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FruitportcapitalizesonsixturnoverstoroutLudington5614|LocalSportsJournal

ByRonRop
LocalSportsJournal.com
FRUITPORTFruitportwontheturnoverbattlebyawidemarginonFridaynight,andthatledtoaneasyvictory.
SixLudingtonturnovers,fourinthefirsthalf,helpedtheTrojanstoa5614victoryon
HomecomingandaLakes8Conferencewin.
TheTrojansarenow32overalland30inconferenceplay.TheywillmeetMuskegon
Catholicinanimportantleaguematchupnextweek.
Ludingtonsmiscuessparked
theTrojanstoa29point
secondquarteranda350
leadbyhalftime.
Despitethebighalftimelead,itdidtakeFruitportsometime
togetitsoffenserolling.
Wehavetosolvethatproblemofgettingofftoaslowstart,
saidFruitportCoachGregVargas.Itsanothersituation
whereoncewegetgoing,itsparksusandwestart
rocking.
TheTrojanstooktheleadbeforetheiroffenseevergoton
thefield,thankstoSethGlovers65yardreturnfora
touchdownonthegamesopeningkickoff.

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JaredCollins.Photo/StaceyFlores

TheOriolesfirstturnovercamewhenFruitportsNickKramerwrestledtheballawayfromaLudingtonreceiver,but
theTrojanoffensesputtered.ThedriveendedwhenLudingtonsAndrewJonespickedoffaJarodWierengopassat
the1yardline.
Butearlyinthesecondquarter,LudingtonsputtheballonthegroundandGloverrecovered.
ThentheFruitportoffenseclickedin,ledbyseniorquarterbackWierengo,whoscrambled22yardstothe5
beforeBaileyLynnpunchedinafiveyardtouchdownrun.
Weretalkingaboutwhathisskillsetisandthatisitrightthere,VargassaidofWierengo.Thatswhathes
capableofdoing.ItsequalpartsofJarodbelievinginitanddoingitanduscontinuingtogivehimopportunitiestodo
so.
OnFruitportsnextdrive,whichlastedjustthreeplays,WierengohitawideopenMattSanderfora67yard
touchdownpasstomakethescore210.
ThatwasnttheendofthescoringforFruitportintheopeninghalf.
ZacMillerpickedoffatippedLudingtonpassandtheTrojanswerebackonoffense.Wierengorushedfor18yards
andfourplayslater,heranthefinalnineyardsintotheendzone.
LudingtonmountedadriveinthelatterstagesofthesecondquarteranddrovetotheTrojan21.Thatswherethedrive
endedasKodyBrookspickedoffapass(Ludingtonsfourthfirsthalfturnover)andran65yardstotheOriole20.

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Withonesecondleftinthehalf,Wierengosprintedintotheendzoneanditwas350atthehalf.
Despitethewideleadandarunningclockinthethirdquarter,theTrojanspulledoffafakepuntandKramerran50
yardstothe5yardline.Onthenextplay,Kramerdashedintotheendzone.
LudingtongotontheboardonthenextpossessionwhenahardrunningJonesbrokeseveraltacklesthenoutranthe
defensetotheendzone.That73yardtouchdownrunmadeit427.
Fruitportmadeit497onaoneyardtouchdownrunbyLeviSix.Kramerhighlightedthatdrivewitha32yardrun.
Thescorewentto567onthenextLudingtonpossession,whenSixpickedupanOriolefumbleandran36yardsfor
atouchdown.
Jonesaddeda61yardruninthefourthquarterforLudingtontocaptheeveningsscoring.
FruitportsChrisKrameraddedafumblerecoverylateinthefourthquartertoaccountforLudingtonssixthturnover.
Wecomeinandwetalkabouttakingcareoftheballandminimizingmistakesanddoourjobswell,Vargassaid.
Itssuperimportanttomakepeoplepaywhentheyturntheballover.
DespitethetwolongtouchdownsbyJones,theTrojansdefensewassolidformuchofthegame.
Asadefensiveperson,youreneverhappywhenthebustlongones,butyouknow,wegotalotofkidsin,Vargas
said.
Oncewefoundourrhythm,wedidourjobsandcontinuedtohitit,saidBrooks,whohadtheoneinterceptionfrom
hisdefensivebackposition.
Wierengofinished5for8passingfor101yardsandrushedfor72yardson10carries.Kramerrushedninetimesfor
129yards.Lynnledthedefensewithninetackles.
LudingtonquarterbackJaredCollinscompleted10of17passesfor102yardsandJonesrushed10timesfor169
yards.
Ludingtonfellto14overalland12intheconferencewithagameatOrchardViewnextweek.

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