From the beginning of Plymouth’s homecoming game on Sept. 16, it was clear that Churchill was coming out strong. The Chargers ended up blowing out the Wildcats, 58-24.

It was a high scoring game full of long runs, acrobatic catches and a lot of touchdowns. Plymouth was sloppy: fumbling the ball, not converting catches and allowing Churchill to score on their first drive. The penalties against the Wildcats were not helping either. Plymouth head coach Mike Sawchuk was called for misconduct after arguing about a questionable call. The first half ended with Churchill up, 20-7.

At halftime, Jeremy Tolentino, Plymouth senior and former Wildcat football player, said, “Plymouth isn’t working together which is creating sloppy plays. If they function as one instrument, plays will work out and they can possibly get the lead. Refs are not helping; they called a few incorrect calls against the Cats.”

The second half was not promising for the Wildcats. The first drive of the half was a turnover on downs. The Chargers converted that turnover to a touchdown, widening their lead.

During the third quarter, the Plymouth offense came back with 14 points. Long runs and a couple touchdowns from sophomore running back Carson Miller helped carry the offense. Miller ended the game with 190 total yards, the highest on his team.

However, it was no match for the Churchill offense, scoring a whopping 27 points in the third quarter.  After the tough loss dropping Plymouth to 1-3, Plymouth senior defensive back Nick Sexton, said, “We just need to come together, reset and learn how to recover from a tough loss. That will help us improve and win games.”

Jonah Peterson, Plymouth senior quarterback, said, “Officiating was at times unfair, but it was no excuse for a loss like this.”

The two players both said that they will win the rest of the games in the season and make the playoffs.