By By SCOTT NOVAK / Vigilant/Argus
EDWARDSBURG - A pair of fourth quarter touchdowns broke open a close contest Friday night as the host Eddies posted a 31-7 non-conference victory over Parchment.
David Daniels had a big night for the Eddies, who squared their season record at 1-1.
Daniels scored a pair of touchdowns, was 4-for-4 in point-after-touchdown (PAT)kicks and added a 32-yard field goal.
Daniels scored on one- and two-yard runs in the fourth quarter to turn a 17-7 lead into a rout.
Edwardsburg got on the board first as Steve Gowen scored on a one-yard run.
Parchment tied the score at 7-7 in the second quarter on a 21-yard run by Phillip Withrow.
Edwardsburg took a 10-7 lead on Daniels' field goal.
The Eddies extended their advantage to 17-7 on a 10-yard run by Randy York.
York finished with 81 of Edwardsburg's 201 yards rushing.
Gowen was 6-of-11 for another 117 yards through the air.
Parchment 0 7 0 0 - 7
Edwardsburg 7 3 7 14 - 31
E – Steve Gowen 1-yard run (David Daniels kick)
P – Phillip Withrow 21-yard run (Withrow kick)
E – Daniels 32-yard field goal
E – Randy York 10-yard run (Daniels kick)
E – Daniels 1-yard run (Daniels kick)
E – Daniels 2-yard run (Daniels kick)
Games canceled
CASSOPOLIS - The death of Trent Caudill due to an accident on Tuesday prompted Cassopolis Schools to cancel sports for the remainder of last week according to Athletic Director Hiawatha Francisco.
Those games included girls' basketball, football games, golf, cross country and tennis.
According to Francisco, Cassopolis and Gobles agreed to drop the contest from their schedules so that neither team would have to suffer a loss.
However, after informing the Michigan High School Athletic Association of their decision, Cassopolis was informed that it must forfeit its game.
Francisco said that the school plans to appeal the decision.
The MHSAA said that an appeal would be heard as early as Wednesday.