Wednesday, Sep. 01, 2010

Wakefield's late run downs Hawks

Wakefield scored four touchdowns in the second half to defeat Holly Springs 42-28 in a nonconference high school football game Friday night.

Wolverine quarterback Connor Mitch passed for 340 yards and four touchdowns to help the Wolverines even their record at 1-1.

Terrance Scott's fake punt run midway through the fourth quarter with the score tied 28-28 set up Wakefield's go-ahead touchdown. Scott ran 19 yards on a 4th-and-6 to push the Wolverines to a first down at the Holly Springs' 34-yard line.

Courtney Crews put the Wolverines ahead 35-28 on a 3-yard touchdown run with 5:22 left.

"We hadn't punted all game, and we didn't want to then," Wakefield coach J.D. Dinwiddie said.

Holly Springs, which beat Southeast Raleigh last week 28-27, could not stop Wakefield in the second half but did intercept four passes in the game. Kent Burnette turned one of those interceptions into a 54-yard touchdown return for Holly Springs' first score.

Holly Springs was out-gained 518-275 yards in the game but enjoyed a 28-14 halftime advantage. Mike Roach tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Markez Davis as the Hawks scored on the final play of the first half.

"Wakefield deserved to win. They outplayed us," Holly Springs coach Dave Riggs said.