COLOMA – Five different players scored as Edwardsburg football team remained in the thick of the Wolverine Conference West Division race with a 46-17 victory over host Coloma Friday.

The Eddies (5-1 overall) improved to 3-0 in the West Division and tied with Dowagiac for first place. The two teams will meet in two weeks.

A 22-point second quarter broke open the close contest and gave Edwardsburg a 30-3 halftime advantage. The Eddies outscored the Comets 16-14 in the second half.

Caleb Neff ran for 108 yards on 10 carries and scored a touchdown, while Jack Bywaters added 102 yards on 10 carries as a score as Edwardsburg finished the night with 344 yards rushing and 437 yards in total offense.

Coloma had 372 yards of total offense, including 210 yards through the air.

Also scoring for the Eddies were Jason Schimpa, Garrett Bronkema and Tyler Briggs. Bronkema and Briggs both caught touchdown passes from Schimpa.

 

Edwardsburg 8 22 8 8 – 46

Coloma 0 3 7 7 – 17

E – Jason Schimpa 7 run (Caleb Neff run)

C – Jorge Hernandez 26 field goal

E – Garrett Bronkema 46 pass from Schimpa (Tyler Williamson run)

E – Jack Bywaters 23 run (conversion failed)

E – Tyler Briggs 47 pass from Schimpa (Dylan Holett run)

E – Neff 1 run (Bronkema pass from Schimpa)

C – Rickey Payne 37 pass from Andrew Steinhoff (Hernandez kick)

E – Williamson 5 run (Bywaters run)

C – Steinhoff 4 run (Hernandez kick)