By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor
The Wolves football team fell in their homecoming game on Oct. 22 against Humboldt State, 37-42. Most of these points were scored in an explosive second half.
Quarterback Phillip Fenumiai threw the 68-yard opening score to wideout Paul Revis. The Wolves then tried to carry that momentum into a two-point conversion to open with an eight point lead. This was stopped and after Humboldt scored in the second quarter they took the lead, 6-7.
The teams felt one another out in a defensive slugfest. Western had the advantage going into the half after Revis blocked a Humboldt punt to set the team up for a 27-yard Jacob Bannister field goal.
The 9-7 first half gave no indication to how high scoring the second half would become.
The third quarter saw Fenumiai break out on a 73 yard touchdown run, but was ultimately dominated by Humboldt State. The Lumberjacks put up 5 touchdowns in 15 minutes to surge to a 16-42 lead. Turnovers and effective plays kept the ball in Humboldt’s control and kept them visiting the endzone.
Despite the long odds, the Wolves were not yet out and mounted a fourth quarter comeback. Fenumiai completed 11 of his 22 total completions in the fourth as Western fought to pick up three touchdowns. Trailing 37-42 the team onside kicked but couldn’t get a hold of the ball as the comeback
The Wolves fall to 3-5 on the season with two games left to play.
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were played to four sets that included powerful showings by the Western players.
week of activities to build the hype for the big game. These games are perhaps the most universal image of the homecoming buildup.
