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SPORTSwww.TheNewsHerald.comSection C Wednesday, September 5, 2012

The News-Herald/MiPrepZone Game of the Week was not intended to beTruman Cougar TV, but the Cougars have been the surprise team and thetalk of Downriver. So far this season their match-ups have been the mostcompeling. The week the unbeaten Cougars travel to Woodhaven to face

the unbeaten Warriors. See the game at

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The holes opened andRiverview juniorMarcus Samuelsrushed through themlast Friday night. Thefleet-footed Buc backhad 167 rushing yardsand scored on runs of10, 60 and 72 yards,but it was not enoughas Riverview lost 28-20to the visiting AirportJets, the 2011 HuronLeague champ.Find the game sto-

ry on Page 2-C. Riverview (1-1) triesto get back on the win-ning path Friday with ahome game againstMonroe Jefferson.

Run,Marcus,

run

Using his noggin Two-for-twoDefending league champ Rooseveltthrottles Kennedy for second win

Anderson simply has no answerfor nearly unstoppable Truman

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Senior quarterback Devin Goodwell (18) has led theTruman Cougars to 100 total points and victories in thierfirst two games of the 2012 season.

By Hank MinckiewiczThe News-Herald

The Roosevelt football team buriedKennedy under a 29-point, first-quarteravalanche last Friday, but Coach RonAdams was not completely thrilled withthe effort.

The Bears scored those 29 points in thefirst quarter and only added seven morethe whole rest of the night in crafting a 36-0victory.

We did not do a good job of taking careof the football, said Adams, whose team

had three turnovers. It was a little bitfrustrating.

Turnovers aside, it was another solidoffensive night for the Bears, whose bal-anced offense created 206 rushing yardsand 125 passing.

The Bears may also have found a No. 1running back as senior Aaron Robinsoncame to the forefront and gained a team-high 127 yards.

Robinson stepped up, said Adams. I

thought he ran the best of all our backs.Senior quarterback Kevin Matejko only

completed four of his 12 pass attempts, buthe passed for two touchdowns one a longone to Devan Stewart and 125 yards. Hedid have a pass intercepted.

Stewart caught two of Matejkos passand finished with 103 yards.

Nate Eady and Kyle Matejko scored rush-ing touchdowns and Jake Lavis returnedan interception for six more points.

The Bears also added two points when abad Kennedy snap went into the end zonefor a safety.

Kennedy got very little started againstthe Roosevelt defense and finished thegame with fewer than 100 yards.

The Bears, who have won 18 of their last19 Downriver League games dating backto 2010, are now 2-0 this year and they willtravel to Trenton Friday. The Trojans are0-2 this season, having lost to Truman andCarlson.

Trenton is always well coached, said

By Hank MinckiewiczThe News-Herald

If the Anderson foot-ball team was looking forredemption after a toughopening-week loss toWoodhaven, it did not find itin Taylor last week.

The Titans went toTruman and were runover by the Cougars, whoopened the home portion oftheir schedule with a 43-0win over the visitors fromSouthgate,

I was impressed withour kids, admitted TrumanCoach Eric Stiegel. Thecoaches did a great job ofgetting them ready and they

came out and played.Truman couldnt get

anything started on its firstpossession of the game, butthat was about the only timethe high-powered Cougaroffense hiccupped.

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No one has been hotter this young season than Michael Agius (2) andthe Riverview soccer team. The Bucs have won eight of their first 10games, including thier first two Huron League contests. Read all aboutthem on Page 4-C