High School Sports

Heritage pulls away from Jordan football

By Cale Colosimo

Correspondent
George Kotee, center, of Heritage breaks through the Falcons defense, Bruce Black (3), Kirkland Mckenzie (40) and Tristan Edmond, right, of Jordan to score the first touchdown for the Huskies. The Jordan Falcons played the Heritage Huskies in a football game that took place in Durham, N.C. on Friday, September 9, 2016. Heritage won 32-17.
George Kotee, center, of Heritage breaks through the Falcons defense, Bruce Black (3), Kirkland Mckenzie (40) and Tristan Edmond, right, of Jordan to score the first touchdown for the Huskies. The Jordan Falcons played the Heritage Huskies in a football game that took place in Durham, N.C. on Friday, September 9, 2016. Heritage won 32-17. Fabian Radulescu newsobserver.com
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Heritage pulled away from Jordan in the fourth quarter to win 32-17 and improve to 4-0 on the season.

Leading by just four points through three quarters, the Huskies scored on a 34-yard run by Drake Thomas and two-point conversion by Thayer Thomas. On the ensuing possession, the Falcons fumbled the ball on the punt, and Austin Dowler scooped and scored from 10 yards.

Both offenses moved the ball easily. Heritage’s Gunnar Holmberg completed 11 passes for 177 yards and one score, and his counterpart, Jordan’s Ben Miller, threw for 279 yards and one touchdown.

Turnovers, however, stalled drives for both teams. Jordan’s marched down the field on their opening drive before fumbling; and Heritage fumbled in the red zone later in the first quarter.

This story was originally published September 10, 2016 at 12:40 AM with the headline "Heritage pulls away from Jordan football."

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