Canes Comeback Highlights Week One Football

The first week of football saw many of the games go down as tentatively planned. The best game saw Houston pull a double-digit fourth quarter comeback versus Randolph. The team exchanges scores and two’s (8-0, 8-8, 16-8, 16-16) to start. An Andrew Wenstrom to Carsyn Gunderson 14-yard TD pass gave the Rockets a 22-16 halftime lead. A Charlie Willie 9-yard TD run put the Rockets up two scores, 28-16, heading to the fourth. But Houston seniors Harry Chiglo and Wesley Johnson hooked up early in the quarter on a 56-yard scoring pass. Chiglo’s 2-point run made it 28-24. Midway thru the stanza, Joey Fishel’s 6-yard run put the ‘Canes ahead. A Johnson interception sealed things a bit later. The Hurricanes avenged a 2-point loss last year (10-8) with a two-point win this year. The final was 30-28. Chiglo (4-9, 129 yards, TD, INT passing; 14-47, 2 TDs rushing), Fishel (23-95, TD rushing) and Johnson (2-80, TD receiving; INT) keyed the double-H attack. Wenstrom (13-23, 213 yards, 2 TDs, INT, 18-89 rushing), Willie (27-67, 2 TDs rushing), and Brandon Ratzlaff (8-182, TD receiving) led the Rockets. First downs were 15 apiece. Yardage was close; Houston 342 total yards (213 rushing, 129 passing), Randolph 369 total yards (156 rushing, 213 passing).