Wounded Warrior Game Makes Veterans Proud

Sports

By Kyle Burch

Husky Herald Reporter

On a crisp, cool, Friday in October, the Port Huron Northern Huskies took on the Sterling Heights Stallions in their annual wounded warrior game.

  The wounded warrior game is where each player on the huskies team wears a jersey in honor of a person who has served in the military. The name of the honoree goes on the back of the jersey.

  It’s a very special night for many reasons and any veterans that were in attendance and were rooting for the home team, were not disappointed.

  It took to almost the very end of the game for northern to finally get the lead and win the game but the wait was worth it.

  The game started off with the way every coach wants it to start with, a touchdown. Too bad for the huskies, it was Sterling Heights doing the scoring.

  Northerns offense couldn't let Sterling Heights offense up them, however and the huskies also scored on their first drive.

  Josh Jordan('16) said "it was great to get out there and score. They scored so we knew we had to score as well."

  Both teams scored a few more times in the first half and the score stood 28-21 Sterling Heights going into halftime.

  Mike Mahaffy ('16) stated "we knew we were going to have to score. We just had to keep it up in the second half."

  And keep up the scoring they did as the huskies scored 33 points in the second half.

  The huskies defense held at times when they needed to and limited Sterling Heights to 20 points in the second half.

  If you add that all up the huskies win 54-48 and they go home happy with the victory.

  Head coach Patrick Connell said "I'm proud of the way we played, we never gave up and fought throughout the whole game."

  Fought they did and any of the veterans that were in attendance were proud of the way the huskies played.

  The huskies were playing for the veterans and anyone who has ever served. They wanted to honor them well and honor them they did.