

This gave Prescott the ball on the Wolf 35 with 1:30 to go.

Martin took a knee three times to run out the clock and preserve the 30-13 win.

Statistically the Cobras held the upper hand.

Martin was 0-6 in passes and was intercepted once, while Wallace hit three of 13 for 46 yards and a touchdown.

Both teams punted three times, Prescott for 75 yards and Fountain Lake for 82.

The Wolves were penalized eight times for 46 yards, while the Cobras were flagged six times, losing 40 yards.

Prescott's defense sacked Wallace three times, but Martin was caught twice behind the line of scrimmage by the Cobras.

The Cobras fumbled four times, losing the ball once, while Prescott lost two of three fumbles.

Fountain Lake managed 13 first downs, while Prescott had 10.

The Cobras ran 54 offensive plays, with the Wolves snapping the ball 36 times.

Prescott's ground game gained 109 yards, while the defense allowed only 68 by Fountain Lake runners.

Still, the Cobras managed more offensive yards, 114-109, because of their passing game.

Vanhook carried the ball 21 of 30 times for Prescott, gaining 126 yards.

Woodley carried once for two yards, while Craven ran twice for a loss of nine yards overall.

Martin had five carries for negative 14 yards, with Teague running the ball once for no gain.

Prescott averaged 3.63 yards per carry, while holding the Cobras to 1.6 yards on each rushing attempt.

The Wolves will play their final game of the season in the friendly confines of Cummins Field as they host the Mena Bearcats Friday night.

For Prescott to make the playoffs, the Wolves will have to win all three remaining games.

Kickoff for the Prescott-Mena game is set for 7:30 p.m.