Non-league football: La Center 21, Hudson’s Bay 0

La Center 21, Hudson’s Bay 0

LA CENTER — Behind its gritty defense, La Center defeated visiting Hudson’s Bay 21-0 on Friday in a non-league football game.

Jeffery Mayolo recovered a fumble and returned it 19 yards for the first score of the game in the second quarter.

Before halftime, La Center quarterback Jeremy Scott found Jake Wise for a big gain to the Bay 1-yard line, then Scott covered the final yard to give the Wildcats a 14-0 lead. In the fourth quarter, Scott found Wise in the end zone to complete the scoring.

Wise led the way, wreaking havoc on the defensive line and catching the only receptions from the Wildcats’ offense.

The defense held Hudson’s Bay to negative 8 yards rushing the entire game and kept the quarterback under duress the entire game.

The Eagle’s quarterback Jordan Hickman finished with 13 completions and 117 yards.

LA CENTER 21, HUDSON’S BAY 0

Hudson’s Bay 0 0 0 0– 0

La Center 0 14 0 7–21

Second Quarter

LaC — Jeffery Mayolo 19 fumble return (Dalton Morgan kick)

LaC — Jeremy Scott 1 run (Morgan kick)

Fourth Quarter

LaC – Jake Wise 5 pass from Scott (Morgan kick)

Individual statistics

RUSHING — Hudson’s Bay: Nathan Newo 3-9, Tristan Maxwell 5-9, Shawn Morgan 4-8, Nathan Buslach 1-3, Jacob Turner 1-(minus-5), Jordan Hickman 5-(minus 32). La Center: Evan Honore 18-65, Jeffery Mayolo 4-34, D. Morgan 6-16, Scott 10-18, Dreyer 2-6, Allen 1-(minus-2).

PASSING — Hudson’s Bay: Hickman 13-22-1-117. La Center: Scott 3-8-0-37.

RECEIVING — Hudson’s Bay: Stone Sabourin 2-36, Marcus Cadiz 2-34, Newo 1-15, Myles Artis 1-13, Julio Vara 4-8, Maxwell 1-6. La Center: Jake Wise 3-37.