In the win-loss column, it appears the varsity Wolves football team can do no wrong.
Coach Kurt Richardson knows better.
“We’re still not playing to our potential,” Richardson said after a 35-0 drubbing of Rochester on Friday, Sept. 19. “We’re not as clean as we should be.”
While Clarkston is now 4-0 for the season (2-0 in the Oakland Activities Conference), Richardson said there is more tough competition to come.
Scoring began in the second quarter with a 22-yard pass from Sam Palace to Ryan Kaltz. Palace ran into the end zone with about two minutes left in the first half.
Kaltz ran back the second half kickoff for a 90-yard touchdown. Nick Blackstone hit pay dirt on a three-yard run, then Palace capped the TD parade with a four-yard run on the last play of the third quarter.
Mark Thornberry went five-for-five in kicking extra points.
The Wolves defense intercepted two Falcon passes, and Richardson gave credit to Addison Turk for another “outstanding” effort.
Even there, the coach hopes for a better performance from defense in the future.
“[Rochester] moved the ball more than I would have liked,” he said.
The Wolves will travel to Troy Friday. While sporting a 2-2 record, the Colts are “a good football team,” Richardson said.
“They always play us well. They’re going to give us everything we can handle,” he said. “We have our work cut out for us.”