Forest Hills Northern breaks free after halftime to beat Wyoming 48-7 in opener

Forest Hills Northern beats Wyoming 48-7 in a season opener Thursday night. (pxhere.com)



By Cris Greer, WKTV Managing Editor

Entering halftime with a tight 14-7 lead, Forest Hills Northern scored 34 points in the second half in a 48-7 win over visiting Wyoming in Thursday’s season opener.

Huskies coach Eddie Ostipow said his team had to hit the reset button at halftime to break the game wide open.

“Wyoming did some nice things against us in the first half and we made some adjustments,” said Ostipow, whose team was deadlocked with the Wolves 7-7 to end the first quarter. “I think in the first half we were really close to breaking it open, but turned the ball over and that hurt us. They have some nice athletes, and made some big runs, but I think our kids responded well.

“We’re a pretty young team with a lot of inexperience, and went through a lot of injuries last year. This is a group that’s kind of finding its identity.”

Ostipow spoke highly of his offensive line, particularly senior captains Trey Price, right guard, and Arman Singh, left guard.

“They led the way for us tonight.”

Drew Dabaja, Forest Hills Northern, led the game with three rushing touchdowns, while teammate Chris Arrington led with eight tackles.

The Huskies had 321 yards in total offense and the Wolves tallied 233.


Wyoming hosts Northview on Thursday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m.

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