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Lakers meet up with tough Pepin/Alma football team
Tough going against the best team in the conference Larry Samson | Staff writer SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake football team went up against the best team in the Lakeland Conference South on Friday, Oct. 2. The undefeated Pepin/Alma Eagles came into town, focused on this game, and easily won 54-6. There was no doubt in the game, as the Eagles scored their first touchdown in the first minute. It was a 34-0 game after the first quarter. By the end of the game, they had racked up 480 yards total offense to Shell Lake’s 169 yards. The Pepin/Alma players and Shell Lake players showed great sportsmanship throughout the game, something that doesn’t always happen in a lopsided game. The coaches from both schools showed restraint and sportsmanship in the way they conducted the game. Pepin School has a Shell Lake connection in that their administrator, Bruce Quinton, is a Shell Lake graduate and was a Laker himself. Pepin/Alma is a football cooperative between two schools; their total enrollment is 137. The Eagles lost to Owen Withee in the Division 7 championship game and are coming back stronger and better this year. Shell Lake will be traveling to Clear Lake for their second-to-last game. The Friday, Oct. 9, game will be matchup between the fifth-place Clear Lake, 2-3, and the last-place Shell Lake with a 0-5 conference record. Clear Lake is coming off a 32-20 win over Frederic. Clear Lake has won their last two games and will be looking to make it three. Shell Lake’s final game will be Friday, Oct. 16, against Clayton. It will be Shell Lake’s homecoming game.
Photos by Larry Samson Quarterback Zach Melton is rushing as Jack Skluzacek and Travis Klassa try to block an Eagle defender. The Shell Lake players played hard from the start until the end as they played the state-bound Pepin/Alma Eagles on Friday, Oct. 2. The game was never in doubt as the Eagles rolled over the Lakers 54-6 in their conference matchup.
Running back James Crawford shows his ability to make the quick cut as he maneuvers between two Eagle defenders. The Pepin/Alma defenders held him to 20 yards’ rushing. RIGHT: The football was thrown just over the tips of Pepin/Alma defender Jonah Bacon and just off the fingertip of Laker James Crawford, who almost made the catch. Crawford had a good night with one touchdown on a 39-yard pass and run and 132 yards receiving.