Dowagiac ends season with 45-14 loss

Published 1:25 am Monday, October 25, 2004

By By SCOTT NOVAK / Dowagiac Daily News
STEVENSVILLE - A season of frustration ended with another lopsided loss for the Dowagiac varsity football team.
Host Lakeshore wrapped up the Big 16 Conference West Division championship with a 45-14 victory over the Chieftains Friday night.
Dowagiac finishes with a 2-7 overall record and an 0-4 mark in the West Division.
The Chieftains won just one game on the field, a 27-6 victory over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix back in week No. 3. Dowagiac's other victory came by way of a forfeit from Battle Creek Lakeview, a 52-14 winner over the Chieftains.
Quarterback Shane Tiereny and runningback Micah Nelson shredded the Dowagiac defense throughout the contest.
Tierney passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, while Nelson rushed for 211 yards on just seven carries and scored three touchdowns.
Lakeshore (7-2, 4-0) heads into the Division 3, Region 2, District 1 playoffs against Sturgis.
Lakeshore grabbed a 10-0 first quarter lead on a 7-yard run by Nelson and a 30-yard Mike Henrix field goal.
Dowagiac cut that lead to 10-7 early in the second quarter on a 13-yard run by Jeromy Northrop on a extra point kick by Hillary Bisnett.
Lakeshore would score five consecutive touchdowns before Dowagiac would finally put seven more points on the board.
The Lancers led 45-7 before David Stuppy tossed a 14-yard touchdown pass to starting quarterback Jesse Cox.
Bisnett added the extra point to complete the scoring.
In between the Northrop and Cox touchdowns, Lakeshore got a 32-yard pass from Tiereny to Dustin Barinka, an 80-yard run from Nelson, a 9-yard run from Tiereny, a 75-yard run by Nelson and a 31-yard pass from Tiereny to Kolby Smith.
Hendrix connected on all five extra point attempts.
The Lancers finished with 308 yards rushing and another 180 yards passing.
The Chieftains managed just 68 yards on the ground, while Stuppy, in his first extensive action at quarterback, was 7-of-13 for 126 yards and a touchdown.
Dowagiac 0 7 0 7 - 14
Lakeshore 10 21 14 0 - 45
L – Micah Nelson 7-yard run (Mike Hendrix kick)
L – Hendrix 30-yard Field Goal
D – Jeromy Northrop 13-yard run (Hillary Bisnett) kick)
L – Dustin Barinka 32-yard pass from Shane Tiereny (Hendrix kick)
L – Nelson 80-yard run (Hendrix kick)
L – Tiereny 9-yard run (Hendrix kick)
L – Nelson 75-yard run (Hendrix kick)
L – Kolby Smith 31-yard pass from Tiereny (Hendrix kick)
D – Jesse Cox 14-yard pass from David Stuppy (Bisnett kick)